$50K Fee Tops Recent TE Network Split Placements

We have recent split placements in TE Network in this issue of The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog, and a $50,000 fee is leading the way!

The Network recruiters involved in that split placement were Jeff Katz of JSK Recruiting and Rebecca Lucas of CPG Talent Management, LLC. Jeff and Rebecca placed a Director of Sales to earn their $50K fee at 25%.

And we also have a recruiter who made his first split placement as a member of TE Network!

That recruiter is Niko Bougadis of Elite Talent Consulting. Niko placed a New Construction Estimator/Project Manager with the help of Herman Bruno of Corps Partners.

But those weren’t the only TE Network splits made recently . . . behold the split placements listed below!

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 June 9 through June 29, 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: Gary Kaufman of ExcelliSearch

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST – ORACLE FINANCIALS

Overall placement fee: $25,600

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Stephanie Stephens of KESST Global Network

Candidate recruiter: Katherine Mastantuono of The KPM Group

Job title: OUTSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Overall placement fee: $14,400

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Herman Bruno of Corps Partners

Candidate recruiter: Niko Bougadis of Elite Talent Consulting

Job title: NEW CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATOR/PROJECT MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $10,000

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Bruce Widnes of The Recruiting Group, Inc.

Job title: MANUFACTURING ENGINEER III (TOOL & DIE ENGINEER)

Overall placement fee: $23,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Erica Kochevar of Step Up Recruiting

Candidate recruiter: Adam Pantelli of AJ search

Job title: HR MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $30,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Michael Mabry of Sora Resource Group, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Neily Horan of Horan Hiring Solutions, LLC

Job title: MAINTENANCE TECH (SUPPORT ASSOCIATE)

Overall placement fee: $14,976

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Amylyn Kyler of Kyler Professional Search

Candidate recruiter: Chris Wessell of PeopleWise

Job title: CONTROLLER

Overall placement fee: $24,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Dennis Cupp of Austin Allen Company, LLC

Candidate recruiter: David Manns of Access Staffing

Job title: QUALITY ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $26,250

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Hue Polinski of Sun Recruiting, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: SENIOR FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $28,750

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Jeff Katz of JSK Recruiting

Candidate recruiter: Rebecca Lucas of CPG Talent Management, LLC

Job title: DIRECTOR OF SALES

Overall placement fee: $50,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing

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

Job title: PRODUCTION MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $26,250

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Alex Bakker of USA Staffing Network

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: PHYSICAL THERAPIST – HOME VISITS

Overall placement fee: $16,700

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.