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Our Team

As principals of the Sharrow Group, we are proud of the team we have assembled. Their ethics and professionalism are second to none. Like our leadership, these professionals are expert recruiters with years of experience serving the building industry. We look forward to serving you.

Please click on the names at left to meet our founders.

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Paul Copeland

Specialties

• Ensure long-term results and successful relationships for clients

• Build lasting alliances with the top executive talent in every discipline within the industries Sharrow serves

• Develop and implement cutting edge interviewing and validation processes that deliver the highest caliber professionals to the best building and development companies in North America

• Implement Preferred Provider Agreements with key clientele to enhance employee recruitment, retention, and continuous improvement opportunities

• Manage business development opportunities internally for The Sharrow Group and consult externally on performance improvement initiatives with Sharrow Consultants and their clients

Professional Background

• Over 25 years in executive and senior management positions in public and private companies

• Regularly quoted in Homebuilding and Development Trade Publications

• Since 1997, has built an extensive network in the homebuilding, commercial construction, and real estate development industries with The Sharrow Group

• Over 20 years in Professional and Executive Recruitment

Bill Carpitella

Bill Carpitella, CEO of the Sharrow Group, has helped build a business based on depth of knowledge in building, attention to company culture, and commitment to the highest standard of ethics. His standard of excellence is seen in every client and candidate interaction, and in every Sharrow associate. He helps build a constant long-term partnership focus, and culture of learning and growth.

Bill has managed change for some of the best building and development companies, reorganizing, establishing new leadership, and providing human capital due diligence
for mergers or acquisitions. Bill has provided strategic support to companies from $20M to $1B in sales, providing them with a clear path to growth.

His thirty-year career has included ten years with Top 10 homebuilders, and
leadership in non-union service, manufacturing and distribution companies. He is a frequent speaker and contributor to national publications, and recognized expert in Organizational Development.

Bregg Smith

Specialties

• Ability to assess talent and skills, personality, and cultural fit of candidates

• Guide in the development of culture and structure needed to attract & retain key people

• Create and execute succession plans that provide for builder's ongoing success

• Develop career path, training and development programs to build inside resources

• Understand the needs and drive of entrepreneurs, and provide resource guidance and talent to suit these needs

– Rich national network of industry contacts

– Ability to establish credibility and build trust quickly and effectively, attracting top industry talent

– Reputation for honesty and integrity

Professional Background

• Nationally recognized search executive, with eleven years as an executive search consultant, specializing in home building and development

– Executive Recruiter, a national executive search firm

– Owner/Search Consultant, Bregg Smith and Associates, operating nationally

• Responsible for operations in three states as Business Unit Manager with Lens Crafters, a Fortune 500 company

• Developed leadership, management, interviewing and assessment skills as a police officer and law enforcement administrator and executive

• Deep knowledge of the home building industry, based on 3 generations of experience as home builders & conducting thousands of interviews with home building executives

• Graduate of Williams Baptist College – Liberal Arts