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Brian Pirone
Brian's football career started at national power Paramus Catholic High School in Bergen County New Jersey. During his senior year, Brian lead the defense in tackles and sacks at his linebacking position and his team ended the season rated 10th Nationally. Pirone had offers to play Division I AA football but decided to be a big fish in a small pond. From the moment he stepped on the gridiron Pirone lead Division II Pace University every year in Tackles, Sacks and Tackles for Losses.

Pirone holds two school records, tackles in a Game (28) and in a 10 game Season (142). He is 2nd in Tackles for his career with 412 and 3rd in Sacks with (18.5). He was a 3 Time All ECAC-IFC 1st Team All Star and a 3 Time NCAA Division II All American.

Upon graduation from Pace University, Pirone had many NFL tryouts and even was invited to the NY Giants camp. After a few weeks Mr. Pirone was released and was quickly signed by the Carlshamn Oakleaves of the Swedish Football League Div 1. He still holds 6 team records: Sacks (26), Tackles in a Game (35), Tackles in a Season (235), Interceptions (7), Fumble Recoveries (5), Forces Fumbles (12). He was voted unanimously by the Swedish American Football League coaches as the top American football player in 1997. He also played and coached in Germany and Italy.

Brian Pirone started his corporate career in 1998 after playing football in Europe. His first job with with a small recruiting firm in Stamford where he placed and recruited Accounting and Finance professionals. With 18+ years of professional experience including the last 8 years as the Managing Partner of Pirone Recruiting Group, LLC., he specializes in finance and accounting recruiting while overseeing 5 professional recruiters and 1 administrative staff members. His network of over 20 recruiters nationally makes PRG a dominate force in the recruiting industry. His client base includes Fortune 500 to small start up organizations. He offers a successful track record of accomplishments with his engineering of careers for hundreds of accounting and finance professionals with earnings of 100K to 1M.