Marquis Who’s Who honors Brian Fricker for launching a new professional services division at Staffing Partners. Leveraging more than three decades of experience, this latest initiative is an expansion from general labor into professional and skilled groups. Staffing Partners already represents the largest general labor agency in its area, and Fricker aims to achieve the same in these new specialties.
Education, Early Career and Current Leadership
Fricker earned a Bachelor of Arts in business, with an emphasis on marketing, from Carroll University in 1991. Following this, he joined a recruitment agency as a salesperson for a decade. Soon, Fricker’s achievements in this role led him to become president of Staffing Partners in 2005; ever since, he has worked to support the company’s foundations.
As president at Staffing Partners, Fricker found purpose in connecting employers and employees. Upon assuming leadership, he embraced this mission and successfully addressed a critical need in Wisconsin’s transportation system. The company now facilitates daily transportation for thousands of temporary staff members, partly by utilizing a fleet of 25 buses and 27 vans.
Launching the Professional Services Division
With the recent launch of a new professional services division at Staffing Partners, Fricker aims to support other labor groups. The agency is already capable of sending a few hundred people to any given client, but now those clients are requesting skilled workers. Rather than sticking to general labor, Fricker established a professional and skilled worker group to meet client needs.
The professional group at Staffing Partners. has already seen rapid growth, handling all direct hires for the newly launched division. It includes staffing professionals across a broad range of specialties, from therapists and traveling technicians to electricians and executive-level staff. The skilled group has also seen growth and is focusing on direct-hire replacements rather than temp-to-hire, largely due to the increased difficulty of finding qualified candidates.
“We have forklift drivers, CNC operators, setup personnel and electricians, covering a range of skills up to $50 an hour,” Fricker explained. “We decided to establish the professional division because it was more of our clients requesting help that we had never focused on.”
The Value of Shifting Operational Terminology
Amid the launch of the professional services division, Fricker has adopted the term “skilled sovereign” for roles between general labor and professional. He feels that it better describes these positions and supports the transitional period from one skillset to another. As Staffing Partners introduces these changes across its operations, this kind of language can carry weight.
Ambition for the Future of Staffing Partners
Although the professional services division is currently at the forefront of Fricker’s focus, he also plans to expand the operations of Staffing Partners in the next few years. Ultimately, he intends to establish a presence in every U.S. state within that timeframe. More generally, Fricker believes this opportunity will give him a chance to explore the world alongside his family.
About Brian Fricker
With over 30 years of experience in the field of staffing, Brian Fricker serves as the CEO of Staffing Partners, Inc. Specializing in comprehensive high-volume staffing solutions, Staffing Partners has experienced significant growth under Fricker's leadership since 2005. For more information, follow on LinkedIn.
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