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Robert Spinelli Achieves 70% Annual Growth and Three Senior Placements with ReMarkable Career

Robert Spinelli · Recorded 8/9/2024

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Robert Spinelli of SAMBAZON credits ReMarkable Career with filling three pivotal senior roles that helped drive food service division growth of 36%, 40%, and nearly 70% year-over-year. By leveraging their specialized search process, Spinelli maximized his time and secured 'diamond in the rough' candidates who aligned with his management style and company culture.

At a glance

Primary Use Case
Scaling food service division through senior executive placements
Reported Result
Year-over-year growth of 36%, 40%, and nearly 70%
Key Benefit
Maximizing executive time through a streamlined, communicative process
The number one benefit I've received as a result of working with Remarkable Career is absolutely my time.
I can tell you over the last three years we have grown the business 36%, 40% and almost 70% last year.
He really does have a gift not only in terms of perceiving what is needed... but just his ability to work with the client really understand my needs personally.

The interview

What were your goals when you first started working with ReMarkable Career?

I first met Remarkable Career three years ago when we had really big plans to double, triple the size of the food service division within our company and have it be the growth driver not just from a revenue standpoint but from a profit as well. When I had to fill some really key pivotal roles, I turned to Remarkable Career.

What specific results have you seen in your business since partnering with them?

I can tell you over the last three years we have grown the business 36%, 40% and almost 70% last year. I've had them fill three very senior positions within my team over the last few years.

What is the primary benefit you've received from this partnership?

The number one benefit I've received as a result of working with Remarkable Career is absolutely my time. The amount of time that it would take to work with internal resources to refine a search or the amount of time that I would have to invest sorting through candidates was significant. Working with Mark and David allowed me to maximize my time and really have an efficient process in finding the right candidate.

How does their process differ from other recruiters you have used in the past?

I found that as time went on and the process got very streamlined, we refined it very quickly and carefully to really narrow down the right potential hires. I didn't really find that kind of seamless timeline and structure working with other recruiters. There would also be just incredible communication with the team at Remarkable whenever I needed to reach them; sometimes with other recruiters there would be large amounts of gap in time and drop off in communication.

What makes Mark Gonzalez and the team unique in their approach?

I could see he really had a gift. He has an ability to work with the client, really understand my needs personally, and what's going to be a right fit for not only the role but the culture as well. Remarkable Career is best at listening. When we go through the first round of candidates, there's always going to be very specific feedback in terms of why and why not.

What would you say to an executive who is considering hiring them?

If you're sitting on the fence, my recommendation to you is to work with Remarkable Career. We certainly had internal resources that we could have utilized and there were certainly a lot of other people that we could work with that were probably less expensive. However, Remarkable Career understands the culture of your company and your own potential management style. If you have a pivotal role that could be a game changer, I wouldn't even hesitate.

Frequently asked

Should I use internal HR resources or an external recruiter like ReMarkable Career?

Robert Spinelli noted that while SAMBAZON had internal resources and cheaper options available, he chose ReMarkable Career for pivotal roles because they understood his specific management style and company culture better than internal teams could.

How does ReMarkable Career compare to other recruiting firms?

Spinelli found that other recruiters often had large gaps in communication and lacked a seamless timeline. He highlighted ReMarkable's relentless nature and their ability to refine the search quickly without the drop-off in communication common elsewhere.

What is the main benefit for a busy executive working with ReMarkable Career?

The number one benefit according to Robert Spinelli is time. Working with Mark Gonzalez and David allowed him to avoid sorting through thousands of candidates, providing an efficient process that maximized his own productivity.

Full transcript

Hi, my name is Robert Spinelli and I lead food service sales for SAMBAZON Acai and I first met Remarkable Career three years ago when we really big plans to double, triple the size of the food service division within our company and have it be the growth driver not just from a revenue standpoint but from a profit as well and when I had to fill some really key pivotal roles I turned to Remarkable Career. Working specifically with Mark Gonzalez at first and then with David as well to find the ideal candidates to help me take the business to the next level. I can tell you over the last three years we have grown the business 36%, 40% and almost 70% last year. I highly recommend Remarkable Career because if you're a busy executive and you've got plans to really grow your business this is the best way that you're going to be able to do it by maximizing your time. The number one benefit I've received as a result of working with Remarkable Career is absolutely my time. The amount of time that it would take to work with internal resources to refine a search the amount of time that I would have to invest sorting through candidates. Working with Mark and David allowed me to maximize my time and really have an efficient process in finding the right candidate. I've used other recruiters in the past and I would say that Remarkable stands out in a really unique way, I feel like there was a lot more investment on my part throughout the process obviously there has to be an investment at the beginning of the process to really define who and what you're looking for but I found that as time went on and the process got very streamlined we refined it very quickly and carefully to really narrow down the right potential hires and I didn't really find that kind of seamless timeline and structure working with other recruiters. There would also be just incredible communication with the team at Remarkable whenever I needed to reach them and vice versa the communication was great and sometimes I would find with other recruiters there be large amounts of gap in time and drop off in communication and to me that is very critical. I knew Remarkable Career was right for me when I had the opportunity to actually meet Mark Gonzalez in person. He had already done some searches for Sambazon and we'd had some very successful hires in other departments, marketing but since I run food service sales we hadn't really worked together and immediately there was a connection and as I got to know him and talk to him I could see he really had a gift and once I hired him on to recruit for specific positions of which I've had him fill three very senior positions within my team over the last few years I could see he really does have a gift not only in terms of perceiving what is needed and being able to find the right candidates and just magically search through thousands of people to find diamond in the rough but just his ability to work with the client really understand my needs personally and what's going to be a right fit for not only the role but the culture as well. Remarkable Career is best at listening. When we go through the first round of candidates there's always going to be very specific feedback in terms of why and why not. Working with Remarkable Career has been fun to watch because the amount of effort and time but just the relentless nature of the team to find that ideal candidate no matter how long it's going to take. If you're sitting on the fence my recommendation to you is to work with Remarkable Career. We certainly had internal resources that we could have utilized and we do for certain roles and there were certainly a lot of other people that we could work with that were probably less expensive. Remarkable Career understands not only the role that you're looking for they understand the culture of your company, they understand your own potential management style and how that person's going to work well within that style and all these things are exactly why I recommend working with Remarkable Career especially if you have a pivotal role in your company that you think could be a game changer, I wouldn't even hesitate.

About Remarkable Career

ReMarkable Career is an elite executive search firm and exclusive partner for the Forbes.jobs platform, specializing in 'Purple Squirrel' candidates who possess precise qualifications and cultural alignment. They serve disruptor brands and innovative companies, transforming hiring from a time-consuming expense into a high-return investment. By focusing on deep listening and cultural fit assessments, they help executives like Robert Spinelli secure game-changing talent for pivotal roles.

Industry
Executive Search and Recruiting

Topics

  • executive search
  • food and beverage
  • sales leadership
  • business growth
  • talent acquisition
  • culture fit

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