The Pinnacle | 09-10-2025 Issue of The Pinnacle Archives

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Presenting the Third 2025 Hall of Fame Inductee

by Matthew Deutsch on September 8, 2025

First, we announced the induction of TE Network recruiter Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing into the Top Echelon Hall of Fame.

Matthew Deutsch

And then last week, we announced the induction of Sara Alexandroff of Sterling St. James, Inc. into the 2025 Hall of Fame class.

This week, we’re announcing the third member of Top Echelon’s 2025 Hall of Fame class, and that member is . . . Joe Cresci of Food Management Search!

Joe and Food Management Search joined TE Network in November of 2016. During that nearly nine-year stretch, Joe has made 98 split placements in the Network, and those splits have brought him a cash-in total of over $800K.

Joe has been a paragon of productivity during his time as a TE Network member, consistently engaging his trading partners and churning our splits year after year. He has also adhered to The Four Pillars of TE Network—Quality, Communication, Trust, and Active Participation—and earned his Certified Split Placement Partner designation.

In short, Joe has done everything within his power to be successful as a member of TE Network . . . and that’s exactly why he has become successful and is now a member of the Top Echelon Hall of Fame.

But let’s hear what Joe has to say about this honor!

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“As I approach my 10-year anniversary with Top Echelon, I’m honored to be inducted into the Hall of Fame and to also be a Certified Split Placement Partner. When I joined TE, I didn’t have a fully built recruiting structure, but the foundation of TE’s Policies, the Golden Rules, and the framework of Quality, Communication, Trust, and Active Participation provided the very best roadmap to get me here today.

“The real success of this Network has always been rooted in the professionalism, trust, and expertise of my trading partners, many of whom have become good friends. Together, we’ve proven that when we honor this great foundation, great things will happen.

“I also want to recognize the Top Echelon Software team. Their professionalism, ongoing platform improvements, training programs, bi-annual meetings, and yes, their unfailing good humor have been instrumental in keeping me sharp, connected, and ahead of the curve.”

“This milestone is as much about you, the Network, as it is about me. Here’s to continued growth, stronger partnerships, and many more successful splits. Thank you and cheers!”

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Be sure to check The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog (as well as Top Echelon’s official LinkedIn account) for future announcements regarding 2025 inductees into Top Echelon’s Hall of Fame!

Largest Split Fee of the Month

Presenting the Largest TE Split Fees of the Month

by Matthew Deutsch on September 7, 2025

We have some large recruiting fees in TE Network for the month of August!

Matthew Deutsch

In fact, Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates, LLC and Donna Coleman of Donna Coleman and Associates were responsible for the Largest Split Fee of the Month. Ron and Donna placed a Vice President of Operations to earn a $50,000 fee at 25%.

Is it a coincidence that both Ron and Donna are Certified Split Placement Partners? No, it is not!

When you’re a Certified Split Placement Partner, you’re better equipped to work the Network the way it was intended . . . so that it can work for YOU!

As a friendly reminder, Top Echelon determines the monthly and quarterly winners of its TE 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 scoring some BIG placement fees during the month!

Largest Split Fees – August 2025

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First Place:

Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates, LLC and Donna Coleman of Donna Coleman and Associates

Ron Sunshine

Donna Coleman

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

Ron was the job order recruiter and Donna was the candidate recruiter.

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

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Second Place:

Erika Staszewski of Integritas Search and Gary Schultz of Work 22, Inc.

Erika Staszewski

Gary Schultz

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

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

The fee for this split placement was $40,000.

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Third Place (Tie):

Janis Mitchell of Precise Resource, Inc. and Kendra Arnold of A Plus Hire Right Search Group, LLC

Janis Mitchell

Kendra Arnold

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

Janis was the job order recruiter and Kendra was the candidate recruiter.

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

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Third Place (Tie):

Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing and Sara Alexandroff of Sterling St. James, Inc.

Amy Chapman

Sara Alexandroff

The position for this split placement was a Supply Chain Leader (Director) and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

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

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

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Fourth Place:

Cliff Rusnak of M-Works Search and Eden Shuster of Eden Capital Careers

Cliff Rusnak

Eden Shuster

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

Cliff was the job order recruiter and Eden was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $35,000.

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Fifth Place:

Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC and Angela Marasco of A. Marasco Recruiting, LLC

Maria Hemminger

Angela Marasco

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

Maria was the job order recruiter and Angela 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.

Recruiter of the Month

Steve Kohn is Recruiter of the Month for August

by Matthew Deutsch on September 6, 2025

The recruiters of the month in TE Network include four Top Echelon Hall of Fame members and a new Network member who has already made five split placements since joining Top Echelon in March of this year!

Matthew Deutsch

The Recruiter of the Month in TE Network for August? Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc. Steve was part of six Network placements and his cash-in total for those six splits was nearly $50K.

The new TE Network member? Kendra Arnold of A Plus Hire Right Search Group, LLC. Kendra was part of four TE splits during the month, helping her to secure the third spot in the TE Network rankings for August.

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

The top five (5) recruiters for the month.
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.)
The number of splits that the recruiters made during the month.
The number of splits each recruiter has made during their TE Network career.
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!