Meet Our Team
Michael Sigler
Co-Founder & Recruiter
Michael leads Placed Partners’ Executive Search, Consulting & Investment practice areas and is involved in all aspects of leading the agency. His background is in executive search, talent acquisition and organizational development.
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Prior to co-founding Placed Partners with Ryan DeSantis, Michael spent the first six years of his career with a leading competing firm where he found a passion for making connections, helping people advance their career and putting companies in more competitive positions. Michael brings a strong business acumen, acute leadership skills and refined discernment for organizational behavior and strategic management.
At Placed Partners, in addition to his search and consulting activities, Michael manages brand building and strategy.
Michael is from Santa Barbara, California and earned his Bachelor’s with Honors in Business and Finance from California Lutheran University.
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Co-Founder and Recruiter
Ryan DeSantis
Ryan leads Placed Partners’ Executive Search and Consulting practice areas and is involved in all aspects of leading the agency. His background is in business communication, emotional intelligence, executive search, and talent acquisition. Ryan possesses strong leadership qualities and fuels Placed Partners’ journey of becoming the most trusted, premier search firm in the world.
Ryan started his career in recruiting at a competing firm where he realized his unparalleled passion for strong business relationships, where value is recognized by all sides of the partnership. Ryan is led by his core values and unwavering moral compass.
In addition to running the full-desk recruiting executive search teams and consulting activities, Ryan also manages business operations, human capital and strategy.
Ryan is from Calabasas, California and graduated from California State University, Channel Islands with a BA in Communication.
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