December 2, 2025

Direct Recruiters, Inc. (DRI), a Starfish Partners company, is pleased to announce that Cherie Shepard, Managing Partner, has been prominently featured in the Q4 edition of The MHEDA Journal for her article, “Rebuilding the A Game: Why We Must Raise the Talent Standard.”

In this featured piece, Shepard addresses the urgent need for companies within the material handling, supply chain, and distribution sectors to elevate their expectations around talent. She emphasizes the strategic advantage gained when organizations commit to identifying, developing, and retaining high-performance professionals who can drive innovation, maintain operational excellence, and support long-term organizational growth.

Her article outlines how shifting workforce dynamics, rapidly advancing automation, and heightened customer demands require companies to move beyond traditional hiring approaches. Shepard highlights the importance of building teams composed of “A-level” talent capable of meeting today’s performance standards and tomorrow’s evolving challenges.

The MHEDA Journal, the official publication of the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA), is widely regarded as a leading source of insights, trends, and best practices for industry executives. Shepard’s contribution reinforces the publication’s commitment to providing forward-thinking guidance to its readership.

Read the full article here: “Rebuilding the A Game: Why We Must Raise the Talent Standard”