The Largest Split Fee in the History of Top Echelon

This is a big week for TE Network split placements in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog.

Why? Thank you for asking. There are multiple reasons why, starting with the fact that two Network members recently generated the largest split fee in the history of Top Echelon!

Those two members are Clint Martz of A to Z Search Group and Sean Bonner of Intensiv, LLC. Clint and Sean placed a General Manager to earn a fee of $112,500 at 25%.

(Steve Brody of Executive Resource Systems and Trish Kuykendall of Source Financial Staffing held the record previously. That duo placed a Tax Partner in 2023 to earn a fee of $100,917.)

This is also a week of firsts in The Pinnacle, specifically first TE Network split placements. That’s because the following five recruiters recently notched their first splits as a member of the Network:

• Joe Brown of Genesis
• Joel Brown of Kace Premier Medical Talent, Inc.
• Kevin St. Cyr of Saint Cyr Partners
• Mack Moore of Redline Recruits
• Carey Parks of Talent Kind Search

In fact, Joe and Joel made their first TE Network split . . . with each other. Not only that, but they also earned a $56K fee in the process. That makes it twice as special, not to mention twice as fun.

So while 2026 has been rough overall for recruiters (and the job market in general), there is much to celebrate in TE Network this week. So let’s 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 July 21 through August 2, 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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Job recruiter: Kristy Staggs of Byrnes & Rupkey, Inc.

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

Job title: ASSISTANT PLANT ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $25,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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

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

Job title: PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Overall placement fee: $16,640

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Clint Martz of A to Z Search Group

Candidate recruiter: Sean Bonner of Intensiv, LLC

Job title: GENERAL MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $112,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Joe Brown of Genesis

Candidate recruiter: Joel Brown of Kace Premier Medical Talent, Inc.

Job title: PHYSICIAN DIRECTOR – INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Overall placement fee: $56,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Kevin St. Cyr of Saint Cyr Partners

Candidate recruiter: Jeff Crowley of JobFormance, LLC

Job title: STRATEGIC SOURCING COMMODITY MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $32,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Jana Rugg of Ridgemont Resources, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: PHARMACIST IN CHARGE – INDEPENDENT COMPOUNDING

Overall placement fee: $18,000

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Charlie Isgette of Marlie Park Group

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: RECRUITER – STAFFING FIRM – BILINGUAL

Overall placement fee: $8,250

Fee percentage: 15%

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

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: INSTRUMENT & CONTROL TECHNICIAN II

Overall placement fee: $31,200

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Alan Daum of Alan N. Daum & Associates, Inc.

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

Job title: INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROLS ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $14,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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

Candidate recruiter: Amy Marshall of Management Business Solutions, Inc.

Job title: PRODUCTION SUPERVIOR

Overall placement fee: $15,600

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Joe Cresci of Food Management Search

Candidate recruiter: Mack Moore of Redline Recruits

Job title: DISTRIBUTION CENTER MANAGER – GROCERY/FOODS

Overall placement fee: $20,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Jana Rugg of Ridgemont Resources, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Carey Parks of Talent Kind Search

Job title: TALENT ACQUISITION SPECIALIST

Overall placement fee: $24,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Mike Burks of T. Burks & Associates

Candidate recruiter: Gary Schultz of Work 22, Inc.

Job title: MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $30,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Mark Crabtree of Crabtree & Eller, LLC

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

Job title: PRODUCT MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $27,000

Fee percentage: 22.5%

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Job recruiter: Kerry Boehner of KOB Solutions, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: SCIENTIST

Overall placement fee: $34,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Pat McCombs, CPC of KB Search Team, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Overall placement fee: $16,900

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.