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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS  DAN O'BRIEN - “World’s Greatest Athlete”
Adopted at the age of two, and raised in a home with seven other children of racially mixed backgrounds – Dan has overcome many adversities throughout his life. And with a great deal of self-determination and commitment, he has become one of the most successful and dominant athletes in the history of sports. He is an inspirational leader and motivational force for millions of people across the world. At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Dan O’Brien overcame almost insurmountable odds. Four years prior, on Super Bowl Sunday early in 1992, Reebok introduced its unprecedented Dan & Dave campaign, a series of entertaining TV and print ads featuring Dan and rival Dave Johnson, debating who would take the title as the “World’s Greatest Athlete” in Barcelona. This publicity also provided for one of the most publicized failures in sports history when Dan “no-heighted” in the pole vault and failed to qualify for the 1992 Olympic team headed for Barcelona. All of Dan’s hard work had come to an end...or had it? Dan O’Brien has spent his entire life overcoming obstacles. After encouragement from family, friends and coaches, he set new goals and began the journey that eventually established him as the most prolific decathlete in history. Only months after the failure to make the 1992 Olympic team, he set a new World Record at the Deca Star Invitational in Talence, France – defeating the 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist Robert Zmelik. He didn’t stop there. He went on to win the 1993 and 1995 World Championships, the 1994 Goodwill Games, and three US Championships - all leading to the 1996 Olympic Gold Medal in Atlanta. Today Dan continues to give back to the sport that has given so much to him. He is the on-field emcee for every major USA Track & Field event, and he’s also heavily involved as both a host and celebrity athlete for USATF’s Win With Integrity program, a community outreach and mentoring program designed to help kids make good life decisions, set positive goals and adhere to a drug-free lifestyle. Dan also works very closely with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee as part of its Olympic Ambassador Program, mentoring current athletes in the areas of media training, preparation and peak performance. He is also a highly sought motivational speaker, bringing his inspirational story to the employees and leaders of some of the biggest companies in the world. And over the years he has worked as both a color commentator and guest analyst for networks such as ESPN, CBS and NBC. Today Dan resides with his wife Leilani in Scottsdale, Arizona.  DANNY CAHILLDanny Cahill started at Hobson Associates right out of college. He became its Rookie of the Year, top producer and general manager by the age of 26. At 27 he bought the company and has since built it into one of the country's largest search firms specializing in Software Sales, Bio Tech Sales and Industrial Sales talent. He is the only industry "guru" that runs a search firm every day. He does what you do. He was the Educational Chairperson of the Pinnacle Society, 75 of the highest achievers in the industry and he still personally mentors many members. He also owns and runs AccordingToDanny.com, an online training and mentoring company dedicated to enhancing the skills and jumpstarting the spirits of recruiters worldwide. His training products have become core tools for a generation of recruiters, and his keynote presentations have made him one of the most sought after speakers in the country. HireAbility overwhelmingly voted him the industry’s most popular speaker. NAPS elected him to the Hall of Fame in 2006, he was given the first NAPS “Spirit” Award and he received the Dave Knutson Lifetime Achievement Award. AccordingToDanny.com was awarded Best In Class for Training Excellence from MRINetwork, and they awarded Danny their “Favorite Son Award” for being the most sought after speaker for their conferences. In his other life, as a playwright, he has had works produced off Broadway, and won both the Maxwell Anderson and the CAB Theatre Award for playwrights. He has written for CBS Television, Muscle and Fitness Magazine, as well as numerous Trade Journals. He received his Master’s Degree in Literature from Wesleyan University and believes salespeople enjoy the world's only job security. Danny’s book, “Harper’s Rules”, a business novel/parable, which of course features a headhunter, won the 2011 Axiom Award for Best Business Parable and 800 CEO READ shortlisted it for the 2011 Personal Development Category. His screenplay, “Breakpoint” was optioned by Dialogue Pictures, and his new memoir, “Aging Disgracefully” is in bookstores and on Kindle and it just hit Amazon Best Seller status! He is currently #7 in Parenting and Family ranking alongside Aziz Ansari, Jenny Lawson, and David Sedaris! SESSION SPEAKERS  TIMOTHY ALDERMANTim knows and understands the matrix of sales, prospecting, and management. He has spent thousands of hours working with sales teams, recruiting teams, managers, and owners. With over 30+ years experience in international sales, marketing, business development & training with firms throughout the U.S., Canada & Far East, Tim comes to the table with hands-on skills, knowledge, and know-how. As one of the Founding Partners of a top recruitment firm, Tim has dealt with major national consortiums. Tim was also President of HKA’s CompuSearch division, a consulting and contract services company for IT Professionals. His major clients included Pitney Bowes, BellSouth, GTE, Lockheed Martin, Dell, APTOS, and JDA. Although Tim has a strong presence in the healthcare industry, his sales and management training background encompasses a wide array of recruiting industries, such as Real Estate, Banking/Investment/Financial Institutions; Construction; Manufacturing; Information Technology; Telecommunications and more. Presently Tim is taking his experience & knowledge into business development training, motivational speaking, and management consulting as President & CEO of ALDERMAN HOCKADAY & ASSOCIATES. Their client list consists of large corporations such as SAP America, Greenway Medical Technologies, MSI, The Delta Companies, Abacus Solutions, Navicure, Southern Company Energy Solutions, CareerBuilder.com, USBank, and BlueWave Technologies.   TODD BOSSLER Todd is a 26-year veteran of the recruitment software industry and is a self-proclaimed "student of recruitment geekery." It is a passion of his to show people how to use technology to make their business run better... and in turn, help recruiters upgrade the lives of their candidates and clients! 
