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3rd Women in Search Forum

October 14th at IESE’s Barcelona North Campus

October 14, 2026

CEO AMA with Leyla Sudbury and Ali Platon

Tuesday, August 18th at 1 pm ET

August 18, 2026

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Part 1: Best Practices

In Part 1, leaders from Google and Asurion discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion's evolution in high-performance organizations.

October 1, 2020

The Legal Side of Search

Stephen Goodwin, Carla Larin, and Nikita Sunikumar cover fund terms and processes for searchers and investors.

August 21, 2020

The Power of Mentorship for Female Leaders

Anna Robinson, CEO of Ceresa, talks about the power of mentorship and strategies for impactful mentorship.

Events

Fundraising Deep Dive: How to draft a winning PPM

Wednesday, June 17th 11-112 PM ET

Debt & Deal Structuring

Wednesday, June 10th 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET

Women's Breakfast at the Wharton ETA Conference

Friday, April 3rd 8:00 - 9:00 AM ET

QSBS Deep Dive: Webinar with Paul Hastings

Join us for a webinar Wednesday, March 11th at 12:00 PM ET/9:00 AM PT

February 2026 WSN CEO Offsite

Join us February 24th and 25th. This is an invite only event.

February 24, 2026

Women in Search Networking Lunch

The Women’s Search Network in partnership with SDA Bocconi School of Management, is pleased to host the Women in Search Networking Lunch

February 5, 2026

Podcasts

Episode 1

Building Success with Values: A Conversation with Laura Franklin

November 20, 2024

Episode 2

Action Bias in Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition: Lessons from Sarah Rowell

December 2, 2024

Episode 3

Finding Your Voice as an Entrepreneurial Leader: A Converstion with Stacey Krauss

Stories

Featured Exited CEO - Paige Sopcic

Paige Sopcic transitioned from Broadtree Partners to acquire and lead CanSource, which was recently acquired by TricorBraun.

Featured Exited CEO - Nikita Sunilkumar

Nikita is based out of Trilogy’s office in Bellevue, Washington and joined the team after a successful exit as CEO of Crown Health.

Featured Exited CEO - Patricia Riopel

Patricia is among the first five women to successfully exit a search fund-owned business in North America and the first in Canada.

Studies

On the Nature of Women Considering a Search Fund Launch

This report details both the opportunities and encumbrances for women pursuing entrepreneurship through acquisition as a career.

Women in Search Study: 100 Strong and Growing

The Women's Search Network's April 2023 survey revealed insights into the experiences and advice for female search fund entrepreneurs.

January 21, 2024