The Honest Salesperson

I have a decade of experience in new client acquisition sales, helping generate over 10 million in revenue within the recruitment industry.

Over the 10 year period, I have broken into over 100 new accounts, and trained over 40 other individuals to do the same. I am intimately familiar with the challenges and hurdles faced when building a book of business, acquiring new clients, and implementing a sales system that can be scaled as your company scales.

I bring that experience to a small number of early stage, growth focused recruitment companies.

I partner with solo-operators and owners as an advisor and mentor assisting them in their growth phase.

I help them lay the foundation needed to grow, avoid expensive mistakes, help assemble world-class sales teams, and implement a sales system that can be replicated.

If you are a small business founder/owner within the recruitment space, and you're looking for a partner to help navigate your journey, I'd love to hear from you.

My area of expertise is in direct hire and contract agencies, with average placement fees $20,000 or more.

If you're interested in working together, check out my website and submit an inquiry.

Founder

LaSalle Network

LaSalle Network is a national staffing, recruiting and culture firm focused on temporary and contract staffing, as well as direct-hire search. For over 20 years, we've helped candidates find jobs in entry-level to C-suite positions across nearly every industry and connected companies with talent to grow their businesses.

LaSalle Network has been recognized with more than 100 culture, revenue and industry-based awards, some including: 12X "Inc. 500/5000 Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies in America,” People Magazine’s “Companies that Care,” 7X Crain's Chicago Business' "Best Places to Work,” 8X Chicago Tribune "Top Workplaces,” Fortune Magazine's "Best Small & Medium Companies to Work For,” "Best Workplaces in Chicago," and “Best Workplaces for Parents,” Inc. Magazine’s "50 Best Workplaces” and Forbes’ "America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms" lists.

With one of the highest net promoter scores in the staffing and recruiting industry, we are confident we’re the right firm for you, and we look forward to meeting you.

Sales Manager Healthcare

FY 22 - 140% of plan
#5 Sales rep in Midwest region

As an ADP District Manager, I partner with mid-sized organizations and dedicated to providing financially smart options to complicated employee related issues. Our solutions include technology & strategic HR services to help better attract, retain and stay compliant with one of businesses most important and expensive assets... their people.

Major Accounts District Manager

Elevate K-12

Elevate K-12 is passionate about creating high-quality teaching and learning opportunities for teachers and students. We are on a mission to make zipcode free teaching available to all students, irrespective of where they live. We take pride in creating value and opportunities for children and women. Get ready for a new way to classroom!

Educational Account Executive

Medix™

FY 2017 - 236% of plan - $1,232,004 in revenue
FY 2018 - 313% of plan - $1,794,450 in revenue
FY 2019 - 284% of plan - $1,793,064 in revenue
FY 2020 - 133% of plan - $1,887,627 in revenue
Eleven consecutive quarters of hitting plan
2018 President's Club member
2018 Top 5% Ranking in revenue generated within Scientific Division 
27 Account Breakers since 2016 (Ranked Top 5% among 128 Sales Reps)
2019 Top 5% Ranking in revenue generated within the Scientific Division
2019 President's Club member
2020 President's Club member

As the Senior Business Development Manager within our Scientific Division, I specialize in working with medical device companies in the Midwest to address quality, budget and timeline fulfillment by focusing on talent. My team, comprised of specialized Scientific recruiters, works with talented professionals to identify their aptitude, attitude and skill set along with their culture fit to our partners. My role is partner with medical device organizations within R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Laboratory and Engineering teams. Working with these teams, we identify the aptitude, attitude, culture fit and skill set of the organization to eliminate risk caused by talent imbalances and provide a customized solution to drive our partners to exceed expectations delivering on-time, high-quality results under budget.

Senior Business Development Manager

As the Account Executive for our Scientific Division, I specialize in working within the food, beverage, personal care, medical device and third- party laboratory space to address quality, budget and timeline fulfillment by focusing on talent. My team, comprised of specialized Scientific recruiters, works with talented professionals to identify their aptitude, attitude and skill set along with their culture fit to our partners. My role is to work with organizations within the food, beverage, personal care, medical device and third- party industries specializing in R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Laboratory and Engineering teams. Working with these teams, we identify the aptitude, attitude, culture fit and skill set of the organization to eliminate risk caused by talent imbalances and provide a customized solution to drive our partners to exceed expectations delivering on-time, high-quality results under budget.