 JIMMY EASLEYJimmy Easley is a Senior Account Executive at SourceWhale, bringing over two years of experience in exceeding sales targets through a personalized, consultative approach. By thoroughly understanding his prospects’ needs, he helps clients develop outreach strategies that drive revenue. With more than five years in IT staffing and recruiting at Experis and Innova Group, Jimmy has successfully managed relationships with major clients such as Bank of America, Mary Kay, and the Boy Scouts of America. Outside of work, Jimmy lives in Western Colorado, where he enjoys the mountains and everything outdoors. Being from the Dallas/Fort Worth metro, he’s optimistic that this year will be the Dallas Cowboys’ year to win it all! 
 ALLAN FISHERAllan founded Premier Financial Search in June of 2001. In the 23 years since PFS’ inception, Allan has cultivated lasting relationships with many of the industry’s most innovative and respected firms. With a reputation for unqualified integrity and the climate of candor and unmitigated confidentiality Allan brings to each engagement, many of his clients now call on his decades’ worth of industry expertise to function in a capacity as strategic advisor for his talent recruitment, engagement, and retention expertise – a role he considers his greatest success. Today, Allan has established himself as an industry thought leader having spoken at meetings of the California Society of CPAs, AICPA, the California State Board of Accountancy and ProVisors. Allan joined The Pinnacle Society in 2018 and has billed over 1 MM in each of the last 11 consecutive years. 
DIANE GELLER
In addition, Michelle continues to represent and advise employers on a wide variety of employment matters, including claims based on age, race, color, national origin, and sexual discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. She has defended clients
in employment-related disputes before federal and state courts, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Colorado Civil Rights Division, and the Montana Human Rights Bureau. Michelle’s recent trial experience includes two federal court
jury trials, a federal court bench trial, a state court jury trial, and numerous arbitrations in Colorado and Montana, all of which concluded favorably for Littler’s clients.
Michelle is a member of the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) Steering Committee, co-chair of Littler’s Career Advocacy Program, and a member of the Reunion affinity group for Littler’s Latinx attorneys.
Prior to joining Littler, she practiced commercial litigation in New York City, Denver, Colorado, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Kim Laipple leads a boutique Life Science recruitment firm, Scientific Search. In addition to managing a team of 20+ direct reports, she runs a full desk and has billed over $1M for the last 3 years. Kim is also an active member in the Pinnacle Society
and currently sits on their board as the Secretary. Kim has spent the last 15 years of her 26 year career at Scientific Search honing her skills and building out a unique internal structure to allow for some of the longest Longevity in the industry
within the organization. Kim has a Bachelors and Masters in Business.  NEIL LEBOVITSWith over four decades of experience in the staffing industry, Neil Lebovits cracked the code to success in the business: temporary and contract workers. Yet Neil noticed that most back office service providers were either an Employer of Record (EOR) or a funding company. So in 2020 Neil founded Back Office Staffing Solutions (BOSS): the back office that can do both. Prior to BOSS, Neil spent 20 years working for Adecco, one of the world’s largest staffing and recruiting firms. As President and COO of Ajilon Professional Staffing for North America, Neil oversaw over 300 offices and was eventually promoted to Global President at Adecco. During his time at Adecco, Neil came to be regarded as one of the top thought leaders in the industry– appearing on numerous news and television shows including ABC News, CNN, and Bloomberg. A prolific public speaker, Neil also spent a decade training others in the staffing and recruiting field, becoming a go-to speaker for national conferences such as the American Staffing Association, Staffing Industry Analysts, Tech Serve Alliance, and NAPS. Neil graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a BS in Business Administration and obtained his CPA designation while working for Ernst & Young. He is a Certified Personnel Consultant, a Certified Temporary Staffing Specialist, and completed an Executive Certificate Program from Stanford University. You can listen to his tips, tricks, and musings every week on HEADHUNTER LIVE, a live podcast streaming every Thursday afternoon at 1pm.
