Spherion Staffing and Recruiting (Spherion) in Columbus announced today that it was recently presented with the Sales Excellence award during the company’s annual National Meeting. 

Franchise owner Michael Chalmers was chosen for his team’s tenacity despite the challenges that this past year’s period of economic uncertainty created in the marketplace. With a clear focus on sales, nearly every one of his seven Spherion offices increased revenue and gross profit margins by 8%. “2023 was not without its challenges, but I’ve always believed that it’s how you rise to those challenges that define you as an entrepreneur,” said Chalmers. “I am grateful to my team who met every roadblock head-on and worked diligently to review our pipeline to find the opportunities where our offices could make the biggest impact. We could not have achieved this recognition without our strong client partners and the many flexible employees who work hard every day to contribute to our success.  I’m incredibly proud of all we’ve achieved and look forward to sharing our learnings with the rest of the franchise system.”

The 2024 Spherion National Meeting was held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New Orleans from March 14 to 16. While there, franchisees had the chance to reconnect with each other and with members of the corporate team while participating in educational workshops that embody Spherion’s culture of continuous growth and improvement.

“It was an empowering moment for our franchise community to gather in New Orleans for our 2024 National Meeting and celebrate our 2023 accomplishments while reflecting on growth opportunities for the year ahead,” said Kathy George, president of Spherion. “Spherion has the award-winning reputation it holds today because of franchisees like Michael, whose dedication to excellence sets the standard for our organization. We’re proud to recognize the entire Spherion Columbus team for their hard work and community contributions.”

Spherion brandishes the power of local through a network of independent and empowered franchisees like Chalmers. Each Spherion franchisee enriches their community through connecting and facilitating employment opportunities every day—and when they’re successful together, their investments flow back into the neighborhoods where they live and work. The power of Spherion is in its local roots.

To learn more about Spherion Columbus, visit www.spherion.com/columbus.