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2025
Managing Partner
Jul 2025
The search and staffing industry is a classic tale of early visionaries that created a worldwide market that today exceeds one-half trillion dollars in revenues annually. Over the years, we have seen private equity, venture capital, and strategic capital pour into the staffing and Executive Search space.
There is one segment of our world that this group has historically disregarded – that of niched professional and mid-to-upper-level management search specialists. With decades of experience in the industry, the founders of Starfish Partners have created an investment platform for this previously overlooked market. This platform will allow owners to scale and potentially monetize their business value. Imagine the opportunity for independent search firm owners to secure capital, create an equity program for key associates, participate and share in the equity of an entire family of companies and/or monetize some or all of the value of their firm. To do what has never been done before, will require the right vision. It requires proper leadership. It requires a track record of success. It requires access to capital markets. It requires a solid infrastructure. But most of all, it requires…the right people.
We are here to make a difference: One Starfish Partner at a time.
Partner & Executive Recruiter - Digital Health/Employee Benefits
Jul 2025
Since 1983 Direct Recruiters, Inc. has been recognized as the relationship-focused search firm specializing in building customized employment solutions. Our team offers contingency search, contract staffing and retained Direct Retention search to source, identify, acquire, and retain top-performing professionals to elevate the success of our client organizations. Our specialties include Automated Packaging & Material Handling, Automation and Sensors & Controls, Cannabis, Consumer & Professional Technologies, Electronic/Physical Security, Energy Management, Food & Beverage, Government Technology, HVAC, Healthcare IT, Human Resources, Labels, Legal, Life Sciences, Military Transition, Military Leadership Excellence, Plastics & Flexible Packaging, Robotics, Supply Chain & Logistics and Water Technology.
DRI is an award-winning organization and has been recognized both nationally and locally by Hunt Scanlon’s Top 50 Recruiters, NorthCoast 99, Fastest Growing US Staffing Firms by Staffing Industry Analysts, Weatherhead 100, Plain Dealer’s Top Workplaces, Inc Magazine’s Best Workplaces, the Inc 5000 and America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms by Forbes.
Several of our Practice Areas actively use LinkedIn Groups to share jobs, relevant insights, and network with other industry professionals. Please ask to join if you are interested in the following LinkedIn Groups:
Healthcare IT Executive Networking: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4817570
Motion Control Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/6683913
Packaging Executive Networking: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2117514
Material Handling and Supply Chain Logistics Executive Networking: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2117822
Food Processing Executive Networking: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8529253
Public Safety Executive Networking: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1978686
