We’ve established this before, but let’s go over it one more time.

Question: What’s better than making a placement?

Answer: Making a placement with a big fee.

And to help illustrate this fact are the top 10 largest split recruiting fees in Top Echelon Network for the month of February!

Just like last week, when long-tenured members were dominating the placement party in TE, they’re doing the same thing with these fees. Most of the recruiters below have been Network members for five, 10, and 15 years (and yes, in some instances, even more than that).

As a reminder, Top Echelon determines the monthly and quarterly winners of its Network split fee recruiting awards in four distinct categories:

1.) Recruiter of the Month
2.) Largest Split Fee of the Month
3.) Recruiter of the Quarter
4.) Largest Split Fee of the Quarter

We only announce the winners of these awards in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog. We do so usually (but not always) in the issue following the conclusion of each month and/or quarter.

So congratulations to everybody on the list below for making some BIG placement fees during the month of February!

Largest Split Fees —February 2022

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First Place:

Darrin Skinner of Howe & Associates and Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

The position for this split placement was a Controller and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Darrin was the job order recruiter and Trey was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $45,000.

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Second Place:

Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters LLC and Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc.

The position for this split placement was a Plant Manager and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 30%.  

Maria was the job order recruiter and Steve was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $41,400.

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Third Place:

Connie Dorigan of Dorigan & Associates and Terry Rhodes of NewCareers

The position for this split placement was a Bilingual Accounting Manager and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Connie was the job order recruiter and Terry was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $30,000.

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Fourth Place:

Veronica Snyder of Career Professionals, Inc. and Eric Berg of JN Adams & Associates, Inc.

The position for this split placement was a Quality Manager and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Veronica was the job order recruiter and Eric was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $28,750.

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Fifth Place:

Dennis Cupp of Austin Allen Company, LLC and Mike Pettit of Channel Personnel Services, Inc.

The position for this split placement was a Product Manager and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Dennis was the job order recruiter and Mike was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $27,500.

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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 330.455.1433, x156 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

Apologies to whatever football loyalties he may have, but Steve Brody is the “Tom Brady of Top Echelon Network.”

Longevity? Check. A Charter Member of the Network, Steve has now been part of Top Echelon for 34 years.

Success? Check. Steve has made 134 placements and billed $872K through the Network.

Similar last names? Check. “Brady” and “Brody” are only separated by one letter. Coincidence? We think not.

And like Tom did before retiring recently, Steve shows no signs of slowing down. Just as he was leading the way in splits two weeks ago, he’s also among the top 10 recruiters in the Network for February! (You can see the other nine recruiters below, including the Recruiter of the Month, Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group).

And as long as you’re looking, below is the information that we include with the Recruiters of the Month feature in Top Echelon Network:

1. The top 10 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 made during the month.)
3. The number of splits that the recruiters made during the month
4. The date that each recruiter’s agency joined Top Echelon Network
5. The number of splits each recruiter has made during their Network career
6. Each recruiter’s cash-in total for their Network career

With this format, there are more than likely going to be ties among recruiters, especially with those members who have made split placements with each other.

Congratulations to the recruiters listed below . . . and congratulations to every Network member who made a split placement (or multiple splits) during the month of February!

Recruiters of the Month – February 2022

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First (1st) Place

Recruiter: Trey Cameron
Agency: Cameron Craig Group
TE placements: Nine (9)
TE cash-in total: $70,692
Date agency joined TE: January 24, 2003
Career TE placements: 1,169
Career TE cash-in total: $8,956,173

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Second (2nd) Place

Recruiter: Steve Kohn
Agency: Affinity Executive Search, Inc.
TE placements: Seven (7)
TE cash-in total: $62,944
Date agency joined TE: July 28, 1994
Career TE placements: 465
Career TE cash-in total: $3,984,713

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Third (3rd) Place

Recruiter: Michael Stuck
Agency: Gables Search Group
TE placements: Sixteen (16)
TE cash-in total: $48,668
Date agency joined TE: March 9, 2005
Career TE placements: 316
Career TE cash-in total: $1,831,368

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Fourth (4th) Place

Recruiter: Maria Hemminger 
Agency: MJ Recruiters LLC
TE placements: Three (3)
TE cash-in total: $32,009
Date agency joined TE: August 4, 2005
Career TE placements: 197
Career TE cash-in total: $1,561,559

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Fifth (5th) Place

Recruiter: Terry Rhodes 
Agency: NewCareers
TE placements: Nine (9)
TE cash-in total: $30,212
Date agency joined TE: November 22, 1994
Career TE placements: 318
Career TE cash-in total: $2,225,421

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Sixth (6th) Place 

Recruiter: Steve Brody
Agency: Steve Brody
TE placements: Three (3)
TE cash-in total: $26,672
Date agency joined TE: March 8, 1988
Career TE placements: 134
Career TE cash-in total: $872,046

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Seventh (7th) Place

Recruiter: Mike Pettit 
Agency: Channel Personnel Services, Inc.
TE placements: Two (2)
TE cash-in total: $25,380
Date agency joined TE: February 24, 2016
Career TE placements: 30
Career TE cash-in total: $353,456

