When I met Ryan, I was a Regional Manager at American AgCredit with a need to reinforce our talent pipeline. A prolonged period of rapid growth, retirements, ongoing organizational changes and a new loan origination platform caused numerous challenges to defining our team’s talent strategy. Ryan was able to understand our challenges and help us develop a thoughtful approach to our talent search. I appreciated both the volume and diversity of the pool of applicants that Ryan delivered. He did a good job understanding our needs and filtering the applicant pool for the best matches. Ryan checked in frequently and we collaborated on ideas of who to target. Also, he always shared the recent conversations he had with talent prospects. Ryan was able to deliver keen insight into the desires and needs of the potential applicants, which made for effective initial conversations for me. When we finished our engagement with Ryan, I had a strong understanding of the available talent market, and I was confident we looked under every stone. Working with Ryan was a pleasure, and his expertise and legwork made it possible for me to focus on what I do best, while still meeting our talent search goals.