
Diversity Straight up: Mark Nook
On the latest episode of Diversity Straight Up hosts Sarika Bhakta and Anthony Arrington, talk to Mark Nook, president of
Top RANK is a professional search, development, and consulting firm, founded in 2018, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Over our varying careers, we have seen and personally experienced a major lack of diversity in many organizations, especially in leadership. Not only has this long-standing issue been disappointing, it has actually pissed us off! We, like you, fully believe in the value of a more equitable, diverse work culture. At Top RANK, we are unapologetically passionate about locating top-level talent, increasing the diversity of your talent pool, and embedding equity, diversity, inclusion and engagement principles (EDI&E) throughout the fabric of your growing organization. We provide solutions that fit and are custom tailored for your organizational needs. We closely partner with organizations to better understand how their recruiting and/or workforce culture needs tie into their business objectives. With this knowledge in hand, Top RANK identifies the appropriate recruiting and/or EDI&E needed to achieve organizational success.
We believe in the global impact of connecting diverse talent with companies striving for inclusionary leadership and executives. We believe in the endless possibilities in creativity and innovations when diverse groups come together for good.
Our vision is to be recognized as workforce solutions professionals focused on making diversity, inclusion, equity, and engagement ingrained in business operations, thus directly impacting workplace culture.
Our mission is to provide professional and executive staff search, hiring, and retention assistance to our clients. We provide consulting and training services with a focus on leadership, provide change, improvement, and introduce EDI&E topics to our clients, and provide a positive impact in our community in regards to leadership and EDI&E.
Our core values are discipline, trust, mindfulness, respect, boldness, and humility.
Top RANK strives to be an extension of our clients and candidates through exceptional recruiting, consulting, and career search services.
Simply put, Top RANK is a diversity focused executive and professional talent solutions consulting firm. Top RANK strives to be an extension of our clients and candidates through exceptional recruiting, consulting, and career search services. We help navigate the best path to matching high-quality, diverse leadership and professional talent with companies in today’s challenging labor market, and provide the necessary tools to be a successful company or professional.
Top RANK provides professional recruitment services in various industries. Additionally, we offer superior equity, diversity, inclusion and engagement solutions to enhance workplace cultures by breaking barriers to be successful in today’s global workforce and marketplace.
Top RANK strives to be your eyes and ears in the workforce industry. We will help you market your professional leadership skills to the organizations that meet your career objectives, providing executive and professional job search service for candidates.
Your Top RANK leadership team strives to be an extension of our partners navigating today’s challenging labor market. Connect with a Top RANK team member today.
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Anthony Arrington, a Cedar Rapids native, received his BA in Communication Studies from The University of Iowa. He has held leadership, training, or consulting roles in multiple organizations throughout his career. Read more or connect…
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Nick Ford, a Cedar Rapids native, served 21 years in the Nuclear Power Program of the United States Navy, after graduating high school. Nick started his military career as an enlisted member and worked his way up the ranks serving in many management positions. Read more or connect….
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