Unlock the human potential to accelerate business value.
Our Approach
People drive business value.
Today, business value has shifted from physical assets to human capital. People are now the primary drivers of business value – as a result, organizations must now take a more human-centric approach to unlock business potential. Our firm is built for this new era – to create business value driven by people.
WHY LACEY LAKE leadership?
We go deep to understand the “why” – your unique organizational needs, business drivers and value creation goals.
We are agile and built to move at the speed of your business – and the market.
We are flexible and customize solutions to meet your needs - and milestone-driven outcomes.
We are motivated by a desire to have a meaningful impact - on both people and your business - through a human-centric approach.
Solutions
We unlock the human potential to accelerate business value by identifying possibilities, attracting talent, and delivering business value. Our solutions are tailored to your strategic business needs and intentional growth goals.
Talent Strategy
Leadership Team Advisory
Fractional HR Consulting
Executive Search
Milestone-Based Executive Recruiting
Board Advisor Executive Search
Collaborative Market Mapping
Success Stories
Creating value for businesses and people alike.
Lacey Lake Leadership partnered with us to define the right role for our needs and then quickly delivered a high-quality pool of executive candidates for our consideration. Their expertise and flexibility helped us make informed talent strategy decisions throughout the search process. They tailored their approach to meet the needs of our organization – and the quality of their work was outstanding.
Robert Murray
Chief Executive Officer, 3Q Digital
Lacey Lake is unique in their level of transparency, preparedness and organization, and consistency in communications. As a candidate, I felt well-informed and well-positioned to present my best self to the hiring organization throughout the process.
Gina Gauthier
Chief of Staff, Office of the Chairman and CEO, Erie Street Growth Partners
“I could not recommend Maddie and team more, they have a unique ability to attract and retain remarkable talent”
Alex Kelleher
CEO, Quantum Rise
Our values
Transparency, Flexibility, Empathy, and Diversity.
We believe that a people-first approach to human capital creates better and more impactful business outcomes. We are committed to leading the way, together with our client partners, in today’s new era of business – guided by our values of transparency, flexibility, empathy, and diversity:
We believe
Leading with transparency, authenticity, and integrity is fundamental to our work.
Embracing a mindset of flexibility produces customizable solutions for our clients, the people we serve, and our employees alike.
Embodying empathy and honesty leads to growth for all.
Prioritizing diversity and inclusion drives long-term success.
Team
Female-founded and led, Lacey Lake was created to help businesses unlock potential through leadership. With decades of experience – from the “big search firms” to the Fortune 100 – our purpose is to transform your business (and disrupt our industry).
Madeline Hall
Managing Partner, Founder
As founder and Managing Partner, Madeline serves clients through talent mapping, executive search, and human capital management strategy. In addition, she leads the design and delivery of Lacey Lake Leadership’s client strategy and offerings, as well as all operations of the business.
As a strategic talent partner and former management consultant, Madeline approaches her relationships with kindness, empathy, and authenticity. She has spent her career advising leadership teams on executive talent decisions, bringing over 10 years of human capital management experience spanning top-tier executive recruiting and leadership assessment (Spencer Stuart, Korn Ferry), client-side talent recruitment (Allstate Insurance), and agency consulting roles (Huron Consulting Group, Healthscape Advisors).
Maddie received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She resides in Barrington, IL where she enjoys spending as much time as possible cheering on Chicago sports teams with her son!