Some of the core skill sets that we focus on include:
•	Food Technicians/Scientists
•	QC Technicians
•	Microbiologists/Lab Techs
•	QA Specialists/Associates
•	Quality/R&D Supervisors and Managers
•	Regulatory Affairs
•	Engineers (Quality, Process, Chemical, Design, Test, R&D)
•	Laboratory Technicians (Quality and R&D)
•	Chemists (Analytical and Formation)

Account Executive - Scientific

Medix Staffing Solutions, Inc. is a national staffing company that recruits skilled personnel for virtually all segments of the Healthcare, Insurance, Scientific and Information Technology industries. As a leader in the healthcare staffing industry, clients turn to Medix for our expertise in sourcing qualified people to fill a variety of contract, contract-to-hire and direct hire opportunities. Our Account Management/Recruitment teams provide the support services that enable our clients to manage fluctuations in workloads, contain cost and increase performance efficiencies. We have earned our reputation as an industry leader by providing unsurpassed customer service and top quality professionals to our clients across the country.

Healthcare Recruiter

Winona State University

	Prepared & provided quotes for all travel arrangements that include hotel stay, bus contracts, and meal contracts
	Skilled to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment with the least possible supervision.
	Trained  new employees
	Designed and implemented marketing efforts to attract top level student-athletes
	Logged and updated information in our recruiting database in an effort to stay up to date all on current contact information of high school coaches and players
	Returned all internal and external calls and emails in a timely manner in order to ensure that all members of the football organization were on the same page
	Daily cold calls to high school athletes, parents, and their coaches
	Built relationships with Iowa high school coaches in an effort to influence the decision makers in a student-athletes lives
	Coordinated all visit days which included setting up meeting rooms, tour guides, and admission counselors to be present at the time of the student-athletes arrival
	Troubleshoot all technological issues that included all video software and Microsoft Office programs such as Excel, Word,  PowerPoint, and SharePoint
	Supervisor of football players in which I lead daily presentations, discussions, and monitored their progress academically

Asst. Football Coach/Video Coordinator/Travel Coordinator

Millikin University

		Daily cold calls to high school athletes, parents, and their coaches
	Built relationships with Illinois high school coaches in an effort to influence the decision makers in a student-athletes lives
	Coordinated all visit days which included setting up meeting rooms, tour guides, and admission counselors to be present at the time of the student-athletes arrival along with setting the agenda for the recruits and football staff to follow
	Skilled to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment with the least possible supervision.
	Trained  new employees 
	Returned all internal and external calls and emails in a timely manner in order to ensure that all members of the football organization were on the same page Troubleshoot all technological issues that included all video software and Microsoft Office programs such as Excel, Word,  PowerPoint, and SharePoint
	Supervisor of football players in which I lead daily presentations, discussions, and monitored their progress academically
	Oversaw all campus intramural activities which involved the hiring and training of staff members, setting up the schedules, reserving the necessary athletic space, and purchasing all equipment
	Logged and updated information in our recruiting database in an effort to stay up to date all on current contact information of high school coaches and players

Asst. Football Coach/Recruiting Coordinator/Video Coordinator/Intramural Director

	Worked with the Offensive Line coach in breaking down film
	Coached the offensive line during individual periods
	Was responsible for running the scout defense during team sessions
	On game day I was responsible for identifying defensive fronts, coverages, and blitzes
	Assisted the Recruiting Coordinator in scheduling visits and coordinating activities for visit days
	I was responsible for my own recruiting area in which I recruited Indiana and suburbs of Chicago

Asst. Offensive Line Coach/Asst. Recruiting Coordinator

Advisor to small recruitment firms looking to scale to 7 figures | Check out my website to see about working together

I have a decade of experience in new client acquisition sales, helping generate over 10 million in revenue within the recruitment industry.

