Kristy Willis vs Rebecca Rogers Tijerino

Kristy Willis

CEO of PeopleReady

BIO: Kristy Willis has served as President of PeopleReady since March 2023. A purpose-driven leader, Willis is inspired by PeopleReady’s mission to connect people and work and the opportunity to enable clients to move their business forward while serving local communities. In her role, she guides the company’s strategic direction and is focused on achieving service excellence and industry leading growth through technology and delivery model innovation and employee empowerment. With TrueBlue since 2018, Willis most recently served as Chief Sales and Operations Officer of PeopleReady, and before that, Chief Sales Officer. Before joining PeopleReady, Willis spent nearly 20 years with the Adecco Group, most recently in the role of Senior Vice President for the company’s Western Division, where she was responsible for leading sales, service delivery, fulfillment, operations and financial management. Willis has appeared on the Staffing Industry Analysts’ prestigious Global Power 150 Women in Staffing list multiple times. In 2022 she was ranked No. 2 on the World Staffing Awards Leaders to Watch list. She also won the SILVER GLOBEE in the Female Executive of the Year category and the Silver Stevie® Award for Woman of the Year in Sales. Willis holds an Executive MBA from IMD University in Lausanne, Switzerland, and has completed executive education programs at Harvard Business School.

Rebecca Rogers Tijerino

CEO of Spherion

BIO: Leading one of the most admired franchise operators in the staffing industry, I work closely with a network of small business owners, who all share my passion for entrepreneurship and people. I firmly believe in the power of employment to lift people up, to propel them, their families and their communities to grow and prosper. That is why I have dedicated much of my career to the staffing industry. We have a pivotal role to play in the local communities we serve. We help people navigate a workplace undergoing transformation, as much from demographics, economics, technology and innovation as from changing attitudes and expectations. What motivates people has been the subject of more than 20 years of research by Spherion. The Emerging Workforce® Study takes a comprehensive look at changes in the American workforce in the context of ongoing social and economic events. It explores both employee and employer views on a range of issues, such as compensation, work/life balance, automation and diversity & inclusion. The study provides insights that employers can use to strengthen their ability to attract, engage and retain great employees. Our ability to understand the workforce and the issues that drive performance is one of the factors that distinguishes Spherion as a leader in recruiting and staffing.