$63,250 Split Leads the Way in TE Network

What better way to start the month of May than with a rhyme? No!

What better way to start the month of May than with a $63,250 split placement? Yes!

And that’s exactly what we have for you in this week’s issue of The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog. That’s because TE Network members Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing and Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc. recently placed a Senior Director of Operations to earn a $63,250 fee at 25%!

And of course, there’s more . . .

That is also because recruiters Jonathon Goshorn of Talent-Pipeline and Stephanie Stephens of KESST Global Network both made their first TE Network split placement. They didn’t make the placement with each other, mind you, but the money spends just the same.

As a friendly neighborhood reminder, here is the information that we publish with our 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 April 21 through May 4, 2025.

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.

Congratulations to everybody below for the split placements they made in TE Network!

This Week’s Split Placements

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Job recruiter: Pat Batchelor of Engineering Search Partners

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

Job title: STRUCTURAL ENGINEER – STEEL DESIGN

Overall placement fee: $15,620

Fee percentage: 22%

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Job recruiter: Todd Porter of H.T. PROF Executive Search

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING INSTRUCTOR

Overall placement fee: $19,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Kristy Staggs of Byrnes & Rupkey, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Jonathon Goshorn of Talent-Pipeline

Job title: QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $30,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Brandon Adsit of Accurate Engineering Solutions, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc.

Job title: MECHANICAL DESIGNER/DRAFTER

Overall placement fee: $10,200

Fee percentage: 17%

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Job recruiter: Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc.

Job title: SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Overall placement fee: $63,250

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Christina Boudreaux of Connectly Recruiting

Candidate recruiter: Sophi LaRose of Sola Staffing, LLC

Job title: LEGAL ASSISTANT

Overall placement fee: $12,400

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Ross Triplett of Fusion HCR, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Patrick Novick of Metro Associates

Job title: LICENSED DRILLER

Overall placement fee: $9,360

Fee percentage: 18%

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Job recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Candidate recruiter: Stephanie Stephens of KESST Global Network

Job title: ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Overall placement fee: $17,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Bill Kubena of Kubena & Associates

Candidate recruiter: Thomas Trese of Tom Trese Networking, LLC

Job title: LEAD SWISS CNC MACHINIST

Overall placement fee: $11,560

Fee percentage: Flat

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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.