Our mission at JMI is to bring together great executives and growing companies by leading the industry in teamwork, technology and customer service.

Our vision is an exciting, fast-growing company whose success is built upon trust, integrity and teamwork to create a world where lives are improved, dynamic teams are built, and exciting careers are launched.


Company Bio

Joseph Michaels, Inc. is one of the leading Executive Search firms on the West Coast according to the San Francisco Business Times. Joe is an active member of The Pinnacle Society, a prestigious organization of the leading 75 recruiters in the United States.

He is also a Past President of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization, a group of million dollar business owners under the age of 40. Joe has sat on the board of directors of the National Association of Personnel Services, representing California and he is a Past President of the Institute of Management Accountants.

Joseph Michaels Inc. recruits for clients ranging from Coca-Cola, Foster Farms, Sony and numerous other well known companies.Joe speaks frequently on employment, career, interviewing, and speaks often to his own industry on how to become a better recruiter!

Joe Pelayo
Managing Partner

• From high school drop-out to multi-million-dollar business owner before the age of 35!
• International speaker
• Successful entrepreneur

• Best-selling author
• Member of the Les Brown Speakers' Network and the National Speakers Association
• Founding president of BayCFO, an organization of top CFOs in the San Francisco Bay Area
• CEO of Joseph Michaels, Inc. one of San Francisco's top recruiting firms
• A past president of the "Young Entrepreneurs Organization"
• Member of The Silicon Forum and SV100, Silicon Valley's 100 most influential individuals

"I start each day logging into RecruiterLife.com"

A true "self-made" man, Joe began in the recruiting business in 1986 at the ripe old age of 17 when he says he "found every way to fail in the recruiting business."

After finding success with two recruiting firms, he started his own in 1990. As CEO of Joseph Michaels, Inc., Joe works an active desk recruiting CFOs and related Financial and Accounting Executives. He is a long-time member of the Pinnacle Society, an organization of the top 75 recruiters in the United States.

Joe is also author of the new book "Work Your Network!" which has received excellent reviews from Les Brown, Brian Tracy and from industry leaders, speakers, and trainers like: Terry Petra, Bill Radin, Paul Hawkinson and others. He writes a monthly newsletter "The Network," sent to 50,000 executives and is the author of several motivational DVD training programs. Joe is Past President of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization, a group of million dollar business owners under age 40.