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SlatePortal is the branded, client-facing platform executive search consultants use to give their clients a premium search experience — from slate presentation to a decision the whole committee owns.

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What is SlatePortal?

The layer your client actually experiences

SlatePortal is a branded, client-facing platform that executive search consultants use to give their clients a premium search experience. You present your slate, your client's committee evaluates every candidate independently, and everyone reaches a decision they own — all inside a polished portal that carries your brand, not a generic vendor's.

It is not an applicant tracking system, and it is not a database. It is the part of the search your client remembers — the part that makes the professionalism you already bring visible at every step.

The problem

The search is only as good as the experience you deliver

Your clients hire you for judgment, network, and process. But the thing they feel — the thing they remember and tell other boards about — is the experience of working with you between the meetings.

For most consultants, that experience is a slate presented as a report, an Excel summary, and a long email thread. Committee members reply at different times. Some weigh in, some go quiet. Feedback arrives in a dozen formats. The loudest voices shape the room. And you are left stitching it all together by hand, hoping the committee feels as taken care of as you intend.

It works. But it doesn't feel premium. And premium is what you sell.

SlatePortal turns the messiest, most invisible part of your search — the asynchronous stretch between meetings — into the most polished part.

It becomes something your client experiences as exceptional, and something that carries your name.

Give your clients an experience that matches your reputation

Every detail built for the client experience

SlatePortal was built for the moment that matters most — when the committee evaluates your slate and reaches a decision together.

Your brand, front and center.: The portal your client logs into is yours — your name, your identity, your standard of polish. SlatePortal stays invisible; your professionalism is what they see.
Every committee member gets a voice.: Each member reviews the slate and submits their evaluation independently, on their own time. The quiet members are heard as clearly as the loud ones — no one is steamrolled, no one is left out.
Asynchronous chaos becomes an orderly experience.: No more reply-all threads, mismatched spreadsheets, or chasing members for input. Everyone works from the same beautiful, organized view of the slate.
You arrive at every meeting in command.: Because every member has already reviewed and scored the slate, your committee meetings are focused and decisive instead of chaotic. You see exactly where everyone stands before you walk in.
A live dashboard, in real time.: See exactly who has weighed in and where every candidate stands, so you can guide the committee and keep the search moving without chasing anyone.
A decision your client can stand behind.: Independent evaluation, consistent criteria, and a complete record of how the committee reached its choice — documented, fair, and defensible.

How it works

From setup to a decision the committee owns

1 Set up your search in minutes: Create your evaluation criteria, add your slate, and invite the committee by email — all under your brand. Your search is live and ready before your first meeting.
2 Your client's committee evaluates the slate: Each member logs into your branded portal, reviews every candidate, scores against your criteria, and adds their comments — independently and on their own schedule.
3 You see everything, in real time: A live dashboard shows you exactly who has weighed in and where every candidate stands, so you can guide the committee and keep the search moving without chasing anyone.
4 You deliver a decision the committee owns: When the evaluation is complete, you have a clear, documented result and a committee that reached it together — and a client who just experienced the most professional search of their career.

Pricing

One price. Everything included.

No tiers. No per-search fees. No per-seat charges for your client's committee. One simple annual price, priced as the professional platform it is.

$5,000/ year

Your first search is free — run a complete, real search before you pay anything.

Unlimited searches
Unlimited committee members
Unlimited candidates
Your brand throughout
Real-time dashboards
Custom evaluation criteria
Full documented exports on every search

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Who this is for

Built for every kind of search

SlatePortal works for any search consultant who presents a slate to a client committee and guides them to a decision — in any sector. Whether your client's committee is three people or fifteen, in one room or scattered across the country, SlatePortal gives them an experience worthy of the work you do.

Executive search consultants: Placing CEOs, executive directors, and senior leaders for organizations whose boards and committees drive the decision.
Board and director search consultants: Guiding nominating and governance committees through candidate evaluation.
Higher education search consultants: Running president, provost, dean, and senior administrative searches with large faculty and stakeholder committees.
Healthcare executive search consultants: Placing senior leaders where boards and physician committees evaluate together.
Association and membership organization consultants: Serving volunteer committees spread across the country.
Public sector and government search consultants: Running searches where the process must be transparent, inclusive, and defensible to stakeholders and the public.

Why consultants choose SlatePortal

Not an ATS. Not a database. The layer that matters most.

It elevates how your clients see you.: A premium, branded experience signals that you operate at the highest tier — because you do.
It differentiates you.: Most consultants still run their searches over email and spreadsheets. A polished, structured, every-voice-heard experience sets you apart in a way clients notice and remember.
It saves you hours every search.: No more collecting, reconciling, and chasing feedback by hand. The portal does the coordination so you can do the consulting.
It makes your decisions defensible.: A complete, documented record of how the committee evaluated and decided — should anyone ever ask.
It carries your brand, not ours.: SlatePortal is the quiet platform behind your premium experience. Your clients see you.

SlatePortal is not an applicant tracking system, a sourcing database, or a CRM. It does not find candidates, post jobs, or manage your back office — you and your tools already do that.

It is the client-facing layer that makes your search feel as professional as it is — for the moment that matters most: when the committee evaluates your slate and reaches a decision together.

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