Stopgap Case Studies | The Crisis Prevention Institute & Stopgap Executive

As is often the case at Stopgap with clients and candidates,
our relationship with Roger is a long one, going back to 2010 when we met him as a candidate. Remembering our consultative and supportive recruitment approach,
Roger initially recommended us to his Director of Marketing, Ollie, to help with finding a Senior Marketing Executive and then approached us to work with him on a key growth role for the business - a Director of Product Management.

“I have been super impressed with the candidates coming through Stopgap as well as the relational approach promoted by all of the Stopgap team I’ve engaged with”.

Ollie Frith, International Director of Marketing, Crisis Prevention Institute.

The Crisis Prevention Institute & Stopgap Executive

UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE

"We had experienced the wrong cultural fit with a previous hire and so it was critical to find the right person"

The Director of Product Management was a new role for CPI, taking responsibility for the commercial success of new and revised programmes and products internationally. CPI needed an international product lead, working with sales, marketing, instructors and directly with customers to identify unmet needs and to define opportunities for new or enhanced programmes.

The CPI is an inspiring place, creating person-centred approaches to crisis prevention that reduce the need for restraintrestrictive practices in a wide range of industries, so Roger and his team didn’t want someone from a traditional training background. They needed a lateral thinker with an entrepreneurial flair, who was happy to work internationally in a business that was largely remote. The opportunity had the excitement and pace of a scale up but within an established, highly successful business. They had experienced the wrong cultural fit with a previous hire and so it was absolutely critical to find the right person for their coaching-led, progressive environment.

A GREAT MATCH

"Matthew Shaw loved the sound of the CPI opportunity when we first discussed it with him. He has a passion for L&D and a great track record of delivering outstanding growth in new regions at CMSPI, where he founded their payments education function"

With Matthew’s big ambitions and bags of ideas, it was a match made in heaven. Matthew was appointed and, with both the CPI team and Matthew smiling, the first year has flown by. Stopgap has since also recruited a Digital Marketing Manager for Ollie too, as he continues to grow his team, building a more strategic, data led marketing approach and delivering increased lead generation.

How likely would you be to recommend Stopgap Executive

“I have found the Stopgap Executive team a pleasure to work with. They take time to understand the nuances of the senior roles, ask insightful questions and find us fantastic people. I wouldn’t hesitate to partner with Stopgap again and would highly recommend them”. - Roger Boyd, International MD, Crisis Prevention Institute.

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