The Staffing Show

Why Your Recruiters Aren't Using the AI You Bought, With Danny Ashraf of Leoforce

You bought the AI tools. But your recruiters are still drowning in clicks. In this episode of The Staffing Show, Hilary Baker sits down with Danny Ashraf, Chief Revenue Officer at Leoforce, to explore where the staffing industry is on the Gartner Hype Cycle. They also discuss what separates the firms climbing the slope of enlightenment from those still stuck in the trough. You’ll hear: Why recruiters still want control over search, and what that means for adoption How to keep a human in the loo

Why Jackson Healthcare Built Its Values Strategy Around Specialization

Healthcare staffing is facing tighter margins, faster technology shifts, and rising customer expectations, but long-term value still starts with people, expertise, and trust. In this episode of The Staffing Show, David Folwell talks with Shane Jackson, President of Jackson Healthcare and author of Fostering Culture and This Is the Thing, about building durable companies in a changing market. Shane explains how specialization shapes Jackson Healthcare’s 20-plus brands, why principles must remain

Is AI Actually Saving Your Staffing Team Time?

AI has the ability to improve productivity when it’s used correctly. Welcome back to another episode of the new segment of The Staffing Show. Managing director of StaffingHub, Hilary Baker, is here with David Fowell to discuss all things AI. This time, they’re touching on the promise of AI, what increased productivity actually means, and what’s going wrong if that promise isn’t being delivered. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about how AI has affected David’s productivity recently, the danger of poin

AI and Productivity in Staffing with Steve Farrell

How can AI help staffing agencies move beyond simply filling roles to becoming true employment partners for their clients? Steve Farrell, COO of Your Employment Solutions and the host of The Staffing Playbook Podcast, joins us to explore how AI and emerging technologies are reshaping the staffing industry and helping agencies deliver long-term value for their clients. Steve begins by sharing the story behind Your Employment Solutions and how his interest in AI evolved into a key part of the busi

Building America’s Fastest-Growing Staffing Firm with Dan Mastropolo

What does it take to build one of the fastest-growing staffing firms in the U.S.? In this episode, David Folwell sits down with Dan Mastropolo, Chief Visionary Officer at Shift Fillers, to discuss the company’s technology-first approach to staffing and the strategies that helped it earn the top spot on Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2026 Fastest-Growing Staffing Firms list. Dan shares how Shift Fillers has leveraged automation, referral networks, and operational innovation to scale rapidly, the les

How Staffing Firms Can Build AI That Actually Works with Lauren B. Jones

AI is making it easier than ever to build custom tools, but does that mean the traditional staffing tech stack is becoming obsolete? In this episode of The Staffing Show, David Folwell is joined by Lauren B. Jones, Founder of Leap Advisory Partners and The Real AI Agency, to explore what AI really means for staffing firms and why success depends on building the right habits, not just adopting new tools. Lauren explains why many AI projects fail, how operators should approach building and managin

The Cost of Confidently Wrong AI

We all know that AI can be wrong, but as we run it for longer periods of time, it can be harder to catch these errors. During this series, we are sharing what we’re learning about AI and discussing best practices, and on this episode with Hilary Baker and David Folwell, we explore three levels of AI hallucinations and how we can avoid them. Join us as we unpack the cost of AI error and where it is most reliably wrong (and right). David shares the AI systems he implements internally, and we discu

Measuring AI ROI in Staffing

How should staffing agencies measure whether AI is actually moving the business forward? In this episode of The Staffing Show, David Folwell is joined by Hilary Baker, Managing Director at StaffingHub, to discuss effective ways of proving AI ROI in staffing. They delve into why usage and time saved alone are not enough, how to connect AI to outcomes such as fill rate, placements, redeployment, and gross profit per recruiter, and where AI tools can help teams prioritize the right workflows. They

