Gladwin International · Research & Analytics
Research & Analytics
Decisions are only as good as the ground truth behind them.
The research and intelligence engine that powers our search and advisory practice — offered as a service in its own right. First-party organisational research, business and market research, competitor and compensation intelligence, and bespoke primary studies for boards, CEOs and investors. Gathered first-hand, verified, AI-accelerated where it helps, and built to be acted on.
Ground truth, gathered first-hand.
The most expensive leadership, strategy and investment decisions are still too often made on assumption, rumour and stale desk research. How is that organisation really built? What does the market actually pay? How big is the opportunity, honestly? Who leads the function at a rival, and what would move them? These are answerable questions — but only with disciplined research.
Gladwin runs the research engine that already powers our search and advisory practice, offered as a service in its own right. We build the picture from the source — practitioner and expert conversations, verified structures, first-party fieldwork — not a repackaged report. AI accelerates the parts it should: source discovery, synthesis, entity resolution and always-on monitoring. Humans verify, judge, and stand behind every deliverable.
It is intelligence with a point of view: not just what the data says, but what it means for the choice in front of you — and defensible in a boardroom.
What we do
Discrete research programmes and fully bespoke engagements — always primary-source where it matters, always decision-scoped, always human-verified.
End-to-End Organizational Research
Our flagship primary study: how an organisation — yours or a target's — is really structured and how it actually works, from operating model and decision rights to bench and culture.
Business & Market Research
Decision-grade market sizing, entry feasibility, industry landscapes and voice-of-market research for growth, entry and investment decisions.
Competitor Talent Intelligence
An always-on picture of rivals' leadership — hires, exits, org changes and capability gaps — refreshed on a rhythm you set.
Competitor Financial Intelligence
Continuous financial and strategic monitoring of your peer set, distilled into executive narratives and live dashboards.
Compensation Benchmarking
Pay the market, not the rumour mill — role- and level-precise compensation data with a committee-ready narrative.
Talent Mapping & Market Landscapes
Comprehensive, verified maps of who leads what, where the best people sit, and how a target market or function is really structured.
Custom Primary Research & Expert Networks
Bespoke research commissioned for a single question — expert interviews, expert-network calls, surveys and primary diligence, scoped to your decision.
AI-Assisted Research
The methodology beneath it all: how we use AI to make research faster and broader, while humans keep it true, traceable and confidential.
Why Gladwin
The research firm inside the search firm.
Because we place leaders and advise boards for a living, our research is calibrated to the questions that actually change decisions — not vanity metrics. We know who to call, how to verify, and what a board needs to see.
That gives you intelligence that is both rigorous and usable: source-verified, confidentiality-first, AI-accelerated where it earns its place, and framed for the choice at hand.
- Primary-source and first-party where it matters — never just repackaged desk research
- Calibrated by an active executive-search and advisory practice
- Every engagement scoped to a specific decision
- AI-accelerated, but human-verified and source-traceable
- Source-verified and confidentiality-first
- Boardroom-ready deliverables and narratives
- One-off programmes or an always-on intelligence rhythm
Ask a sharper question.
Tell us the decision you are trying to make, and we will scope the research that answers it — cleanly, confidentially and fast.
Research & Analytics — FAQs
Practical answers for boards, CEOs and investors evaluating the engagement.
A menu of programmes: end-to-end organisational research, business and market research, competitor talent and financial intelligence, compensation benchmarking, talent mapping and market landscapes, and fully bespoke custom primary research — all running on the same AI-assisted, human-verified research methodology.
Where it matters, we build intelligence from the source — practitioner and expert conversations, verified organisational structures and first-party data — rather than only compiling existing public reports. Primary research is slower and harder, but it is the only way to answer the specific, high-stakes questions leadership and investment decisions turn on.
AI accelerates source discovery, synthesis, entity resolution and always-on monitoring — it makes the work faster and broader. Humans verify every material claim, label filed fact versus estimate, and stand behind the judgment. Client information is never fed anywhere it should not be, and confidentiality is built into every engagement.
Both. Organisational research, market research, talent mapping and custom primary research are typically scoped as one-off engagements around a decision; competitor talent/financial intelligence and compensation benchmarking can be delivered once or on an always-on rhythm you set.