2021 Small Business Spotlight Honoree, Kiara Streeter, President and CEO of Extraordinary Headhunters, LLC
On September 7, 2021, Mrs. Kiara Streater, President and CEO of Extraordinary Headhunters, LLC, was recognized by Mayor Stephen K. Benjamin and other members of the Columbia City Council as the City of Columbia’s 2021 Small Business Spotlight Honoree. This company is a full-service staffing and marketing firm headquartered in Columbia, SC. The three-year-old company recently opened four operations in Colorado Springs, CO; Denver, CO; Seattle, WA; and Grand Rapids, MI.
Mrs. Streater’s story is one of triumph and resiliency. In the spring of 2018, a terrible accident left her with a serious brain injury that would require speech therapy and memory recovery. “She used her principles of faith and the foundation of family to mold what recovery would look like” (The Sheen Magazine, May 2021). Those principles became the foundation that allowed Extraordinary Headhunters not only to evolve but prosper even in the midst of adversity. Over the past 18 months, during COVID, the company has provided more than 70,000 free tests in South Carolina, New York, Jersey City, Colorado Springs, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Seattle, and New Orleans.
Mrs. Streater has been recognized by the SC Women in Business 2021, the Best and Brightest Under 35, and the Better Business Bureau. She serves on the Forbes Business Council Committee, SC Chamber of Commerce Business Committee, Columbia Chamber of Commerce Business Council and is a member of the United Way’s Young Leaders Society and Women in Philanthropy.
Mrs. Streater is married to Julius Streater and has three children, Imani, Julius Jr., and Kareem.