Pivot Points podcast
The selfless path to getting what you want with Co-Founder of Acertitude, Kevin O’Neill
Episode 43
Episode overview
Executive Search leader Kevin O’Neill joins Dave Allen to unpack the pivotal moments that took him from salesman to Co‑Founder, first of his own solo venture, then Acertitude.
He shares the three killer questions behind every major decision, why we often do our best work when we don’t know what we’re doing, and how values, relationships, and AI are reshaping leadership today.
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He asked me three killer questions. Those three questions are: Is it real, can we win, and is it worth it?
Kevin O’Neill Co-Founder, Acertitude
Walking into something you don’t understand is not a punishment. It’s a gift.
One of Kevin O’Neill’s formative roles was an epiphany. That everything you know for certain, can actually be false.
With a long and remarkable career in Executive Search, Kevin’s dedication to unlocking the full potential of today’s leading organizations is unparalleled.
This is despite, in his words, missing life’s instruction manual. But what he writes in his own manual is worth its weight in gold.
Join us in conversation with the Co-Founder of Acertitude, as we discover
the shortest route to getting what you want, the three killer questions that everyone should ask themselves, and why you’re at your best when you get out of the way.
Walking into something that you don’t understand can often be a great gift, because what I’ve learned in life is the things that I understand and know for certain often aren’t true.
Kevin O’Neill Co-Founder, Acertitude
You will learn:
- Kevin O’Neill’s trajectory from salesman to Co‑Founder.
- The three killer questions – and how to use them as a practical framework for your own leadership choices.
- Why you often do your best work when you don’t know what you’re doing.
- How values, generosity, and long-term relationships can quietly compound into a sustainable, values-led business.
- How AI is reshaping executive search and why human ‘leadership alchemy’ remains a critical advantage.
I do my best work right when I don’t know what I’m doing. On my best day, I get myself out of the way, my own ideas out of the way, so that I can reflect the light, the better light that’s coming typically from somewhere else.
Kevin O’Neill Co-Founder, Acertitude
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