Leveraging AI to Empower the Staffing Industry with Taylor Stewart

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 [https://www.ringover.com/], Taylor Stewart [https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorestewart/], 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 discussing some of the biggest operational inefficiencies she sees within the staffing industry, and how a tool like Empower can bridge those gaps. She even tells us about their AI simulation training, Pitch Room, and touches on how other staffing agencies are beginning to adopt the use of AI tools. Finally, our guest hints at what’s next for Ringover and tells us why it’s such a unique organization. Thanks for listening!

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 [https://www.meetdwight.com/], Dries De Coster [https://www.linkedin.com/in/driesdecoster/], 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 how his company handles this issue, before discussing the power of using digital workers with human workers. He even shares some thoughts on how listeners can start to explore these ideas. Dries also touches on points of failure he sees in the world of staffing and AI today, and how to fix them. Finally, he gives us his predictions on the evolution of AI in the staffing industry in the near future and where he sees meet DWIGHT in that equation.

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 [https://unitimed.com/] and GQR Healthcare [https://www.gqr.com/], Chris Sund [https://chrissund.com/], and the head of software solutions, technology, and trading at GQR Healthcare [https://www.gqr.com/], Holly Stewart [https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollylynnestewart/], to discuss how you can use AI to impact your business and how their new AI recruitment platform, Nebula [https://www.nebula.io/], can help you do that.  Tuning in, you’ll hear all about what Nebula does, how it differs from other large-language models, how top-performing recruiters are using AI to save time and recruit different people who may not have otherwise been noticed, and so much more. We delve into where recruiting needs human relationships and why those areas should never be automated, before discussing how agencies can get the most out of Nebula and how they are making the adoption of this tool easier for recruiters. Finally, our guests share their thoughts on the future of agencies that make use of AI tools versus those that don’t. Thanks for listening.

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 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/folwell/] is joined by Carl Stecker [https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-stecker-0b5bb811/], Founder and President of Benefits in a Card [https://benefitsinacard.com/], and Scott Poeschl [https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottpoeschl/], Senior Vice President of Avionté [https://www.avionte.com/]+, to examine how staffing firms can rethink employee benefits as a strategic lever rather than a fixed expense. They discuss the risks of manual data transfers and why real-time API integration is crucial for protecting sensitive employee information. They explain how good data hygiene supports the use of AI tools while improving security and compliance. The conversation also covers why participation rates matter for staffing owners, the difference between bundled and unbundled benefit plans, and how firms that leverage benefits strategically differ from those that do not. Finally, they share practical steps firms can take to optimize benefits, reduce risk, and improve overall outcomes.

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 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilary-smith-baker/] sits down with Dan Mori [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danmori/], founder of Staffing Mastery [https://www.staffingmastery.com/], the Staffing Dashboard [https://www.staffingdashboard.com/], and the Staffing Sales Summit [https://www.staffingmastery.com/StaffingSalesSummit2026]. 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 on fear rather than continuous improvement. He outlines practical tools to help you clearly communicate your vision and financial targets with your teams, and how to build an environment that allows team members to learn from their mistakes and take accountability. The conversation also explores what leaders should look for when hiring, how agencies are navigating AI adoption, and what separates firms that create lasting value from those that become replaceable. Dan closes by sharing what leaders can expect at the upcoming Staffing Sales Summit and why this moment represents an inflection point for the industry.