Amy Chapman Reaches the $1 Million Mark in TE

I think we might already know who one of the inductees in the 2025 Top Echelon Hall of Fame is going to be? Who, you might ask?

Amy Chapman of Key People, that’s who!

That’s because Amy reached the $1 million plateau in TE Network recently. With 88 split placements, she has become one of fastest to reach that plateau in the history of Top Echelon.

Believe it or not, Amy finalized her first TE Network placement on August 20, 2019. Now, just a little more than five years later, her cash-in total as a Network member stands at $1,016,705.

Amy’s success is the result of both her strategic approach and her commitment to building meaningful partnerships within Top Echelon.

“My success in Top Echelon has been a team effort with the help of many amazing recruiters,” said Amy. “So thanks to all those partners!”

Amy has built her business model around the resources and tools that Top Echelon provides, making the Network an integral part of her value proposition to clients.

“My value proposition to my clients, my business model, IS Top Echelon,” she said. “I fully utilize the tools that being a member of Top Echelon provides on both the business development side in showing clients or potential clients the extended reach I have in advertising and sourcing with access to over 500+ agency partners AND through using the platform as my main resource in filling my jobs.”

In addition, Amy credits her success to a combination of strategic focus, efficiency, and partnership.

“You can exponentially have more candidates in the interview process by focusing your time on moving candidates forward versus searching for them, which leads to higher conversion rates to hire and the ability to fill in volume,” she said. “It lessens the life cycle of days to fill, all of which creates YOUR value proposition to your customer, who then continues to give you repeat business.”

Amy also highlights the financial efficiency of leveraging the Network.

“From a financial standpoint, utilizing the network to advertise (including jobs feed) and source my jobs allows me to operate my desk with a zero-based budget for advertising and labor, two of the biggest expenses in running a recruiting agency,” she said. “This means my desk costs less to run monthly than most spend on a car payment, significantly adding to my bottom line.”

Amy emphasizes that success in Top Echelon comes down to trust and accountability. Whether she’s acting as an importer or exporter, her focus is on upholding high standards.

“Success through partnership in any relationship is gained by building trust, and it’s no different in this network,” said Amy. “As an importer, you need to hold yourself accountable to high standards to make sure your jobs are solid and up to date, your client relationships strong, you follow up with members timely, screen and process candidates with a sense of urgency, communicate and provide feedback, and show the ability to deliver results to those members that invest their valued time on your job orders.

“And as an exporter, your value proposition to the importer is measured by operating under the same quality standards as we do to our clients.”

Amy looks forward to continuing her success and partnerships within the Network.

“I look forward to continued success in the network with both existing and new partnerships,” she said. “Success within the network can come in many forms that include building good friendships, learning and growing from each other, and feeling a sense that you’re a part of something bigger within our recruiting community . . . and of course, success through split placements as success is always sweeter when it is shared!”

We at Top Echelon are thrilled to celebrate Amy’s incredible achievements and look forward to seeing her continued success in the Network. Congratulations to Amy on reaching these milestones, and here’s to many more years of partnership and shared success!