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Staffing 100 North America

The Staffing 100 North America list celebrates the remarkable leaders whose influence and accomplishments elevate the workforce solutions ecosystem and take the industry forward.  

2017 Staffing 100 North America

Mike Cleland

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Mike Cleland is a longtime staffing industry veteran, and his experience includes have served as president of a $60 million staffing firm. Cleland also founded Charted Path, a performance consulting firm for staffing companies, and he wrote a book titled Behind the Wheel: Driving Excellence in Staffing Operations. As of 2016, Cleland has worked with more 80 staffing firms ranging in size from $8 million to $300 million. During 2016, Cleland focused on major restructuring projects for several medium- to largesized staffing firms. He has a deep understanding of the staffing industry both from his time personally growing his business and also from his current work within the industry.