Humans of Staffing

Welcome to Humans of Staffing, where we explore the untold stories of the staffing industry’s most interesting leaders and innovators. Join hosts Sammy Singh and TJ Sehmi as they unpack real experiences from agency owners, operators, and the talent that powers the industry. From celebrating customer success stories to diving deep into technology trends like AI adoption, each episode brings authentic conversations about what’s really happening in staffing. Whether you’re running an agency or looking to modernize your operations, you’ll discover valuable insights from those building the future of staffing.

Humans of Staffing is a technology podcast hosted by WurkNow, with 20 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

WurkNow hosts Humans of Staffing, a technology show with 20 episodes published.

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  How AlliedUP cut allied healthcare attrition from 50% to under 20%

  May 7, 202648 minS0

  <p>Healthcare has a turnover problem that placement alone cannot fix. Milissa Ales-Barnicoat, CEO of AlliedUP Cooperative, built a talent incubator and co-op model that reduced attrition in allied healthcare roles from over 50% to less than 20% by wrapping coaching, job readiness assessment, and community around every placement.</p><p>Milissa breaks down how the co-op structure works, why radiology technicians are one of the hardest-to-fill roles in allied healthcare, and how her team is approaching the line between AI enablement and human judgment in patient care hiring.</p><p>Topics discussed:</p><p>How a worker-owned co-op model changes accountability...

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  From employee to franchise owner for $65K

  Apr 2, 202659 minS0

  <p>Most staffing founders learn the business from the inside out. Cary Daniel learned it from the outside in, and that gap became the entire blueprint for Nextaff. After launching his own agency in 1998 and opening 10 locations in 18 months, he discovered that staffing experience alone does not prepare you for back office operations, payroll financing, compliance, or technology. When he sold that company in 2003, he and co-founder James took everything they had learned the hard way and built Nextaff, a franchise model designed to solve that problem for others.</p><p>In this episode, Cary shares how Nextaff has grown...

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  Inclusion is not charity: the business case hiding in your hiring process

  Mar 19, 202649 minS0

  <p>What if the most overlooked talent pool in staffing also happened to have four times better retention than traditional hires? Lisa Doyle, President and CEO of Galt, brings 30 years in the Human Capital space, including senior leadership at ManpowerGroup and Kelly, to a mission she spent her whole career preparing for without knowing it. She tells hosts TJ Sehmi and Mindy Gulledge that disability talent is not a charity hire, it is a competitive advantage that most organizations screen out before a single capability is evaluated.</p><p>Lisa walks through Galt's full placement model: sourcing exclusively from community...

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  The outreach approach that got responses when nobody knew her name

  Mar 5, 202624 minS0

  <p>After 23 years as a CVS Health executive, Jennifer Chavez bought a recruiting franchise. No warm pipeline, no corporate brand behind her. What got her first clients and candidates? She kept reaching out with messages intentionally written to make people laugh, and kept going back to the same people until they picked up. When they finally did, the most common response was: "I wanted to reply, I was just busy."</p><p>Jennifer also makes the case that skilled trades are the most undersupplied talent pool in the market right now, not tech. She's watching small manufacturing companies in Arizona...

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  The profitability pyramid: Taking a staffing firm from $4M losing money to $3M with $400K profit

  Jan 29, 20261h 1mS0

  <p>Shane Glavin built PowerCFO after serving as CFO at LaborMAX Staffing, where he watched small agency owners at conferences celebrate rate wins that were actually bad deals. His profitability pyramid framework took one client from $4M in revenue operating in the red down to $3M in revenue with over $400K profit by strategically cutting unprofitable clients and fixing margin leakage most owners don't even know exists.</p><p>The numbers tell the real story: 70-80% of staffing agencies use factoring. Only 5-10% operate on their own cash, meaning the vast majority are functionally working for their funding companies. Shane's...

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