Rutgers teams up with Ventura Partners

[Richie O]

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (October 14, 2019) –Rutgers University Director of Athletics Pat Hobbs announced today the retention of Ventura Partners, a leading executive search and talent management agency with a diverse range of consulting and intelligence services.


"We are excited to be working with Ventura Partners,” said Hobbs. “They provide a unique range of services, including talent acquisition and development. We will begin working together immediately to ensure excellent leadership for our football program. They will also be working with us throughout the engagement on strengthening our human resources and providing market data and intelligence.”


Among the services and deliverables to be provided by Ventura Partners are leadership identification, market mapping and intelligence, outreach, internal search assistance, reference review, staff development, and industry consulting.


“Ventura Partners, a national executive search and talent management firm with a specialty practice in intercollegiate athletics, has been retained by Rutgers University to assist in the search,” said Chad Chatlos, Partner, Sports and Entertainment at Ventura. “We will work closely with Pat Hobbs, the Director of Athletics, and his leadership team on the appointment.”

 

[RU4Real]

Checking all the boxes.

 

[ru-baby]

Checking boxes a few weeks after firing? Lol

 

[mikershoein]

So is this a change in direction? Hobbs originally said “no” to executive search firm for a new football coach

 

[RU4Real]

So is this a change in direction? Hobbs originally said “no” to executive search firm for a new football coach

I thought he said no to a search committee, but yes to a search consultant.

 

[trotter]

I thought he said no to a search committee, but yes to a search consultant.

That's exactly what he said.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

I thought he said no to a search committee, but yes to a search consultant.

Correct.

 

[RU4Real]

All right! That's it for me!

 

[mikershoein]

That's exactly what he said.

Got it, I was so happy Ash was out I couldn’t take the time to read the finer notes

 

[Knight Shift]

Checking all the boxes.

Too little, too late. Guy should be fired. Hopefully this is for Ventura to find his replacement.

 

[Knight Shift]

Checking boxes a few weeks after firing? Lol

A few weeks? It's two weeks. It is exactly on the schedule he said he would do it on in his press conference after Ash was fired. Did you really expect him to be negotiating with search firms BEFORE Ash was fired? Think about that.

 

[RU4Real]

Hopefully this is for Ventura to find his replacement.

Don't trust him...

 

[Knight Shift]

So is this a change in direction? Hobbs originally said “no” to executive search firm for a new football coach

Maybe Hobbs' press conference should be pinned to the top of the threads:
Q. The process, it's a two-month process. I assume you're not going to hire anyone before the end of the season?
PAT HOBBS: My intention right now is that we would hopefully be in a position to announce at the end of the season.

You asked about a search committee. Probably will employ a search firm. We'll probably start having some conversations with some of those organizations late this week, next week, before we make a decision. But they can be invaluable in the process. They act as a funnel for information. Obviously if football coaches want to reach out, either themselves or through intermediaries, I would rather not be handling that part of the process, because we want to use all of our efforts and our time to make a considered decision to bring the very best coach here to Rutgers University.

 

[Knight Shift]

This is likely the guy doing the legwork. Played varsity football at Navy:
http://ventura-partners.com/our-team-2-3-3/chad-chatlos/

 

[ScarletCrimson]

Do they have Greg Schiano's phone number?

 

[rutgersguy1]

Quick looks seems like they helped in the search for KSU's replacement of Bill Snyder, Utah's AD, WSU's basketball coach, PSU's WBB coach, Ole Miss' basketball coach.

 

[Knight Shift]

Quick looks seems like they helped in the search for KSU's replacement of Bill Snyder, Utah's AD, WSU's basketball coach, PSU's WBB coach, Ole Miss' basketball coach.

This guy is on their team too:
http://ventura-partners.com/our-team-2-3-3/eric-hyman-2/

Hired and mentored elite coaches including national coaches of the year Gary Patterson (TCU), Dawn Staley (South Carolina), Tracy Smith (ASU), and Jim Schlossnagle (TCU.)
Elevated the athletic programs at TCU, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Miami and VMI with record fund-raising and facilities upgrades.
Involved in the $485 million redevelopment of Texas A&M’s football stadium, Kyle Field. The project was the largest stadium redevelopment in college football history.
Named Athletics Director of the Year in 2003/2004 and Regional Athletics Director of the year twice in 2010/2011 by NACDA.

 

[Salvi's Headband]

All right! That's it for me!

He kind of mangled his response, saying committee when he meant firm at one point, but this was indeed what he meant, yes.

 

[NickRU714]

A few weeks? It's two weeks. It is exactly on the schedule he said he would do it on in his press conference after Ash was fired. Did you really expect him to be negotiating with search firms BEFORE Ash was fired? Think about that.

Of course you are wrong again.

The schedule was supposed to be:
Sunday 9/29: Fire Ash
Monday 9/30: Hire Schiano
Saturday 10/5: Begin 56 game winning streak

Duh.......

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

There finally people will stop posting dumb stuff like Hobbs haven't even started looking into this yet.

It is named and right on schedule just like he said it would be.

I like that it has been transparent and on schedule.

 

[Knight Shift]

Of course you are wrong again.

The schedule was supposed to be:
Sunday 9/29: Fire Ash
Monday 9/30: Hire Schiano
Saturday 10/5: Begin 56 game winning streak

Duh.......

You are just salty because you miss McNulty and you did not have chance to say good-bye. :Sly:

 

[Knight Shift]

There finally people will stop posting dumb stuff like Hobbs haven't even started looking into this yet.

