About

Josie Summa

Principal Search Consultant and President Josie Summa enjoys guiding individuals and organizations through the search and placement process. Having operated within AE space for over a decade, she understands what combinations of skills, capabilities and characteristics match her clients' organizational needs.

Josie received her Bachelor's Degree in Communications from the University of Virginia where she studied marketing and public relations. Before pursuing a career in executive search, Josie was a marketer of professional services, including accounting and IT. In this capacity, she became accustomed to interacting with business and industry leaders, discussing their service needs, and learning first-hand what qualities organizations seek in potential employees.

In 1996, she joined a Fortune 500 recruitment firm in Tampa and quickly elevated within the search hierarchy to manage the operation. It was through this experience that she honed her skills in search, operations management and business development.

In 1999, Josie emerged from a six-day hiking trip in the depths of Olympic National Park with a determination to do what inspired her most—helping her clients to build top-shelf teams by guiding them through hiring decisions that filled an immediate void, but also made long term sense. Josie borrowed a name from that same hiking trip and later that year, Redmond Consulting was born.

"At the core of my service are real people with real lives; therefore, I feel as if I am doing something worthwhile. In helping my clients to pursue their business interests, I am concurrently helping individuals to achieve their full potential. That's rewarding."