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Recruiting & Retention Expert | LBM & Building Products Industry Speaker
Author, Hire Power – The LBM Edition
Meet Rikka Brandon
Rikka is a sought-after recruiting consultant, trainer, and speaker specializing in the building products industry. She’s the Founder and Chief Executive Recruiter of Building Gurus, an executive search and recruitment consulting firm that works exclusively with Building Products Industry business owners and leaders to solve their recruiting, hiring, and retention challenges.
Rikka started recruiting in the building products industry in 2001 and since then has made over 600 placements with a less than 1% replacement rate. Not to mention, she’s advised hundreds of building product companies ranging from mom and pops to privately held and even Fortune 100 businesses.
Experience
- Previous LBM Journal Recruiting + Retention Expert for 4 years
- Host of the LBM Journal’s Recruit + Retain Podcast
- Top-performing author on LumberBlueBook.com’s blog and newsletter in 2022
- The leading Recruiting and Retention expert for the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA)
- A best-selling and award-winning author of Hire Power
- Former Chair of the National Kitchen and Bath Association’s National Leadership Recruitment Committee.
- Contributor to the Northwest Retail Lumber Association (NRLA) blog and magazine.
- Recruiting and Hiring expert for ConstructionNext (formerly Roofing and Exteriors), World of Concrete, International Pool Expo.
- Service Provider of the Year for Luxury Products Group
Speaking
- Repeat Speaker at West Coast Lumber and Building Materials Association’s (WCLBMDA) National Convention
- Speaker at Northwestern Lumber Association’s (NLBMDA) Expo North
- Speaker at ProSummit for National Lumber and Building Materials Dealer Association (NLBMDA)
- Speaker at National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) national events
Collaborate With Rikka
- Speaking engagements
- Sponsored Content
- Courses
- Co-branded Trainings