Corey Matthews
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Human Resources |
| Occupation | Talent Acquisition Consultant |
| Location | Dallas, TX, United States |
| Introduction | Corey is an AIRS certified Executive Search professional and the Managing Partner of VerticalReach Consulting Group. As a full-cycle recruiter, Corey supports global to mid-market corporations, professional services consulting firms and non-profits across many industries. Prior to launching VerticalReach, Corey founded the Retail, Consumer and Supply Chain Practice at The Empower Network (TEN), a venture funded start-up Executive Search and Recruitment Process Outsourcing firm. Prior to this, Corey was Vice President and Principal at Hylê Human Capital Partners, also a start-up, Director of Recruiting Solutions with TMP Worldwide (now Hudson Global) and Senior Associate with Kenzer. Corey began his Executive Search career with Craig Affiliates, a boutique firm specializing in the Retail and Wholesale Grocery Industry for which he designed the firm’s first website in 1996. Earlier in his career, Corey progressed through roles in field merchandising, sales and management in the Retail, Home Entertainment and Print Advertising Industries. Corey earned a BA degree in Mass Communications from Harding University and is a member of the school’s President’s Council. |
| Interests | talent, talent sourcing, talent placement, collaborative process, lean six sigma, quality improvement, cost reduction, resource optimization, shared savings, time-to-fill, time-to-start, time-to-ROI, subject matter expertise development, service oriented architecture, SaaS, Christianity, cycling, astro physics, golf, cretaceous period fossils, thin crust pizza with pepperoni and fresh tomato, "Bear" - my Field Spaniel bird dog pup and lead shoelace tester... |
| Favorite movies | With Success Themes: The Natural, Seabiscuit, Chariots of Fire, Bambi (It's a great story about survival!) |
| Favorite music | Recent Personal Listening: Chet Baker, Wynton Marsalis, Chris Botti (I started playing trumpet again after 23 years...). Other favorite music: Pierce Pettis, John Lee Hooker, Bruce Cockburn, The Eagles, Tom Petty, The Old 97's, John Prine, The Stones, The Beatles, Steve Earle, too many more to list |