$35K Fee Tops This Week’s Split Placements

Success leaves clues . . . and in this issue of The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog, several TE Network recruiters are giving us powerful ones to follow.

First, congratulations to Larry Basilone of Basilone Executive Search and Jeff Crowley of JobFormance, LLC on their recent split placement success. Together, they placed a Plant Manager and earned a $35,000 fee at 25%.

That’s the power of partnership inside the Network: combining relationships, reach, and recruiting expertise to create win-win results for clients, candidates, and both sides of the split.

A $35,000 placement doesn’t just happen. It reflects trust between trading partners, clear communication, aligned expectations, and a shared commitment to getting the job done. It’s exactly the kind of collaboration that fuels consistent production.

We also want to highlight an equally exciting milestone.

Please join us in congratulating Claire Monte of Data Search Network, Division of DSN Ventures, Inc. and Subhashree Sekar of Verus Recruiting Consultants, Inc. on making their first split placements in the Network.

There’s nothing quite like that first Network deal. It represents momentum, belief in the process, and the beginning of new long-term trading partner relationships.

Whether it’s a five-figure split or a first placement milestone, these wins showcase what’s possible when recruiters leverage the strength of the Network and work together with intention.

As a friendly neighborhood reminder, here is the information that we publish with our split placements:

• Names of the trading partners involved (with their profile photos, when available)
• Job title
• Overall placement fee (before TE Network’s 6% brokerage fee, of course)
• Fee percentage

Please note that the placements listed below reflect deals finalized in TE Network for the period from February 9 through February 22, 2026.

Remember, if you don’t want information related to your split placements published in The Pinnacle, please send an email to marketing@topechelon.com to that effect.

Once again, congratulations to everybody below for the split placements they made in TE Network!

This Week’s Split Placements

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Job recruiter: Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Michael Agen of New Solutions Group, LLC

Job title: MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Overall placement fee: $15,600

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Bob Millman of AutoPro Technical Recruiting

Candidate recruiter: Sara Alexandroff of Sterling St. James, Inc.

Job title: DISTRICT PROPERTY MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $16,200

Fee percentage: 18%

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Job recruiter: Larry Basilone of Basilone Executive Search

Candidate recruiter: Jeff Crowley of JobFormance, LLC

Job title: PLANT MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $35,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Rich Grunenwald of Advisory and Consulting Services, LLC

Candidate recruiter: James R. Gettys of International Staffing Consultants, Inc.

Job title: SENIOR AUDITOR

Overall placement fee: $20,375

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: David Manns of Access Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Amy Marshall of Management Business Solutions, Inc.

Job title: QUALITY MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $20,090

Fee percentage: 24.5%

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Job recruiter: Larry Prior of LFP Associates

Candidate recruiter: Philip Ringrow of Human Capital Ventures

Job title: MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Overall placement fee: $15,808

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Nathan Gruen of Gruen Search Consultants, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Subhashree Sekar of Verus Recruiting Consultants, Inc.

Job title: TECHNICAL DESIGNER – WOMEN’S WOVENS

Overall placement fee: $18,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Claire Monte of Data Search Network, Division of DSN Ventures, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Krishonna Williams of She Recruits, LLC

Job title: Z/OS AUTOMATION SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER

Overall placement fee: $29,696

Fee percentage: 20%

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If you’re a newer TE Network member and you’d like to enjoy more success in our recruiter network, then I encourage you to contact Top Echelon Director of Network Operations Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS.

You can do so by calling 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.