There is money to be made in TE Network.

And nobody knows that better than the recruiters who have made split placements recently in the Network. And that includes recruiters Christina Boudreaux of Connectly Recruiting and Bob Calamita of Execu-Tech.

That’s because Christina and Bob placed a VP of Finance Operations to earn a recruiting fee of $42,000 at 20%. As you might have guessed, that qualified as the largest split fee of the week in TE Network.

Congratulations are also in order for Charlie Isgette of Marlie Park Group. That’s because Charlie made his first TE split placement as a Network member, placing a Refrigeration Technician with Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting. The pair split a recruiting fee of $17,222 at 18%.

As a friendly neighborhood reminder, here is the information that we publish with our 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 29 through October 12, 2025.

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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Job recruiter: Christina Boudreaux of Connectly Recruiting

Candidate recruiter: Bob Calamita of Execu-Tech

Job title: VP FINANCE OPERATIONS

Overall placement fee: $42,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: IN HOUSE FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER

Overall placement fee: $16,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Charlie Isgette of Marlie Park Group

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: REFRIGERATION TECHNICIAN

Overall placement fee: $17,222.40

Fee percentage: 18%

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Job recruiter: Larry Basilone of Basilone Executive Search

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: TOOL AND DIE MAINTENANCE MACHINIST

Overall placement fee: $21,840

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Genie Matthews of Genie Matthews and Associates

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

Job title: ROTATING EQUIPMENT/MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $35,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Stephanie Stephens of KESST Global Network

Candidate recruiter: Katherine Mastantuono of The KPM Group

Job title: OUTSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Overall placement fee: $14,400

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Brenda Wylie-Biggs of KB Search Team, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Adam Pantelli of AJ Search

Job title: HR SPECIALIST

Overall placement fee: $16,250

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Rich Grunenwald of Advisory and Consulting Services LLC

Candidate recruiter: David J. Sgro of True North Consultants, Inc.

Job title: AUDITOR

Overall placement fee: $19,250

Fee percentage: 25%

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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.

Can you believe it’s already the middle of October? And on the heels of that, can you believe that TE Connect Fall 2025 is next week in Columbus, Ohio?

And if you’ve been keeping score at home, we’re almost done announcing the 2025 inductees into the Top Echelon Hall of Fame.

The first one was Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing.

The second was Sara Alexandroff of Sterling St. James, Inc.

The third was Joe Cresci of Food Management Search.

The fourth was Gary Elias of Elias Associates, Inc.

And our fifth and final inductee for 2025 is . . . Ann Boland of The Boland Group in Catonsville, Maryland!

The Boland Group joined TE Network in November of 2021, meaning that Ann has been a member of the Network for nearly 24 years.

Since joining, Ann has been part of 75 split placements in Top Echelon. Those 75 splits have helped her amass a career cash-in total in TE Network of nearly $1 million.

According to Top Echelon President and CEO Mark Demaree, Ann is exactly the type of recruiter that Top Echelon has in mind when it comes to Network membership.

“Ann has been one of the most split-placement minded and consistently productive recruiters in the history of TE Network,” said Mark. “She has been and continues to be a model Network member and has made significant contributions to Top Echelon and its recruiters.”

Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS has been Director of Network Development in Top Echelon nearly as long as Ann has been a member of TE Network. He lauded Ann for her accomplishments, as well as for her commitment to Top Echelon and her trading partners during the past two-plus decades.

“I can’t say enough about Ann’s desire to network with other recruiters and share resources to make split placements,” said Drea. “She has adhered to all Four Pillars of TE Network—Quality, Communication, Trust, and Active Participation—and she has certainly earned her induction into the Top Echelon Hall of Fame.’

Congratulations to Ann Boland and to all of the recruiters being enshrined into the Top Echelon Hall of Fame in 2025!

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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!

October means a lot of things . . . colder weather . . . the bright foliage associated with the fall season . . . the Cleveland Browns being the Cleveland Browns . . .

And the largest split fees in TE Network for the third quarter of the year!

Speaking of which, Network members Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates, LLC and Donna Coleman of Donna Coleman and Associates accounted for the largest split of the quarter. That’s because they placed a Vice President of Operations to earn a $50,000 fee at 25%.

But, as you have probably already guessed, that was not the only TE Network split placement with a sizeable fee that members made during the third quarter. There are many more below, including quite a few ties among recruiters.

Because the only thing better than TE Network split placements with big fees are more TE Network split placements with big fees!

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 TE Network during the quarter!

Largest Split Fees of the Third Quarter – 2025

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First Place:

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

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:

Pam Ratz DeVille of Selective Resources, LLC and Maggie Wolgamot of Ridgeback Recruiting

The position for this split placement was an Executive Director – Actuary and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 22%.

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

The fee for this split placement was $44,000.

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Third Place:

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

The position for this split placement was a General Manager 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 $43,750.

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Fourth Place:

Jeff Katz of JSK Recruiting and Thomas Trese of Tom Trese Networking LLC

The position for this split placement was a Procurement Packaging Manager and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 23%.

Jeff was the job order recruiter and Thomas was the candidate recruiter.

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

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Fifth Place (Tie):

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

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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Fifth Place (Tie):

Clint Martz of A to Z Search Group and Derek Hilbert of Kingfisher Recruiting

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

Clint was the job order recruiter and Derek was the candidate recruiter.

