Split Placements Heating Up in TE Network

As we enter the second month of the year, split placements are starting to heat up in TE Network. (Although the weather, for most of the country, has not.)

And there is nothing hotter than a split placement that commands a fee of nearly $60K! Yes, you read that right. Network recruiters Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing and Sarah Katz of First Search, Inc. placed a Director of Operations recently to earn a fee of $59,500 at 25%.

And, as you might imagine, that placement was enough for Amy and Sarah to share the Largest Split Fee of the Month Award for January.

Not only do we have their placement this week (and a bunch of other splits with corresponding fees), but we also have a recruiter who has made their first split placement as a TE Network member. That recruiter is Jennifer Lechner of HCP Talent!

Jennifer made her split with Kristy Staggs of Byrnes & Rupkey, Inc. Jennifer and Kristy placed a Fabrication Welder to earn a fee of $12,064 at 20%.

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 January 26 through February 1, 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: Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Sarah Katz of First Search, Inc.

Job title: DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Overall placement fee: $59,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Steve Schroeder of Stratus Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Michael Agen of New Solutions Group, LLC

Job title: ASSISTANT DEAN OF NURSING

Overall placement fee: $28,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Diane McGwin of Newfound Associates

Candidate recruiter: Liz Burchill of The KPM Group

Job title: WEALTH ADVISOR

Overall placement fee: $25,000

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Jeff Katz of JSK Recruiting

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE MECHANIC

Overall placement fee: $17,293

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Steve Schroeder of Stratus Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: DEAN

Overall placement fee: $29,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Todd Porter of H.T. PROF Executive Search

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: PLANT MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $26,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Tom Craig of Keystone Distinction Group

Candidate recruiter: Nancy Gordon of Harlan Recruiting Group

Job title: LEAD SHIFT SUPERVISOR

Overall placement fee: $19,240

Fee percentage: 25%

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

Candidate recruiter: Jennifer Lechner of HCP Talent

Job title: FABRICATION WELDER

Overall placement fee: $12,064

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Jeff Katz of JSK Recruiting

Candidate recruiter: Thomas Trese of Tom Trese Networking, LLC

Job title: PLANT MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $27,000

Fee percentage: Flat

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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.