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Greenville, NC • Southeast Region • Accepting Requests

Your property needs people.
We bring trained teams.

Servers, bartenders, and event teams for hotels, restaurants, stadiums, wedding venues, event centers, and banquet halls. Briefed before they arrive. Led by a captain on-site. We answer within 2 hours.

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Rates are set per market. Your written quote confirms them within 2 hours.

Why venues trust The Wilkinson Firm

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How we know

Every shift we run is submitted to the client for written approval. Across 30 consecutive shift submissions, 22 written approvals came back and none were rejected.

Why that matters

When a client keeps your people, the vetting spoke for itself. We consider it the highest compliment in staffing.

Our promise

Our 90-minute deployment is a product we are rolling out market by market as we grow. Today it is available to contract clients within a 45-minute radius of Greenville, NC. For contracted clients in every Southeast market, requests inside three days are confirmed or declined within four hours where the local bench allows.

What that means

Your team is briefed on your event before arrival and run by an on-site captain, unless a contracted client opts out. One accountable person, start to finish. You host. We handle the floor.

  • ServSafe Certified staff
  • TIPS Certified bartenders
  • OSHA 10
  • E-Verify Participant
  • ASA Member
  • W-2 Employer
  • Liability Insured
  • Workers’ Compensation
  • Minority-owned Business
  • Small Business
Not Stock Photos. Our Team.

The people we send.

Name tags on. Briefed before the doors open. Photographed on deployment.

Seven Wilkinson Firm team members in uniform before service
The crew, ready for doors
Two TWF team members in service uniform with name badges
Badged and briefed
TWF team member working event service
On the line
Know What You're Booking

An app sends you strangers.
We send you a team.

The Staffing App

The coin flip

Different strangers every shift. Nobody has worked your room before.

No supervisor on the floor. Problems find you, mid-event.

Nobody has read your event sheet. You brief them at the door.

A no-show is your problem to solve at 5 PM.

The Wilkinson Firm

The captain's crew

A trained team that arrives together.Briefed on your event before the van door opens.

A captain on-site, start to finish.One accountable person. You host. We run the floor.

Insurance handled before we arrive.COI and liquor liability, papered and sent ahead.

Coverage is our problem, not yours.A local bench in every Southeast market, and 90-minute deployment for contracted clients within 45 minutes of Greenville, NC.

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TWF kitchen professional
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Buffet service setup
TWF team leaders
Event catering
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Full TWF team
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TWF team working service
TWF kitchen professional
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Buffet service setup
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Sound Familiar?

Every property manager
has said this.

These are the problems that brought every one of our clients to us. If this is your reality, we already know how to fix it.

"We can not keep people."

You hire, train, and lose. Over and over. TWF absorbs that cycle. We recruit, train, and manage turnover so your operation stays covered. When someone leaves our roster, we replace them. You never feel the gap.

Ongoing Property Staffing →
"I need a dishwasher. Today."

Three people called out. Your kitchen opens in two hours. We keep a trained bench roster ranked by performance rating in every Southeast market. For contracted clients within 45 minutes of Greenville, NC, one call and 90 minutes covers the position. Your operation does not stop.

Emergency Staffing →
"Nobody wants to work."

When every hotel, restaurant, and venue is competing for the same workers, the talent pool is thin. We invest in the people others overlook. We train them, hold them to a standard, and develop the ones who show up ready.

Our Training Pipeline →
"Football weekend is coming."

Home games, military balls, tournaments, galas, holiday banquets. We scale up with captain-led teams, handle the event from briefing to breakdown, and scale back down. Surge capacity without permanent overhead.

Event Staffing →
"I need to replace my kitchen manager."

Your F&B lead just gave notice. You need someone qualified and you need it handled quietly. We recruit, screen, and place permanent hires. Confidential when needed. Quality-checked the same way we vet our own.

Direct Hire Placement →
"The agency just sends warm bodies."

That is the industry standard. Send whoever shows up, bill the hours, move on. We are an HR consultancy. Every person on our roster goes through structured onboarding, is rated after every shift, and is held to documented performance standards backed by real HR systems.

Our System →

Need staff this week?

Tell us what you need. A person answers within 2 hours.

TWF Shield

"People deserve to be developed, not discarded. How we treat our people is how we build or burn our future."

Daryan Wilkinson, CEO, The Wilkinson Firm

How It Works

You tell us the problem.
We handle everything else.

Daily kitchen coverage or 40 servers for a Saturday gala, the process is the same. You request. We build, train, and deploy. Our leadership manages the floor. You manage your property.

TWF team leaders
01
Tell us what you need

Headcount, departments, dates, and any special requirements. We assess your property and build a staffing plan that fits your operation.

