Starfish Partners

starfish partners is a natural evolution built on the track record of kaye/bassman international, next level exchange and sanford rose associates. our platform company provides the opportunity for independent search firm owners to participate and share in the equity of an entire family of companies, not just their own, and allow owners to scale and monetize their business value. starfish partners is led by jeff kaye, chairman of the board. additional board of directors include nicholas turner representing kaye/bassman international, karen schmidt representing sanford rose associates, and darren mcdougal representing next level exchange. for over three decades, this leadership team helped kaye/bassman international grow to become the largest single-site search firm in the us. in 2007, the team launched next level exchange, what is now the world’s largest training and consulting firm to the search and staffing industry. in 2012, they acquired sanford rose associates and subsequently g