Who Are We?
Your BEST Business Partner.
We are a group of professionals with extensive knowledge and experience helping companies with Retained Executive Search, Strategic Human Resource Solutions, and Succession & Exit Planning.
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Our Focus:
BEST Human Capital & Advisory is your total talent and HR solution, identifying professionals that align with the culture, behaviors, and results valued by your organization. We are not transactional, headhunters, nor are we contingency recruiters. BEST is a company that values your business and works to ensure its success.
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The BEST Team:
Collectively, we have over 150 years of experience working with companies to guide, advise, and implement the best practices for human capital investments.
Chris Cimaglio
CEPA, Certified Value Builder
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Over 30 years of horticultural and consumer product experience, including nine years as President of a Lawn & Garden sales and marketing firm in Chicago, Chris offers unique strategic marketing, management, and succession planning expertise.
Todd Downing
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
30+ years of horticultural, consumer products, and multi-industry business experience, including over 13 years of working as an Executive Search and Human Resource Advisor.
Joni Downing
CFO & Co-Founder
30+ years of business and project management experience, including over 20 years supporting the growth of the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Radio Network.
Chris Cimaglio
CEPA, Certified Value Builder
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Over 30 years of horticultural and consumer product experience, including nine years as President of a Lawn & Garden sales and marketing firm in Chicago, Chris offers unique strategic marketing, management, and succession planning expertise.
Todd Downing
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
30+ years of horticultural, consumer products, and multi-industry business experience, including over 13 years of working as an Executive Search and Human Resource Advisor.
Joni Downing
CFO & Co-Founder
30+ years of business and project management experience, including over 20 years supporting the growth of the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Radio Network.
Chris Cimaglio
CEPA, Certified Value Builder
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Over 30 years of horticultural and consumer product experience, including nine years as President of a Lawn & Garden sales and marketing firm in Chicago, Chris offers unique strategic marketing, management, and succession planning expertise.
Todd Downing
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
30+ years of horticultural, consumer products, and multi-industry business experience, including over 13 years of working as an Executive Search and Human Resource Advisor.
Joni Downing
CFO & Co-Founder
30+ years of business and project management experience, including over 20 years supporting the growth of the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Radio Network.
Our Mission:
To use the gifts that God has given us to provide human capital advisory and growth (executive recruiting and workforce development solutions) to small and middle-market companies.
BEST was formed on a cultural philosophy of abundance and servant leadership. While teamwork, partnership, and collaboration are often meaningful yet overused words to describe business relationships, you will find in BEST that these descriptions apply to the vested long-term relationships BEST develops in the course of business with clients, candidates, and stakeholders of the firm.
Giving Back
Associations
We are proud members of the following associations. It is our belief that you should share your gifts with others, to ensure our industry stands and continues to be strong.
Stewardship
Giving back.
It’s part of who we are at BEST.
The “S” in BEST is for Stewardship. We are very grateful for the many blessings we have received from clients, candidates, and stakeholders. BEST stakeholders volunteer to help the causes and communities that are nearest and dearest to them. Both individually and as teams, BEST stakeholders are putting in the time and effort to make a difference.
Services We Offer:
In these changing times, BEST expertise and tools for leadership, human resources, succession planning, and workforce planning will inject energy and health into your organization.
