Utah Talent Forum hosts

Edward Stanworth is the Founder and President of Hadrian Executive Search.

Before founding the firm, Ed held various HR executive roles with Bridgestone Americas, Halliburton, and Pepsi Bottling Group.  He has a demonstrated track record of designing and implementing successful HR solutions to address complex business issues.  Moreover, he has built out global teams to be more strategic and that enable the business to deliver stronger bottom-line performance.

As a search practitioner, he’s seen the criticality of leadership and how a new leader can energize a division, transform a function, or provide crucial strategic reorientation.  He has led searches across the Americas, Europe, and Africa--from the Board and C-suite level to other critical roles deep into the organization.  Ed is passionate about safeguarding the client’s brand throughout the search process and providing an exceptional candidate experience.

He has been an active member of both West Virginia University’s MSHRM Advisory Board and Brigham Young University’s OBHR Advisory Council and has been a featured speaker at many universities and non-profit organizations.  Recently, he has been actively involved with the Urban League of Middle Tennessee—establishing and leading a mentoring program with the UL’s Young Professionals—pairing seasoned leaders with the UL’s emerging professionals.

After many moves across the U.S. and a 3-year assignment in the UK, he calls Nashville, Tennessee home with his wonderful wife Laura and their 3 sons.  He loves exploring the wilds of Tennessee’s forests, rivers, and caves and is always aspiring to take his mountain biking skills to the next level

Stuart (Stu) Larson is the founder and president of Ferron Creek, LLC, a leadership and organizational development consultancy based in Salt Lake City. Stu is passionate about building stronger, more resilient leaders and teams in small to mid-sized organizations.

Stu is a seasoned executive and coach with over 25 years of experience leading global and domestic teams for large organizations including Vista Outdoor as VP of Leadership & Organizational Development and HR; Panera Bread, as VP of Organizational Effectiveness; and Monsanto Company as Global Practice Leader for Strategic People Planning. Stu also taught as an adjunct professor of leadership at Maryville University in St. Louis.

Stu currently serves as a Senior Fellow for the Conference Board (a New York-based think tank) within their Leadership Institute. He also serves on the Executive Committee for the Board of Directors of Bike Utah. 

Stu earned a master’s degree in organizational behavior from the Marriott School of Business at BYU where he graduated with honors. He also earned a BS in organizational communication from the University of Utah. 

 Although Stu was born, raised, and educated in Utah, he lived 20 years in other parts of the country before returning in 2015. Stu is an avid, skier, cyclist, hiker/backpacker, and ultimate frisbee player and is still recovering from his time away from the mountains.

To learn more about Stu and Ferron Creek, LLC, visit ferroncreek.com. Or contact Stu directly at stuart.larson@ferroncreek.com.