Highland & Associates
About Us

Maryjo Highland
Maryjo@highlandandassociates.com

Maryjo Highland has achieved a national reputation for excellence in the executive search industry.

She entered the field after an outstanding career progression beginning as a Marketing Representative for IBM in Chicago, and becoming one of the top retail specialists in San Francisco with CB COMMERCIAL. This experience, together with her academic credentials, provides the basis for her success in creating one of the most successful search firms in the San Diego area.

Her clients have included some of the following nationally-recognized companies:

  • Barnes & Noble
  • Safeway
  • McDonalds
  • ELAN Pharmaceuticals
  • Los Angeles BioMed
  • Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
  • Westfield
  • Simon Property Group
  • Payless Shoes
  • Boston Market
  • Fresh Choice
  • Crown Books
  • Beverages and More
  • Kinko’s
  • Starbucks Coffee Company
  • Liedle, Getty & Wilson, LLP 

Maryjo received her undergraduate degree at Michigan State and her graduate degree at Northern Illinois University. In 1998, Maryjo, along with four other women, also founded a nonprofit organization, the Hope for a Cure Foundation, whose mission is to raise money for equipment needed by scientists who are doing cancer research in the San Diego area. 

Experience, Trust and Integrity in Executive Search

Founded in 1996, Highland & Associates has consistently earned its reputation for excellence in executive search. Based in San Diego, CA, Highland & Associates offers clients a hands-on approach to recruiting experts in key sectors including commercial real estate, healthcare, non-profit and legal.

Highland & Associates believe a search firm's success is best measured by the following key factors:

  • Experience:  More than 10 years experience in executive search.
  • Assignment Completion:  Highland & Associates has an assignment completion rate of more than 98%.
  • Repeat Business:  Over two-thirds of our annual revenue is from repeat business.
  • Time-to-fill:  More than 90% of our searches are filled within 30 days.
  • Client Evaluation:  Over the past 10 years, we have received "excellent" ratings from all of our clients.

Highland & Associates can excel in all of these categories because we offer our clients large firm resources with small firm flexibility. Our excellent track record and reputation allow us access to candidates in our clients' industry groups both locally and on a nationwide basis.

 

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