Lakeshore Staffing

What Lakeshore Staffing does

Lakeshore Staffing (operating as Lakeshore Talent) is a privately held, women-owned staffing and recruiting firm founded in 1995 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with a second office in Chicago. Following a 2017 management buyout, the company repositioned itself from traditional transactional staffing toward strategic workforce planning partnerships and holds WBENC women-owned certification. Its service portfolio spans contract staffing, direct hire placement, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Employer of Record (EOR), payrolling, and strategic workforce consulting, with industry specialization in healthcare, oil and gas, SaaS, accounting and finance, human resources, and administrative/operational support.

The company's core technology consists of a proprietary candidate database, industry-segmented recruiter pods, and the People20 portal used by contractors for time submission and approval. Service delivery is consultative and relationship-driven, anchored by a claimed 80% contractor-to-full-time conversion rate. Its EOR capability, marketed with two-day implementation, enables compliant employment of workers across all 50 U.S. states and internationally in Canada and Australia, supporting clients that need to hire in jurisdictions where they lack legal entities.

Lakeshore generates revenue through multiple streams: markup on hourly rates for W-2 contract placements, transactional placement fees as a percentage of annual salary for direct hires, ongoing managed-service fees for EOR and payrolling engagements, and professional-services fees for retained and engaged executive search. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales complemented by a self-service job board for candidates. Documented enterprise engagements include a mid-size oil and gas company (50+ hires via EOR), a hospital system acquiring a surgery center (50+ employees for 6 months), and a U.S.-based mining company with international operations. The firm has been ranked #3 in temporary staffing and #12 in permanent staffing by the Denver Business Journal, and named a 2023 Best Place to Work in Denver.

Name

Lakeshore Staffing

Legal name

Lakeshore Talent

Website

https://lakeshoretalent.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Lakeshore Staffing (Lakeshore Talent) is a privately held, women-owned staffing firm founded in 1995 in Denver, providing contract, direct hire, RPO, and Employer of Record services across healthcare, oil and gas, SaaS, and finance verticals for U.S. enterprise and SMB clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Recruiting Services

NAICS

Employment Services (5613), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Agent of Record (AOR) / Contractor Engagement Services (BPACAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC), IT & Software Engineering Staffing (BPACADAA), Administrative, Clerical & Office Support Direct Hire (BPACAFAF)

Keywords

• Staffing services
• Workforce solutions
• Recruitment services
• Employer of record
• Contract staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Contract Staffing: Places W-2 contractors with client companies. Lakeshore handles payroll, benefits (PTO, health insurance, wellness), and compliance while contractors work at client sites. Revenue generated from markup on contractor hourly rates.
2. Direct Hire Staffing: Permanent placement recruiting where companies pay a fee upon successful placement of a candidate. Typically a percentage of the hired candidate's annual salary.
3. Employer of Record (EOR): Lakeshore becomes the legal employer of record, handling payroll, taxes, benefits, and compliance. Companies pay a service fee for this managed workforce solution, enabling hiring across all 50 states and internationally without creating legal entities.
4. Retained and Engaged Search: Partnership-driven recruiting model with upfront investment for dedicated recruiting focus on executive and specialized roles. Includes engaged search (hybrid model) and retained search for high-impact hiring.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lakeshore Talent is a staffing and recruiting agency that places W-2 contract workers, direct-hire permanent candidates, and acts as an Employer of Record (EOR) for clients hiring across U.S. states and internationally. Its core portfolio includes Contract Staffing, Direct Hire Staffing, EOR, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Payrolling Services, and workforce Consulting, with industry-specialized teams serving healthcare, oil & gas, SaaS/technology, accounting & finance, HR, and administrative/operational roles. The firm manages contractor payroll, benefits (PTO, ACA Health Insurance, wellness), and compliance on behalf of client employers.

