Charlie​​​​ Newell

Vice President

Charlie is a Vice President on the Private Equity Partnerships team at Bespoke. Based in New York, he joined the firm in November 2024. Prior to Bespoke, he worked at GLG, as a Senior Engagement Manager on the Strategic Projects team where he supported Private Equity clients with commercial due diligence. Charlie also worked as a Consultant at Deloitte Consulting in the Strategy & Analytics practice.

Charlie graduated from the University of Notre Dame, where he received his B.S.E. in Computer Science.

In his spare time, you can find Charlie rooting for Notre Dame sports, playing chess, and hanging out with his friends and family.

50+

Notre Dame football games attended.

31

First cousins on my mom’s side.

2

Golden retrievers in the family.

Emily Eaton

Content Marketing Manager

Emily is a Content Marketing Manager on the Marketing and BD team at Bespoke. Based in Carmel, IN, she joined the firm in November of 2024. Prior to Bespoke, she worked for EBI, as a Marketing Content Development Lead where she did marketing campaign and content development.

Emily has her Bachelor’s in marketing from Butler University in Indianapolis.

In her spare time, you can find Emily spending time training for her next marathon, baking sweet treats, or playing cards and board games with her friends and family.

6

The number of marathons I’ve run.

150

The number of roundabouts in my hometown of Carmel, IN, the roundabout capital of the US.

11

The number of countries I’ve visited.

Isaac Tessier

Strategy Associate

Isaac is a Strategy Associate on the Marketing team at Bespoke.  Based in Minneapolis, he joined the firm in October 2024. Prior to Bespoke, he worked for Wealth Enhancement Group, as a Mergers & Acquisitions Analyst where he helped acquire and integrate wealth management companies.

Isaac has his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Minnesota.

In his spare time, you can find Isaac spending time playing pickleball, relaxing at his cabin, and going to concerts.

2

Pet axolotls at home

24

Minnesota winters survived

150

Approximate number of Timberwolves games I have attended

Dakota Horn

Director

Dakota has spent his professional career connecting people. Prior to joining Bespoke, he spent 3 years within True Search’s CEO & Board Practice placing CEOs, Presidents, COOs, and Board members across a wide variety of private and publicly held technology companies. Prior to this, Dakota spent time as a consultant with a top five recruitment firm in their San Francisco office, focusing primarily on GTM leadership searches for VC-backed startup companies.

In addition to his work experience, Dakota had also spent five years prior to that traveling the world to recruit international students to his alma mater, the University of Oklahoma.

Dakota holds both master’s and bachelor’s degrees in international relations & security from the University of Oklahoma. He grew up all over the United States and Turkey in a military family.

46

Countries visited (and counting)

11

Different states and countries lived in

3

Times qualified for the Junior Olympic Games in Taekwondo

Brianna Blair

Senior Research Analyst

Brianna joined Bespoke Partners as a Senior Research Analyst within the CEO practice. Prior to Bespoke, Brianna spent three years at SPMB Executive Search, a retained executive search firm servicing venture capital backed technology clients. At SPMB, she executed over 40 retained searches as the lead researcher, primarily focusing on placing Go-to-Market executives.

Brianna graduated from the University of California Berkeley with her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology. During her time there, she served as an Undergraduate Research Assistant where she supported graduate level research on unconscious bias in the workplace.

In her free time, you can find Brianna doing pottery, attending Angel City FC soccer games, or relaxing at the beach.

21

Concerts attended in the last 2 years

3

Years spent on the Cal Women’s Rugby team

32,455

Minutes of music listened to on Spotify in 2023

Ben Kabakow

Senior Research Analyst

Ben is a Senior Research Analyst on the Go-To-Market team. Based in New York City, he joins Bespoke after two years as a recruiter, focused on bringing in new business and placing top talent with public and private companies.

A proud alumnus of Lehigh University, when Ben isn’t working you can find him cooking, watching the Mets or Giants, or exploring the streets of New York.

300

Restaurants ranked on Beli

111

Longest Wordle Streak

3

Fantasy Football Championships