The Top TE Network Recruiters in August

We have the top five recruiters in TE Network for the month of August, and they include some familiar faces.

How familiar? Well, how about Top Echelon Hall of Fame members and Recruiter of the Year winners Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting and Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group. Brad and Michael have both won the RoY award multiple times.

Then there’s Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing, another Hall of Famer and perennial Top Producer, especially in terms of the size of her recruiting fees within TE Network. And of course, Keith Cornelison, another Top Producer and member of the Top Echelon Hall of Fame.

However, we do want to recognize a relatively fresh face in the Recruiter of the Month standings, and that would be Brendan Smith of Southern Search Group. Brendan has made seven split placements in TE Network so far in 2026, including two during the month of August.

Here is the information that we include with the Recruiter of the Month feature in TE Network:

1. The top five (5) recruiters for the month.
2. The cash-in total for each recruiter during the month. (We base the order of the recruiters on their amount of cash-in dollars, as opposed to the number of split placements they’ve made.)
3. The number of splits that the recruiters made during the month.
4. The number of splits each recruiter has made during their TE Network career.
5. Each recruiter’s cash-in total for their TE Network career.

With this format, it’s more likely that there will be ties among recruiters, especially with those TE Network members who have made split placements with each other.

Once again, congratulations to the recruiters listed below . . . and congratulations to every TE Network member who made a split placement (or multiple splits) during the month!

Recruiters of the Month – August 2026

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First Place:

Recruiter: Brad Dodge
Agency: iLocatum Recruiting
Placements: Six (6)
Cash-in total: $67,881.16
Career Top Echelon placements: 298
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $2,578,082.50

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Second Place:

Recruiter: Amy Chapman
Agency: Key People Staffing
Placements: Three (3)
Cash-in total: $53,815.00
Career Top Echelon placements: 131
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $1,726,981.16

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Third Place:

Recruiter: Michael Stuck
Agency: Gables Search Group
Placements: Two (2)
Cash-in total: $33,088.00
Career Top Echelon placements: 634
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $4,586,568.38

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Fourth Place:

Recruiter: Keith Cornelison 
Agency: Personnel Resources
Placements: Four (4)
Cash-in total: $30,088.31
Career Top Echelon placements: 169
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $1,011,396.78

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Fifth Place:

Recruiter: Brendan Smith 
Agency: Southern Staffing Group
Placements: Two (2)
Cash-in total: $19,552.00
Career Top Echelon placements: 7
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $19,552.00

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If YOU want to make more money through Top Echelon’s recruiter network, then contact Director of Network Operations, Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS.

You can reach Drea by calling 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.