Cincinnati, Ohio – Tony Munafo, President and CEO of Prolink, has been named to Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2023 Staffing 100 North America list for his innovative staffing approach and business evolution.
SIA is the global research and advisory firm focused on staffing and workforce solutions. Now in its 12th year, the annual list recognizes influential staffing leaders throughout North America who helped their businesses successfully emerge from one of the most difficult periods in recent world history. The list shines a spotlight on those executives making the world of work, work better.
Under Munafo’s leadership, Prolink has evolved to become a people-centric organization. Munafo believes that when the focus is on developing people, they are empowered to develop the business. In 2022, Prolink launched a Culture Office that focuses on preserving and enhancing the company’s culture and living out its core values every day.
“The industry is evolving, and Prolink will be at the forefront of that evolution. We want to be the employer of choice,” Munafo said. In addition to embracing a permanent, virtual-first business model, with most employees working remotely or in a hybrid arrangement, Munafo led Prolink through the pandemic by investing in technology and expanding their solutions, which poised the company to thrive while supporting healthcare organizations and other workforces around the country.
“Despite a devastating pandemic, war overseas, global inflation and a constantly evolving world of work, the staffing industry not only recovered but grew substantially past pre-pandemic levels. Seeing how the industry achieved such success merely requires a look at the Staffing 100 North America, who faced and leapt high over those obstacles,” said Barry Asin, SIA President. “As we look ahead to an uncertain period, we salute those who guided the industry through an often turbulent 2022. Congratulations 2023 honorees!”
This year’s Staffing 100 North America executives led their companies through strong 14% growth in 2022 to $212.8 billion in revenue for the staffing industry. For comparison, in what was considered an outstanding 2019, the United States staffing industry generated $153.1 billion in revenue. The 2023 Staffing 100 North America list is sponsored by the leading worldwide job site, Indeed.
“We’re thrilled to see how well these staffing leaders delivered this past year despite the many obstacles that were thrown their way. This is a reflection of their dedication to help people find the right jobs in a historically tight labor market, while supporting their business partners and clients,” said Priscilla Koranteng, Indeed’s Chief People Officer. “At Indeed, we celebrate this year’s Staffing 100 North America and thank them for moving our industry forward in an incredibly competitive market.”
The 2023 Staffing 100 North America honorees will be recognized during SIA’s Executive Forum North America, from March 6-9, 2023, at the iconic Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach.
About Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA)
Founded in 1989, SIA is the global advisor on staffing and workforce solutions. Our proprietary research covers all categories of employed and non-employed work including temporary staffing, independent contracting and other types of contingent labor. SIA’s independent and objective analysis provides insights into the services and suppliers operating in the workforce solutions ecosystem including staffing firms, managed service providers, recruitment process outsourcers, payrolling/compliance firms and talent acquisition technology specialists such as vendor management systems, online staffing platforms, crowdsourcing and online work services. We also provide training and accreditation with our unique Certified Contingent Workforce Professional (CCWP) program.
Known for our award-winning content, data, support tools, publications, executive conferences and events, we help both suppliers and buyers of workforce solutions make better-informed decisions that improve business results and minimize risk. As a division of the international business media company, Crain Communications Inc., SIA is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices in London, England.
About Prolink
Prolink is an innovative staffing organization that delivers premier workforce solutions throughout the United States. Our comprehensive solutions connect businesses with talent across a range of industries and skillsets. Founded in 2011, Prolink is built upon a foundation of trusted relationships across three pillars: our clients, talent, and internal team; together, this is the Prolink Family. We strive to be the vehicle that drives every family member to succeed personally, professionally, and financially. Today, Prolink is a permanent Virtual-First organization, empowering our employees to succeed while providing them with the flexibility and autonomy to do so from a home office.
