Top Echelon Network recruiters have made a lot of placements with a lot of big fees during the past several weeks. If you want proof, you only have to look below at the largest split fees of the quarter!

And the Largest Split Fee of the Quarter was a doozy. That’s because Mark Rowbottom of Rowbottom Partners and Maggie Wolgamot of Ridgeback Management Services, LLC placed a Director of Data Center Engineering to earn a fee totaling $83,625.

If past years are any indication, Mark and Maggie will be in the running for the Largest Split Fee of the Year Award at the end of 2023.

However, many other recruiters made many other split placements resulting in many other large fees. So we invite you to feast your eyes on the largest split fees of the quarter in Top Echelon Network!

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.

Congratulations to everybody who made the largest split fees in Top Echelon Network during the quarter!

Largest Split Fees of the First Quarter – 2023

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First Place:

Mark Rowbottom of Rowbottom Partners and Maggie Wolgamot of Ridgeback Management Services, LLC

The position for this split placement was a Director of Data Center Engineering and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 30%.

Mark was the job order recruiter and Maggie was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $83,625.

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Second Place (Tie):

Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing and Eric Berg of JN Adams & Associates, Inc.

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

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

The fee for this split placement was $50,000.

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Second Place (Tie):

Amber Schleinkofer of KB Search Team, LLC and Jay Sitapara of Talent Partners, Inc. (inactive)

The position for this split placement was a Head of Global Business Transformation and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Amber was the job order recruiter and Jay was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $50,000.

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Third Place:

Christina Boudreaux of Connectly Recruiting and Ann Boland of The Boland Group

The position for this split placement was a Chief Human Resources Officer and the fee percentage associated with this placement was flat.

Christina was the job order recruiter and Ann was the candidate recruiter.

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

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Fourth Place:

Kristy Staggs of Byrnes & Rupkey, Inc. and Gary Schultz of Work 22, Inc.

The position for this split placement was a Field Sales Application Engineer and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 30%.

Kristy was the job order recruiter and Gary was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $43,500.

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Fifth Place (Tie):

Nick Stoia, CPC of ASAP Search and Bob White of Impact Solutions, Inc.

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

Nick was the job order recruiter and Bob was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $41,250.

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Fifth Place (Tie):

Chuck Cole of Cole Professional Search and Kristy Cardwell of The Bradley Group

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

Chuck was the job order recruiter and Kristy was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $41,250.

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Sixth Place:

Mike Duke of Career Development Partners and Gary Thompson of Gary Thompson

The position for this split placement was a Director of Manufacturing Operations and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

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

The fee for this split placement was $40,625.

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Seventh Place:

Joshua Shaw of Resource Squared (inactive) and Sal Leone of CYRIS Executive Search

The position for this split placement was a VP of Sales and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 18%.

Joshua was the job order recruiter and Sal was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $40,500.

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Eighth Place (Tie):

James Sullivan of Ethical Search Professionals, Ltd. and Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

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

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

The fee for this split placement was $37,500.

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Eighth Place (Tie):

Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC and David M. Sgro of True North Consultants, Inc.

The position for this split placement was an ERP Implementation & IT Project Manager and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 30%.

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

The fee for this split placement was $37,500.

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Ninth Place:

Steve Schanz of CPS Recruitment and Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc.

The position for this split placement was a Global Operations Leader and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 19%.

Steve Schanz was the job order recruiter and Steve Kohn was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $36,100.

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Tenth Place:

Holly Weber of Global Talent Resources Corp. and Brian Hulecki of Career Transitions, LLC

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

Holly was the job order recruiter and Brian was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $34,500.

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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 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

If the first quarter is any indication, Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group is on pace for another million dollar year in Top Echelon Network.

That’s because Michael billed nearly $261K through the Network during the first quarter of the year. As you can see below, that means he’s the Recruiter of the Quarter!

However, he was not only the one who made quite a bit of money through Top Echelon during the quarter. Five recruiters made at least $100K, and almost every Preferred Member in the top 10 collected at least $50K in the first three months of 2023.

Below is the information that we include with the Recruiter of the Quarter feature in Top Echelon Network:

1. The top 10 recruiters for the quarter
2. The “cash-in” total for each recruiter during the quarter. (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 quarter.)
3. The number of splits that the recruiters made during the quarter
4. The number of splits each recruiter has made during their Network career
5. Each recruiter’s cash-in total for their Network career

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

Recruiters of the First Quarter – 2023

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First Place:

Recruiter: Michael Stuck
Agency: Gables Search Group
Placements: Thirty-Eight (38)
Cash-in total: $260,955.04
Career Top Echelon placements: 504
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $3,445,645.68

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Second Place:

Recruiter: Trey Cameron
Agency: Cameron Craig Group
Placements: Eighteen (18)
Cash-in total: $164,634.42
Career Top Echelon placements: 1,292
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $10,153,528.06

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Third Place:

Recruiter: Steve Kohn
Agency: Affinity Executive Search, Inc.
Placements: Twelve (12)
Cash-in total: $131,363.04
Career Top Echelon placements: 517
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $4,622,825.33

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Fourth Place:

Recruiter: Maria Hemminger 
Agency: MJ Recruiters, LLC
Placements: Eleven (11)
Cash-in total: $125,917.70
Career Top Echelon placements: 228
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $1,888,157.16

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Fifth Place:

Recruiter: Bob White 
Agency: Impact Solutions, Inc.
Placements: Fifteen (15)
Cash-in total: $103,750.93
Career Top Echelon placements: 92
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $651,418.52

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Sixth Place:

Recruiter: Gary Thompson  
Agency: Gary Thompson
Placements: Ten (10)
Cash-in total: $75,631.15
Career Top Echelon placements: 56
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $466,888.61

