November 1, 2022

Solon, Ohio – Direct Recruiters, Inc. (DRI), Executive Search, is proud to announce that Jordan Freireich and Jaimie Bailey have been named Partners. Both Jordan and Jaimie are key members of DRI’s Operations team and the first members of the team to be promoted to Partner. Their contributions to DRI’s success have been evident over the years through their innovation, hard work and dedication.

Jordan began at DRI in 2013 and has played an integral role in DRI’s growth. Starting out in DRI’S IT department then being promoted to Director of IT and then again being promoted and currently serving as Director of Finance and Operations. Jordan also earned his MBA while working full time. Jordan establishes financial policies, procedures, controls, reporting systems and manages vendor relationships in addition to the management of company technologies and software. He is known for his organizational skills and has always exemplified DRI’s core values in each of the roles he has held. Jordan helped drive DRI’s acquisition by Starfish Partners in September of 2022, opening the doors for continued growth and success for the DRI team.

Jaimie Bailey joined Direct Recruiters in 2017 as a Researcher for DRI’s Hospital IT team. Due to her vast knowledge and invaluable skillset, Jaimie was promoted to Director of Research for DRI’s Healthcare Technology team, managing a team of sourcing professionals. Jaimie has created a variety of company processes, onboarding, and KPI programs, and trains and mentors other research associates. As a 3-time winner of DRI’s Researcher of the Year award, Jaimie Bailey is an indispensable resource for knowledge of the market, key competitors, and talent mapping, and has enhanced DRI’s Research department immensely.

According to Dan Charney, President & CEO, “Our team is excited for the promotions of Jordan and Jaimie as Partners. Their success and achievements are admirable and worthy of recognition. Both have allowed DRI to scale and have helped create a foundation that sets the stage for growth throughout the entire organization including our sister Starfish companies. We are proud of Jordan and Jaimie for being true examples of DRI’s core values and helping us reach our aggressive growth goals.”