Executive Recruiter and Employment Consultant. Owner of Lodestar Recruiting LLC.
Indiana
Joined March 2010
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Plenty of applicants, none qualified? That's not a volume problem, it's a reach problem. The people you need aren't on job boards. They're doing the job somewhere else. We pick up the phone and find them. Let's talk: lodestarrecruiting.com
Tough start for my Blackhawks, 4-10-1 after last night's loss to Colorado. Wyatt Kaiser and Roman Kantserov gave us something to cheer early, and I'm hoping Patrick Kane's injury isn't serious. Long season, and I'm still all in. #Blackhawks
Deere is hiring 400+ and calling back 275+ in IL, IA and KS. When the big OEM ramps up, suppliers feel it next. manufacturingdive.com/news/d…
Automation operators, quality engineers and maintenance techs are the hardest plant roles to fill this fall. If you find a good one, move fast. Better yet, grow your own. #Manufacturing
You found the right plant manager and made a strong offer. Then the house stalls everything. Housing concerns were behind 49% of declined relocations in 2025. Here's what a full move costs in 2027 and how companies make it work: lodestarrecruiting.com/cost-…
Two weeks in a row the Hoosiers needed overtime, and two weeks in a row they found a way. Down 16-13 with 19 seconds left, Paddy McAteer hit a 60-yard field goal at the gun to tie it, and then Grant Wilson hit Charlie Becker on the first play of overtime. 8-1, with a bye week to catch our breath before USC. My heart could use the rest too.
Only 38 of these were ever built, and this one belonged to Howard Hughes. Thirty-five years on the ground and now she's flying again. Hats off to the crew at Warbird Aero Restorations for the patience that took. vintageaviationnews.com/warb…
Notre Dame and Navy meet for the 99th time Saturday at noon. There's a reason this game keeps getting played. When enrollment dropped during World War II, the Navy set up a training school on campus that helped keep Notre Dame's doors open, and the Irish have never forgotten it. Win or lose, both teams stand together after the game for both alma maters. That's a rivalry done right. Go Irish! navysports.com/news/2026/10/…
This is why I love family history. One DNA test in Edmonton, another in England, and a man who spent his life wondering who his dad was ends up with four sisters. Judy even worked through her father's handwritten army records to piece it together. Old records still have stories to tell. calgaryherald.com/news/brian…
Manufacturing is hiring again, but automation is changing who qualifies. Smart plants are training the people they have, not just adding degree requirements. Good WSJ read: wsj.com/business/u-s-manufac…
"We'll restart the search in January" usually means you'll be hiring in spring. Q4 has less competition for good people, and plenty of them decide over the holidays to make a move. Keep the search going. #hiring
Counteroffers rarely fix why someone started looking. Money covers it for a while, but most are gone within a year anyway. Managers, have the "what keeps you here?" talk before the resignation letter shows up. #Retention
Virginia transformer makers are adding about 1,300 jobs. The critical skill, hand-winding coils, takes years to master. You can build a plant fast, but you can't hire years of skill overnight. cardinalnews.org/2026/10/12/… #Manufacturing
The game came down to the final play. When it was over, Lyons/Sodus sophomore Brylen Tassy walked over and helped a disappointed player from the other team to his feet before he celebrated. His coach says that's the character they work to build. Some of the best moments in sports come after the final whistle.
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Somebody in 1978 ordered a Porsche 911 Turbo in Buick green with green shag carpet. Harper Porsche in Knoxville brought it back after years of rotting in Florida, rebuilt it down to the original turbo, and even had red air conditioning hoses made to match the originals. It just won both national titles in Porsche's 2026 restoration challenge. Now that's craftsmanship.
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This fall I've been typing up my old handwritten journals, one entry at a time. It's funny what comes back to you: names you'd forgotten, small moments that turned out to matter, and lessons you didn't know you were learning. If you've ever kept a journal, or have a box of family letters in a closet somewhere, it's worth getting them down for the next generation. Our stories are worth keeping.
Twenty-plus years of volunteer work, and all three engines fired up for the first time since 1953. I love seeing people bring a piece of history like this back to life. Can't wait to see it flying over Lake Erie again. vintageaviationnews.com/vint…
3,750 manufacturing jobs are headed to Joliet, some on the old Caterpillar site, plus a training academy that doubles local welding capacity. Pairing plants with colleges is how you build a workforce that stays. nbcchicago.com/news/local/th…
Fewer job openings doesn't mean easier hiring. Quits are near 1.9%, so the people you want are employed and not looking. Posting and waiting won't find them. Conversations will. #Hiring
Budgeting for a plant manager in 2027? Equipment builders' typical pay sits right at the national midpoint (about $134,500), while truck and auto assembly plants pay roughly $7,200 more. If you're recruiting from them, plan for it: lodestarrecruiting.com/plant…