Rick Kloete

About Rick Kloete

Still losing great candidates to a slow hiring process? Still waiting on a recruiter who promised results, months ago?If you\'re a CEO, Founder, or HR Leader who needs to hire proven leadership talent fast, let\'s talk. DM me or grab 20 minutes on my calendar.I\'m Rick Kloete, founder of Kloete Group and an executive search strategist with 20+ years placing mid-to-senior leaders across virtually every industry in the country, from manufacturing and healthcare to financial services, supply chain, and technology.My clients don\'t come to me because they have a job opening. They come to me because they\'ve tried everything else, internal HR stretched too thin, job boards producing noise, other recruiters disappearing after the kickoff call, and the seat is still empty.What I bring is a structured, proven approach to leadership recruiting that most firms simply don\'t offer.Our 8-step retained search process is built around three things hiring leaders actually care about: quality candidates, faster delivery, and real accountability. We back every placement with a 1-year guarantee, one of the strongest in the industry. We deliver finalists in one-third less time than the market average. And our fee structure is consistently below industry standard.75% of our clients come back for their next search. Several have retained us for 10, 20, even 30+ consecutive executive placements.Here\'s what that looks like in practice:A multinational client retained us to fill over 30 executive roles across their global operations, and kept coming back because we delivered. A mid-market manufacturer had been trying to fill a critical leadership role for months through other channels. We placed a finalist within weeks of being retained. Time and again, clients tell me the hardest part was choosing, because we delivered multiple qualified candidates they\'d all like to hire.If you\'re a business or HR leader who needs to fill a leadership role, whether it\'s your first search or your fiftieth, I\'d welcome a conversation.Recruitment CertificationsCDR - AIRS Certified Diversity Recruiter CertificationPRC - AIRS Professional Recruiter CertificationCIR - AIRS Certified Internet Recruiter Certification Grab 30 minutes with me: calendly.com/rkloete/30-minute-zoom-call

Experience

1. President & Managing Partner

   Kloete Group, Inc

   Oct 2010 — Present · Nashville, TN, US

   Most executive searches take too long, cost too much, and end with a hire that doesn\'t stick. I built Kloete Group to fix all three.For 15 years, I\'ve led a boutique executive search firm specializing in mid-to-senior leadership recruiting for clients across manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, higher education, supply chain, technology, and more. Our niche isn\'t an industry, it\'s a level: leadership. And we\'ve delivered at that level, nationwide, for over a decade.What I do and why it matters: I partner with CEOs, Founders, and HR Leaders who need to fill critical leadership roles quickly, without sacrificing quality. Using our proprietary 8-step recruiting process, we source, vet, and present highly qualified candidates, often in one-third less time than competing firms. Every placement comes with a 1-year guarantee, and our fees run below industry averages.Results that speak for themselves: → 75% of clients are repeat engagements → One multinational client retained us for 30+ executive searches across global operations → Clients regularly receive multiple finalists they\'d hire for the same role, a rare outcome in retained search → Consistently fill \"impossible\" roles that other recruiters couldn\'t closeNotable clients include McKee Foods, Mars Petcare, Bridgestone, Walgreens, Tennessee Tech, and Noranda Aluminum.If your leadership seat has been open too long, let\'s fix that. Grab 30 minutes with me at calendly.com/rkloete/30-minute-zoom-call

Education

• University of New Orleans

  BS, Finance

Skills

• Leader
• Executive Recruiter
• Communicator
• Speaker & Trainer
• Team Motivator
• Strategy Facilitation
• New Business Development
• Sales Presentations
• Business Process Re-Engineering
• Leadership
• Public Speaking
• Management Consulting
• Strategy
• Team Building
• Strategic Planning
• Selling Skills
• Training
• Motivational Speaking
• Leadership Development
• Performance Management
• Start-Ups
• Executive Coaching
• Coaching
• Change Management
• Succession Planning
• Sales Operations
• Recruiting
• Budgets
• Sales
• Talent Management
• Organizational Development
• Management
• Consulting
• Sales Management
• Talent Acquisition
• HR Consulting
• Human Resources
• Selling
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Executive Search