Al Sowers Email & Phone Number

Bloomington, Minnesota

After nearly 37 years in staffing, I have retired from a role with Kelly that was the pinnacle of my career. Kelly Education and Teachers On Call, a Kelly Education® Company are substitute staffing services that hire and place licensed teachers, paraeducators, tutors, higher education, executive search and early child care staff. We partner with schools and centers in the United States to fulfill their needs for short and long-term substitutes.Responsible for leading Kelly Education's business efforts in the United States, sourcing new contracts and supporting current clients. Primary duties include managing operations for instructional, non-instructional education staffing divisions. Additionally, responsible for leading the entire Teacher On Call’s portfolio of services to all of the states in the Northwest.Accomplishments include:- Contract renewal rates exceeding 98%- Consecutive double digit sales growth exceeding 20% - Designated and embedded U.S. functional structure for the service organization- Integrated IT infrastructure with parent company

Responsible for the operating results of North US commercial, professional, and technical staffing operations. Primary duties include strategically balancing the needs/experience of multiple lines of business to accomplish the company’s growth and contribution targets; leading key strategic initiatives that benefit both the Sector and Company as a whole; leadership development of direct report group as well as mentoring identified high-potential individuals both within and outside of the Sector, directing strategic sales campaigns/initiatives to develop net new customers while providing executive sponsorship of existing national relationships.Accomplishments include:- Lifted revenue to over $300 million- Increased operating margins by over 200 basis points- Developed a Talent Led national sales focus and launched nationally- Delivered bottom-line results in excess of budget expectations

Responsible for the oversight of Kelly’s field offices to sustain profitable growth and unmatched service in the commercial staffing space. Manage 1/3 of Kelly’s largest geographic markets in the United States and oversee team of 300 employees with weekly revenue exceeding $6 million.Accomplishments include:- Grew revenue substantially year over year- Managed weekly revenue exceeding $6 million

Minneapolis, Mn

Manager of Minneapolis region ... Kelly’s market leader. Responsible for growing Kelly’s business scope throughout business lines and establishing business and/or national account relationships. Accomplishments include:- Established business lines with premier customers (Mayo Medical Center, US Bank, Cargill, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Allina Health System, Thrivent, United Health Group, Thomson, Allianz, Ecolab)- Secured Kelly’s first Kelly Educational Staffing contract in Minnesota - Obtained CWO relationship in Minneapolis with Carlson Companies

Minneapolis, Mn, Kitchener, On, Wichita, Ks, Troy, Mi

Staffing supervisor backing the needs of Midwest markets; supported the sector’s largest customers and corporate offices. Promoted to branch manager of Kelly’s Minneapolis office, and later appointed as branch manager of Kelly’s Canada office locations. Accomplishments include:- Coordinated sale of GE Aircraft Engine’s BPO relationship- Became Kelly Services’ first international transfer to Canada- Secured sale of Koch Engineering, Beech Aircraft and Boeing relationship

Bachelor'S Degree, Business/Corporate Communications

Bachelor'S Degree, Criminology