About Us

Who We Are

Bell Falls Search was founded in 2015. We are an Executive Recruiting Agency focused on providing talent attraction and recruitment consulting services. We specialize in providing talent attraction solutions for high growth companies primarily in SaaS and including software engineering / development, performance marketing, sales, and data science / engineering.

Our team’s professional experience comes from our time spent in:

Professional Services Firms specializing in marketing, technology and business consulting
Software Product Companies focused on genomics, financial services and mobile video game development
Startup Organizations of various concentrations

Principles of Our Work

Informed yet Discrete
Transparent and Direct
Creative but Objective
Aligned and Focused
Aggressive yet Collaborative
Obsessed by Results

Areas of Expertise

Marketing

Software Development

Life Sciences

Operational Management

Information Technology

Our Services

We have solved many unique staffing challenges across all levels of experience, in multiple industries, and across various geographies. Bell Falls Search is uniquely fit for serving clients with resource needs in the technology and marketing sectors. We have successfully built teams across the entire spectrum of SaaS companies, marketing focused organizations and similar roles within enterprises seeking to staff specialized teams. Below are examples of the roles for which we are typically sourcing.

Information Technology & Software

Executive Leadership (CTO, CIO, VP, Director)
Software Development / Engineering
Mobile Application Development
Database Management / Development
Infrastructure Engineering / Administration
Quality Assurance
Business Intelligence
eCommerce Packaged Implementation and Custom Development

Marketing, Design & Creative

Executive Leadership (CMO, VP, Director)
Earned, Owned, and Paid Media
SEO, PPC, Programmatic Media Buying
Email Marketing / Content Writers
Customer Experience Strategists and Designers
User Experience / Information Architects
Creative Directors
Graphic Designers

Operational Management & Sales

Executive Leadership (COO, CFO, EVP, SVP, Controller)
Finance / Accounting
Human Resources
Project Managers and Business Analysts
Account Executives
Sales Operations

Life Sciences & Biologics

Regulatory Affairs
Quality Assurance / Quality Control
Research & Development
Manufacturing
Clinical Operations
Patient Advocacy

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Our Team

Ron Laneve

Founder and Managing Partner

Ron has nearly 20 years of proven recruiting experience, and has built and managed high performing talent acquisition teams and processes. Ron’s key differentiator is that he has been an operator of multi-million dollar business units owning P/L management responsibility. He approaches all talent acquisition demands from the viewpoint of the business owner and is not afraid to ask tough questions, often challenging his clients to rethink many conventional wisdoms of recruiting.

Ron founded Bell Falls Search in 2015, with the drive to help to assist small business owners and emerging growth companies with their efforts in scaling via Talent Attraction. He has worked and for over a dozen start-ups that have built software products and professional services organizations.

Contact Ron directly: ron@bellfallssearch.com

Leo Paduch

Partner

Leo Paduch is a Talent Acquisition leader who has lead recruitment for start-ups and fortune 500 companies. He has worked with iconic brands like Apple, Samsung, Energizer, and Chase.

Leo has an excellent ability to partner with his clients to learn the depths of the companies offering and skills required. He has over 15 years of experience delivering and leading recruitment efforts for some of the top brands in Digital, Consumer Products, Automotive, Manufacturing, and Financial Services.

Leo’s also worked with a wide-ranging areas such as Marketing, Product Management, Sales, Big Data, e-Commerce Development, UI, UX, Information Security, Networking and Infrastructure. Leo has also become a juggernaut in Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and has a proven ability to build internationally based teams to assist in scaling Talent Attraction efforts.

Leo has spent his career specializing in leading deep sourcing strategies paired with an emphasis on candidate engagement/experience, to grow and scale companies.

Contact Leo directly: leo@bellfallssearch.com

Jessica Castellano

Principal

Jessica has 15 years of successful recruiting experience in high volume, fast paced environments.

She has built and managed high performing teams and has been a consultant and coach to many organizations. She has a relationship minded approach and truly wants to dive deeper into the candidate to provide the best possible outcome and experience for both the candidate and the hiring team. She holds herself and her process to highest of standards to ensure quality candidates for her partners.

Contact Jessica directly: jessica@bellfalllssearch.com

Joe Starek

Principal

Joe joins the Bell Falls team as a Recruiting Principal with a cross-functional background and expertise in aligning high caliber talent with brands that he’s proud to partner with.

His curiosity leads the way in thoroughly learning about a company, their objectives, workflows, and obstacles, while becoming a resource for their current market awareness and their talent attraction needs. Joe’s ability to build trust with candidates and reach an understanding of their current struggles and what they are seeking next is integral to his approach.

Joe and his wife, Beth, live in Sagamore Hills, OH with their two cats. He enjoys spending time with family and friends, Cleveland sports, commenting on the lawn, and playing soccer whenever his body allows.

Contact Joe directly: joe@bellfalllssearch.com

Our Clients

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Our Partners

Crelate

As an executive search consultancy, the right Applicant Tracking System is critical to our successful operations. Crelate is the best system we have utilized that combines both ATS and CRM capabilities for agency recruiting. Crelate’s core platform, continuous increase in functionality, rapid support, and integration capabilities make their solution a must have!

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JazzHR

After using dozens of Applicant Tracking Systems over the years, JazzHR is our preferred platform for candidate management and job posting. Bell Falls Search has implemented JazzHR for several of our clients, and we have the capabilities to train your team to optimize their platform for your company’s recruiting needs. Download their product overview, or view an intro video to learn more! Contact Us for more details.

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Kolbe

The Kolbe mission is to help people, teams and organizations thrive by better understanding themselves. Bell Falls Search has Kolbe Certified Consultant expertise and has helped both candidates and clients improve their insights into HOW they solve problems. Like all of our partners we find massive value in Kolbe’s transparency, service, and mission.

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