Visus Group, LLC

What Visus Group, LLC does

Visus Group, LLC is a privately-held, founder-owned consulting firm headquartered at 111 West Washington St., Suite 1865 in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by Tom Kosnik (whose Presidents' RoundTable program dates to 1995, with the LLC formally established circa 1999), the firm exclusively serves independent staffing firms in the United States, providing both peer-to-peer executive forums and bespoke advisory engagements.

The company's core offerings are organized around two product lines. First, its RoundTable membership programs deliver recurring peer-to-peer networking, best-practice sharing, and professional development for Presidents, CFOs, CMOs, and CSOs of independent staffing firms, with scheduled in-person events in St. Charles, IL. Second, its consulting services encompass compensation analysis, business planning, business assessments, employee development, and M&A advisory (buy/sell and valuations). Supporting these are sub-products including the AI-powered Quick Business Assessment tool (a Google Forms-based benchmarking instrument) and The Route to Staffing Supremacy, an eight-component growth framework.

The firm operates on a dual revenue model: subscription/recurring revenue from RoundTable memberships and professional-services revenue from customized consulting engagements sold directly to growth-minded staffing firms. Distribution is relationship-driven and sales-led, supplemented by content marketing through the "Fuel for Thought" resource center, founder podcast appearances, and LinkedIn. The core operating team comprises five members (Tom Kosnik, Catherine Kosnik, Criselda Marie Quirante, Ellamay Agaser, Carlson Pantaleon) supported by a network of nine expert consultants, with strategic facilitation partnerships in place with Mariola Unlimited, Dermott Advisory Group, and The Therese GR Company.

Name

Visus Group, LLC

Legal name

Visus Group, LLC

Website

https://visusgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Industry Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACAJAL

M&A HR Advisory (Due Diligence, Integration, Carve-outs)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/HR Consulting & Advisory (HR Strategy, Org Design, Change)

Keywords

• Staffing consulting
• Executive roundtables
• Compensation consulting
• M&A advisory
• Leadership development

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. RoundTable Membership Programs: Peer-to-peer networking and best practice sharing programs for staffing firm executives including Presidents, CFOs, CMOs, and CSOs. Members pay for exclusive access to industry peers, expert facilitation, and ongoing professional development.
2. Consulting Services: Customized consulting engagements providing objective analysis and guidance on business planning, compensation analysis, organizational performance, change management, strategic planning, process improvements, technology upgrades, and M&A advisory services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Visus Group is a consulting firm that provides advisory services to the staffing industry. It runs peer-to-peer executive RoundTable forums and offers consulting across compensation, business planning, M&A, sales, marketing, operations, and organizational development. It also produces proprietary assessment tools and leadership development resources for staffing firm executives.

Product overview

Visus Group, LLC is a consulting firm for the staffing industry offering a portfolio of services centered around its core RoundTables programs and consulting engagements. The RoundTables (Presidents', CFO, CMO, and CSO) provide peer-to-peer networking and best practice sharing for staffing firm executives, functioning as a community forum for addressing industry challenges. Supporting these RoundTables are consulting services covering compensation consulting, business planning, business assessments, employee development, and M&A advisory. The firm also offers an AI-powered Quick Business Assessment tool and The Route to Staffing Supremacy framework for systematic growth guidance. Organizational Development & Strategy, Leadership Development, and Functional Area Support represent the three main practice areas. The company combines 30 years of staffing expertise with insights and data from over 500 firms to maximize client value.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive RoundTables Confidential, peer-to-peer membership forums for CEOs and senior executives of staffing firms, organized into tracks for Presidents, CFOs, CMOs, and CSOs. Members meet regularly to benchmark, solve problems, and share best practices.
• Staffing Industry Consulting

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Mariola UnlimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing RoundTable facilitation services, bringing additional staffing industry expertise and perspectives to the RoundTable programs for staffing executives.
• Dermott Advisory GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing RoundTable facilitation services, led by Mark Dermott who serves as a RoundTable facilitator covering topics such as mission and vision integration and company culture.
• The Therese GR CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing RoundTable facilitation services, adding depth to the staffing industry expert network supporting Visus Group's peer development programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bullhorn: Established staffing technology platform providing ATS, CRM, and operations software to staffing firms. While a software vendor rather than a consultant, Bullhorn targets the same independent-staffing buyer personas and competes for the same operational-improvement budgets.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing and workforce solutions company with internal consulting capabilities and thought leadership targeting staffing operators. As a broad incumbent in the same vertical, it shapes the buyer expectations Visus Group serves.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with deep talent, leadership, and organizational development practices. Korn Ferry addresses the same strategic HR, leadership, and compensation needs as Visus but at much greater scale and with a cross-vertical client base.
• iCIMS: Enterprise talent acquisition platform serving staffing firms and employers with ATS, CRM, and candidate engagement tools. It is not a consulting peer, but competes for the same operational-improvement wallet within staffing organizations.
• Randstad Sourceright: RPO and managed services provider from Randstad, offering consulting, talent advisory, and operational support to enterprise buyers. Overlaps with Visus in the talent strategy and process improvement space but at a much larger scale and with a different buyer.

Emerging players

• The Predictive Index: Talent assessment and people analytics platform used by staffing firms for hiring, culture, and employee development. Comparable to Visus in targeting organizational development and employee engagement within staffing and HR organizations, but delivered as a software product.
• Talent Tech Labs: Talent acquisition technology-focused venture firm and consortium serving staffing and HR operators. It overlaps with Visus in serving forward-thinking staffing leaders but operates through investment, partnerships, and events rather than consulting engagements.
• Alexander Mann Solutions: Talent acquisition and RPO consultancy advising employers on workforce strategy, process improvement, and candidate experience. Comparable to Visus in providing strategic HR/talent consulting but operating primarily at enterprise employer level rather than staffing-firm level.

Direct peers

• American Staffing Association (ASA): National trade association for the U.S. staffing industry. Visus Group is a member/affiliate and serves the same independent-staffing operator buyer set through peer learning and best-practice programming, making ASA a directly comparable peer-network operator.
• Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA): Research, advisory, and media firm dedicated to the staffing and workforce solutions ecosystem. Like Visus Group, SIA serves as a dedicated intelligence and advisory resource for staffing operators, making it the closest vertical-specialist peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/visus-group-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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