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Jeff Kaye - Partner, Chief Executive Officer

Jeff Kaye is the chief executive officer of Kaye/Bassman International and Next Level Recruiting Training. He is also a former Management Recruiters International (MRI) National “Recruiter of the Year.”

During his tenure as CEO, Kaye/Bassman International has grown into the largest single-site search firm in the country with annual search revenues in excess of $18 million, won national awards for philanthropy and workplace flexibility, and has been named the #1 “Best Company to Work for in Texas” in 2005, 2006, and 2007.

He is considered an industry expert in executive, professional and technical search; has appeared on CNN, FOX, Bloomberg, and NBC; and is quoted regularly in publications including USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Time, and Fortune. Jeff is also a frequent speaker within the staffing and human resources community and been featured in dozens of international training meetings and videos. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in Business Administration and currently lives in Dallas with his wife, Tracy, and their three children.

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Rob Mosley - Partner, Training and Development

Rob is the Senior Director of Training and Development for Next Level Recruiting Training. Rob comes to NLRT from MRINetwork™ Corporate in Philadelphia, PA, where he served as the Chief Learning Officer, responsible for all training and sales development of 1,100 offices worldwide. Previously Rob was with the Acclivus Corporation, an international performance development company. He has facilitated the Acclivus curriculum on five continents and was part of the Acclivus team responsible for global relationships with companies as diverse as Dell Inc., Accenture, KPMG Consulting and Dun & Bradstreet.

Rob’s knowledge of the search industry comes from 10 years with Merritt Hawkins and Associates, part of the MHA Group of Companies, the nation’s leading provider of clinical healthcare staffing and consulting services. Rob served as Vice President of Training and Corporate Development. Rob holds master certifications in Consultative Selling, Performance Coaching, Advanced Sales Negotiation, Strategic Client Communication, and Major Account Planning & Strategy. He is a licensed facilitator for Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

Rob is a keynote speaker and facilitator at continuing education seminars in the areas of Recruiting, Sales Execution and Performance Development. Past credits include the American Staffing Association, MRINetwork Global Conferences, the Executive Healthcare Conference, the Texas Hospital Association and the Medical Group Management Association. Rob holds a BA (cum laude) and JD from Baylor University.

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Karen Pickens – Partner, Training and Development

Karen graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, with a Bachelors of Business Administration. Since joining Kaye/Bassman in 2001, Karen specialized in the search and recruitment of professionals for clients in the Commercial Construction, Specialty Contractors, and Real Estate Development markets. She finished in the top five project staff in 2004 and 2005, and achieved the distinction of becoming a Pacesetter within the company.

In 2006, Karen pioneered the redevelopment of Kaye/Bassman’s corporate training program. She is now exclusively responsible for the rookie training program as well as continued partner and associate development throughout the organization. This core training and development program applies to all associates at each stage of career progression, from the basic recruiting fundamentals, to effective marketing techniques, to more sophisticated curriculum for long-term development.

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Darren McDougal - Partner, Marketing Communications

Darren brings over 18 years of media, marketing and communications experience to Next Level Recruiting Training. His responsibility includes the overall direction of the production, delivery and marketing of the firm's products and services.

He delivers a unique blend of branding, media production, online technologies, and marketing communications which directly drives revenues. In 1999, Darren created ElectroMail, an enterprise grade video communications platform, which enables businesses to accelerate the sales cycle and marketing initiatives through high-touch video communications and interactive.

With a diverse creative background ranging from album music production, radio and television broadcasting, to web development with rich media integration, Darren has created and delivered innovative communications solutions which have been featured in The Dallas Morning News, NBC, Adweek, B2B Magazine, Incentive Magazine and Odwyers PR Daily

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Nick Turner - Partner, Operations

Nick Turner's primary purpose is to design and facilitate the organizational flow of daily business for Next Level Recruiting Training. He insures accurate utilization of key units and services throughout the continuance of business activity, overall operations, corporate finance and information technology.

Nick shares in the responsibility for the application, design and integration of Kaye/Bassman's financial systems and programs, information technology and operational infrastructure. Compensation programs, business model development, legal concerns, career path designs, financial and statistical analysis, corporate programs, project management, as well as financial reporting structures and systems are just a few of the fundamental areas Nick manages on a daily basis. His position in the overall operational foundation is essential to Kaye/Bassman's success.

Nick played a vital role in the creation and implementation of the many infrastructure systems in which the Kaye/Bassman International Corporation operates. His strategic contribution is at the core of Kaye/Bassman's road map for the future. From possible expansion, acquisitions and new ventures, Nick is the catalyst. He is the individual who can take an idea or vision, develop it, manage the details and ultimately it becomes a reality