Scott Love is the Chief Coach of The Placement Club and helps recruiters break through limiting beliefs and achieve their peak performance levels. He believes that recruiting is a game, and has been playing it ever since 1995. Over 4,500 recruiting
and staffing companies from 36 countries have invested in his resources. Scott has trained thousands and coached hundreds, and has spoken at nearly every recruiting trade association in the United States, including major franchisor organizations,
global publicly-held staffing companies, and major recruiting networks. Scott is the author of 'Why They Follow' and the co-author of 'Rainmaker Confidential.' He has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Selling Power Magazine, The
Huffington Post, Bloomberg, and dozens of business publications around the globe. Scott is a graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy and is a former surface warfare officer. He is married with two children and lives in Richmond, Virginia.  JAY MATTERNJay Mattern has more than 35 years of experience in the staffing industry. He was the CEO of The Peoplelink Group, and under his leadership, the company had a compound annual growth rate of nearly 12 percent, making it the 35th largest staffing firm in the United States. Jay was named one of the 100 most prominent staffing leaders by Staffing Industry Analysts for three consecutive years. He is a Certified Staffing Professional (CSP) and a Certified Temporary Staffing Specialist (CTS). In 2019, Jay retired from Peoplelink and now uses his expertise in staffing to help companies improve their marketing and recruiting efforts. He believes effective marketing can transform an average company into a dynamic one. His mission is to assist staffing firms in integrating their marketing programs with their selling efforts to improve their recruiting results. Jay is passionate about sharing his knowledge and expertise with anyone willing to listen.  KENDRA MORALESKendra Morales is a dynamic force as Chief Client Officer at Blue Signal, where she oversees operations and the recruiting organization, driving day-to-day success and cultivating strong client relationships. With 23 years of experience in executive search, Kendra has completed over 400 executive searches for venture-backed technology companies. Her career began at Hobson Associates in 1999, where she quickly made a name for herself by becoming the youngest recruiter ever promoted to Partner. At The Millard Group, she continued to impress, breaking records for the largest fees closed. At Candidate Labs, she was pivotal in developing training programs and crafting strategic go-to-market plans. Outside of work, Kendra is deeply committed to community service. She founded ‘For Goodness Sake,’ a nonprofit supporting families in crisis, and has developed innovative programs in the prison system focused on holistic well-being, including yoga and meditation, to support personal growth and rehabilitation.
With 27 years in the executive search industry, from working at a firm to owning her own business for 14 years, Jen now excels as the SVP of Strategic Partnerships at Govig and Associates. Under her leadership, her team of 30 recruiters has contributed
to over $14M in company results, annually. Her career achievements include generating over $20M in cumulative cash-in, with her largest fee reaching $398,000—a significant rise from her initial $9,000 average. Beyond her financial success, Jen
is recognized as a top influencer within the MRI network, consistently ranking in the top 5%. Her accolades include induction into MRINetwork’s Hall of Fame and Ring of Honor, receiving the Alan R. Schonberg Lifetime Achievement Award, and membership
in the Pinnacle Society. Additionally, she dedicates considerable time to fundraising for charities close to her heart, demonstrating her commitment to both professional excellence and community service.  BOB PETTKEBob Pettke is the Chief Sales Officer at Automated Business Designs, developers of Ultra-Staff EDGE Staffing Software. After working for 16-plus years as a dynamic leader in the staffing industry. Bob wore many hats in the staffing industry, including Director of Franchise Sales, President of Mergers and acquisitions, and Chief Sales Officer for staffing companies that ranged in size from $35 million to $3.5 billion dollars in sales. Bob also hosts The Staffing Buzz Network, an original Ultra-Staff EDGE podcast. The Staffing Buzz Network helps staffing and recruiting companies learn about the latest industry trends, staffing legislation, and gain valuable insights they can apply to their staffing business. The Staffing Buzz Network can be found on all major podcast platforms.