02
We build your team

Matched from our trained roster by skill, rating, and availability. Cross-trained so the same person can flex across your property when needed.

03
Our leadership runs the shift

On major events, our captain arrives first, briefs the team, inspects the lineup, and manages the floor. You do not direct our people. We do.

04
We track, rate, and improve

Every team member is rated after every shift. Performance data drives who comes back, who gets developed, and who gets replaced. You see results. We own the process.

The TWF Gold Standard™

We built a system.
They send a list.

Other staffing agencies send bodies and hope. We deploy documented systems that run whether we are in the room or not. This is the machinery behind every shift we staff.

25% Ready in Reserve

For every 20 you book, we line up 25. The extra five stay Ready in Reserve so you never start a shift short, and you are billed only for the team that works. Part of how we plan every deployment.

3-Star Performance Rating

Every team member rated after every shift. Ratings drive scheduling, advancement, and removal. No gut feelings. Data.

Make-It-Right Guarantee

If service falls short, we make it right at no additional cost: replacement staff, retraining and redeployment, or a credit against the shift. Written into every contract.

Operations
Operations Control
Staffing
Staffing & Scheduling
Service
Service Quality
Client Experience
Client Experience Management
Captains
Floor Captains
One Voice Rule
Only our Client Experience Manager speaks to the client. All feedback routes through one voice. No triangulation.

Five-Lane Command Structure

Every TWF event runs on five dedicated operational lanes. Each lane has a named owner. No overlap. No improvisation. Every decision has a swimlane. Every person knows who they report to.

Clear escalation path: Lane issue to Lane Manager to Event Lead to CEO. No skipped levels.
Decision Authority Chart: Every real-time decision mapped to the exact role that owns it. If you are not listed, escalate.
No triangulation policy: All leaders hear the same information. No private pre-meetings. Leadership huddle is the single source of truth.
15/15 Rule: 15-minute pre-shift briefing on expectations. 15-minute post-shift debrief capturing data. Every event. Non-negotiable.
Incident Classification
Every exception gets triaged in real time.
Green
Minor. Captain handles it. Coach & log. No escalation needed.
Yellow
Notable. Notify lead same shift. Log, document, may need action.
Red
Critical. Call CEO immediately. Document everything. Protect the client.

Traffic Light Exception System

Problems happen. What separates a professional operation from a staffing agency is how fast you classify, escalate, and resolve. Our traffic light system gives every captain and manager the same decision framework in real time.

No guesswork: Every type of incident pre-classified with examples so captains act immediately, not after a phone call.
Documented in real time: Every exception logged in the on-site binder. Every binder returned same day. No exceptions.
Coaching, not punishment: Green and yellow issues are growth opportunities. Red issues are boundary violations. We know the difference.
Client protection built in: Reputational risk is always red. Client-threatening conduct triggers immediate CEO escalation.
Right-Sized Leadership
Three event modes. One quality standard.
Default Full Key Event
All five lanes active. Complete documentation. Maximum control. Used for Tier 2 events, new clients, 50+ staff, and high-visibility venues.
CEO Approval Reduced Lead
Operations Lead + Captain only. Core forms maintained. Margin-conscious. For established clients with proven relationships and under 30 staff.
CEO Approval Virtual Oversight
Captain on-site, leadership virtual. Minimum viable documentation. Reserved for the most trusted, lowest-complexity deployments.

Event Mode Selector

Not every event needs the same leadership footprint. But every event needs a deliberate decision about what that footprint is. Our Event Mode Selector matches leadership depth to event complexity, risk, and margin.

Default is maximum: Full Key Event mode is always the starting point. You scale down deliberately, never accidentally.
CEO approval required to operate in any mode below full. This is not a shortcut. It is a governance decision.
Quality floor never changes: Even in virtual mode, binder documentation, star ratings, and post-event review still happen.
Margin protection: Right-sized leadership means you get premium service without unnecessary overhead.
Captain School Pipeline
Built from within. Scored. Documented.
FI
Fill-In Lane Owner
Full lane authority on Tier 1 events. CEO designation only.
LC
Lead Captain (3 Star)
Event lead eligible. Formal coaching authority. Full binder ownership.
FC
Certified Floor Captain (2 Star)
Zone management. Coaching authority. Graduation rubric score 35+.
CC
Captain Candidate
3 consecutive 2-star+ events. Online coursework complete. Shadow Phase begins.
TM
Team Member (1 Star)
Active roster. Good standing. Captain School eligible after 3-event review.

The Advancement Ladder

We do not hire leadership off the street. We build it through Captain School: three tracks (Online, Quarterly In-Person and Mentorship), with live-event mentorship in three phases. Every advancement is scored, documented, and earned.

