Peter Tomasko

President / Recruiter

In November of 2000, at the age of 30, with a family and a 10-year-old daughter, addicted to alcohol and drugs, feeling as if I backed myself into a corner with no other options, I packed my car and left in the middle of the night and never returned. I spent the next ten years (No contact with my family) living homeless on the streets of cities throughout Florida. Each day was a struggle filled with fear, anxiety, despair, and hopelessness. Year after year I walked the streets, spent time in jail, slept mostly on sidewalks, in the woods, sometimes in homeless shelters and ate out of dumpsters and food banks. I was sure that I would die on the streets.

In 2011, I found my way to Sarasota, FL where my sister lived. She helped me, and I found my way into recovery. Getting acclimated back into society took some time. Shortly thereafter, I reunited with my other family members and my daughter, who was 21 years old at the time. The first conversation with my daughter after being gone for so long was pivotal. (I’ll share what was said on the Podcast.

From 2012 to the present day, I’ve slowly put my life back together, one piece at a time. I’ve restored all the broken family relationships and have an excellent relationship with my daughter and two grandkids. I’m happily married, own a beautiful Home, have a group of wonderful friends, and have a purposeful life. I am heavily involved in the community, and I currently sit on the Board of Directors of Lightshare Behavioral Wellness and Recovery here in Sarasota. I use daily exercise as a means of pushing myself mentally and physically. Each morning, I’m up at 4 AM, out of bed, and into my cold plunge in water that’s 40 degrees for 3 minutes, then I’m out the door for a 4-mile run. (I hate running and cold plunging)

In 2016, I was painting houses when a friend asked if I had ever thought about recruiting, so I went to take a look. I was hooked immediately. For the first two years, I watched and learned, then joined a group of friends who left and started their own company. From 2018 to 2022, I worked as a full-desk healthcare recruiter, and things went really well for a long time. Working with friends, making money and having a blast. Then in early 2022 things started to get shaky with the company leadership. I hung in there for a while but I was no longer interested in working in a toxic work environment so I grabbed two of the other top billers and we resigned. Waited out the 6 month non-compete and started Titan Placement Group in Oct of 2022.

Today we’ve been in business for 18 months and have 12 full-time recruiters. We did 1.2 million dollars in the first year and are on pace to do 2.5 million dollars this year.
Being a business owner is a whole other level of growth for me and my partners Justin and Gary.

Take wait to talk to you Ben!