Rachel is a recruitment and sales automation expert specializing in marketing automation strategy and execution for clients large and small. With experience in both recruitment automation and B2B sales strategy, she brings a unique perspective to
the potential of automation tools in the industry. Rachel excels in making sophisticated platforms accessible and valuable for staffing and recruiting professionals – delivering actionable strategies to drive sales leads, qualified applications,
and customer retention. My background and passion lie in Customer Success, technology & client experience. Since joining Crelate in 2016, I’ve worked with thousands of Staffing & Recruitment firms to help implement, adopt, and grow through their tech stack. Along
the way, I’ve always looked to measure what matters! Whether that’s adoption milestones, satisfaction, net revenue retention – you name it. Having end-to-end measurement has helped our organization to continue to adapt & tweak process along
the way. Similarly, I’ve seen this with many recruitment & staffing agencies as they look to evaluate their candidate & client experience. Through my journey, I’ve helped (internally) implement many platforms at Crelate, including ticketing
& chat systems to not only help our clients engage with our platform but also on our website as a prospect engagement solution.
 JAMIE SCHWARTZ, CPC, NAPS CHAIRMANMr. Schwartz joined Haley Stuart in 2004 and has since helped successfully bring together the companies in the Haley Stuart Group. Mr. Schwartz’s experience has been integral in driving the Haley Stuart Group’s growth while maintaining its standards
of excellence. Prior to joining Haley Stuart, he served as EVP and COO at Headway Corporate Resources, and was responsible for overall corporate service delivery, strategic account operations, and system development. He was previously named one
of the Top 40 Most Powerful Executives under 40 years old in the Staffing Industry by Recruiter magazine. Jamie began his career in the staffing industry as director of technology for New York’s then-largest full-service staffing firm, Irene Cohen
Temps. Jamie earned his BA in economics from University of Rochester and his MBA in operations and finance from that university’s William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration. A board member of the NJSA, Mr. Schwartz also holds
both CPC (Certified Personnel Consultant) and CTS (Certified Temporary-Staffing Specialist) certifications.  BRENT STOKESBrent is an accomplished IT and Executive Search Leader who has consistently been a top producer in the technology industry for close to a decade. Brent has been nominated the past two years as a Top Recruiter in the United States by TopRecruiterCo and has been a key part in the growth of Blue Signal Search. Over the past several years, Brent has built and developed a team of managers and big billers with a solid track record of identifying market trends, creating roadmaps, and being at the forefront of industry changes. Brent is a trainer, coach, and mentor with a passion for building up others.  TRICIA TAMKINHer very name conjures mystery. You’ve probably heard of her. She’s well known in the recruiting world, has spoken at over 50 events, is quoted in multiple magazines, and trade journals, and her name is dropped in recruiting groups often. Tricia has started eight successful companies, one of which she has been running since phones had cords. Her deep experience in business over the last 30 years enables her to see the big picture for virtually anyone’s needs. She offers counsel in a way which is perspective changing and entertaining. Always focused on your results, your success lights her up!  JASON THIBEAULTJason "Bote" Thibeault grew up a misplaced nerd in the woods. He went to college in Normal, where he definitely wasn't normal. As an officer in Air Force Space Command, no amount of high performance made him fit in. So he wandered into the world of manufacturing management, getting promoted several times before deciding that wasn't the right place either. His tech lean and understanding of people had him training recruiters within a year of becoming one. Now as a trainer and coach, he has made peace with standing out.  JUSTIN USELTONAs the Director of Sales at Avionte, Justin leads multiple teams that are directly responsible for adding to Avionte’s roster of more than 1,000 clients. With over 15 years’ experience leading teams in the staffing industry and two years at Avionte, he is passionate about helping staffing firms scale by leveraging technology as they lean into their owns paths of digital transformation. Justin is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, and currently resides in Orlando, Florida.  MATT WALSHMatt Walsh is the CEO and founder of Blue Signal Search, an award-winning recruiting firm that has been recognized by Inc., Forbes, BBB, The Phoenix Business Journal, and more. Under his leadership, Blue Signal has been named an Inc. Best Workplace for four consecutive years and is recognized as one of Forbes America's Best Recruiting Firms for 2023 and 2024. Matt still runs a full 360 model desk just under $2M average in personal production the last few years. He has been awarded several honors, including the AZ Business Leaders 2023 and 2024, three-time Titan 100 CEO honoree, Pinnacle Society Summit Club - Top 5 for 2022 and Top 10 for 2021, and most recently finished the 2023 as #3. He is also a 3x nominee for EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2022, 2023, and 2024, and Top Staffing Leader to Watch in 2023 and 2024.
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