About Us

Hiring Is Too Important to Be Taken Seriously.
Who we are

Why We’re Different

We’ve heard it before. There are so many recruiting and HR consulting companies out there today. What makes Risus Talent Partners different?

Finding great candidates in a timely manner is our standard. Delivering added value as a trusted partner while doing so is our imperative.

  • We Deliver Value – we offer the most competitive market prices without sacrificing quality.
  • We’ve Walked in Your Shoes – with years of combined agency and corporate talent experience, we understand your challenges and know what a good partnership looks like.
  • We Keep It Simple – with our standard engagement process, your life is already too complex.
  • We Do More Than Hiring – with every engagement we provide actionable market and process intel so you can better understand your environment and improve your approach.
  • We Strive to Be – the most responsive, communicative, and accountable talent partners.
  • We Have Fun – your challenges are serious and you’ll enjoy working with us to solve them.
100+
Years of Experience
Our Values

We Won’t Take You for Granted

Partners First

We are in business to serve our Partners – our employees, clients, and candidates – anticipating their needs and exceeding their expectations – every time.

Extreme Accountability

We act like owners, doing whatever it takes with a sense of urgency to deliver high-quality results; no excuses, no blame.

Keep It Simple and Fun

We are serious about our business, but we keep it in perspective and have fun doing it. Those who laugh together, stay together.

We are in business to serve our Partners

We get to know you, your business, and your drink order. Can your current talent partner say that?

Our Founders

Check Out These Smiling Faces

John Kowalczyk

Founder

Otherwise unemployable, John decided to blaze his own path and partner with people more talented him to create Rtp. Together with their growing team, they are looking to disrupt the staffing industry while never stopping laughing. When not volunteering in the soup kitchen or reading the classics, John enjoys spending time with his wife, four sons, multiple pets, friends, and hiking and thinking big thoughts in front of a fire pit.

Jordanne Ringwald

Founder

Jordanne is the self - proclaimed Syracuse Chamber of Commerce President. Following a failed short - term career in darts, and finally admitting she was too short for the WNBA, she was tested and found that recruiting is in her blood. Starting Rtp with two friends has been a dream come true. When not doing career matchmaking like it’s her job, she loves spending time with her husband and two kiddos, we well as displaying her lauded macaroni sculptures at carnivals across Upstate NY.

Keith

Keith Jeremiah

Founder

A native son of Shamokin, PA, Keith escaped the mean streets of his hometown and climbed the corporate ladder as a recruiter and talent leader. To conquer his addiction to water cooler small talk and office birthday parties, Keith decided to make a change and launch Rtp with two friends to achieve his lifelong goal of starting a business. Keith enjoys spending time with his wife and 2 sons (one human, one dog). In his spare time, Keith is an avid golfer and voracious reader and promoter of self-help and business books to include the timeless classic, “Green Eggs and Ham.”