Meet Rikka Brandon

FOUNDER & CEO OF BUILDING GURUS

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Meet
Rikka Brandon

FOUNDER & CEO

OF BUILDING GURUS

Rikka Brandon started Recruiting in the building products industry in 2001. Since then she's made over 600 placements with a less than 1% replacement rate.

She's the Founder and Chief Executive Recruiter of Building Gurus, an executive search and recruitment consulting firm that works exclusively in the Building Products Industry.
She's advised hundreds of building product companies ranging from mom and pops to the Fortune 100. However, her personal favorite has always been the privately held and often family owned business. 
Rikka's the go-to girl for growth-minded Building Products Owners and Executives who want to hire the right people to take their manufacturing, distribution, or retail business to the next level. 

Rikka is:

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What Lumber and Building Materials Leaders
Need To Know To Hire Better

Let’s face it – hiring is one of the biggest challenges faced by Lumber and Building Materials leaders and organizations. In Hire Power, you’ll learn how to take control of the hiring game.

Hire Power the LBM Edition is for you if:

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What Lumber and Building Materials Leaders
Need To Know To Hire Better

Let’s face it – hiring is one of the biggest challenges faced by Lumber and Building Materials leaders and organizations. In Hire Power, you’ll learn how to take control of the hiring game.

Hire Power the LBM Edition is for you if:

Hire Rikka to speak

Rikka has several programs that make up the framework of most of her presentations, however she believes each audience should have a custom presentation that meets them where they are at and provides actionable advice that fits their situation and circumstance.

Each presentation starts with a conversation so Rikka is clear about your attendees, your goals, and your wishes. From there you will work together to see if Rikka is the right fit for your event.


Rikka is focused on results, she talks fast, cracks jokes, and really believes growing your business should be fun. It’s this energy and enthusiasm that has made the national media and business world take notice.


Rikka’s been featured numerous times on Fast Company, American Express’s Open Forum, the NFIB.

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Hire Rikka to speak

Rikka has several programs that make up the framework of most of her presentations, however she believes each audience should have a custom presentation that meets them where they are at and provides actionable advice that fits their situation and circumstance.

Each presentation starts with a conversation so Rikka is clear about your attendees, your goals, and your wishes. From there you will work together to see if Rikka is the right fit for your event.

Rikka is focused on results, she talks fast, cracks jokes, and really believes growing your business should be fun. It’s this energy and enthusiasm that has made the national media and business world take notice.

Rikka’s been featured numerous times on Fast Company, American Express’s Open Forum, the NFIB.

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If you are looking for a stuffy, buttoned up speaker – Rikka isn’t the right choice. But, if you want someone who will have your audience engaged, laughing and thinking - all while having way more fun than they expected - Rikka's your girl.

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