Charlesbank’s Danielle Lachman Featured on the Executive Exchange podcast with Charles Aris Executive Search

Danielle Lachman, Advisory Director at Charlesbank Capital Partners, recently joined Executive Exchange with hosts Chad Oakley and Clifton Vaughan to discuss the firm’s Portfolio Resources Group and its approach to driving value creation alongside management teams.

Danielle’s earlier career includes transformation and turnaround work at Boston Consulting Group and many years in retail, including merchandising at Target and B2B leadership roles at Staples. She explained that the common thread has been about building new capabilities and driving change, which she still loves doing with Charlesbank’s portfolio companies. Her retail experience means she is comfortable down in the weeds, helping management teams improve strategic sourcing, profit pool identification and salesforce effectiveness. During the conversation, she emphasized the importance of aligning with management early on to set goals, the importance of understanding and navigating a company’s culture in order to execute plans smoothly, and the value of curiosity and a nimble mindset in solving problems.

For more on Danielle’s approach to partnering with leaders and helping organizations move from strategy to execution, listen to the full discussion here.