Casey Kraus
Helping to connect the world to better talent faster.
- Role
- Owner and Managing Partner at Journey Search Partners
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Casey Kraus
Journey Search Partners started as Specialized Recruiting Group- Stillwater, MN. in 2023, 2024, and 2025 we were the #1 Professional Direct Hire office in the in the United States across 760+ offices in our Network! As of 2026, we went fully independent and rebranded to Journey Search Partners to better help us focus on the mission of our company. To guide companies on their journey to find the right talent by empowering each other to do things differently.The ability to achieve consistent high levels of growth and success in any organization depends on the individuals at that company. Hiring the right person can have long term benefits for an organization and hiring the wrong person can be a drain on business. I have had a successful career in organically building organizations by helping to build highly effective teams. I now focuses on helping other companies do the same with our team of Professional Recruiters at Journey Search Partners.I help companies build better teams by creating strong partnerships with clients and candidates and help individuals and organizations succeed together. We work to rapidly establish personal relationships within organizations to understanding how to improve team building to drive growth. If you would like to discuss how you can achieve greater growth through your employees or are looking for an opportunity to join a team that can best utilize your skills, feel free to reach out to me.
Experience
Owner and Managing Partner
Dec 2020 — Present · Minneapolis, MN, US
Journey Search Partners is an independently owned and operated direct hire recruiting organization. We started our business from scratch in 2021 and quickly grew our business to be the #1 Professional Direct Hire office out of 700+ offices for one of the largest staffing companies in the world in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Moving completely independent in 2026, at Journey Search Partners, our mission is to guide companies on their Journey to find the right talent by empowering each other to do things differently. I utilize my 20 years of experience in building organizations and teams to help be a matchmaker for employers on their Journey to build their best teams. We have a team of recruiters that specialize in Executive, Operations, Human Resources, Accounting/Finance, Engineering, IT, Sales/Account Management, and Healthcare searches. Office Recognition:2021, Our first year in business- Top 15 office out of 700+ for Professional Direct Hire recruiting.2022,#7 office nationwide for Professional Direct Hire recruiting out of 700+ offices. 2023,#1 office nationally for Professional Direct Hire Recruiting out of 700+ offices.2024,#1 office nationally for Professional Direct Hire Recruiting out of 700+ offices. 2025,#1 office nationally for Professional Direct Hire Recruiting out of 700+ offices. My experience building multiple companies and teams from scratch into high performing organizations and divisions provides me with the knowledge and expertise to match job seekers with employers that can best utilize their skills to advance their organization in line with their business goals.
Education
University of Minnesota
BA, Sociology and Spanish Studies
2002 — 2006
Hamline University
MBA, Master of Business Administration
2007 — 2009
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