Ileana Chappel

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

Director Executive Search at Ryan Miller & Associates Executive Search

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Ileana Chappel is a Director of Executive Search with over 15 years of experience specializing in placing top-tier finance talent. Leveraging her prior background in corporate finance, she connects companies with leaders for roles like CFO and Controller. People who have worked with her describe her as knowledgeable, communicative, and organized.

Outside of her professional work, Ileana supports community causes. She is a contributor to Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, an organization focused on providing comprehensive mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention services.

Her foundation in corporate finance before she moved into executive search provides her with a unique and instrumental perspective in her field.

Personality Overview

Big Vision Person

Fast But Thoughtful

Goal-Oriented

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.  Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Topics They Care About

Finance Leadership
Specializes in placing top-tier talent in key roles such as CFO, Controller, and VP of Finance across a multitude of industries.
Accounting Talent Pipeline
Recently commented on California's AB 1175, noting it as a big win for expanding the pipeline of qualified accounting professionals.
Mental Health Advocacy
Supports Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, an organization providing community-based mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention care.

Media Appearances

Ileana has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2024
Director Executive Search at Ryan Miller & Associates Executive Search
7-2021 - 8-2024
Senior Executive Search Consultant at ROARK
5-2019 - 3-2020
Director of Recruiting - Accounting and Finance at Henderson Harbor Group
7-2016 - 4-2019
Director Of Recruiting at Ryan Miller & Associates
12-2010 - 6-2016
Director of Accounts Payable / Finance Manager at BCBG Max Azria

Education

Education details unavailable from University of Maryland

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Insights For Selling To Ileana

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on the results that your product produces, expect some strategic questions in return
  • Ask them at the end if they see a strong value prop in your product; expect an honest answer
  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine

DONT's

  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option
  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ileana is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ileana

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ileana move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Ileana take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Ileana

Personality Compatibility


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