BUSINESS SERVICES
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, RANKED BY 2015 PLACEMENTS
Top 10 TRUPATH 1440 E. Southern Ave., Tempe, 85282 // 480-374-7100 // trupathsearch.com AZ RECRUITERS 12 AZ EMPLOYEES 25 JOB PLACEMENTS 1,700 PRINCIPAL Nouis Ryan, president HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Chrissi Atchley, strategic account manager ACCLIVITY HEALTHCARE 8800 E. Chaparral Road, Suite 105, Scottsdale, 85250 // 480-5511311 // acclivityhealthcare.com AZ RECRUITERS 10 AZ EMPLOYEES 19 JOB PLACEMENTS 765 PRINCIPAL Ted French, CEO HIGHESTRANKING WOMAN Cheri French, chief financial officer GOVIG & ASSOCIATES, INC. 4800 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 2800, Scottsdale, 85251 // 480-9411515 // govig.com AZ RECRUITERS 38 AZ EMPLOYEES 66 JOB PLACEMENTS 628 PRINCIPAL Todd Govig, president and CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Jan Govig, president AEROTEK 2625 S. Plaza Drive, Suite 301, Tempe, 85282 // 602-567-1980 // aerotek.com AZ RECRUITERS 95 AZ EMPLOYEES 158 JOB PLACEMENTS 619 PRINCIPAL Luke Zauhar, director of branch operations HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN no designee
BUILDING CONNECTIONS
BETH BRIZEL
PRESIDENT AND OWNER BY GEORGANN YARA
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Beth Brizel had successful sales career the textiles industry, but when the president and owner of Recruiting Connection moved from San Francisco to Arizona more than 20 years ago, her line of work wasn’t available here. Faced with finding a new career, she consulted a friend in the Bay area who was in the recruiting industry, a field that piqued her interest and one that was viable in the Valley. “I like the idea of working with people, the idea of helping people make a career move, making a difference in their lives,” Brizel says. And when dealing with hopefuls needing to land a new gig, Brizel can relate. “I did it myself,” says Brizel, who launched her employment services firm in 2002 with business partner Melissa Neary. “It makes me more empathetic to the situation they are in.” Focusing mostly on commercial real estate, property management and construction, Brizel’s company has amassed a national clientele comprised of many East Coast-based clients with whom she has built a long-distance trust. Raised in the Bay area, Brizel graduated from California State University, Long Beach, with degrees in political science and economics. The
opportunity to own a home in the Valley’s more affordable real estate market inspired Brizel and her former husband to leave San Francisco in 1995. Brizel candidly talks about her experiences as a single mother when her children, a son who is now in college and a daughter who is in high school, were very young. Being involved with their education and activities was important to her and being a business owner granted her the flexibility to do that. She knows most single working mothers are not as fortunate. But that does not mean she doesn’t understand their situations. “I work with a lot of single moms,” she says. “They are the people I try to help because I know how important it is to manage a career while managing a life with your family. The rapport and personal connections Brizel has built with her clients and job candidates have been vital to her firm’s success. “A candidate works with recruiters and they can feel like a number or a dollar sign,” she says. “I try not to do that. I care about them and they are important to me. To help them make a change in their life that’s better than the one they have is why I got into this industry in the first place.”
AXIS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 7000 N. 16th St., Suite 120-501, Phoenix, 85020 // 602-242-2626 // axisemployment.com AZ RECRUITERS 8 AZ EMPLOYEES 175 JOB PLACEMENTS 500 PRINCIPAL AND HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Tran Tran, founder and CEO RENAISSANCE PERSONNEL GROUP, INC. 8414 N. 90th St., Suite 103, Scottsdale, 85258 // 602-263-5100 // renaissancepersonnel.com AZ RECRUITERS 7 AZ EMPLOYEES 241 JOB PLACEMENTS 407 PRINCIPAL Laura Piel, president; David Piel, chief operating officer HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Laura Piel, president; Lauren Crider, director of client services DESERT DENTAL STAFFING 4423 N. 24th St., Suite 560, Phoenix, 85016 // 602-840-4703 // desertdentalstaffing.com AZ RECRUITERS 3 AZ EMPLOYEES 4 JOB PLACEMENTS 307 PRINCIPAL AND HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Gina Saunders, president and owner AZ TECH FINDERS, INC 6930 E. Chauncey Lane, Suite 250, Phoenix, 85054 // 480-342-9900 // aztechfinders.com AZ RECRUITERS 14 AZ EMPLOYEES 14 JOB PLACEMENTS 275 PRINCIPAL AND HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Sharon Bondurant, founder and CEO RECRUITING CONNECTION 2048 N. 44th St., Suite 220, Phoenix, 85008 // 602-954-8886 // recruiting-connection.com AZ RECRUITERS 2 AZ EMPLOYEES 2 JOB PLACEMENTS 92 PRINCIPAL AND HIGHEST-RANKING WOMEN Beth Brizel, president and owner ALLSTAFF SERVICES 5080 N. 40th St., Suite 103, Phoenix, 85018 // 602-277-3381 // allstaffaz.com AZ RECRUITERS 11 AZ EMPLOYEES 19 JOB PLACEMENTS did not disclose PRINCIPAL Paul Smith, president and owner HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN no designee
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