Product overview

Lakeshore Talent is a women-owned staffing and recruiting agency offering a comprehensive suite of workforce solutions. The core portfolio includes Contract Staffing (temporary placements with full benefits), Direct Hire Staffing (permanent placements), Employer of Record (EOR) services for compliant cross-border hiring, and RPO/Consulting for strategic workforce planning. Specialized offerings target Oil & Gas and SaaS sectors. The company also provides payrolling services as part of its EOR offering. All services are delivered through personalized consulting and relationship-based recruiting across Denver and Chicago locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Contract Staffing Temporary staffing solutions placing candidates in time-limited contract positions with access to benefits including PTO, health insurance, and wellness programs. For employers needing flexible workforce capacity.
• Direct Hire Staffing Permanent placement recruiting services matching candidates with organizations for long-term employment, leveraging an unmatched pipeline of active and passive candidates.
• Employer of Record (EOR) Legal employment services enabling organizations to hire workers across all 50 U.S. states and internationally (including Canada and Australia) without establishing legal entities; handles payroll, taxes, benefits, and compliance.
• Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Customized recruitment outsourcing programs that augment client in-house hiring teams with dedicated recruiting support.
• Oil & Gas Staffing Specialized staffing solutions for the oil and gas industry, including contract, direct hire, and EOR services for companies expanding regionally or nationally.
• SaaS Staffing Specialized staffing solutions for SaaS and technology companies hiring across state lines and scaling tech teams.
• Consulting Strategic workforce consulting services focused on risk mitigation, offering contractors full insurance, holiday pay, and strong benefits.
• Payrolling Services Administrative payroll management including processing, compliance, accuracy, and employee satisfaction, delivered alongside the Employer of Record service.

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Anadarko Petroleum CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMargaret H., a Lakeshore contractor, worked at Anadarko Petroleum Company for over a year, starting at the front desk and advancing to Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President. This demonstrates Lakeshore's ability to place candidates in long-term roles at major energy companies.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Deel: Tech-first global Employer of Record and international payroll platform. Direct competitor to Lakeshore's EOR offering for cross-border and multi-state hiring, differentiated by proprietary software and substantially greater scale.

Broad incumbents

• Aerotek: Large technical and industrial staffing firm within Allegis Group; overlaps with Lakeshore's technical, SaaS, and engineering-adjacent staffing segments as a broad incumbent.
• Robert Half: Large, publicly traded staffing and consulting firm with leading positions in finance/accounting, technology, and administrative placements. Overlaps with Lakeshore's Accounting & Finance and SaaS/tech staffing segments as a broad incumbent.
• ManpowerGroup: Global workforce solutions and staffing incumbent operating across contract, permanent, RPO, and talent mobility. Comparable as a broad incumbent in staffing services and workforce consulting.
• Kelly Services: Global staffing and workforce solutions incumbent with broad service lines spanning contract, direct-hire, EOR, and RPO. Comparable as a broad incumbent against Lakeshore's combined staffing + EOR + RPO offering.

Direct peers

• AtWork Group: Multi-vertical U.S. staffing firm providing temporary, temp-to-hire, direct-hire, and workforce solutions across administrative, professional, and specialty categories — directly comparable in scale, geographic model, and service breadth to Lakeshore.
• AppleOne Employment Services: Mid-market, multi-vertical U.S. staffing firm offering contract, direct-hire, and workforce solutions across administrative, professional, and specialty roles. Closely comparable to Lakeshore in size, service mix, and relationship-led GTM motion.
• Insight Global: Large U.S. staffing and workforce solutions firm with deep IT/tech, professional, and healthcare verticals. Comparable to Lakeshore's mix of SaaS/tech, healthcare, and administrative staffing, though materially larger in scale.
• Express Employment Professionals: Mid-market staffing firm operating on a multi-vertical franchise model with contract, temp-to-hire, direct-hire, and EOR-style services. Comparable to Lakeshore's generalist staffing approach across administrative, commercial, and professional placements.

Regional players

• CornerStone Staffing: Regional staffing firm operating across Texas and the Western U.S. with contract, direct-hire, and workforce solutions across administrative and professional verticals. Comparable service mix and operating philosophy to Lakeshore, but operating in a different geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lakeshoretalent
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lakeshore-talent
• Instagraminstagram.com/lakeshoretalent

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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