Goodwill TalentBridge

Name

Goodwill TalentBridge

Legal name

Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago

Website

https://goodwilltalentbridge.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Onsite / Embedded RPO (In-House Recruiter Teams) (BPACABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC), Contingent Workforce / Contractor RPO (Contractor Recruiting) (BPACABAK), Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

Keywords

• Staffing solutions
• Recruitment services
• Temporary placement
• Permanent placement
• Recruitment process outsourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Milwaukee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Staffing and Recruitment Services: Goodwill TalentBridge generates revenue through staffing and recruiting services, placing candidates in temporary and permanent positions across Education, Healthcare, Professional Services, and Manufacturing sectors. Revenue is derived from employer fees for talent acquisition, recruitment process outsourcing, and executive recruitment services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Goodwill TalentBridge is a full-service staffing firm that places candidates in temporary and permanent positions across the Education, Healthcare, Professional Services, and Manufacturing sectors. The firm provides recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and executive recruitment assistance to employers in the Chicago and Milwaukee metropolitan areas, while supporting Goodwill Industries' broader mission of connecting individuals facing barriers to employment with job training and placement services.

Product overview

Goodwill TalentBridge is a full-service staffing solutions division of Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago. It operates as a unified staffing service platform offering temporary and permanent placement, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), and executive recruitment across four industry verticals: Education, Healthcare, Professional Services, and Manufacturing. The service connects job seekers with employment opportunities while supporting Goodwill's broader mission of connecting people to work. TalentBridge serves the Chicago and Milwaukee metropolitan areas through multiple physical office locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TalentBridge Staffing Solutions Full-service staffing and workforce solutions connecting job seekers with employers, including temporary and permanent placement, recruitment process outsourcing, and executive recruitment support across Education, Healthcare, Professional Services, and Manufacturing sectors.
• Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Outsourced recruitment support enabling businesses to efficiently source, screen, and hire candidates, including urgent factory and manufacturing job recruitment needs. Delivered through dedicated TalentBridge teams such as the Metro Chicago manufacturing staffing solutions team.
• Education Staffing Specialized placement services for educational institutions, including teachers and support staff, with demonstrated success in reducing turnover at charter school networks across multiple facilities.
• Healthcare Staffing Placement services for healthcare professionals including certified nursing assistants and other clinical and medical staff for healthcare facilities.
• Professional Services Staffing Placement services for professional services roles across various industries, supporting administrative and executive-level hiring needs.
• Manufacturing Staffing Placement services for manufacturing roles including machine operators, factory workers, and clean room environment personnel for medical device production and other industrial settings.
• TalentBridge Physical Office Locations Physical staffing office locations providing in-person job placement and recruiting services in the Chicago metropolitan area (Chicago and Gurnee, IL) and Wisconsin (Milwaukee and Racine), enabling direct engagement with employers and job seekers.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~24,000 candidates placed
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan ChicagocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTalentBridge operates as a division of Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago. The staffing operations support Goodwill's broader mission of connecting people to work and preparing people for life, with a portion of revenue supporting programs designed to help people overcome barriers to employment and connect them to job training and placement services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Randstad: One of the world's largest HR services firms with staffing, RPO (Randstad Sourceright), and talent advisory across healthcare, manufacturing, and education. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing overlapping RPO and permanent placement services.
• Kelly Services: Established staffing firm with specialization in education (Kelly Education), manufacturing, and professional staffing. Comparable via overlapping vertical specialization, particularly in education staffing where TalentBridge has case-study wins.
• Adecco Group: Global staffing leader offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and RPO across multiple industries including manufacturing and professional services. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same RPO and direct-hire categories TalentBridge serves.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing leader providing temporary, permanent, and RPO services across diverse industries. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving the same employer RFP market for RPO and high-volume recruitment engagements.
• Robert Half International: Largest specialized staffing firm in the U.S. with deep permanent placement, contract, and RPO offerings across professional verticals. Comparable as a direct full-service staffing competitor serving employers with temp, perm, and executive search; much larger scale than TalentBridge.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with executive search, RPO (Korn Ferry RPO), and talent acquisition services. Comparable via RPO and executive recruitment offerings that overlap directly with TalentBridge's stated services.

Direct peers

• Express Employment Professionals: Privately held U.S. staffing franchise operating across commercial, professional, and healthcare verticals with both temp and direct-hire services. Comparable as a direct competitor with similar multi-vertical staffing model and similar mid-market positioning.
• Aerotek: Specialized staffing subsidiary of Allegis Group placing contract and direct-hire talent in manufacturing, engineering, and industrial environments. Comparable as a direct competitor in the manufacturing placement vertical where TalentBridge has multiple case studies.
• Spherion Staffing: Staffing and recruiting franchise network providing administrative, industrial, and professional staffing services across the U.S. Comparable as a direct competitor in temp and perm placement for office, industrial, and professional roles.
• Insight Global: U.S. staffing firm focused on placing professionals in IT, manufacturing, healthcare, and finance through contract, contract-to-hire, and direct placement. Comparable as a closely aligned direct competitor in temp and perm placement across similar verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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