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Seventh Place:

Recruiter: Chuck Cole
Agency: Cole Professional Search
Placements: Five (5)
Cash-in total: $58,426.79
Career Top Echelon placements: 42
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $495,141.16

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Eighth Place:

Recruiter: Amy Chapman
Agency: Key People Staffing
Placements: Four (4)
Cash-in total: $55,178.00
Career Top Echelon placements: 68
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $742,953.91

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Ninth Place:

Recruiter: Phil Hurd 
Agency: Oculus Search Partners, LLC 
Placements: Seven (7)
Cash-in total: $53,812.26
Career Top Echelon placements: 60
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $350,889.07

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Tenth Place:

Recruiter: Jim Strickland 
Agency: BioSource Recruiters
Placements: Five (5)
Cash-in total: $49,622.60
Career Top Echelon placements: 213
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $1,626,970.44

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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 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

We have another stack of split placements this week for you, hot off the griddle!

(And yes, you may enjoy them with butter and syrup, if you’d like. Who are we to judge?)

In the meantime, please note that there are 14 splits listed below. In addition, Mark Shemroske of Tri-S Recruiters, Inc. and Haira Omanan of Raymond Search Group placed a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to generate a $30,375 fee at 22.5%.

So congratulations to Mark and Haira for making the largest split fee of the week in TE!

And also a special shout-out to two recruiters who recently made their first split placement in Top Echelon Network. Those recruiters are Chris Harder of Harder Recruiting and Amanda Peterson of RiverLink Staffing.

As a friendly neighborhood reminder, here is the information that we publish with our weekly placements:

• Names of the split recruiting partners involved (with their profile photos, when available)
• Job title
• Overall placement fee (before TE’s 6% brokerage fee, of course)
• Fee percentage

Please note that the placements listed below reflect deals finalized in Top Echelon Network for the period from April 10 through April 16, 2023.

Remember, if you don’t want information related to your Network 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 Top Echelon Network!

This Week’s Top Echelon Split Placements

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Job recruiter: John Spindler of The River Group

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

Job title: PROJECT MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $18,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Justin Bidwell of Bidwell & Associates, LLC

Job title: PAYROLL/HR COORDINATOR

Overall placement fee: $9,600

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Lawrence T. Ploscowe of EXEK Recruiters, Ltd.

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: PROJECT MANAGERS

Overall placement fee: $28,750

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Adam Krueger of Sun Recruiting, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Joe Cresci of Food Management Search

Job title: CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $22,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Cathy George, CPC of C. G. & Company

Candidate recruiter: Amy Dunn Comiskey, CPC of Technology Recruiting Solution

Job title: ACCOUNTANT

Overall placement fee: $14,800

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Jeff Katz of JSK Recruiting

Candidate recruiter: Lauren Gardner of Veterans Employment

Job title: MAINTENANCE MECHANIC

Overall placement fee: $16,177

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Chris Harder of Harder Recruiting

Job title: EDI, ERP, AND SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATOR

Overall placement fee: $24,250

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Bob White of Impact Solutions, Inc.

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

Job title: ENGLISH AND SPANISH SPEAKING HR EMPLOYMENT RECRUITER

Overall placement fee: $18,750

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Jeff Katz of JSK Recruiting

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

Job title: DEMAND PLANNING ANALYST

Overall placement fee: $21,620

Fee percentage: 23%

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Job recruiter: Mark Shemroske of Tri-S Recruiters, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Haira Omanan of Raymond Search Group

Job title: MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $30,375

Fee percentage: 22.5%

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Job recruiter: Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC

Candidate recruiter: David M. Sgro of True North Consultants, LLC

Job title: DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR/BUSINESS ANAYST

Overall placement fee: $25,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Larry Basilone of Basilone Executive Search

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: COST ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $26,250

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Brian Gruen of Gruen Search Consultants, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: TESTING AND COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR

Overall placement fee: $10,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Amanda Peterson of RiverLink Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Bob White of Impact Solutions, Inc.

Job title: IT BUSINESS ANALYST

Overall placement fee: $18,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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If you’re a newer 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.

Top Echelon Customer Success Manager J.D. Fye recently conducted a special Training Tuesday webinar titled, “Organize Your Desk and Process with Hotlists!”

You may have attended this free webinar on Tuesday, April 4. On the other hand, you may not have been in attendance.

Regardless, we have the recorded version of the webinar, which I am presenting to you now. (The recording is also located in the Top Echelon Help Center.)

If you are not a user of our recruiting software, then check out the video, anyway, to see how the software could benefit your recruiting desk and agency.

We at Top Echelon are continually working to make the resources that we provide to our customers better, and this is yet more proof!

Below is the official description of this training video:

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Staying organized can be a challenge, and keeping your extensive Top Echelon ATS database of candidates, clients, and positions organized can feel like an impossible task. How can you save that perfect candidate for a later opening? How do you keep track of your long list of potential business?

Luckily, we have the perfect solution: the Hotlists feature!

Join Customer Success Manager J.D. Fye for a look at this advanced feature during the next Training Tuesday webinar video, as he discusses:

• How to create and customize your first Hotlist
• How to add records to a Hotlist
• What to do with those records
• Various examples of typical Hotlists
• And much more!

The first quarter of the year is already over, so gear up for a great second quarter and second half of 2023 and “Organize Your Desk and Process with Hotlists!”

Watch this Help Center training video!

Remember to check The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog every week for more updates regarding Top Echelon software improvements and upgrades.

If you have any questions about how you can maximize your Top Echelon split network membership, please contact 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.