About Peerless Search Partners

With over 18 years in executive recruitment, Sean Turner excels in finance, accounting, HR, talent acquisition verticals. His commitment to honesty and transparency sets him apart. Sean began his career in Cleveland in 2004, swiftly rising through the ranks at a boutique search firm. In 2011, he joined Jumpstart, contributing to talent acquisition for portfolio companies. In 2013, Sean led business development at an Ohio-based search firm, focusing on companies of sizes and ownership structures.

As a Co-founder of Peerless with Robb Christenson and Chuck Nauman, Sean prioritizes trusted partnerships, transparency, and authenticity. He brings the same passion and tenacity to Peerless clients as throughout his career. A graduate of The Ohio State University, Sean, an avid Buckeye fan, enjoys family time, reading, and playing pickleball when not shaping careers.

Robb started his recruiting career in 2006 with a Fortune 500 company. He quickly advanced as an individual contributor and then moved into leadership roles within the company. His career in leadership spanned from Louisville, KY, Lexington, KY, and Columbus, OH in progressively bigger roles within the organization.

In 2013 he joined a national recruiting and consulting firm and opened up their first office in Louisville, KY. After a year there and with a new child on the way, Robb elected to move back to Columbus to serve as a Partner over their financial talent solutions practices. The divisions all experienced tremendous growth and became top performers within the company.

Robb has a well-rounded background that he believes serves his clients well. He has run searches ranging from CEO to new grads and has portions of his career handling contract and consulting needs to executive search. His range of search expertise covers Finance, Accounting, IT, Data Analytics, Supply Chain, Marketing, Sales, Human Resources. and Talent Acquisition.

The foundation of Peerless is based on trusted partnerships. Robb joined up with two trusted partners, in Chuck Nauman and Sean Turner to start Peerless Search Partners. Along with his partners, he believes their years of industry expertise and ability to be quick, accurate, and multi-faceted, separates them from so many others in the recruiting landscape. Most importantly, Robb has built a career on authenticity and relationship building and that tradition carries on at Peerless.

Robb has a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and resides in Columbus, OH with his wife and two kids. If he’s not coaching or at one of his daughter’s basketball or softball games, you can find Robb cheering on all his favorite Wisconsin sports teams or tearing up a golf course with his horrendous swing.

Chuck Nauman, Co-Founder & Partner – Chuck has over 15 years of recruiting experience. Chuck started with a national recruiting firm in 2005 and became an award winning, multimillion-dollar producer. His search experience includes Executive-level, Senior Staff and Consulting / Staff Augmentation solutions. His industry experience includes working for a Fortune 500 Company where he won their CFO Award for leadership.

Chuck started Peerless to be able to provide his clients with an authentic and customized approach to what their needs are. He prides himself on being able to pivot to his clients’ needs; whether it’s a retained search, contingent or a short-term project resource. He can help his clients navigate the market and find the right technical and cultural fit.

Chuck graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in Finance. In his spare time, Chuck enjoys spending time with his two children, is an avid scuba diver and traveler, likes to golf but wishes golf liked him, watching Ohio State, investing, reading and exercising.

Rob has 14 years of business development and recruiting experience across multiple industries. In 2007, he began his career selling local corporate ticket packages with the Charlotte Hornets and grew into a national account sales role at the St. Louis Blues. Rob leaned on his unique sports industry revenue generating experiences by starting a consulting firm in the ticketing space. His clientele was predominately D1 college athletic programs looking to evolve outdated ticket practices into models better fitting ever-changing consumer market trends.

Rob and his wife moved back to Charlotte in 2018; a place they always planned to call home again. At this time, he began a career in recruiting as it aligned with his desire to make a societal impact through his work. Rob leans on his relationship driven approach to assess the best fits for his clients and candidates alike. He has expertise recruiting top talent in the IT, Cybersecurity, and Finance/Accounting space.

Rob is a graduate of Butler University and an avid baseball fan. In his spare time, he enjoys exploring and experiencing the Carolinas through travel, good eats, and outdoor activities with his family of four.

Kristie has over 20 years of customer relations and a proven track record of success with client management, business development, and relationship building. Kristie has a niche for building excellent customer service, marketing events, planning open houses, and social media. Kristie’s Human resource experience and previous experience in recruiting and finding the right fit for candidates make her an excellent fit for Peerless Search Partners.

Rocky proudly serves as the Chief Barking Officer for Peerless Search Partners.  In addition to his day-to-day responsibilities of slobbering, napping, and eating, Rocky makes sure to make his presence known in meetings with his distinctive snoring and cameos on Teams calls.

In his spare time, Rocky enjoys going for walks and chasing birds into ponds.  He can also be found chasing a ball or chewing on a bone.  Did we mention he enjoys sleeping?

Rocky isn't a dog who just barks orders at the team.  He provides pawsitive enthusiasm and loyalty to the company and is always there for you when things get ruff.  There's only one Rocky and we're glad to have him as the leader of the pack.