Dixie Agostino is an experienced HR professional passionate about speaking on topics related to company culture, talent acquisition and retention, and employee engagement. Some of her favorite themes to present on include how to evaluate top talent, retain staff, and keep an engaged workforce. She presents to management audiences on developing recruiting and retention strategies, building cohesive teams, and establishing effective performance management systems. Her presentations aim to discuss the financial return on investment of these topics and how they can impact the bottom line today and in the future. Dixie has a direct and engaging presentation style with clear outcomes and audience participation.

1. Dixie Agostino,
SHRM-SCP, SPHR,
CPC
It’s All About
the
Matchmaking
TOPICS
 Hiring & Firing: What HR Hasn’t Told You
 Performance Management So you Never Have to Fire Again
 How to Find the 20% of Talent that get 80% of Results
 Death by Meeting? Never Again! How to Build Efficiency and Accountability
into Your Culture
 Topgrading – The Proven Method to Hiring Top Performers That’s Easier Than
You Think
 The Real Reasons People Quit; What You Can Do to Stop Losing Great People
 A Marketing Mindset for Recruiting
 Hiring Talented Teams
 Leading Cohesive Teams
 Career Success for Both You & Your Team
 Building a Performance Management “Machine”
AUDIENCES
CEOs, managers, staff members, entrepreneurs, recruiters, investors, leadership groups, and individuals that want to learn, achieve,
and become my positive leaders and influencers within their businesses or industries.
SUMMARY
Using my experience working with hundreds of companies and thousands of candidates, I am passionate about speaking on topics that
make a difference. Some of my favorite themes are company culture, talent acquisition and retention, employee engagement and
recruiting. For businesses, I present to management on how to evaluate top talent, retain staff and keep an engaged and passionate
workforce. For individual contributors, I love to talk about how to present yourself in an interview, negotiate total compensation and
set goals to take your career to the next step.
I present on workforce planning including developing and implementing recruiting and retention strategies and programs, building
cohesive teams, designing compensation packages, establishing effective on-boarding and recognition programs, developing
performance management systems, managing staff, training and coaching. My presentations appeal to owners and executives as we
discuss the financial implications/return on investment of our subject and how it will accept the bottom line today and in the future.
I also am passionate about helping corporate groups discover and understand their communication and conflict styles in the workplace
as well as working with executives to build cultures that grow teams with passion and accountability!
My presentation style is direct, funny, with clear outcomes and lots of audience participation!
Follow Dixie & The Switchgear Team

2. BIO
Dixie Agostino’s primary focus was to attract, coach, mentor and retain the top recruiters in the Tulsa markets, as well as work with
our staff to continue to create and develop the amazing company culture that is Switchgear!
My job is to make Switchgear Search and Recruiting the best company possible for our recruiters, a place where they can grow and
become high caliber, expert recruiters. I also ensure we work with the top echelon of clients, companies looking to proactively attract
those who excel in their fields.
Switchgear was born out of the idea that we absolutely love what we do and you can too! By taking a “listen first” approach with our
clients, we can clearly understand their current needs, company and departmental cultures and their future plans. For our candidates,
we want to discover why they are open to a move and what would be their ideal career path, independent of our current positions. This
enables us to present top talent to our clients that are fully committed to taking a positive step in their career and have the skills, drive
and motivations that these companies deserve.
How is Switchgear different? By diving in to the challenges, plans and goals of both our clients and candidates, we are able to
determine those who represent the top tier of talent, passion and commitment to continuous improvement. With our decades of
recruiting expertise, we are able to discover, evaluate and present the "best of the best". Our mission is to change the world for the
better, one person at a time, by connecting wildly talented people with amazing growth opportunities within the best companies!
EVENTS
Do’s & Donuts with Dixie
The elusive "right people in the right seats" might be easier than you think. In this forum, Dixie Agostino will be discussing the
biggest "bang for your buck" ideas that the best companies use to attract, develop and retain the top talent in their industry. We'll also
be discussing common practices that most companies don't know sends great hires running! This will be an open forum so bring your
recruiting and talent development challenges and we will work to get you solutions, TODAY!
PRESENTATIONS
 First ever Oklahoma Women in STEM: Breaking the STEM Glass Ceiling Conference
 OSU Statewide Women in Ag & Small Business Conference
 Tulsa Area Human Resources Association (TAHRA)
 Oklahoma City Human Resources Society (OCHRS)
 One Million Cups Tulsa & Oklahoma City (1MC)
 Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC)
 Tulsa Global Entrepreneurship Week 2016
 IEDC 2016 Future Economic Forum
AWARDS
 2015 Tulsa’s Fastest Growing Companies - The Journal Record
 2015 #387 on the Inc. 500/5000 Fastest Growing Companies list
 2015 "Crystal Star Award Nominee" – Tulsa Regional Chamber
 2014 "EMPLOYEES' CHOICE" - Tulsa's Best Places to Work
 2014 "The Ones To Watch" - The Journal Record
 2014 "People People" Award Nominee - The Boomtown Awards
 2014 "Largest Executive Search Firms" - The Journal Record
 2014 "Oklahoma’s Most Admired CEOs Honoree" - The Journal Record
 2014 "Women of Distinction Award Recipient" – Tulsa Business & Legal News
 2014 "Achievers Under 40 Award Recipient" – The Journal Record
 2012 "Women of Distinction Nominee" – The Journal Record