It is named and right on schedule just like he said it would be.

I like that it has been transparent and on schedule.

How dare you! Get off your high Hobbsy horse already.

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

Here is their website: http://ventura-partners.com/sports-management/

Linkedin account: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ventura-partners-inc-/

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

Article with them on college football:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...otball-assistant-coaches-salaries/2206867002/

 

[Upstream]

Too little, too late. Guy should be fired. Hopefully this is for Ventura to find his replacement.

A few weeks? It's two weeks. It is exactly on the schedule he said he would do it on in his press conference after Ash was fired. Did you really expect him to be negotiating with search firms BEFORE Ash was fired? Think about that.

Split personality?

 

[Knight Shift]

Article with them on college football:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...otball-assistant-coaches-salaries/2206867002/

Don't tell @rutgersguy1 who is featured in that article:

 

[Knight Shift]

Split personality?

I missed my lunch time dose of Clozapine.

 

[RUScrew85]

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (October 14, 2019) –Rutgers University Director of Athletics Pat Hobbs announced today the retention of Ventura Partners, a leading executive search and talent management agency with a diverse range of consulting and intelligence services.


"We are excited to be working with Ventura Partners,” said Hobbs. “They provide a unique range of services, including talent acquisition and development. We will begin working together immediately to ensure excellent leadership for our football program. They will also be working with us throughout the engagement on strengthening our human resources and providing market data and intelligence.”


Among the services and deliverables to be provided by Ventura Partners are leadership identification, market mapping and intelligence, outreach, internal search assistance, reference review, staff development, and industry consulting.


“Ventura Partners, a national executive search and talent management firm with a specialty practice in intercollegiate athletics, has been retained by Rutgers University to assist in the search,” said Chad Chatlos, Partner, Sports and Entertainment at Ventura. “We will work closely with Pat Hobbs, the Director of Athletics, and his leadership team on the appointment.”

Is the first position they're going to fill, AD?

 

[RUScrew85]

All right! That's it for me!

Going out on top, Costanza?

 

[RUfinal4]

this can't be bad

even if the hire happens to be one of the top 2-3 guys we talk about all the time Hobbs needs someone to properly vet the person.

Is Hobbs qualified to properly interview a football coach where you need to ask about x's and o's? Does he know which questions to ask that a firm who interviews multiple coaches a year would do?

Hobbs needs someone to do a thorough background check. We know a lot about Greg but need to make sure the financials are in check, the person is not doing illegal things, and that they don't have secret social media accounts with crazy opinions. last thing we need is to hire a coach and then find out he is sleeping with working girls,is a secret conspiracy theory far right or far left political person, has a drug habit, or some other embarrassing thing leading to the coach being out quickly.

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

I bet you that the trolls we comment with "my tax money is paying for this? derp! Time to defund Rutger!"

 

[RUfinal4]

and for anyone who does contracts at work with external vendors knows that a 2 week turn around time is quick for legal to approval a contract and for all the parties to sign off on it.

Interesting how the article talked about past scenarios where the process with less than 2 weeks to find a coach.

It may mean that Hobbs has a short list he wants ventura to interview along with 203 candidates they will propose.

 

[rutgersguy1]

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Most recently, Ventura Partners worked with Kansas State in December 2018 after longtime coach Bill Snyder retired.

That national search lasted for about a week before the Big 12 school lured Chris Klieman from FCS-power North Dakota State. Other coaches reportedly in the mix for the Kansas State vacancy included North Texas coach Seth Littrell, Memphis coach Mike Norvell, former USF head coach Jim Leavitt and then-Troy coach Neal Brown (who took the West Virginia job).

 

[G- RUnit]

So much for no search committee. SMH. How can you trust anybody.

 

[RU4Real]

So much for no search committee. SMH. How can you trust anybody.

Did you not read the rest of the thread before you posted?

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

So much for no search committee. SMH. How can you trust anybody.

LOL. I hope you are just joking,

That is a search firm not a search committee.

A search Committee is internal like the one that forced Julie Hermann on us.

No one wants that....no one.

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

same old rotten Twitter trolls are now upset that he is actually looking for HC before they were upset that he wasn't.

 

[LeapinLou]

This is likely the guy doing the legwork. Played varsity football at Navy:
http://ventura-partners.com/our-team-2-3-3/chad-chatlos/

I already sent him an email with a request that he leverage his leadership skill to bridge the gap between Hobbs and Schiano and get it done.

 

[ru-baby]

Takes two weeks to vet a contract with a vendor search firm. Uh no not necessary in this circumstance.

And yes RU Is burning. I would expect that at the very moment that ash is fired that this becomes Hobbs first priority and any vendor needed/that is a bona fide question of whether any is such needed - would be expedited. I understand that many are speculating who have not experienced similar circumstances but don’t expect everyone to concur with the naivete. Repeat and multiple postings don’t change this in any manner.

 

[RU4Real]

Takes two weeks to vet a contract with a vendor search firm. Uh no not necessary in this circumstance.

And yes RU Is burning. I would expect that at the very moment that ash is fired that this becomes Hobbs first priority and any vendor needed/that is a bona fide question of whether any is such needed - would be expedited. I understand that many are speculating who have not experienced similar circumstances but don’t expect everyone to concur with the naivete. Repeat and multiple postings don’t change this in any manner.

To get to where we are today with Ventura, i.e. an announcement, requires that they be vetted, negotiated with, hired and contracted.

That you think it takes less than 2 weeks to do those things would suggest that you don't know much about large organization procurement.