Over the 10 year period, I have broken into over 100 new accounts, and trained over 40 other individuals to do the same. 

I am intimately familiar with the challenges and hurdles faced when building a book of business, acquiring new clients, and implementing a sales system that can be scaled as your company scales.

I bring that experience to a small number of early stage, growth focused recruitment companies.

I partner with solo-operators and owners as an advisor and mentor assisting them in their growth phase.

I help them lay the foundation needed to grow, avoid expensive mistakes, help assemble world-class sales teams, and implement a sales system that can be replicated.

If you are a small business founder/owner within the recruitment space, and you're looking for a partner to help navigate your journey, I'd love to hear from you.

My area of expertise is in direct hire and contract agencies, with average placement fees $20,000 or more.

Keely Flood

Forge Talent

Founder & CEO 

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FJR Group

As Chief Executive Officer my role includes:

Leading the development of the company’s short and long-term strategy, ensuring their alignment with short-term and long-term objectives
Responsibility for FJR Group UK P&L
Delivery of Budgets 
Grow all sales leadership
Grow all sales teams across UK offices, Manchester, London & Edinburgh
Oversee the strategic direction of the business 
Responsible for day-to-day sales & operational decision making 
Work with CFO/COO on day-to-day financial decision making to safeguard the business & employees
Identifies risks and ensures appropriate strategies are in place
Maintaining awareness of the competitive market landscape, expansion opportunities, industry developments
Review financial and non-financial reports to devise solutions or improvement
Monitoring how each part of the company operates and how they work together to achieve overall business goals 
Creating and implementing strategies, together with the senior management team, to determine the direction the company will take

Chief Executive Officer

Responsibility for all recruitment activity along with everything that generates revenue & gross margin at FJR Group. Developing and leading our growth strategy, owning and refining short and medium term business performance.

As Chief Revenue Officer my role includes:

Shaping our strategic vision for revenue growth.
Responsibility for FJR Group UK P&L.
Grow all sales leadership & teams across UK offices, Manchester, London & Edinburgh.
Actively manage sales revenue and opportunity pipeline.
Hire, train and retain across each location.

We cover four demanding markets throughout the UK with our dedicated brands; FJR Finance, FJR Technology, FJR Human Resources, and FJR Executive; supporting both candidates and clients across interim, contract and permanent opportunities at the professional and executive level.

Chief Revenue Officer- UK

Founded in 2011, The FJR Group was set up with a single philosophy and desire in mind – to provide our candidates and clients with the high level of expertise associated with larger recruitment agencies, while also delivering the levels of service, commitment and enthusiasm that only an independent, management-owned consultancy can offer.

This is reflected in our ambitious mission statement, “To always exceed the service expectations of our candidates and clients”.

Our goal is not to be considered number one for revenue, profit or headcount; But for our reputation, culture and the quality of our team. We want to be recognised as experts in our fields, as a trusted recruitment partner and ultimately as being an awesome place to work.

We cover four demanding markets through our dedicated brands; FJR Finance, FJR Technology, FJR Human Resources, and FJR Executive; supporting both candidates and clients across interim, contract and permanent opportunities at the professional and executive level.

I can be contacted on 0161 667 2277 or max.learmonth@fjrgroup.com

Managing Partner- North & Scotland 

Robert Half

Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized recruiting firm providing placement services for Accounting and Finance professionals in 360 global locations.

Within our North West operations we recruit across the following brands: 

Robert Half Finance & Accounting – specialise in the recruitment of permanent and temporary positions from transactional to senior management level across all industries and market sectors

Robert Half Management Resources - specialise in the placement of senior interim assignments and include Interim FD/FC positions, Change Management, Project Management and specialised areas such as Risk & Compliance

OfficeTeam - permanent & temporary recruitment of office support professionals including HR, Legal, Procurement, Sales & Marketing & general administration positions.

