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For staffing CEOs and COOs, AI is no longer just an efficiency tool. Used well, it can make a staffing firm more scalable, more predictable, and more attractive to potential acquirers.

In this session, Ryan Clark, former CEO of PeopleShare, one of the fastest-growing and largest staffing firms in the country, expanding to 40 locations across 8 states (acquired in 2025), and Mike McKerns from Hercules will discuss how operators should think about AI through the lens of enterprise value: stronger margins, better cash flow, lower execution risk, and a back office that can scale without adding complexity.

Attendees will leave with:

• An operator’s view on what actually matters when preparing a staffing firm for acquisition
• How back-office automation can improve margin, cash flow, and operational discipline
• Where staffing firms lose enterprise value through manual processes, billing errors, payroll issues, and slow cash application
• A practical framework for evaluating AI investments based on business value, not hype
• Real-world examples of how staffing firms can use AI to become more scalable and acquisition-ready