$59K Fee Tops This Week’s Split Placements

Ah, yes . . . summer is almost here.

You know what goes well with summer? Hot dogs? Beaches? Cold (adult) beverages? No!

Split placements go with summer, specifically those with large recruiting fees attached to them. We just so happen to have such a large fee in this issue of The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog.

TE Network members Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing and Lisa Vella Puff of L.V. Enterprises were responsible for both the placement and the fee. The dynamic duo placed a Director of Operations to generate a $59,000 fee at 25%.

In addition, please join us in congratulating recruiter Christopher Hollinger of Elevate Direct, who made his first split placement in the Network recently!

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 June 1 through June 7, 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: Cindy Sommer of SearchStars, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Michael Agen of New Solutions Group, LLC

Job title: NURSE PRACTITIONER – WOMEN’S HEALTH

Overall placement fee: $15,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Amylyn Kyler of Kyler Professional Search

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Overall placement fee: $21,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Donna Coleman of Donna Coleman and Associates

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Overall placement fee: $14,976

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: SENIOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $27,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Neily Horan of Horan Hiring Solutions, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Christopher Hollinger of Elevate Direct

Job title: LOGISTICS COORDINATOR

Overall placement fee: $14,560

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Jon Johnson of JSR Associates, LLC

Job title: SENIOR FOOD SCIENTIST

Overall placement fee: $33,750

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Erica Kochevar of Step Up Recruiting

Candidate recruiter: Jay Sitapara of Talent Partners, Inc.

Job title: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $22,500

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Lisa Vella Puff of L.V. Enterprises

Job title: DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Overall placement fee: $59,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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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.