About Storm Search

The People Behind Every Placement

More than recruiters: the people behind teams that outperform and careers that take off. Culture-first matches, made by people who actually know your industry.

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Our Story

Built on Trust. Backed by Expertise. Proven by Results.

Storm Search started in 2016 on one conviction: the right hire is a fit decision, not a keyword match. We built the firm to act on it, treating speed, culture, and retention as the whole job, not the part most firms get to after the placement clears.

Most searches drag on for weeks, hand over a stack of resumes that look right on paper, and call it finished. The real cost of a wrong hire lands months later: in turnover, in a team that never gelled, in starting the whole search over. That is the risk we built Storm Search to remove.

Today that approach runs across every specialty we recruit: Accounting & Finance, Contract / Temp, Engineering, Executive Search, Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal, Manufacturing, Production, Sales Leadership, Scientific, and Supply Chain. Three qualified candidates inside 72 hours, matched for fit and followed for a full year.

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Our Values

The Values Behind Every Placement

Five traits we hire and promote for, not just print on a wall.

Team Player

We win placements as a team, not as individuals chasing a commission.

Relationship Driven

We measure success by how many clients call us back, not how many we can sign.

Empathetic

A job search is stressful and a bad hire is expensive. We treat both like they matter, because they do.

Coachable

We ask what we could have done better after every placement, and we actually change something.

Resolute

The hard searches are the ones we don’t walk away from.

Executive Leadership

Meet Our Executive Team

The people setting the standard for how Storm Search runs every search.

John Yurkschatt Jr

President

John’s focus on speed and accuracy shapes how Storm Search runs every executive search.

Todd Schonover

Chief Operating Officer

Todd runs recruiting operations and business development, the two disciplines that decide whether growth actually holds.

Nick Alioto

Vice President

Nick leads client relations and strategic partnerships, the relationships that turn a single search into a repeat client.

Jackie Collins

Partner & Director, Account Management

Jackie leads account management, the team responsible for keeping every partnership on track after the placement is made.

Adam Spaulding

Partner & Director, MFG Recruiting

Adam leads manufacturing and engineering recruiting, connecting companies with skilled professionals who help keep production floors running and critical operations moving.

Eric Yurkschatt

Associate Director, Account Management

Eric joined Storm Search in 2022 after a decade in manufacturing. That floor-level experience is exactly what makes him fluent in what partners actually need.

Makayla Bertsch

Operations Manager

Makayla keeps Storm Search’s operations running, the behind-the-scenes work every search quietly depends on.

Jared Greissing

Partner & Recruiting Manager

Jared looks beyond the resume to understand the person behind it, identifying candidates whose skills fit the role and whose presence fits the room.

Partner Relations & Account Management

The People Who Keep Partnerships on Track

The team that stays close to every account long after the placement is made.

Jackie Collins

Partner & Director, Account Management

Jackie leads account management, the team responsible for keeping every partnership on track after the placement is made.

Molly Biggers

Director, Partner Relations

Molly stays close enough to every account that a problem gets caught before it becomes the client’s problem.

Larissa Cole

Director, Partner Relations

Larissa’s job is knowing what a client needs before they have to ask for it, and having the answer ready when they do.

Eric Yurkschatt

Associate Director, Account Management

Eric joined Storm Search in 2022 after a decade in manufacturing. That floor-level experience is exactly what makes him fluent in what partners actually need.

Michelle Rhoads

Sr. Account Manager

Michelle joined Storm Search in 2023 and brought client relations experience the Account Management team leans on daily.

Samantha Srodes

Account Manager

Samantha is the first person her clients hear from, keeping requests answered and details handled before anything turns into a problem.

Recruiting Leaders

The People Running Your Search

The managers who source, vet, and deliver your shortlist.

Beth Taylor

Recruiting Manager

Beth brings broad recruiting range across Supply Chain, IT, Engineering, Finance, Legal, HR, and Sales, helping organizations tackle hiring needs across the business.

Krijn Phillips

Recruiting Manager

Krijn recruits across Accounting & Finance, IT, Sales, and Supply Chain/Logistics, while helping develop the next generation of recruiters through hands-on mentorship.

Sarah VandenBosch

Recruiting Manager

Sarah builds lasting relationships with manufacturing candidates, staying connected long after the offer and remaining a trusted resource beyond each placement.

Jared Greissing

Partner & Recruiting Manager

Jared looks beyond the resume to understand the person behind it, identifying candidates whose skills fit the role and whose presence fits the room.

Alex Harning

Recruiting Manager

Alex takes a thoughtful approach to recruiting, considering how each candidate’s experience aligns with the role, team, work environment, and broader organization.

Adam Spaulding

Partner & Director, MFG Recruiting

Adam leads manufacturing and engineering recruiting, connecting companies with skilled professionals who help keep production floors running and critical operations moving.

Megan Stanbrough

Lead Recruiter

Megan is Storm Search’s first Lead Recruiter, sourcing and vetting candidates across new-client and IT searches.

Natasha Bermudez

Lead Recruiter

Natasha is a Lead Recruiter on Storm Search’s manufacturing team, matching candidates to the roles that keep the floor and the line running.

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