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Specialist Depth, With The Reach Of A Group

A growing portfolio of specialist workforce firms — built from the start to share candidates, playbooks, and a single back office.

Why Spark

You Get The Specialist,
And The Group Behind Them.

Every firm under Spark recruits one market and knows it cold. Behind them sits a shared candidate network, one back office, and the same standard of work — so you are never choosing between a boutique that knows your floor and a group big enough to staff it.

  • Industry-specialist recruiters, not generalists
  • One point of contact across staffing, BPO & ASO
  • Mentorship-first culture means lower recruiter turnover — and continuity for you
5
Specialist Firms
12
Industries Served
2
Offices — MI & TN
Inc. 5000
Inc. 5000
First-Time Honoree · 2026
The Spark Companies team
Leadership

The People Who Answer
For All Five Firms.

One executive team across the group. The same people set the standard, carry the escalations, and sign off on the work.

Aaron Opalewski
Chief Executive Officer
Dave Veres
Chief Sales Officer
Fletcher Kundtz
President, Spark Talent
Alexandra Spegel
Vice President of Operations
Alexander Gorman
Regional Vice President
Leadership Team
Mary Patrico
Director of Operations
Jamie Platt
Senior Director
What We Stand For

Core Values

The same eight at all five firms. Whichever one you end up working with, this is the standard — and it’s how we decide things when the easy call and the right call aren’t the same.

01

Leading By Example Isn’t Just A Way, It’s The Only Way

We expect every person in our organization to lead by example, regardless of their role and responsibilities.

02

Do The Right Thing

The root of our organization stems from making the right decisions with the utmost integrity and respect for the people around us, even when no one is looking.

03

Conquering Adversity Is The Recipe To Success

Adversity is unavoidable in a service-based industry, but choosing to roll up our sleeves and conquer it makes all the difference for our clients.

04

Be Humble, Crave Improvement

Regardless of the amount of experience you gain, self-development should never have a cap.

05

People Driven, Service Focused

Although our product may be a service, our passion lies in the people we interact with daily.

06

Dominate The Day, Don’t Let The Day Dominate You

Through a combination of old-school grit and the vision to succeed, we strive for nothing short of greatness every single day.

07

Find A Way To Deliver Value

We strive to fully understand each client’s needs so we can find innovative ways to deliver value.

08

Mindset Is The Foundation Of Excellence

A positive attitude is the core of achievement and the framework for a successful day.

Testimonials

What Clients And Candidates Say

Hear it from the companies who hired us — and from the people we placed.

Produced in-house by Bolt Creative Strategies

In-House Studio

We Shoot Our Own
Story. And Yours.

Bolt Creative Strategies is our creative team — strategy, video and podcast production, content design and branding. Every video on this site came out of that room, which means when we talk about telling a workforce story well, we are not describing something we outsource.

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  • Creative Strategy
  • Video & Podcast Production
  • Content Design & Branding

“Spark Companies is here to do one thing: help people grow.”

The Spark Mission · Troy, MI & Franklin, TN

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Your Workforce.