The Pinnacle | 10-07-2026 Issue of The Pinnacle Archives

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Split Placements

Enjoying the Fall Season with TE Network Splits

by Matthew Deutsch on October 5, 2026

Ah, the fall season (or autumn, if you prefer). Crisp weather, hot soup, pumpkin spice [insert your chosen food or beverage here] . . . what better way to enjoy the season?

Matthew Deutsch

I’ll tell you what better way: making placements, that’s what. Making placements is the best way to enjoy the fall season, and there are recruiters in this issue of The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog who are doing just that.

Those recruiters include Anjela Mangrum of Mangrum Career Solutions, LLC and Victor Lopez of Resource One International. Anjela and Victor recently placed an Account Executive – Industrial Technology Solutions to earn a fee of $37,500 at 25%.

And that just so happens to represent the largest split fee of the week in TE Network . . . so now let’s drink/eat some pumpkin spice stuff to celebrate!

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

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

Please note that the placements listed below reflect deals finalized in TE Network for the period from September 28 through October 4, 2026.

Remember, if you don’t want information related to your split placements published in The Pinnacle, please send an email to marketing@topechelon.com to that effect.

Once again, congratulations to everybody below for the split placements they made in TE Network!

This Week’s Split Placements

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Kristy Staggs

Sara Alexandroff

Job recruiter: Kristy Staggs of Byrnes & Rupkey, Inc.

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

Job title: WELDER

Overall placement fee: $11,232

Fee percentage: 20%

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Dawn Belyeu-Long

Brian Gruen

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

Candidate recruiter: Dawn Belyeu-Long of NorthStar Career Directions

Job title: TEXTILE DESIGNER – RUG

Overall placement fee: $27,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Anjela Mangrum

Victor Lopez

Job recruiter: Anjela Mangrum of Mangrum Career Solutions, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Victor Lopez of Resource One International

Job title: ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE – INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

Overall placement fee: $37,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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David Wood, CPC

Hani Mussa

Job recruiter: David Wood, CPC of The David Wood Company

Candidate recruiter: Hani Mussa of Knowhirematch, LLC

Job title: LEAD PLANT OPERATOR

Overall placement fee: $25,376

Fee percentage: 20%

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Michael Agen

Steve Schroeder

Job recruiter: Michael Agen of New Solutions Group, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Steve Schroeder of Stratus Staffing

Job title: HOME CARE SALES ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Overall placement fee: $4,000

Fee percentage: Flat

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Nathan Gruen

Lisa Vella Puff

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

Candidate recruiter: Lisa Vella Puff of L.V. Enterprises

Job title: SENIOR HOME TEXTILES DESIGNER

Overall placement fee: $17,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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If you’re a newer TE 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.

Largest Split Fee of the Month

The Top Split Recruiting Fees of the Month in TE

by Matthew Deutsch on October 4, 2026

As you may already know, Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC and Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing were the top two recruiters in TE Network during the month of September.

Matthew Deutsch

That’s because not only did they make multiple placements in the Network during the month, but they also made placements with large recruiting fees. In fact, as you can see below, Maria and Amy are both represented on the list of the biggest split fees in TE Network for September.

Maria was part of two of the biggest split fees during the month, while Amy was part of the Largest Split Fee of the Month for the second month in a row. Amy placed a Director of Sales – Walmart and Sam’s Club with Mack Moore of Redline Recruits to earn a $55,000 fee at 25%.

So while the economy and job market may be tough right now, there are still placement opportunities for members of TE Network. So do what you can to maximize your membership . . . and let’s make some splits!

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 Placement Fees – September 2026

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First Place:

Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing and Mack Moore of Redline Recruits

Amy Chapman

Mack Moore

The position for this split placement was a Director of Sales – Walmart and Sam’s Club and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

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

The fee for this split placement was $55,000.

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Second Place:

Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC and Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group (inactive)

Maria Hemminger

Trey Cameron

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

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

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

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Third Place:

Claire Monte of Data Search Network and James Bates of InnovaMatch, LLC

Claire Monte

James Bates

The position for this split placement was a Data Base Administrator and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 20%.

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

The fee for this split placement was $39,000.

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Fourth Place (Tie):

Steve Torosian of Forest Recruiting Group aka Affiliated Recruiters Network and Hani Mussa of Knowhirematch, LLC

Hani Mussa

Steve Torosian

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

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

The fee for this split placement was $38,750.

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Fourth Place (Tie):

Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC and Veronica Snyder of Career Professionals, Inc.

Maria Hemminger

Veronica Snyder

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

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

The fee for this split placement was $38,750.

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Fifth Place:

Anjela Mangrum of Mangrum Career Solutions, LLC and Victor Lopez of Resource One International

Anjela Mangrum

Victor Lopez

The position for this split placement was an Account Executive – Industrial Technology Solutions and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Anjela was the job order recruiter and Victor was the candidate recruiter.

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

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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

Hemminger, Chapman Lead the Way in September

by Matthew Deutsch on October 3, 2026

Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC and Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing are powerhouses as members of TE Network.

Matthew Deutsch

First of all, they’re both members of the Top Echelon Hall of Fame. Second, they’ve both been very productive during their time in the Network. How productive? They’ve combined to make exactly 400 split placements in TE Network for a cash-in total of more than $4 million.

And most recently, they led the way in terms of production in TE Network during the month of September!

As you can see below, Maria won Recruiter of the Month honors, followed by Amy in second place. Between the two of them, they generated more than $100,000 through TE Network in September, which is a huge return on the investment they’ve made in the Network.

And the best part? Maria and Amy are far from done. They have many more placements to make and many more awards to win.

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!