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Published: Feb 20, 2026 4:32 PM  |  By Jon Bartos  |  Viewed: 97
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EMinfo asks Jon Bartos: Tell us a little about what you do for Next Level (NLE) and Starfish Partners?

Jon: Currently I am the CEO of Dimensional Search, Chief Investment Advisor for Starfish Partners and as Partner of Sanford Rose Associates, I help existing EMinfo asks Jon: Tell us a little about what you do for Next Level (NLE) and Starfish Partners?

Jon: Currently I am the CEO of Dimensional Search, Chief Investment Advisor for Starfish Partners and as Partner of Sanford Rose Associates, I help existing owners grow, build and scale, by helping them get into Sanford Rose Associates. Here is a quick explanation of our organization. We simply help Search Firm owners grow, build and Scale.

Our organization consists of two major organizations. Starfish Partners, which is an investment platform where we have purchased 11 recruiting firms, and continued to grow, build and scale them. Next Level (NLE) is our organization that offers services search firm owners. Part of NLE is following orgranizations and services:

Sanford Rose Associates, for existing search firms looking to grow their firms. It’s really a country club for search firm owners, saving them over 10K per seat per year on technology tools, worlds best one on one coaching, training and development, Marketing communications, Tech support and a host of other services. The average existing search firm that joins SRA, not only saves a ton of money, has an average growth rate of 25-350% over a five-year period.

Dimensional Search, our organizations that allows people outside of the recruiting and staffing industry to start their own search firm. We help them with their vertical market, technology tools, training on how to do the business, a hiring team to help them hire, website, world class marketing communications, discounts on tech tools, etc.. Once the new search firm owner, gets over a certain dollar volume, they are invited to join the big leagues, Sanford Rose Associates. www.joindimensionalsearch.com. https://dimensionalsearch.com/news/dimensional-search-attains-100-awarded-franchises-in-less-than-24-months/

Next Level Exchange – The industries training platform that is helped thousand of new and existing recruiting and staffing professionals get better at their craft. Next Level Exchange has thousands of hours of video-based training from the best of the best in the industry over the last 15 years. Its Netflix for the recruiting professional.

Next Level Academy – like an online university, its courses for recruiting and staffing professional. The coursework is for all recruiting and staffing professionals including individual contributors, recruiters, Sales Development Reps, researchers and search firm owners and managers.

 

Starfishpartners , an international investment and ownership platform for niched professional and mid-to-upper management search specialists, provides capital for recruiting firms looking to scale as well as exit strategies for owners seeking to secure value for their firm in cash and/or stock. Starfish Partners also provides liquidity and the ability to monetize some value while simultaneously providing equity opportunities for key producers and leaders. We have also procured 11 search firms over the last 24 months to become part of the Starfish Partners portfolio companies. www.starfishpartners.com

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People focused on performance hitting their potential. That has been Jon’s life work. As many have introduced him, Jon is the quintessential thought leader, trainer, speaker and consultant on all aspects of Human Capital, Talent Management and Performance Management. After a 14-year career in the Supply Chain Technology, Jon realized the strong demand for talent and for companies who could deliver high performing talent. He then purchased a Management Recruiters International franchise in November of 1998 and away he went. Jon achieved industry-leading success as one of an elite group of executive recruiters who billed over $1 million annually while building a multi-million dollar top 10 Office. In a 10year period (1999–2009), he cashed in over $10 million in personal production and established JSI as a top 10% executive search and staffing firm winning 17 international awards in the MRINetwork. Today Jon still works a desk. As of today, he has billed over 24 million in personal production since 1999. Jon sold his recruiting firm in 2012 to a large healthcare consulting firm. After a three-year stint as President and CEO, in 2015 – he started a new firm, focused on mutually committed search and contract staffing - Global Performance Search. After growing it to 7 offices in 5 different countries, focusing on Warehouse Automation and Renewable Energies, Jon merged GPS with SearchPath Global in 2020 and is currently their President and Managing Director of the fastest growing Franchise System in the world today. Today SearchPath Global has 45 offices in 8 different countries – growing at over 100% per year. In 2008 Jon founded the industries lead performance analytics tool - Revenue Performance Management. The RPM Dashboard is an Analytics and Developmental tool that focuses on taking staffing and recruiting professionals on a path to achieving their Performance Potential. Period. Currently the RPM Dashboard is used by over 500 companies worldwide to help them achieve. www.rpm-usa.com. Jon has personally coached over 500 business owners and executive leaders to help them achieve their personal and business vision. Jon can be reached at 513-515-1267 or jbartos@searchpath.com. Visit https://www.searchpath.com

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