Snapdragon Associates

Mark Barnard and Snapdragon Associates

Brief History About Snapdragon Associates

Snapdragon Associates has earned its reputation in full slate recruitment and offers consultancy services in the Lumber and Building Material industry. With a high level of excellence, Snapdragon Associates are known nationwide for providing cost-effective services to clients.

With headquarters founded at Bedford, New Hampshire, Snapdragon Associates specializes in recruitment and consultancy services for business development, manufacturing, and executive-level searches.

Mark Barnard has been a prominent figure in the building materials and lumber industry for the past 35 years and has immense experience in all levels of sales as well as managerial posts, including that of the CEO.

In the early part of the twenty-first century, there was an urgent need for an honest and authentic recruiting firm that would focus on fulfilling the needs of the lumber and building industry by providing hard-working talented professionals.

Following the advice of this mentor to “surround himself with the best people,” Barnard created an employee-oriented business at Georgia-Pacific.

Mark emphasized disrespecting his employees who regularly strive to improve the state of the firm. Mark began a family business and involved all these 4 children and wife in Snapdragon Associates, who contributed to the firm’s success.

The company’s current vice president, Cassie, is the oldest daughter of Mark and upholds the tradition of innovation and positive results Snapdragon Associates are always known for.

Why Choose Snapdragon Associates?

Every candidate deserves to be respected and to be acknowledged. Every client also deserves to be heard attentively and team up with a business partner who can effectively care for their needs.

Snapdragon Associates ensures that efficient and deserving candidates are hand-picked to hold prominent positions in the lumber and building management industry.

Snapdragon Associates specializes in filling up the critical posts of importance in the LMB industry that are difficult to fill. Our core competencies allow us to adapt to the changes and thrive in the competition and ever-changing socio-economic scenario.

They believe that the best in you can be brought out when you team up with the best in the business. Snapdragon Associates collaborates with the top companies in the LBM industry. They prefer companies that are market leaders and can provide proper direction and work experience for our associates.

Services

Snapdragon Associates is a recruitment and consultancy agency focusing on providing an elite service to source and recruit candidates for various posts, including senior executives and high responsibility positions. Snapdragon works on an engaged search process. Simply pay an initiation fee, and you will not have to pay a fee again until you hire one of our candidates.

You can choose Snapdragon Associates for research and recruitment of a large number of staff where the traditional recruitment process might be difficult. You can trust Snapdragon Associates to complete the scouting and select the right person.

Current Job Opportunities

Snapdragon Associates follows the mission to seek out and select world-class professionals and leaders who can be distinguished leaders in market makers or innovators.

At present, Snapdragon Associates works on positions like the following:

Director of Operations, Vice President, Controller, Director of Purchasing, Director of Finance, VP of Operations (East Coast)

The Snapdragon Associates Team

Mark Barnard from Snapdragon Associates

Mark Barnard: President and CEO

After completing his bachelor’s degree in business and Economics from Saint Anslem College, Mark Barnard took up a job with Georgia Pacific.

After playing major roles with Coastal Forest Products, Talpx, and USPL, Mark founded Snapdragon Associates in 2004.

He loves the challenges of identifying top talents to fill executive posts. He also enjoys teaching and coaching the team to achieve goals and develop a long-lasting relationship with the clients.

Cassie Fosher from Snapdragon Associates

Cassie Fosher: Vice President, Executive Recruiter, Partner

Cassie Fosher joined the Snapdragon Associates in 2013 after graduating from Plymouth State University with High Honors. Cassie has proven to be a trusted advisor and is a fearless and motivated leader who has general common sense and strong people skills to hire professionals who meet the needs of executive posts. With mentorship from her father Mark, she leads the business as a Vice President.

Mike Downing from Snapdragon Associates

Mike Downing: Executive Recruiter & General Manager

Mike Downing is a veteran in the lumber and building management industry and works as an executive recruiter at Snapdragon Associates. With an experience over 25 years in the retail sector, Mike has extensive knowledge and great contacts in the LMB industry. Mike enjoys activities like canoeing and fishing and infuses energy and confidence in the team.

