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July 16, 2025

How Bootstrapped, Tech-Driven Platforms Are Reshaping Event, Retail, and Hospitality Staffing

Alyssa Cuda

Alyssa Cuda

Senior Content Marketing Manager

How Bootstrapped, Tech-Driven Platforms Are Reshaping Skilled Trades and Industrial Staffing
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Restaurant and Events
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Retail, Merchandising, and Brand Activation
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General Labor
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Specialized Services
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Category
Anytime Work
Anytime Work connects businesses in event, retail, and hospitality sectors with on-demand, part-time general labor staff through a real-time mobile platform.
Anytime Work
General Labor
CleanTecGo
CleanTecGo provides specialized custodial and maintenance labor tailored for event, retail, and hospitality venues, ensuring seamless facility cleanliness and operational support.
CleanTecGo
Specialized Labor
Eats2Seats
EATS2SEATS is a concessions and event staffing company providing premium food and beverage service solutions at collegiate and professional venues, enhancing hospitality and event experiences through flexible, student-driven work opportunities.
Eats2Seats
Restaurants and Events
Eclipse Now
Eclipse Now is a certified woman-owned staffing app by Eclipse Staffing that enhances real-time communication for specialized labor in event, retail, and hospitality sectors.
Eclipse Now
Specialized Labor
Elegant Staffing
Elegant Staffing is a premier hospitality staffing agency providing expertly trained banquet servers, bartenders, cooks, and event staff for restaurants and events.
Elegant Staffing
Restaurants and Events
Extra
Extra is a staffing platform that simplifies hiring temporary general labor for event, retail, and hospitality industries, including insurance-covered shift workers.
Extra
General Labor
Field Day
Field Day is a cloud-based platform empowering multi-unit retail brands to plan, activate, and measure local marketing and merchandising campaigns that drive in-store traffic and sales.
Field Day
Retail, Merchandising, and Brand Activation
GigSalad
GigSalad is an online marketplace connecting event planners with entertainers, musicians, and service providers to simplify booking for restaurants and events within the hospitality industry.
GigSalad
Restaurants and Events
GigWorx
GigWorx is a technology-driven staffing platform that connects restaurants and event businesses with skilled, fully-vetted workers for flexible, on-demand hospitality and event staffing needs.
GigWorx
Restaurants and Events
Gigable
Gigable is an all-in-one platform that connects restaurants and event venues with trusted short-term staff for delivery, hospitality, and event support, streamlining contractor management and reducing costs.
Gigable
Restaurants and Events
GoLive! Culinary Staffing
GoLive! Culinary Staffing specializes in providing flexible front and back of house staffing solutions for restaurants and events within the hospitality industry.
GoLive! Culinary Staffing
Restaurants and Events
GravyWork
GravyWork is a tech-enabled platform providing trained, vetted hospitality and event staff on-demand, ensuring reliable staffing for restaurants, events, and conference services.
GravyWork
Restaurants and Events
Heart of the House Hospitality
Heart of the House Hospitality is an employee-owned staffing agency specializing in providing skilled hospitality personnel for restaurants and events, ensuring exceptional guest experiences through quality service and labor management.
Heart of the House Hospitality
Restaurants and Events
HireApp
HireApp is a technology-driven platform that connects restaurants and event businesses with a reliable, pre-vetted, on-demand workforce to efficiently manage transient labor needs.
HireApp
Restaurants and Events
HoTrec
HoTrec is a hospitality labor management company providing tailored staffing, training, and quality control solutions to enhance operations in restaurants, events, and retail hospitality settings.
HoTrec
Restaurants and Events
Hospitality Staffing Solutions
Hospitality Staffing Solutions specializes in providing reliable, motivated staffing for restaurants and events, connecting top talent with hospitality employers nationwide.
Hospitality Staffing Solutions
Restaurants and Events
