PrideStaff Knoxville Named a President’s Circle Award Winner and Top Achiever in Profitability and Growth

February 28, 2022

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To celebrate their top performers’ sales achievements and resilience through a year of massive change and critical talent shortages, PrideStaff, a nationally franchised staffing organization, is pleased to announce the annual winners of their President’s Circle Award.

This year, PrideStaff Knoxville was named a President’s Circle Award winner for being a top producer in revenue and profits for 2021. Paul Shands, and the entire Knoxville team, was recognized at PrideStaff’s Annual Conference; a three-day, in-person event, held Feb. 24-26, at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead. Featuring world-renowned keynote speakers, as well as breakout and networking sessions, the “In It to Win It” conference connected Strategic-Partners from across the country to review results, exchange best practices, learn from industry partners and speakers, and improve their proficiency at owning and operating full-service staffing firms.

When interviewed, Paul Shands, Owner/Strategic-Partner of the PrideStaff Knoxville office shared the credit with his entire team. “2021 presented a myriad of challenges and opportunities, and I’m so grateful for my team of talented professionals who remained flexible, solutions-oriented, and focused on what our customers value most,” said Shands. “I’m also thankful to be backed by an incredibly supportive organization, with an industry-leading reputation for service excellence. PrideStaff continually invests in technology, training, and tools that keep my team at the leading edge of staffing and recruiting, while helping us deliver great results and a superior service experience for the employers and job seekers we serve. We have all the elements for a successful 2022 in place, and we’re looking forward to achieving the President’s Circle achievement for years to come.”

“We are thrilled to honor Paul, and the entire Knoxville team, for hitting the lofty growth and profit targets they set for 2021,” said Co-CEO, Tammi Heaton. “By recruiting proactively, applying PrideStaff’s proven processes, and living our shared mission to ‘Consistently provide client experiences focused on what they value most,’ Knoxville not only met, but exceeded those ambitious goals. We are tremendously proud of what Paul’s team achieved in 2021, and we wish them continued success in the year ahead.”

PrideStaff is the only nationwide commercial staffing firm in the U.S. and Canada with over $100 million in annual revenue to earn ClearlyRated’s coveted Client and Talent Best of Staffing 10-Year Diamond Awards 3 years in a row. The 10-year Diamond Award is an achievement earned by less than .5% of all staffing firms in the industry.

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About PrideStaff
PrideStaff was founded in the 1970s as 100% company-owned units and began staffing franchising in 1995. They operate over 85 offices in North America to serve more than 5,000 clients, and are headquartered in Fresno, CA. With 40 plus years in the staffing business, PrideStaff offers the resources and expertise of a national firm with the spirit, dedication and personal service of smaller, entrepreneurial firms. PrideStaff is the only nationwide, commercial staffing firm in the U.S. and Canada with over $100 million in annual revenue to earn ClearlyRated’s prestigious Best of Staffing Diamond Awards nine years in a row, highlighting exceptional client and talent service quality.

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