Robert Half Technology- a leading provider of technology professionals on a project and full-time basis.
Focus areas;
Development, Technical Support, Database Management, Systems Integration, Security, Networking, Project Management, big data, cybersecurity, help desk, coding, webdev, devops, women in tech, network administration, .NET, Java, HTML.

Associate Director- North West

Max has responsibility for all operations in the Manchester. This involves working with local leadership in driving revenue growth and profitability in all lines of business, development of business strategy, people leadership, staff development and client relationship management. Responsible for the identification and attraction of potential Recruitment Consultants and Managers into Robert Half.

Within our North West operations we recruit across the following brands: 

Robert Half Finance & Accounting – specialise in the recruitment of permanent and temporary positions from transactional to senior management level across all industries and market sectors

Robert Half Management Resources - specialise in the placement of senior interim assignments and include Interim FD/FC positions, Change Management, Project Management and specialised areas such as Risk & Compliance

OfficeTeam - permanent & temporary recruitment of office support professionals including HR, Legal, Procurement, Sales & Marketing & general administration positions.

Associate Director- Manchester

Senior Manager- Temporary, Interim & Contract Services, specialising in the placement of Finance & Accounting professionals across Scotland. 

Recently filled positions;
System Implementations- Oracle, Hyperion, Net Suite & Zero across SME's & listed organizations.
Finance Manager- Charity 
Head of Finance-  Financial services
Group Financial Controller- Marketing Business
Project Accountant- Pharmaceuticals
Corporate Accountant- Investment Managers

Senior Manager- Edinburgh

Division Manager- Temporary, Interim & Contract team specialising in the placement of Finance and Accounting professionals.

The team specialise in all placements of transactional finance staff ranging from Purchase & Sales Ledger Clerks, Credit Control, Payroll, Bookkeeper, Accounts Assistants, Assistant Accounts and Qualified by Experience Professionals. 

I specialise in the placement of Qualified Accountants, Finance Managers, Financial Controllers, Financial Directors and Heads of Finance.

Recently filled assignments;
Financial controller- Manufacturing organisation.
Project Accountant- Logistics business.
Fund Accountant- Financial Services
Financial Accountant- Investment Managers.
Finance Business Partner- Construction
Newly Qualified- Renewable Energy
Finance Director- Charity Organisation

Division Manager

Founded in 1948 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Robert Half International (RHI) is the world's first and largest specialised recruitment consultancy with over 400 locations worldwide.

I work as a consultant within Robert Half Finance & Accounting's temporary division. Supporting my clients by providing the full range of temporary finance resources from ledger clerks, assistant accountants, part qualified through to fully qualified accountants and financial management professionals. I cover a wide geographical area across East Central Scotland

Robert Half® Finance & Accounting for temporary & full-time
Robert Half® Financial Services Group 
Robert Half® Technology, for Information Technology & Systems professionals
Robert Half® Management Resources for Interim Management and Project Proffesionals 
OfficeTeam®, for highly skilled temporary administrative support personnel

Recruitment Consultant

Scotland Club XV International 

Represented Scotland Club XV International in a series against Ireland and France

Rugby Union 

Rotherham Titans RUFC

Train full time as a professional athlete; in a variety of different excerise programmes to reach the top level of physical fitness. A combination of weight, speed, rugby training and nutrition was needed to be ready for competition. This accompoanied with dedication, high work ethic, focus and drive is what led me to have a career in professional sport.

Professional Rugby Player

CEO at FJR Group- Passionate about building high performing teams

Forge Talent has been founded on the core principle that we are focused on relationships not transactions. 

With over 25 years recruitment experience we've seen the industry evolve. We are focused on pushing that change further with our relationship led approach. 

We are a specialist Finance and Accounting Talent Partner that have deep rooted relationships across large PLCs & the SME space in and around the North West.

We operate across 4 verticals:

Transactional Finance 
Part Qualified 
Qualified & Management Finance 
Executive Appointments 

At Forge Talent our 5 core values are:

We’re driven by Relationships
A true talent partnership 
We Show Respect
Act Responsibly 
Always Honest 

If you want to work with a recruitment business that will put you first then please get in touch today!

https://forge-talent.co.uk


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