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Eighth (8th) Place

Recruiter: Veronica Snyder 
Agency: Career Professionals, Inc.
TE placements: Two (2)
TE cash-in total: $23,617
Date agency joined TE: June 27, 1990
Career TE placements: 88
Career TE cash-in total: $781,676

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Nineth (9th) Place 

Recruiter: Darrin Skinner
Agency: Howe & Associates
TE placements: One (1)
TE cash-in total: $21,150
Date agency joined TE: April 1, 2004
Career TE placements: 50
Career TE cash-in total: $604,696

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Tenth (10th) Place

Recruiter: John Ricciardi
Agency: Afton Consulting Group
TE placements: Two (2)
TE cash-in total: $18,330
Date agency joined TE: November 6, 2017
Career TE placements: 23
Career TE cash-in total: $244,191

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

You can reach Drea by calling 330.455.1433, x156 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

Just like last year, Network membership is on fire during the first quarter! (And once again, not literally. Nobody is literally on fire.)

A total of 20 agencies joined the Network during the month of January. And then another 21 joined in the month of February.

Dare we say that 22 agencies will join in March? No, because we do not “count our chickens before they hatch.” When you think about it, that phrase is actually pretty dark and is the result of somebody who had to learn some hard truths about farm life.

Where were we? Ah, yes . . . the 21 agencies that joined the Network in February!

As the Director of Network Operations in Top Echelon, I am very glad that these agencies have joined us. I look forward to helping them make Network splits in 2022—and beyond.

With that in mind, I encourage you to look over the list of new members below. And of course, reach out to any one of them (or more) if you believe that you could make placements together.

We at Top Echelon run the names of recruiting agencies applying for membership in the Network Dashboard section of the Top Echelon software. We list the names of new Network agencies, as well.

However, we also list our new members in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog. This list typically includes the:

• Name of the agency
• Industries and/or specialties in which the agency operates
• Names of the recruiters working at the agency
• Geographic location of the agency

So I’d like to take this moment to congratulate the agencies listed below. I also welcome them to the membership, and as I mentioned earlier, I look forward to helping them make splits in the Network!

(If you have any questions about reaching out to new members or about your split recruiting membership in general, please contact me. My contact information is listed at the end of this blog post.)

New Member Agencies – February 2022: 

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5 Star Global Recruitment Partners
Industries: Manufacturing, Automotive, Defense, Aerospace, and Aviation
Recruiters: Janet Jones
Location: Tallahassee, FL

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Accelerated Alignment Group
Industries: Accounting, Finance, Tax, Audit, and Technical Accounting
Recruiters: Lisa Dryer
Location: Rockwall, TX

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Anspire
Industries: Accounting/Finance, Sales/Marketing, HR, Engineering, Transportation/Logistics, and IT
Recruiters: Doug Morrison
Location: Tulsa, OK

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AutoPro Technical Recruiting
Industries: Engineering, Purchasing, Accounting, and Manufacturing in the Automotive Industry
Recruiters: Bob Millman
Location: Oak Park, MI

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Charles Rein Associates
Industries: Telecommunications, Software, Software Technology, Hosted Services, Sales Executives, Technology, and Engineers
Recruiters: Charles Rein
Location: Burlington, NC

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Christian Hicks – Targeted HR Consulting
Industries: Construction, Industrial, Mining, and Other
Recruiters: Christian Hicks
Location: Brownsville, TX

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Everest Recruiting Solutions
Industries: Construction, Corporate, Engineering, Healthcare, Hospitality, Manufacturing, and Telecommunications
Recruiters: Paula Arango
Location: Tampa, FL

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Global Healthcare Services
Industries: Hospitals, Laboratories, Pharmacies, Imaging Centers, and Long-Term Care Facilities
Recruiters: Roy Munk
Location: Cleveland, OH

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Greenbridge Recruiting
Industries: Executive, Management, and Sales Positions in the HVAC and Plumbing Industries
Recruiters: Dan Moynihan
Location: Windham, NH

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JM Recruiting
Industries: Oil and Gas, Exploration, Production, Pipelines, Facilities, and Renewables in the Energy Industry
Recruiters: Jamie Mathis
Location: Billings, MT

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K. Russo Consulting Inc.
Industries: Executive Search Services
Recruiters: Karen Russo
Location: Riverside, CT

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Larouche Raymond Firme-Conseil TI, Inc.
Industries: Information Technology
Recruiters: Eric Larouche
Location: Mirabel, QC

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Lorentine Green and Associates, Inc.
Industries: Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, and Information Technology
Recruiters: Lorentine Green
Location: Church Street, GA

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Mitsuoka and Company
Industries: Generalist
Recruiters: Stephen Winterrowd
Location: Phoenix, AZ

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Momentous Recruiting, LLC
Industries: Insurance, Risk Management, Accounting, Consulting, and Financial Recruitment
Recruiters: Jaimme Shandler
Location: Woodcliff Lake, NJ

