Rikka Brandon

Author, Business Strategist, Consultant, Emcee, Keynote Speaker, Podcast, Trainer

LOCATION - Battle Lake, Minnesota

Rikka Brandon is the leading building products and LBM recruiting and retention expert, executive recruiter, author, and speaker. 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, and the NFIB.

Popular Programs

  • The #1 Thing You can Do to Get More Qualified Job Applicants
  • Hire with Confidence: Learn How to Break the Frustrating 3S Cycle
  • How to Engage and Retain Gen Z and Millennial Employees
  • Why Top Employees Quit: Top Reasons and What You Can Do to Prevent It

Professional Summary

Rikka 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 consulting firm that works exclusively in the building products industry. Rikka’s area of specialty has primarily been roles that either drive top-line revenue growth (sales) or improve bottom-line profitability (leaders).

Excellent! Direct, on point, easy to digest: apply right away. Great energy!

Kathy Capwell | KBIS

Areas of Expertise

  • Achievement
  • Attitude
  • Author
  • Building Materials
  • Business
  • Business Consultant
  • Communication
  • Company Culture
  • Confidence
  • Consultant
  • Creativity
  • DISC
  • Emotional Intelligence/EQ
  • Female Speakers
  • Keynote Speaker
  • Leadership
  • Minnesota Speakers
  • Onboarding/Retention
  • Recruitment/Talent Acquisition
  • Team Building
  • Women in Business
Lynne Jensen Award Winning Speaker

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