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15th Anniversary

15 years ago today Sharon walked into a small two room office. She had purchased her desk from her past employer and began what has been an amazing journey for many of us. Enjoy today's anniversary video featuring many great clients, candidates and community leaders who helped us along the way! 15 years strong and we are excited and passionate about the next 15!

Thank You

Humbled, blessed, grateful. What more can we say.

Pixie Dust

Dennis Somers, Corporate Landscape Division Manager of County Materials Corporation, describes ERG's magical way of finding top quality candidates. 

Partnerships

Cathie Tierney, President & CEO of Community First Credit Union, shares how partnering with ERG has helped immensely grow their business.

Champion

Chad Hershner, Senior Director of Regional Philanthropy at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, details ERG's commitment to being a champion of every candidate we represent.

Research

Schroeder Moving needed to replace a retiring Chief Financial Officer. Hear what John Schroeder, President, had to say about the search.

Community Movement

Walt and Milly Rugland are wonderful community leaders. Both have worked with ERG on not-for-profit searches. Let's hear what Milly has to say about working with ERG.

Match Maker

Culture fits means as much to our candidates as it does to our clients. Rich Thompson experienced this first hand working with ERG.

Specialist

John Bergstrom, CEO of Bergstrom Corporation, has been a great client and mentor to Sharon. Let's hear what he has to say about working with her on finding new leaders for both Bergstrom and the community.

Professional Service

ERG really cares about our community! Bob Pedersen, CEO of Goodwill Industries, discusses the pro-bono leadership positions filled for Goodwill.

Ethics

Rick Bickert, CEO of Consolidated Construction, has been a friend and client of ERG/Sharon for 21 years. We are proud of Consolidated Construction and being a part of their growth.

New Faces

Kathi Seifert has worked with ERG in multiple capacities - PAC Board, New North Co-Chair, Chamber Board of Directors etc. Hear what Kathi has to say about working with ERG.

Bull Fighter

Miron has a special place in the heart of ERG. We are thrilled to be part of the "Miron talent team". Hear what Dave Voss has to say about Sharon and ERG.

The Future

Bruce Zak is Board Chair and was Search Committee Chair when we conducted the search for the President of our Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce. Hear what Bruce had to say about the process.

Priceless

Bob Mundt is new to our community and the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce. Hear his take on what our non-profit pro-bono gifts means to our community.

Ripple Effect

Mark Schwei of Consolidated Construction understands the impact our focus on bringing great talent to Wisconsin has had on our economy. Hear his thoughts on the ripple effect of this work.

Inner Workings

Getting to know as much as we can about our clients is really important to us. Hear what Laurie Butz has to say about why this is also important to Community First Credit Union.

Dedication

Celebrating almost all of the 15 years with ERG is Jenny Bonikowske - VP of Office Administration and Sharon's right hand person. Hear what Jenny has to say about why ERG has been so successful.

Community Involvement

Making the Fox Cities a better place to live, work and play is important to ERG. Let's hear what Amy Flanders, Executive Director of the Sexual Assault Crisis Center, has to say about the significance of this work.

Innovative

Not all search firms are created equal and ERG prides itself on its innovation. Hear what Kevin Rolain says about the ERG process and how it helped him to being on some new dynamic talent.

Competitive Edge

While ERG works nationwide, our focus on the region we live in and helping our area to prosper is of great importance to ERG. Hear what Appleton's Mayor, Tim Hanna, has to say about the competitive edge.

Immeasureable

ERG prides itself on making sure we get to know what is important both professionally and personally to each of our candidates. Let's hear what Jeff Scheidt has to say about the value of this type of relationship.

What We Needed

Prospera Credit Union needed a new Chief Financial Officer to continue their journey around growth and cultural transformation. Julie Van Vonderan shares what it was like to start that process.

To The Point

Time is money and the folks at ERG understand the critical nature of a quick right hire. Kim Van Osdol talks about why the ERG's style works for Community First Credit Union.

Good Fit

Finding talent that is passionate about their work is ERG's greatest joy. Rick Bickert understands the value of the time invested to get to know not only the company, but what the person's values as well.

Details

Interviewing can be a daunting task. ERG works hard to take the nervousness out of interviewing by helping to tee up what to expect when you enter the room. Hear what Jerome Martin, Executive Director of Homeless Connections, had to say about this process.

Community Outreach

Jean Coopman-Jansen lead the search committee as board chair for the Sexual Assault Crisis Center Executive Director search. Jean shares her thoughts on ERG's pro-bono work with non-profits..

Cheerleaders

Telling your individual stories is what ERG does best. We will always be our client's and candidate's biggest cheerleaders. Dennis Somers tells us why this is so important.

Eye For Talent

Every day everyone at ERG brings passion and pride to everything we do. We work hard to find just that right fit and after 21-years in the business, Sharon's "spidy-sense" is pretty strong. Mark Schwei shares what that experience is like.

Best Friend

So at the end of the day, why do we all work so hard? It's for those we love. Katie Hulce has watched her Mom build a business as a single mom and has stood beside her every step of the way. So today we share the "why" in Sharon's journey.