Principal Bio

Alissa DeWitt, CPC, CERS, CMEC

…began her career in 1988 in Human Resources and has since served as a corporate human resources executive, an executive search consultant/strategic talent partner, executive coach and leadership development consultant.

As a corporate human resources executive, Alissa led the human resources division of a national organization in addition to serving as the lead HR advisor on the corporate Mergers/Acquisition team.  Alissa built the human resources infrastructure, recruited and trained a team of 40 HR professionals, and helped build a start up company with $26m in venture capital funding “from the ground up.” Through exponential growth of revenue and employee population within an aggressive M&A environment, the company grew to a $6b publicly traded entity within five years. As the Corporate HR Director responsible for acquisition and integration, she also trained and transitioned hundreds of people across the US in all levels within the organization.

Alissa invested the most recent 10+ years of her career as a business owner.  In January, 2003, she founded The Search Firm, a boutique, executive retained search firm focused on delivering exceptional talent to exceptional companies.  In addition to creating and providing her clients with a comprehensive candidate acquisition and selection process, Alissa co-authored the 2008 NAPS Employee Retention Certification Curriculum.

In January, 2009, Alissa founded Executive Impact, an organizational development firm focused on helping companies achieve greater results through their people.  Having had extensive experience in human resources, executive recruiting, and coaching, Alissa has been active in facilitating targeted employee selection, executive coaching and leadership development, succession planning, retention strategies and strategic planning at all levels within an organization.

As a Certified Mastermind Executive Coach, Certified Life Purpose Coach, Certified Personnel Consultant, Certified Employee Retention Specialist, Certified Mastermind Executive Coach and facilitator of an internationally used assessment tool, today Alissa continues to use her expertise and passion to empower leaders to achieve greater success individually and in their teams. Her clients credit her with the passion and enthusiasm to create profound awareness, inspire change and establish sustainable environments to insure continued growth and maximum performance.