Episode 1: Meet Lucy & Chris, Co-Founders of Insight Technology Search

Welcome to Leadership Insights with Lucy Rayden — the podcast where we explore what great leadership looks like in practice, especially inside fast-moving, niche technology markets.In this intro episode, host Lucy Rayden is joined by her husband and co-founder Chris Thiel, along with Mary Alice Duff (fractional COO), for a behind-the-scenes conversation about Insight Technology Search: who we are, how we got started, and the leadership and business principles that shaped our approach.You’ll hear why we focus on leadership hires for niche technology companies (where “just posting a job” often isn’t enough), how we built a fully remote team across three countries, and what we’ve learned from working with hundreds of organizations globally. We also dig into what companies often get wrong in hiring and onboarding — from slow decision-making and reputation risk, to bias in selection — plus why strong process, curiosity, emotional intelligence, and a clear Employer Value Proposition (EVP) are such powerful differentiators.And yes… we also talk about what it’s really like running a company with your spouse — boundaries included.🔗 Learn more about our work. Visit our website intechsearch.com🤝 Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucyrayden/https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-thiel-insight/