Kammey Grierson: Executive Recruiter

Grown-up in a family of recruiters, Kammey Grierson has seen her parents design and build family homes. She started her career in the retail industry and then pursued a professional career in recruitment and staffing. Kammey joined Snapdragon Associates in 2011 and has been very successful in her years.

Misura Group

Misura Group of Hudson, Wisconsin

Brief History

Founded in 2009, Misura Group is a recruiting agency that helps businesses in the building materials industry reach great candidates.

Each member of the company has at least 20 years of experience, including the founder Tony Misura.

Tony grew up in a blended family as an adopted child, and he dedicates his time and research to searching for the answer to the question, “Who Am I?”

Answering this question is the core of what Misura Group is all about. Alongside Michelle Burger, Tony believes they got what it takes to help businesses grow and succeed. Misura Group is located in Wisconsin, and its headquarters are in Hudson, Wisconsin.

Misura Group Team

Tony Misura: President and Founder

Tony Misura is passionate about helping corporates, and business owners attract the best of the best talents to their firms. Combining over 30 years of experience in this field, Tony believes he has what it takes to attract top talents into a business. He has a Bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin, where he studied between 1987 and 1991. He worked for Focus Recruiters as the president between 2007 and 2009. Between 2007 and 2009, Tony Misura worked as the vice president of the Focus Executive Search team. From 2009, he has been working on Misura Group and has been the president of the company for the last 12 years.

Michelle Burger (Vice President)

Michelle Burger is the vice president of Misura Group, running the company alongside Tony Misura for the last eleven years. She went to school at North Park University, and she has vast experience in the LBM field. She is associated with various groups, including the Recruiter.com network, Glass International, and Building Products Industry Group.

Nali Mullan (Market Specialist)

Nali Mullan is the marketing specialist for Misura, dealing with content marketing and getting the company out for all to see. She posts on Misura’s social media accounts, including Facebook. She graduated in 2018, making her more suited for a marketing job, given that she’s more familiar with the millennial generation. She can use the fresh ideas learned in school to connect people with the best opportunities. When she’s not working, Mullan loves listening to music and spending time with her family.

Misura Group Specialization

Misura Group is an executive recruiting firm that focuses on lumber and building materials. They do more than look at resumes and shuffle applicants’ paperwork, looking for individuals who are passionate about their work and ready to give their all to their jobs. They also empower companies and individuals expected to work in a firm. Misura Groups creates a fun yet professional working environment for workers in different firms.

Misura Group’s mission is to empower individuals and companies to embrace who they are and realize who they can be. Tony and his team believe that companies that focus on people are often more successful. They focus on bringing exceptional talents to different firms. Their vision is to create a world where every person is passionate about their professions, waking up every morning looking forward to going to work every day.

Misura Group Affiliations and Relationships

Misura Group has worked for various companies, hiring top talents for them. The companies were impressed by Misura’s work and gave positive feedback about their services. These companies include:

Zeeland Lumber Holdings

Zeeland Lumber Holdings is an independently managed lumber and building materials company that operates in the Midwest, Michigan, and Northern Indiana. Zeeland Lumber Holdings has been operational since 1947 and has served thousands of people. The company hired Misura Group, and the CEO, Mike Dykstra, was highly impressed by their services. He stated that Tony Misura does fast transactions, and he’s very interested in the cultural fit.

Mill Creek Lumber & Supply

Established in 1934, Mill Creek Lumber & Supply has been serving the residents of Wichita and Oklahoma for the last eighty years. Mill Creek Lumber & Supply’s focus is on the people, aligning with the objectives of Misura Group. They believe that companies with the best people always win, and that’s why they hired Misura Group to help them out get the best talents.

Alexander Lumber

For over 130 years, Alexander Lumber has been providing people with high-quality materials and supplies, including doors, cabinetry, windows, and more. The company has over 12 locations, including two truss plants in Illinois and Iowa. They hired Misura Group and Russ Kathrein; the CEO, Alexander Lumber, was impressed by their services.

Marvin Windows & Doors

Marvin Windows & Doors has been building doors and windows since 1912. They continue evolving and raising bars to make people feel healthier and happier. They have worked with Misura Group and were impressed too.

Other companies that have worked with Misura Group include Fence Solutions, Growth & Innovation and Louisiana-Pacific