You're Not Here by Accident

You’re searching for a way to close more deals. A way to do your
job better. You want to make more money in less time. We’re all about that. 

Here's What Else We're All About

We’re Recruiters

There are trainers who were recruiters, trainers who never were recruiters, and us. Trainers who remain actively involved in recruiting. We test our techniques before we train them. You only see what works, and never the theory of someone who doesn’t have anything at risk.

We Believe in Kindness

We try to do an act of kindness every day. But don’t confuse kindness with being nice or weak. If someone ignores the spinach in your teeth, they’re being nice. If someone lets you know, so you can fix the problem, they’re being kind. It’s harder to be kind than nice, yet it’s important.

Thought Diversity

Too often a trainer will tell you they have the right way to do something. When someone tells you their way is the only way, run. Different viewpoints are valid, and we’re always learning from others. If you think you’re perfect, you stopped improving. Read our Defining Characteristics for more insight into our approach.

Morality Matters

We are on a mission to civilize the recruiting industry. For too long has a base level of corruption been acceptable (even bragged about) among recruiters and those who train them. Together, we can stop the few bad apples from hurting us, our clients, and our candidates.

We Enjoy Life

We go on trips and adventures. We love Disney and Star Wars and about a dozen other things you may find immature. We laugh in every class because we love what we’re doing. We know if we make class entertaining you will remember more of it, which means you get more out of your investment. We want you to experience life that way too. 

Your Advisors

Enthusiastic Love From Past Clients

Natasha Garcia

Professional & Small Business Advisor at True North Scotiabank Solutions Center

Tricia was one of our trainors for a two day Esourcing training seminar in Winnipeg, MB. She is very good at communicating/training the theory to us during. Great instructor!

Margaux Miller

Global MC, TEDx Speaker, Tech & AI Event Host and Moderator

The Pinnacle team was so pleased to be able to bring in Jason and Tricia for an intensive two-day “In-House”. Their training program is very advanced and yet they made the information accessible and interesting for our entire team. They are ahead of the curve and an absolute delight to work with. Time and money well spent!

Lesa Ong

Legal Recruitment Consultant at NagataConnex Executive Legal Search

I attended a seminar that was taught by Tricia, and really appreciated how approachable and knowledgeable she was. She took the time to explain things until everyone understood the how and the why. Thanks Tricia!

Kevin Tennant

Partner, Executive Interim Management

Tricia was a Trainer at the eSourcing workshop that I attended recently. Unlike many workshops, we spent the vast majority of the time applying the skills we learned. Tricia spent considerable time “desk-side” coaching us through. The workshop was so valuable because Tricia has walked in our shoes.. it was practical and immediately useful. It also became very clear that she lives to a very high ethical standard in her business and personal life.

Lezlie Phillips

President of Lezlie Phillips & Associates

Tricia was a joy to learn from and easy to approach. Her style is eay going fun and yet very professional. She is very technical and knowledgable in her field and would love to have her on my team! I would love to have her teach me more…..and I have been in the business a long time. I highly recommend Tricia Lezlie Phillips

Monica Tambasco

IT Recruitment and Sales

Tricia is a superb trainer with outstanding ideas. She communicates dense content in a dynamic way, making her instruction relevant to the group’s goals and feedback. I am looking forward to learning more from Tricia!

Mary Beth Elmer

Personnel Associates, Syracuse NY

Well done, Tricia, it was a pleasure to learn from a Master of eSorcery! You exceeded my high expectations and made learning advanced Boolean search techniques fun. I finally have the foundation for e-sourcing best practices.

Steven Sloane

Ex PWC CPA & Recruiter.

We’re always told to “under promise and over perform.” This certainly describes Tricia. I was very skeptical when I signed up for her webinar due to less than stellar experiences with other webinars. Flat out, I was wrong and what I received was far in excess of what I paid Great experience + a wonderful sense of humor … Steven Sloane

John Dunlap

Owner, John Dunlap and Company, Inc. and Staffing and Recruiting Consultant

ricia and her training partner, Jason Thibeault, were dynamic and engaging through an intensive course of instruction, forcing me to learn and apply Boolean methodology to my somewhat retro recruiting arsenal. The decision to hire Tricia to guide our quick move out to the leading edge was fortunate: I am now getting fast, fantastic results in both the sourcing and contact phase of executive search work, utilizing advanced search strings in the creative manner she so ably teaches. It has been an amazing value-add for a classically trained recruiter like myself. I’ve found I’ve had to throw away almost nothing. To the contrary, principles which have brought success in the past are now being used more profitably.

Susan Laser

Sales Manager at CarMax

I just finished Tricia’s eSSentials class, and it was well worth the investment! I learned some wonderful new and useful skills, and was able to begin using these skills after only our first session. Her expert knowledge would be useful to any recruiter!