Emily Plahanski in

Emily Plahanski

Login to view DISC.
Managing Director - NA Sector Leader, Consumer Products & Services at Stanton Chase: Executive Search & Leadership Consultants
📍 Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Emily Plahanski is a Managing Director at Stanton Chase, where she is the Global Sector Leader for DTC & Ecommerce. A graduate of Cornell Universitys Industrial and Labor Relations School, she focuses on placing C-suite executives by prioritizing vision and grit over resumes. Colleagues describe her as professional, meticulous, and inspiring.

Emily is a strong advocate for womens leadership, actively participating in organizations like the Executive Alliance to support female executives. She serves on the board of the TEARS Foundation of Maryland and was a 2020 GIVE Fellow with Business Volunteers Maryland, reflecting her commitment to community engagement and civic leadership.

She believes her most important work is brokering meaningful introductions that enrich the lives of both individuals and the businesses they join.

Read the full overview →
Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Managing Director - NA Sector Leader, Consumer Products & Services
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Personality Overview

How Emily shows up

Communication Style
Decision Approach
Work Preference

Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.

Login to view personality overview.
Priorities

Topics Emily cares about

Executive Talent Strategy
Helps C-suite leaders rethink how they attract and retain talent, disrupting traditional methods to focus on qualities like vision, grit, and authenticity.
DTC & Ecommerce
As Stanton Chase's Global Sector Leader, she specializes in placing transformative executive talent in the rapidly growing direct-to-consumer and e-commerce industries.
+4 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

3-2025
Managing Director - NA Sector Leader, Consumer Products & Services
Stanton Chase: Executive Search & Leadership Consultants
8-2021 - 2-2025
Director, North America - Global Sector Leader, DTC & e-commerce
Stanton Chase: Executive Search & Leadership Consultants
4-2019 - 7-2021
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Alera Group, Inc.
5-2018 - 2-2019
Managing Director, Executive Membership - SHIFT Society
SHIFT | @shiftthework
2-2016 - 5-2018
Managing Director, Talent Acquisition - SHIFT Recruiting
SHIFT | @shiftthework
In the press

Media appearances

No media yetWe could not find public media appearances for this person.
Education
3-2022 - 6-2022
Industrial and Labor Relations School
Cornell University
9-2021 - 12-2021
Industrial and Labor Relations School
Cornell University
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

DISC behavioral profile

Dominance, influence, steadiness, and calculativeness scores with guidance on how this person prefers to communicate and decide.

Login to view DISC.

Other Stanton Chase: Executive Search & Leadership Consultants Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals.

Abhay Shukla
Abhay Shukla
Associate
Stanton Chase: Executive Search & Leadership Consultants
 Samar Fatima
Samar Fatima
Associate Consultant
Stanton Chase: Executive Search & Leadership Consultants

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Michael Zhadanovsky
Michael Zhadanovsky
Senior Advisor and Communications Director
U.S. House of Representatives
ED
Emily Druckman
Communications Director/Senior Advisor
U.S. House of Representatives
 Pam L.
Pam L.
Communications Director
U.S. House of Representatives
 Kristi Campbell
Kristi Campbell
Senior Salesforce Administrator
Vacatia
Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to Emily. Free, 10 seconds.