Franchising Your Staffing Agency With Jason Leverant

There are so many different recruitment agencies to choose from, but AtWork’s unique franchise model really stands out in this industry. Today on The Staffing Show, President and COO of AtWork, Jason Leverant, joins us to discuss staffing agency differentiation, AI, marketing, and more. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about how Jason got into the staffing industry, what AtWork does, and how AtWork remains unique in this space. We delve into why communication and preparation are key before discussing

Leveraging AI to Empower the Staffing Industry with Taylor Stewart

How can we make use of specific AI tools to make staffing agencies more efficient? Today on The Staffing Show, we welcome Senior Account Executive at Ringover, Taylor Stewart, to discuss their powerful AI tool, Empower, and how it’s impacting the success rates of staffing firms. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about our guest’s career, what Ringover does, how the industry has evolved since she started, and more! Taylor goes on to tell us about Ringover’s new AI tool, Empower, and what it does before

Partnering with Digital Workers in the Staffing Industry with Dries De Coster

What would success in the staffing industry look like if we leveraged the use of AI to save employees time and make them more efficient? Today, on The Staffing Show, we welcome the founder and CEO of meet DWIGHT, Dries De Coster, to discuss how staffing agencies are using AI and how it will develop in future. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about Dries’ background, what his company, meet DWIGHT, does, how it operates, and so much more! Our guest explains the danger of agencies “becoming a bank” and h

Leveraging AI in Recruitment With Chris Sund and Holly Stewart

AI is all the hype at the moment, and in recruitment, it’s obvious that it needs to be used, but how it should be used is not as clear. Today on The Staffing Show, we welcome the president and COO of Uniti Med and GQR Healthcare, Chris Sund, and the head of software solutions, technology, and trading at GQR Healthcare, Holly Stewart, to discuss how you can use AI to impact your business and how their new AI recruitment platform, Nebula, can help you do that.  Tuning in, you’ll hear all about wha

Strategic Workforce Integration for Sustainable Benefits With Carl Stecker and Scott Poeschl

In an industry where margins are razor-thin and the average data breach costs over $10 million, staffing leaders are moving beyond “good enough” solutions to transform benefits and data security from mandatory requirements into a powerful strategic advantage. Today on The Staffing Show, David Folwell is joined by Carl Stecker, Founder and President of Benefits in a Card, and Scott Poeschl, Senior Vice President of Avionté+, to examine how staffing firms can rethink employee benefits as a strateg

Building a Culture of Accountability With Dan Mori

Many leaders say they want a culture of accountability, but building that culture starts with how they choose to lead. In this episode of The Staffing Show, Hilary Baker sits down with Dan Mori, founder of Staffing Mastery, the Staffing Dashboard, and the Staffing Sales Summit. Drawing on years of working with staffing leaders, Dan explains why accountability is often a leadership issue rather than a people issue, and how unclear expectations and reactive behavior often result in a culture based

Technology, Trust, and Results in Healthcare Recruitment

Rethinking Staffing Sales in an AI-Driven Market with Dan Mori

Integration and Management of AI: The Rise of Digital Workers with Brandon Metcalf

Healthcare Staffing with Jordan Tallman

Recruitment for travel nursing is incredibly niche, and today on The Staffing Show, we are joined by the founder and CEO of Wayward Medical Staffing, Jordan Tallman, to discuss his incredible healthcare staffing agency and to hear his expertise in this field. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about Jordan’s career, what led him to the staffing industry, what makes Wayward Medical Staffing so unique, and so much more! We delve into their approach to AI, technology, brand building, and content strategies

Reinventing Staffing Franchises with Cary Daniel

What if you could own a staffing business without signing a long-term lease, hiring a full team on day one, or pouring most of your net worth into the unknown? In this episode of The Staffing Show, we sit down with Cary Daniel, Co-Founder and CEO of NEXTAFF, to explore how the franchise model in staffing is being completely reimagined for the modern market. In our conversation, Cary shares how he was “coerced” into staffing back in the 90s, how he built and sold his first multi-office firm, and

Purpose-Driven Recruitment with Steve Beebe