Trusted Executive
Search & Recruitment Services

"Working with Jo to recruit our incoming CEO was a fantastic experience! She was organised, responsive and genuinely invested in supporting us to find the best person for the role. Throughout the process, Jo showed that she understood the landscape, our organisation and the role, and was ultimately able to generate a long list of exceptional candidates and a fantastic person for the role. She guided us through every step of the process and we would thoroughly recommend her services to anyone looking to fill an executive position."

"I have had the pleasure of working with Jo Shapley and the Turning Stones team, and I can confidently say that Jo is an exceptional professional and human. Her ability to understand our needs, who we are, what we stand for and our values, and deliver tailored solutions is awesome. Jo has worked with Parbery on a number of executive recruitment activities, helping us recruit four new members of our leadership team. Her meticulous approach and deep understanding of the industry ensured that we found the perfect candidates who have since made significant contributions to our organisation."

"Jo is a phenomenal recruiter. Unlike most executive recruiters, she takes the time to understand the industry, organisation and role. Jo provides a great selection of experienced, skilled and unique candidates who are enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Her professionalism and clear communication means you are always on top of the search process. Jo is creative and tireless and genuinely cares about finding the best fit for the organisation. I cannot recommend her highly enough."

"Turning Stones provide a premium service – good, well-managed, and very effective in terms of timing, candidate selection and ease of dealing with the firm. We appreciated the wide and thorough search, clear communication, and being kept informed along the way. A real benefit was dealing directly with a senior person rather than being passed to a junior delivery team. We have used Turning Stones again and can recommend them to other not-for-profit organisations."

"Jo's a good human first. Her authenticity, honesty, and ability to set clear expectations. When Jo places somebody or she is talking to a client about recruiting for them, she is genuine about maintaining integrity. She has courage, and I admire her approach. She does her work so well; she makes things seem effortless and seamless — nothing seems too hard."

"Jo invests time to truly understand the organisation, the people and the strategic direction. She stays connected outside of active recruitment, which means she can anticipate needs and remain aligned as things evolve. The depth of her research and the breadth of her search process really stand out, and the candidates she presents are highly targeted — well-vetted and aligned to both the technical requirements and the culture."

"I've worked with Jo not only on recruitment, but also on executive-level development and succession planning. She brings practical insight into what boards and employers are actually looking for in executive leaders. Her approach to succession planning was thoughtful and effective — she used input from me and delivered something genuinely useful at the end."

"Hockey ACT was pleased to partner with local Canberra business Turning Stones Recruitment & Search to help us with our CEO appointment. Jo did a great job! She took the time to understand our business, our culture and our search criteria and also provided great guidance. The result of her professional approach to the brief was a large selection of candidates from across Australia and Canberra who each met our brief in some way, giving us a tough choice to make. Jo understood each client deeply and talked us through their experiences, skills and characteristics and their alignment to our brief and our strategy. The information she presented to us was comprehensive but consumable. An incredibly professional and experienced executive search specialist who we would have no hesitation in recommending to others."