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Why we built Next Horizon Leadership.
Executive search, leadership advice, talent intelligence and trusted peers, brought together around the decisions leaders need to make.
Matthew Guss
Founder & CEO, Next Horizon Leadership · September 1, 2026 · 3 min read
Updated September 23, 2026
A leadership decision can raise several questions at once. What does the business need next? Is someone on the team ready for a broader role? What experience is available in the market? Who has worked through a similar decision?
Next Horizon Leadership brings together executive search, leadership advice, talent intelligence and communities of HR and Talent leaders. We help you create more value for your company and advance your career.
Build the support around the decision
A search, a succession discussion and a career move call for different kinds of help. Start by understanding the business context and what the leader wants to achieve. Then bring together the relevant expertise.
NHL selectively leads HR and Talent searches and brings in specialized teams from our curated network for leadership needs across functions and industries. We build the team around your role, the business context and challenges ahead.
Market maps and talent signal on demand, powered by Findem. When you bring us a talent question, we return a clear, evidence-based read of the market, so you can decide what to build from within and where to hire with confidence.
Create more value for your company and advance your career. Share insights, work through challenges and learn from peers at leading companies, in person and between gatherings.
Optimize the organization for what’s next. AI adoption, partner strategy, organization design and coaching to help leaders build the next version of the enterprise.
Relationships with a clear purpose
A conversation with a peer can offer a useful question or a different way to approach a challenge. A specialist search partner can bring experience in a particular role or market. Talent research can help test assumptions about the options available.
Each has a distinct contribution. NHL brings them together around the leader’s needs, with a clear understanding of who is doing the work and what happens next.
A community built on trust
For more than 13 years, we have brought CHROs and CPOs together through invitation-only dinners and virtual cohorts. Our portal and app allow those relationships to deepen, while now allowing similarly exclusive communities for CPO Successors, Chief Talent Officers, Heads of Talent Acquisition and rising HR and Talent leaders.
Off the record. Always. What’s shared in the community stays in the community.
Begin with what you want to achieve
You may have a role to fill, a succession question or a career decision to explore. Tell us what you are working toward. That is the starting point for identifying the right support.
Start the conversation
A role to fill, a team to develop or a community to explore: tell us what you want to achieve, and we can discuss the relevant next step.