Hyer
Hyer is an on-demand labor app that connects retailers and brands with vetted gig workers to quickly and affordably meet fluctuating staffing needs in retail, merchandising, and brand activation.
Hyer
Retail, Merchandising, and Brand Activation
Hyre for Staff
Hyre is a digital workforce platform that connects event and restaurant organizers directly with qualified temp staff, streamlining scheduling and staffing for hospitality and events.
Hyre for Staff
Restaurants and Events
Jobletics Pro
Jobletics Pro is a hospitality staffing platform that connects restaurants and event venues with skilled food service professionals for flexible, on-demand staffing needs.
Jobletics Pro
Restaurants and Events
Karma Casting
Karma Casting is a tech-driven North American staffing agency specializing in on-demand retail, merchandising, and brand activation talent to enhance event and hospitality experiences.
Karma Casting
Retail, Merchandising, and Brand Activation
LGC Associates
LGC Associates is a specialized staffing agency providing temporary and permanent hospitality workforce solutions to restaurants and event businesses, ensuring seamless service and operational success.
LGC Associates
Restaurants and Events
La Chamba
La Chamba is a Mexican restaurant offering authentic regional cuisine from Guerrero and Michoacan, blending fresh flavors and family recipes to enhance the restaurant and event experience.
La Chamba
Restaurants and Events
MyBrandForce
MyBrandForce leverages an on-demand workforce and real-time data to drive retail compliance, merchandising, and brand activation for innovative consumer brands.
MyBrandForce
Retail, Merchandising, and Brand Activation
PartyHostHelpers
Party Host Helpers provides professional event staffing\u2014including bartenders and servers\u2014for seamless restaurant and event experiences, enabling hosts to enjoy their celebrations stress-free.
PartyHostHelpers
Restaurants and Events
Poured
Poured is a staffing platform that connects restaurants and event venues with vetted freelance professionals for flexible, premium hospitality and retail event staffing.
Poured
Restaurants and Events
Productions Plus
Productions Plus is a national staffing agency specializing in retail demonstrations, brand ambassadors, and event staffing to drive consumer engagement and brand activation.
Productions Plus
Retail, Merchandising, and Brand Activation
STAFFED Inc.
STAFFED Inc. is a national staffing agency specializing in recruiting diverse, top-tier talent for retail, merchandising, and brand activation roles within events, hospitality, and luxury sectors.
STAFFED Inc.
Retail, Merchandising, and Brand Activation
Shiftfillers
Shiftfillers is a tech-powered staffing company that rapidly connects vetted workers with on-demand shifts in restaurants, events, and hospitality to streamline workforce needs.
Shiftfillers
Restaurants and Events
ShortStaf
ShortStaf is an on-demand staffing platform that connects hospitality professionals with restaurants and event hosts, enabling seamless, flexible staffing for hospitality, retail, and special events.
ShortStaf
Restaurants and Events
Stafftacular
Stafftacular is a nationwide event staffing agency providing direct-hire staff for restaurants, retail events, and hospitality brand experiences, with access to over 80,000 talent.
Stafftacular
Restaurants and Events
Survey
Survey.com is a data-driven retail merchandising and brand activation company that leverages technology and a nationwide workforce to optimize in-store execution and product availability for brands.
Survey
Retail, Merchandising, and Brand Activation
TSC Staffing
TSC Staffing, part of The Service Companies, specializes in supplying compliant, experienced hospitality and event staff nationwide, providing customized, on-demand labor solutions for event, retail, and hospitality sectors.
TSC Staffing
Specialized Labor
Trusted Herd
Trusted Herd is the largest event staffing and reputation platform in the US and Canada, streamlining the connection between brands and retail merchandising talent for brand activation.
Trusted Herd
Retail, Merchandising, and Brand Activation
Victory Agency
Victory Agency specializes in providing expertly staffed brand ambassadors and event professionals who enhance retail merchandising and brand activation for seamless, successful events nationwide.
Victory Agency
Retail, Merchandising, and Brand Activation

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