You deserve a proven process, a dedicated recruiter, and a hire that fits
—not just on paper, but in your organization’s culture. Steve Busch specializes in finding specialists and executives that others can’t. Let him help you find your unicorn candidate.
Finding top talent shouldn’t be a guessing game.
Over 70% of clients return for multiple hires.
Meet Steve Busch
Navigating today’s workforce challenges requires expert guidance. With over 30 years of HR leadership experience, Steve Busch combines his deep industry expertise with a hands-on approach to support businesses tackling complex hiring, employee relations, leadership development and HR compliance.
As a trusted voice in the field, he serves on the SHRM National Health Care Working Group and Government Advocacy Team, former President of the Boulder Colorado Area Human Resources Association, and guest lectures at Michigan State University and Grand Valley State University.
Whether you're seeking top talent, enhancing workplace culture, or ensuring compliance, Steve brings the insights and experience to help your business thrive.
Find It
Steve specializes in identifying top talent in engineering, IT, operations, and executive leadership. With over 2,000 successful hires, he employs behavioral assessments, structured interviews, and customized onboarding to ensure the perfect fit.
Develop It
Through corporate training programs and leadership development, Steve helps employees grow, driving long-term business success. His award-winning training has been recognized by national and governmental organizations.
Steve’s Formula to Help Businesses Attract, Nurture and Retain Top-Tier Professionals
Engage It
Employee engagement is key to performance and retention. Steve provides leadership training and assessments that strengthen workplace culture and keep top talent invested in their roles.
Keep It
Sustaining top talent requires more than just hiring—it’s about creating an environment where employees thrive. Steve’s expertise in labor relations, accountability, and trust-building ensures long-term retention and organizational growth.
“Steve goes the extra mile in pre-screening candidates that align best with the job posting details as well as the verbally communicated ideal qualifications requests. Steve has the ability to “read between the lines” in assessing the employer’s true needs versus the general outline provided in the candidate’s resume. He’s very proactive through continuous connectivity at reasonable frequencies.”
— Kurt Bosteter, Advanced Engineering Department Manager at Watlow Electric
A cradle-to-grave approach to hiring…
This approach ensures that businesses find the right candidate, but also that they are set up for long-term success. By building strong relationships with both clients and talent, he makes hiring a seamless, strategic process. It all starts with a discovery call to map out hiring needs, followed by a thorough search and shortlist of only the best candidates. Finally, in-depth screening and selection ensure the right fit, making every hire a smart, lasting investment.
…delivering measurable results.
Leaders trust Steve's process because it delivers results—over 70% of clients return for multiple hires. With access to hidden talent in manufacturing, tech, and finance, he connects businesses with the right candidates who might otherwise go unnoticed. His relationship-driven approach ensures that hiring isn’t just a transaction but a strategic partnership, helping companies build strong, long-term teams.
Executive-level recruiting services designed for complex, hard-to-fill roles.
Every business hires differently, so we offer flexible ways to partner—whether you need a structured plan, a performance-based model, or on-demand consulting, there’s an option that fits your goals and budget.
Hiring the right people is just the beginning—keeping them engaged and ensuring they grow with your company is what drives long-term success. Steve goes beyond recruitment to help businesses attract, develop, and retain top talent. With deep expertise in compensation and job market trends, I make sure your offer stands out.
Let’s find the right approach for you. Reach out at steveabusch@gmail.com or fill out the form to get started.
Additional Service Offerings
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In additional to planning and developing organization strategies and best practices in human resources, organizations often have immediate needs and require rapid response HR leadership.
Steve has worked with organizations across North America providing customized engagement including on-site, multi-site and remote HR coverage for immediate needs and/or urgent problem resolution.
While each project is different typical engagements have included:
Interim Human Resources Leadership Assignments
Business Start Up Resources
Writing and Auditing Company Policies/Employee Handbooks
High Risk Employee Misconduct Investigations
HR Generalist Advisory Support
Comprehensive HR Compliance and Process Assessments
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Steve has deep experience in coaching senior leaders and supporting organizations in growing their current and future leaders. Steve is certified in and teaches the globally recognized Gordon Training International Leadership Effectiveness Training Curriculum. In addition, he regularly uses a wide variety of assessment tools to help leaders gain a deeper understanding of their strengths and gaps. With tools such as Extended Disc Profile, Digital Couch, PXT Select, Hogan Assessment, 180/360 Assessments, and Knowledge for Leaders Assessments, Steve can help elevate your top leaders to the next level.
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Safety and risk management is an often overlooked but vitally important component of a comprehensive human resources program. Steve has decades of experience providing expertise for complicated workers compensation claims involving disabling injuries, vocational rehabilitation, and structure settlement strategies. Working closely with adjusters, attorneys, and rehabilitation counselors Steve helps individual companies overcome complex HR related issues.
Human Resources Strategies helps organizations both before and after safety incidents. Steve works on-site at locations providing full facility OSHA compliance safety audits and works with company leaders to help prevent safety incidents. When accidents do occur, Steve is equally committed to providing serious accident investigation oversight.
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A strong HR strategy does not stop at the front door of an organization. Steve believes it is vitally important to work with government leaders providing education and insight supporting the development of policies that are based in solid human resources research and experience. Steve partners with all levels of government from local city councils to state representatives and governors as well as federal cabinet level officials and the United States White House.
Steve can also be heard providing his leadership and subject matter expertise to local and national syndicated media outlets including National Public Radio, The Wall Street Journal and many regional business publications.
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Employee relations is an important aspect of retaining key talent. Through his years of experience, Steve has developed expertise in supporting organizations through employee and labor relations discussions. By supporting organizations through collective bargaining, grievance administration and supervisory training Steve brings to each client a strong background in employee relations and can customize the approach to each individual organization’s needs. Steve has negotiated collective bargaining agreements with UPIU, UAW, Teamsters, USWA, International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers.
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In addition to his work with large and small organizations across North America, Steve works one-on-one with individuals searching for new career opportunities. Steve partners with each person he works with to help them identify their strengths and find the next step in their career. He has helped C-Suite Executives, Entrepreneurs, Mid Career Managers and Individual Contributors with writing impactful resumes and eye catching Linkedin Profiles.
Steve provides the same commitment and deep expertise to individuals as he does Fortune 500 companies. He is dedicated to providing a personalized approach for everyone he works focusing first on the client’s goals.
I was struck by Steve’s ability to balance a compassionate approach to the day to day management of the business. He has creative thinking around solving the problems of staffing, benefits, cultural growth and leadership development. An example was his recruitment of engineering students to create the first Engineering Department giving the much needed technical support and then providing them a path to citizenship. He filled a real need, made business sense and created a culture where diversity became the standard. Working with Steve was the right fit for me because he provided excellent counsel on issues and their resolution always brought a solution when discussing a problem and had the vision to speak to what’s next to take care of our teams in the best way possible.
— Toni Richardson, Chief Administrative Officer @ Mediatechnologies, Shelby Michigan