
Tennessee Recruiters Association
TRA is a non-profit trade association, developed exclusively for third party recruitment firms; we are professionally active, organized to serve its members through industry-specific educational workshops designed to teach current trends and skills relative to the staffing and recruiting industry.
- Workshop events: quarterly, speaker-led meetings include lunch
- Informal collaborative gatherings: monthly, informal exchanges of best and current practices within the industry; free.
- Annual training conference: Nationally recognized elite performers with in the industry. Highest level of training and skill development becomes accessible to the individual and firms.
TRA is the Tennessee affiliate chapter of NAPS, (National Association of Personnel Services); our meetings support your firm’s recruiters achieve professional certification.


Kitty Barrow
Senior Partner/Executive Leadership Coach at Southwestern Consulting
As a senior partner, trainer, team leader, and professional sales and leadership coach for Southwestern Consulting, Kitty Barrow specializes in creating successful systems that can be easily duplicated. With more than 30 years of professional experience, Kitty is an active practitioner of everything that she teaches. As a sought-after executive-level coach and recruiting specialist, Kitty excels in helping her clients optimize their time, create successful recruiting systems, and build a positive sales culture.
In addition to recruiting and onboarding thousands of salespersons during her career, she has had proven success coaching managers and business owners to develop new leaders, master delegation, and empower their sales teams with strategies to overcome challenges and accelerate revenue growth.
Join us for the TRA Monthly Meeting WEDNESDAY, MAY 24TH 11:30 am – 1:00 pm.
Location: 2451 Atrium Way, Nashville, TN 37214
Cost: $25.00 for members ($35 for non-members)
*Lunch will be provided, so you must register using the link below.
Registration Deadline: May 19th
Topic: Top Sales Training
Speaker: Kitty Barrow
Uncover the Secrets of Top Producers:
- How to feel energized and more confident on the phone
- How to uncover client needs quickly and prevent objections from derailing the sale
- How to properly qualify prospects and shorten your sales cycle
- Closing techniques to bring clients to a quick decision and prevent unnecessary follow-up
- Tips for developing a top producer mindset to keep yourself motivated
Please register, so we can ensure you have the appropriate information for the event.
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Regular Meeting Location
Monthly meetings are held at Vanderbilt Health in 100 Oaks Mall. Click CONTACT above for map and detailed directions. TRA will meet at 100 Oaks/Vanderbilt Medical Group in the first floor conference room -- enter through entrance D which is at the middle of the front of the mall (see picture on the website); conference room is behind the escalator and stairway. Monthly meetings are typically held on the 4th Wednesday each month. Watch the calendar and emails for announcements and any changes.