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Largest Split Fee of the Month

Presenting the Largest Split Fee in TE History!

by Matthew Deutsch on September 11, 2023

We at Top Echelon are pleased to announce that a record has been broken. That record?

The largest split placement fee in Top Echelon Network history . . . and the last remaining Charter Member of the Network was part of it!

Steve Brody of Steve Brody was one of 20 recruiting agencies that joined the Network on March 8, 1988. And now, more than 35 years later, he’s helped to set a Top Echelon record that may never be broken.

Steve and split recruiting partner Trish Kuykendall of Source Financial Staffing recently placed a Tax Partner to earn a placement fee of $100,917! After Top Echelon’s 6% brokerage fee, each recruiter took home the tidy sum of $47,431.

Trust me when I say there is a lot to “unpack” with this story, which is why this won’t be the last time you hear about it. We’ll be sharing more details in the coming weeks, but here are some “sneak-peek details”:

This was Trish’s very first split placement in Top Echelon Network!
The placement fee broke the record set by Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates, LLC and Norma Wallis of LME Resources, LLC. Ron and Norma placed a Vice President of Sales in 2016 to generate a fee of $95,000.
Steve has reached another milestone in Top Echelon, as he is now part of the Million Dollar Club in terms of cash-in through the Network. (He had already been a member of the 100 Placement Club.)
Needless to say—but I’m saying it, anyway—this is the first time that a Top Echelon Network placement fee has reached the $100K plateau.

But of course, this was not the only large placement fee in the Network during the month of August. There are more big fees below upon which you can feast your eyes . . .

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 Steve and Trish to everybody on the list below for scoring some BIG placement fees during the month!

Largest Split Fees – August 2023

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First Place:

Steve Brody of Steve Brody and Trish Kuykendall of Source Financial Staffing

Steve Brody

Trish Kuykendall

The position for this split placement was a Tax Partner and the fee percentage associated with this placement was Flat.

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

The fee for this split placement was $100,917.

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Second Place:

Doug Boyce of Priority One Search and Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Michael Stuck

Doug Boyce

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

Doug was the job order recruiter and Michael was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $42,500.

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Third Place:

Jamie Frankovitch of Kyler Professional Search and Bob White of Impact Solutions, Inc.

Bob White

Jamie Frankovitch

The position for this split placement was a Chief Financial Officer and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 18%.

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

The fee for this split placement was $35,279.

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Fourth Place:

David M. Sgro of True North Consultants, LLC and Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc.

Steve Kohn

David M. Sgro

The position for this split placement was a Manager – Business Applications and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 20%.

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

The fee for this split placement was $32,000.

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Fifth Place:

Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group and Sarah Katz of First Search, Inc.

Sarah Katz

Michael Stuck

The position for this split placement was a Machine Control Territory Sales Rep and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Michael was the job order recruiter and Sarah was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $31,250.

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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.

Recruiter of the Month

Cameron Back on Top as Recruiter of the Month in TE

by Matthew Deutsch on September 10, 2023

Once upon a time, Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group was routinely crowned as the Recruiter of the Month, Recruiter of the Quarter, and Recruiter of the Year.

Then, Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group dethroned Trey and took his place, winning those awards with regularity during the past couple of years. Now, though, at least for the month of August, Trey is back on top.

As you can see below, Trey earned Recruiter of the Month honors, beating out Michael and three other contenders. One of those contenders was Charter Member Steve Brody, who made the most of the Largest Split Fee in Top Echelon Network History, helping him to gain a spot in the top five.

Below is the information that we include with the Recruiters of the Month feature in Top Echelon 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 made.)
The number of splits that the recruiters made during the month.
The number of splits each recruiter has made during their Network career.
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 Network 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!