Who We Are

Defining who we are is simple. We are a Nashville-based staffing firm that exists to help our dynamic clients hire the best and brightest Data and Analytic talent in the marketplace. At Synergy Systems, recruiting is in our DNA. We’re the final product of a long evolution of staffing firms, and we’ve emerged with processes that are efficient, reliable, and repeatable. Our team of passionate recruiters are expert team builders and are proud to have earned a sterling track record of well over 1,000 successful placements. No matter what your hiring challenges are, we’re here to help you overcome them.

how moneyball and years of toiling in the minor leagues led to OUR INCEPTION

Years ago, we decided that Synergy System’s specialized focus would be identifying the right Data and Analytics Professionals for our clients.

At the center of this decision were the personal experiences and beliefs of our founder, Jeff Martin.

Before graduating from Vanderbilt, Jeff spent 5 years in the Boston Red Sox organization as a catcher. During that time, he had a teammate, Scott Hatteburg, who was also a catcher and competing with him for a roster spot. Scott eventually made it to the big leagues with the Red Sox, A’s, and Reds. That alone isn’t that unique, nor was it very disappointing for Jeff, as he respected Scott’s skills. It’s the fact that Scott Hatteburg became the feature character in Michael Lewis’ Moneyball in 2007 that eventually made it to film and to fame in 2011 when Brad Pitt played Oakland A’s GM, Billy Beane.

You see, Jeff had plenty of natural talent and the requisite physical skills to be a big-league player. However, it was the underlying lack of belief in himself that led to the ultimate demise of his professional career. Moneyball did not strike a nerve because it brought his failure back into reality again, nor was it because he had to watch Hatteburg succeed both on the field as well as the big screen. It was the realization that what was being shared analytically and as a radical concept in 2001 and 2002 in selecting free agents and drafting players was 100%, absolutely correct!

Most baseball coaches, scouts, and managers thought it wasn’t purely physical traits or tools like Home Run Power or the strongest throwing arm that made the best player.  The qualities that didn’t show up in the box score were truly what made the player: the ability to grind, day in and day out, and the mental capacity to endure adversity and still perform.

Baseball is a statistical game, and for anyone who knows baseball, there are more statistics generated than almost any other sport. What helps a team win is undoubtedly dependent upon physical skills, but when all of those skills are relatively equal, it’s the mental and emotional strengths that separate the great players from the almost great players.

From that moment on, Jeff knew he wanted to build a company that used data and analytics to improve performance and help employees and clients succeed by giving them every advantage. Fundamentally, it was about giving them “what they need,” not just what they “want” or “think they want.”