About Us
We are proudly veteran-owned and have been serving our clients for decades.
VOLO is a global consulting company and the premier provider of board and CEO executive search services, board services, CEO succession planning, digital leadership, contract labor, and outplacement services.
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Simply put, we are an executive headhunting firm with added expertise. Our diverse team--comprised of former military, civilians, dreamers, tinkerers, explorers, and innovators--is united to create something unique. We welcome you to join us.
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Mission
To help our clients recruit exceptional people who make distinctive, lasting, and substantial improvements in their performance and achieve gender parity in the board room, C-suite, and leadership roles across virtually every industry and sector worldwide.​
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Values​
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Integrity. We do what's right.
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Accountability. We do what we say.
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People. We grow people.
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Performance. We deliver.
Secret Sauce
Our proprietary global database contains millions of exceptional board and executive leaders. The data is crystal clear.
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Not surprisingly, our research indicates board members and executive leaders report low single-digit usage of social media. The average adult reports slightly higher usage. ​
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Supplier Diversity
We stand out as:
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Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB)
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Veteran-owned small business (VOSB)
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Minority-owned business
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Asian-Pacific American-owned business
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Disadvantaged business enterprise
From The Kitchen Table To Now
The VOLO story begins in 1997 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Everett Bracken was starting his next chapter after serving in the U.S. Army's Aviation Branch and building a proprietary database of extraordinary female leaders while holding a 'day job' at an NYSE corporation, all before Google was a thing.
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Everett started the business in their exterior garage. However, the garage wasn’t insulated, and the freezing temperatures made it an unsuitable workplace. He attempted to negotiate with his wife to convert a section of the house into an office but lost the negotiation and was only allowed to use a section of the kitchen table.
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Since Everett often drove by Miller Brewing Company's (MBCo) headquarters and had friends working there while living in Milwaukee, he hustled his way into a meeting with their Vice President of Human Resources. At the time, MBCo struggled to identify a large pool of high-performing diverse (specifically, female) talent in the male-dominated beer industry. In this first meeting on a Monday, he signed their contract and was given a recruitment assignment. By 8:00 AM the next day, he shared a pool of high-performing, female candidates and scheduled onsite interviews for that Friday. The leadership team loved the talent pool and made an offer before the candidate flew home.
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Over the next few years, VOLO secured funding from family members, hired a few employees and contractors, and listened to its clients' leadership teams. These teams guided the company in addressing global business needs, including adding outplacement services, contract labor, and expanding into international recruiting. VOLO specifically targeted regions such as:
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Asia-Pacific: Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam
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Europe: England, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, and Ukraine (Note: Russia was included initially but stopped after the war)
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Latin America: Brazil and Mexico
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​After winning a local small business award for his veteran-owned enterprise, VOLO caught the attention of U.S. government small business development offices. You might recognize these agencies.
The next chapter is being written now: transitioning the business to the next generation of family members, accepting investment funding to help it grow, or both.
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Clients We Have Served
For three decades worldwide, VOLO has partnered with mission-driven organizations--such as VC-backed entities, public and private companies, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies--across all sectors worldwide. While our client list is confidential, it has included prominent organizations like Amazon, the National Basketball Association, and Shell Oil.
