ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS (BOTH BIG AND SMALL) CHOOSE US WHEN THEY ARE:
READY TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT
Recruiting & Retaining Top Talent
ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS (BOTH BIG AND SMALL) CHOOSE US WHEN THEY ARE:
READY TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT
Recruiting & Retaining Top Talent
STOP SETTLING Start Attracting The Team You Need To Succeed
Learn the strategies and tactics that professional recruiters and talent acquisition pros use to ensure they always have enough qualified and interested candidates to choose from.
If recruiting, hiring, and retaining top-performing employees has been the obstacle that’s been holding you back from building the business you know is possible. You've found the expert you need to build the business you've been dreaming of.
Meet Rikka Brandon
OUR FOUNDER & CEO
Since 2001, Rikka has made a career out of recruiting and hiring. As an HR Manager and Business Owner she's made over 500 hires as a professional recruiter she's helped companies find, select, and hire over 600 top performers – with a less than 1% replacement rate.
She’s advised hundreds of companies ranging from Mom and Pop’s to the Fortune 100. However, her personal favorite has always been entrepreneurs and privately held and often family owned businesses.
Rikka’s the go-to girl for growth-minded multiple six, seven, and eight figure entrepreneurs and leaders who understand the power of recruiting and retaining the right people to achieve their business (+lifestyle) goals.
If you are interested in working with Rikka for one-on-one consulting or speaking events please schedule a call for more information.
What People Are Saying
Rikka is a super enthusiastic recruiter. We have worked together on a number of searches and I always enjoy working with her. She understands our industry and brings high-quality candidates. She is also very honest about a search. She goes all out right from the beginning and if there are no candidates matching out search parameters, she doesn't string us along. When we have a special need, we always call Rikka first.
Doug Shorey
ABS (American Building Supply)
Rikka presented at our 2015 Governor's Workforce and HR Conference in Fargo and was a hit! The topic related to getting great candidates without having to pay the headhunter fee – which is spot on for a lot of our attendees and their budgets. Rikka was engaging, kept the audience actively participating and was able to make recruiting seem not quite so scary. Our attendees left the session feeling energized and ready to tackle recruiting head-on!
Stephanie Winterquist
FBS
You get high energy, knowledgeable recruiters, who know not only the industry, but have a very good handle on the overall business climate.
Woodgrain
Jim Peterson
Rikka is one of the most motivated, driven, and results-oriented recruiters I've met. She takes the time to understand the needs of her clients and then sets realistic expectations as to meeting those needs. Rikka also has an uncanny ability to find the “needle in the haystack” candidate. She always maintains a high level of energy and a postive attitude under some of the most stressful situations. I would love to work with her again!
Julie Serlin
Talent Acquisition Advisor
Building Gurus has been wonderful to work with. They are always very thorough in their approach to understanding the position requirements and learning about the specific needs of our company. Their follow up on candidates they've spoken with is timely and accurate.
Matt
Vice President of People, Garage Door Manufacturer
You have an uncanny ability to tap into the competition without leaving the sense that you are “stealing” our competitor’s employees away!
Linda Brown
Lansing Building Products
I would highly recommend Rikka because of her attention to detail and commitment to you as a client. I have had the pleasure of working directly with Rikka and it was a very pleasurable experience due to her focused approach to both the candidate and the employer. Rikka is a true professional that communicates with her clients very efficiently and effectively. She has great established relationships in the building materials industry.
Scott
Location Leader, Lumber + Building Materials Distributor
Rikka was very fast in providing us with qualified candidates that we were able to interview in a very timely manner. Listens to what are needs are and establishes a search to meet those needs. Aggressive and follows through. We like you checking in with the placement after a few months after the actual placement. Thank you for doing that.
Stephen Hewitt
Mankato Stone
