One of the main reasons The Spinrad Group has been successful is because of our industry expertise and experience. In order to recruit the top candidates you need to know where to look for them and be able to recognize talent when you see it. We have real world experience in the industries we serve. We know the top talent and we know what it will take to recruit them.
Karyn Jacobs: Co-Managing Partner
Karyn Jacobs joined The Spinrad Group (TSG) in August 2021 as the Talent Acquisition Director and since Stephen’s passing has taken ownership control of TSG with her partner. In her role, she is responsible for overseeing the planning, developing, and implementing of an effective internal Talent Acquisition strategy for TSG. Karyn has over 15 years’ experience in staffing and recruiting across a wide array of efforts.
Karyn was previously the Talent Acquisition Director at TPA technologies where she was responsible for connecting top talent with internal sales opportunities at TPA. She oversaw the planning, developing, and implementing of an effective internal Talent Acquisition strategy for TPA's Boston, Raleigh and Dallas branches.
Karyn is a graduate of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology.
Aarthi Shankar: Co-Managing Partner
Aarthi joined The Spinrad Group in September 2021 as Head, Talent Acquisition and since Stephen’s passing has taken ownership control of TSG with her partner. In this role, she is responsible to interface with our clients in the sewn products market and fulfill their talent requirements. Aarthi has over 20 years of experience in talent acquisition across a variety of industry verticals.
Prior to joining Spinrad, Aarthi held senior roles at HireResources and TPA Technologies, where she was responsible for engaging with business partners and clients, developing candidate relationships and ensuring long term success for the clients and candidates. Aarthi is an expert in refined sourcing leveraging multiple channels including social recruiting strategies to identify, screen, recruit and retain candidates in targeted opportunities. Aarthi has experience working in high-velocity industries with a peak quarterly target of 75 to 150 recruits.
Aarthi has a Master’s in Business Administration from University of Madras, with a concentration in Human Resources and Marketing.
Stephen R. Saft - Our Late CEO Remembered
Stephen is a senior level executive with a variety of significant business experience. He has knowledge of all aspects of manufacturing, merchandising, and marketing gained over 30 years leading a multifaceted apparel company.
Stephen has led strategic development projects, operated, relocated, and reengineered factories, and worked effectively with international manufacturing partners. He has deep experience with employee and labor relations in both union and non-union environments, at one time managing up to 800 union employees.
Steve has a solid track record of improving operational effectiveness and productivity in overall business environments and in specific manufacturing processes. He has excellent skills identifying and solving issues and establishing goals and key metrics to improve operations and solve problems. Stephen excels at communicating effectively and building strong teams capable of proactively redesigning and reimagining core competencies.
Responding to the evolution of the global marketplace, Stephen led the successful transition of his business from domestic apparel manufacturer to an importer and marketer of apparel from sources throughout the world.
Stephen has deep knowledge of managing significant relationships with customers, suppliers, financiers, and professionals. He is an experienced asset manager, having managed a business that produced year round, yet had an extremely short, 75-day selling season.
Stephen received a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a concentration in Marketing.