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Paul May and Associates
Industries: Information Technology, Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Business Administration, Consulting, and HR
Recruiters: Paul May
Location: Orland Park, IL

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Rubicon HR Canada
Industries: Technology, Transportation, and Construction Industries
Recruiters: Raymond Moen
Location: Abbotsford, BC

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Smart Search
Industries: Generalist
Recruiters: Joe Hempel
Location: Draper, UT

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Top Candidate Search Group
Industries: Outside Sales Reps and Managers for the Medical Device, Medical Service, Biotech, and Pharmaceutical Industries
Recruiters: Doug Johnson
Location: Rockaway, NJ

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UI Pros
Industries: Web and Mobile Technologies across the Enterprise Development and Marketing Stacks
Recruiters: JD Smith
Location: Celina, TX

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Valor Partners
Industries: Female Executives, Supply Chain, Cybersecurity, Enterprise/Saas, and Healthcare Technology
Recruiters: Douglas Johnson
Location: Roanoke, VA

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It doesn’t matter if you’re a newer Network recruiter or an established member. If you want help making split placements with other Top Echelon Network members, then I encourage you to contact me.

You can do so by calling 330.455.1433, x156 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

Yes, you know that Steve Brody is the “last man standing” in Top Echelon Network. He is a Charter Member and celebrating his 34th anniversary with TE this month.

But did you know that we now have a pair of 30-year veterans in the Network?

You don’t? Well, allow us to illuminate you. David Kersey and Susan Lordan are both celebrating their 30-year anniversary in Top Echelon during the month of March!

Not only that, but there are also three 20-year anniversaries this month. As you can see below, there are 38 agencies overall celebrating a Network anniversary during the month of March. Top Echelon now recognizes any and ALL Network agencies celebrating an anniversary during a given month.

When recognizing Network agencies for their anniversaries, Top Echelon includes the name of the agency; the length of the anniversary; and the location of the agency, including the city and state.

So congratulations to all of the agencies celebrating anniversaries in our split fee recruiting network during the month of March!

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34-Year Anniversary

• Steve Brody in Orange, California

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30-Year Anniversary

• David Kersey in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• Lordan Associates in Clearwater, Florida

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22-Year Anniversary

• Easley Resource Group, Inc. in Lake Oswego, Oregon

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21-Year Anniversary

• J.D. Cotter Search, Inc. in Columbus, Ohio

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20-Year Anniversary

• 7 Solutions, USA in Kingston Springs, Tennessee

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18-Year Anniversary

• Kenefick & Associates, Inc. in Bath, North Carolina

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17-Year Anniversary

• Gables Search Group in Willoughby, Ohio
• Network of Excellence, Inc. in Overland Park, Kansas

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14-Year Anniversary

• Integritas Search in South Bend, Indiana

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12-Year Anniversary

• KOB Solutions, Inc. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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11-Year Anniversary

• Lodestar Executive Search, LLC in Granger, Indiana
• R.L. Wilson & Associates in Tyler, Texas

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10-Year Anniversary

• Lakeview Staffing Solutions, LLC in Green Bay, Wisconsin

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9-Year Anniversary

• Hollinger Jobs in Somerset, New Jersey

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8-Year Anniversary

• Client Staffing Solutions, Inc. in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
• DriveStaff in Wheaton, Illinois

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7-Year Anniversary

• ON-3, LLC in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
• Questgroup Consultants, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Tuscany Enterprises in El Dorado Hills, California

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6-Year Anniversary

• Premier Paths in Nokomis, Florida
• Universal Search Associates, LLC in Englishtown, New Jersey

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5-Year Anniversary

• Ambs Chemical Search in New Braunfels, Texas

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4-Year Anniversary

• CPG Talent Management, LLC in Elmhurst, Illinois
• James Grayem in Rancho Mission Viejo, California

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3-Year Anniversary

• Apex Global Recruiting in Christina Lake, British Columbia
• Client Growth Resources in Newton, Iowa
• Double M Resources in McFarland, Wisconsin
• Pam & Co. in Orlando, Florida

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2-Year Anniversary

• Douglas Nichole in Overland Park, KS
• ProSource IT in Miami Lakes, Florida
• Top Talent Search, LLC in Gilbert, Arizona

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1-Year Anniversary

• AKP Recruiting in Billings, MT
• Bradford Healthcare in Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Cole Professional Search in Ivy, VA
• Confident Search Consultants in Old Medford, OR
• Constructionexecs.com in Austell, GA
• EmployRight Medical Staffing in Coral Springs, FL
• Harkins Smith & Associates in Fort Mills, SC
• HRTC Technology, LLC in Marietta, GA
• Messa Consulting, Inc. in Kanata, ON
• Morgan Stephens in Tallahassee, FL
• Right Fit Recruitment in Surrey, BC
• Selective Resources, LLC in Guilford, IN
• The Elliott Jackson Group, LLC in San Tan Valley, AZ
• The Frey Consulting Group, Inc. in Santa Rosa Beach, FL

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Thank you to all of these agencies and the many others that have joined Top Echelon Network over the years. We look forward to many more anniversaries and split placements in the years ahead!