In this week's edition of the AmiSights Podcast, we talk to Chris Burkhard, CEO of Placers, a company that provides custom workforce solutions. A fourth-generation entrepreneur, Burkhard explains how his desire to be his own boss came early in life.
“You could say it was a family calling, but when we had Sunday dinner, my dad would say to me and my two sisters, ‘you have more control over your life if you’re your own boss; don't give that up and don't work for somebody else,’” he said.
The main topics of today's episode will be:
How outsourcing and third-party services are drivers in the U.S. economy.
How his staffing business actually initially grew during the pandemic due to his concentration on contract jobs, many of which were in essential industries.
How winning awards isn’t necessarily a sign of a healthy business.