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

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Fifth Place (Tie):

Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC and Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

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

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

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

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Sixth Place (Tie):

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

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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Sixth Place (Tie):

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

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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Seventh Place:

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

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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Eighth Place:

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

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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Ninth Place:

Tom Christensen of C. H. Thomas Search, LLC and Jeff Calannio of Software Placement Group, SPG

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

Tom was the job order recruiter and Jeff was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $32,500.

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Tenth Place:

David Manns of Access Staffing and Wendy Jespersen of Alliance Search Group, Inc.

The position for this split placement was a Quality Manager – Manufacturing and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 24.50%.

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

The fee for this split placement was $31,850.

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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.

Last week, we announced the Recruiters of the Month in TE Network. So you know what that means . . .

This week, we’re announcing the Recruiters of the Quarter in the Network!

It should come as no surprise that perennial top producer Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting claimed the top spot for the third quarter. Brad was part of 18 split placements in TE Network during the quarter. Those splits brought him a cash-in total of more than $120K.

Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc. also topped $100K for the quarter. Steve made 12 split placements, accumulating a cash-in total of $104,742 in the process.

So while times might be tough in the job market overall and the recruiting profession specifically, there is still money to be made in split placements.

Let’s make the fourth quarter the best that it can be and get ready for a prosperous 2026!

Below is the information that we include with the Recruiters of the Quarter feature in TE 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 date that each recruiter’s agency joined TE Network
5. The number of splits each recruiter has made during their TE Network career
6. Each recruiter’s cash-in total for their TE Network career

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

Recruiters of the Third Quarter – 2025

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First Place:

Recruiter: Brad Dodge
Agency: iLocatum Recruiting
Placements: Eighteen (18)
Cash-in total: $120,631.39
Career Top Echelon placements: 231
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $1,867,420.24

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Second Place:

Recruiter: Steve Kohn
Agency: Affinity Executive Search, Inc.
Placements: Twelve (12)
Cash-in total: $104,742.40
Career Top Echelon placements: 577
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $5,259,870.60

 

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Third Place:

Recruiter: Maria Hemminger 
Agency: MJ Recruiters, LLC
Placements: Four (4)
Cash-in total: $59,690.00
Career Top Echelon placements: 255
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $2,233,006.96

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Fourth Place:

Recruiter: Michael Stuck
Agency: Gables Search Group
Placements: Seven (7)
Cash-in total: $59,545.41
Career Top Echelon placements: 608
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $4,370,425.15

 

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Fifth Place:

Recruiter: Amy Chapman
Agency: Key People Staffing
Placements: Four (4)
Cash-in total: $52,640.00
Career Top Echelon placements: 104
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $1,322,205.41

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Sixth Place:

Recruiter: Sara Alexandroff
Agency: Sterling St. James
Placements: Five (5)
Cash-in total: $46,598.15
Career Top Echelon placements: 95
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $845,376.25

 

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Seventh Place:

Recruiter: Clint Martz 
Agency: A to Z Search Group
Placements: Three (3)
Cash-in total: $44,650.00
Career Top Echelon placements: 9
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $70,500.00

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Eighth Place (Tie):

Recruiter: Donna Coleman  
Agency: Donna Coleman and Associates
Placements: Two (2)
Cash-in total: $44,062.50
Career Top Echelon placements: 11
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $112,610.12

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Eighth Place (Tie):

Recruiter: Ron Sunshine 
Agency: Ron Sunshine Associates, LLC
Placements: Two (2)
Cash-in total: $44,062.50
Career Top Echelon placements: 89
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $955,134.08

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Ninth Place:

Recruiter: Kendra Arnold 
Agency: A Plus Hire Right Search Group, LLC
Placements: Five (5)
Cash-in total: $33,855.59
Career Top Echelon placements: 9
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $33,855.59

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Tenth Place:

Recruiter: Derek Hilbert
Agency: Kingfisher Recruiting
Placements: Two (2)
Cash-in total: $33,370.00
Career Top Echelon placements: 3
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $33,370.00

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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.

Top Echelon Training and Support Manager Todd Bossler recently conducted a special TE Recruit Training Tuesday webinar titled, “Careers Page Power in TE Recruit: Post, Promote, and Place More.”

You may have attended this free webinar on Tuesday, September 2. 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, TE Recruit, 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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Your next great hire could start right on your own website. Are you ready to make it happen?

Top Echelon’s Careers Page makes it easier than ever to showcase your open positions, attract qualified candidates, and manage applications. And you can do so all in one streamlined, professional space!

During the next webinar video in Top Echelon’s Training Tuesday series, Training and Support Manager Todd Bossler will show you how to maximize the power of the Job Board.

Specifically, Todd will walk attendees through:

• How to set up and customize the Careers Page included with your account
• Posting options and best practices to boost job visibility
• Receiving and managing applicants directly from your site
• Using Custom Forms to capture the exact information you need
• Driving traffic to your postings with Quicklinks
• And much more!

If you’re ready to attract more qualified candidates and create a polished, professional hub for your open roles, this Careers Page deep dive is the perfect place to start.

So join Todd and Top Echelon and tap into “Careers Page Power in TE Recruit®”!

Watch this TE Recruit 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 TE 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.