The Top 10 Placement Fees in TE for 2023

When the placement was first made and the fee was known, it was almost a foregone conclusion that it was going to the Highest Split Fee of the Year in Top Echelon Network for 2024.

After all, it was already the Highest Split Fee in the history of the Network. It was unlikely to be dethroned before the end of 2023, and it was not.

So we at Top Echelon are pleased to announce that Steve Brody of Steve Brody and Trish Kuykendall of Source Financial Staffing are responsible for the Largest Split Fee of the Year for 2024 in Top Echelon Network!

Steve and Trish placed a Tax Partner at a flat percentage to earn a recruiting fee of $100,917!

Of course, as monumental as it was (and is), that fee was not the only large fee produced in Top Echelon Network during 2023. In fact, there is a host of other placements and fees listed below, representing the top 10 placement fees in Top Echelon for the year.

However . . . you might have noticed that there are more than 10 fees listed below. That’s because there were ties among Network recruiters, lots of ties. And we certainly did NOT want to leave anybody out. As they say, the more, the merrier.

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 year.

Congratulations to everybody who made the largest split fees in Top Echelon Network during the quarter!  Congratulations to Steve Brody of Steve Brody and Trish Kuykendall of Source Financial Staffing who placed a Tax Partner for a split placement fee of $100,917 flat!

Largest Split Fees of 2023

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First Place

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

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:

Mark Rowbottom of Rowbottom Partners and Maggie Wolgamot of Ridgeback Management Services, LLC

The position for this split placement was a Director of Data Center Engineering and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 30%.

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

The fee for this split placement was $83,625.

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Third Place:

Rich Grunenwald of Advisory and Consulting Services, LLC and Ben Banik of Integritas Search

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

Rich was the job order recruiter and Ben was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $58,750.

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Fourth Place:

Nick Stoia, CPC of ASAP Search and Steve Schanz of CPS Recruitment

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

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

The fee for this split placement was $54,000.

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Fifth Place (Tie):

Brad McMillan of RPM ReSearch and Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc.

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

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

The fee for this split placement was $52,500.

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Fifth Place (Tie):

Christina Boudreaux of Connectly Recruiting and Ann Boland of The Boland Group

The position for this split placement was a SVP of Business Development and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Christina was the job order recruiter and Ann was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $52,500.

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Sixth Place (Tie):

Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing and Eric Berg of JN Adams & Associates, Inc.

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

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

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

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Sixth Place (Tie):

Amber Schleinkofer of KB Search Team, LLC and Jay Sitapara of Talent Partners, Inc.

The position for this split placement was a Head of Global Business Transformation and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Amber was the job order recruiter and Jay was the candidate recruiter.

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

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Sixth Place (Tie):

Carol McBride of RCC Group, LLC and Phil Hurd of Oculus Search Partners, LLC

The position for this split placement was a VP of Accounting and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Carol was the job order recruiter and Phil was the candidate recruiter.

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

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Sixth Place (Tie):

Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates, LLC and Chuck Sissom of Sissom & Associates

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

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

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

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Seventh Place:

Doug Boyce of Priority One Search and Emily McBride of Paul Mitchell Group

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 Emily was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $48,750.

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Eighth Place:

Carol McBride of RCC Group, LLC and Thyra Gadek of Southwest Accounting Resources

The position for this split placement was an AVP of Real Estate Tax and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Carol was the job order recruiter and Thyra was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $46,250.

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Ninth Place:

Pam Ratz DeVille of Selective Resources, LLC and Tom Daly of Tom Daly

The position for this split placement was a Controller – Advisor to CFO and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 27%.

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

The fee for this split placement was $45,900.

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10th Place:

Christina Boudreaux of Connectly Recruiting and Ann Boland of The Boland Group

The position for this split placement was a Chief Human Resources Officer and the fee percentage associated with this placement was flat.

Christina was the job order recruiter and Ann was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $45,000.

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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.