Three mentorship phases: Shadow, Assisted Lead, Independent Lead. Evaluated on a 50-point graduation rubric.
Scored, not subjective: Zone control, coaching delivery, binder contribution, escalation judgment, and client and guest awareness. Each graded /10.
35 points to graduate as a Certified Floor Captain. 25 to 34 is Conditional. Below 25 returns to in-person training with specific gap areas identified.
Why it matters to clients: The captain running your event earned that position through documented performance, not seniority or availability.

What We Staff

Four departments. One standard.

Most of our team members work across multiple areas. More flexibility for your property. More hours for our people. Everyone wins.

Banquet and event service

Banquet & Event Service

Servers, bartenders, barbacks, runners, bussers, setup & breakdown, buffet attendants

Tired of chasing down servers an hour before doors open? We deploy captain-led teams who arrive briefed, uniformed, and ready. From 30-person corporate dinners to 400-person galas, your event runs without you managing the staff. College game weekends, military balls, holiday banquets. We scale to meet it.

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Culinary and kitchen staffing

Culinary & Kitchen

Line & prep cooks, dishwashers, stewards, kitchen utility, breakfast kitchen support

No more calling in favors to cover kitchen shifts. No more burning out your core team with double shifts. We staff hotel kitchens on daily recurring schedules with food safety trained professionals who know the pace. This is not one-off temp work. This is your kitchen, covered.

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Housekeeping and property care

Housekeeping & Property Care

Room attendants, laundry, housemen, public area, deep clean, turnover support

Rooms not flipped by check-in? Guests waiting in the lobby? The hardest department to staff is the one that costs you the most when it breaks down. We provide seven-day coverage with the same trained faces, not a rotating door. Your rooms get flipped on time. Every day.

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Leadership and supervision

Leadership & Supervision

Banquet captains, assistant captains, floor supervisors, shift leads

This is what separates TWF. Our leaders come through Captain School: structured training in service fundamentals, event management, coaching, and decision-making under pressure. We do not just send staff. We send management.

Learn More →
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For Hospitality Professionals

This is not a temp job.
It is a launchpad.

We train you. We coach you. We rewrite your resume. We run mock interviews. And when you are ready, you leave here more employable than you arrived.

Who Is Behind This

Built by HR experts.
Run by hospitality operators.

TWF started as an HR consultancy for health and human services. When hospitality clients asked us to solve their staffing problems, we did not just send bodies. We applied the same rigor: structured onboarding, performance accountability, training systems, and compliance frameworks. With us, HR stands for Human Relationships.

We hold quarterly joint training sessions with our client properties and co-lead workforce development from the inside. Over time, we become more than a vendor. We become the team that helps you run your entire hospitality operation.

The TWF hospitality team
Daryan Wilkinson, CEO
Daryan Wilkinson
Chief Executive Officer

Founded TWF to build something the hospitality staffing industry does not have: a system that develops people instead of discarding them. Designed the operating philosophy, Captain School, and every standard in this company.

George Harrington
George Harrington
Chief Business and Strategy Officer

Career sales and business development executive who started a commercial staffing unit from a clean sheet and has sold workforce software into multi-unit restaurant groups. Chairs TWF's weekly revenue and business development meeting and carries the DMV and Northern Virginia hospitality territory.

James "Matt" Lewis, Esq.
James "Matt" Lewis, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer, Senior Counsel and Government Contracting Division Co-Lead

A Greenville native whose family owned five restaurants downtown. Brings hospitality instincts and legal precision to every contract, compliance framework, and client relationship TWF builds.

Briana Beatty
Briana Beatty
Chief Human Resources Officer, HR Advisory & PHES

Leads people strategy across the firm: recruiting, onboarding, and the employee-relations systems behind every person on the TWF roster. When a team member raises a concern, it comes to her.

Yaminah Murphy
Director of Hospitality Operations, Greenville

The operational backbone. Owns uniform accountability, on-site quality checks, captain performance reviews, and standards enforcement. She protects the brand at every deployment.

Kristi Randolph
Kristi Randolph
Account Executive (GA Market)

Covers metro Atlanta for TWF's hospitality staffing division: Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett and Clayton counties.

What’s Coming Up

Upcoming Events &
Open Opportunities

Active deployments, open shifts, and events we are currently staffing. If you are on our roster, check back regularly. If you are not on our roster yet, now is the time.

APR25
Event Staffing

Alumni Weekend: Multiple Venues

Multi-venue deployment across Greenville. Servers, bartenders, event setup, housekeeping surge. 3-day commitment.

Open Positions Available
MAY03
Training

Captain School: Q2 Cohort Kickoff

New Captain School session begins. Open to roster members with a 2.5+ rating average. Apply through your Team Portal.

Registration Open

Ready to stop managing
the revolving door?

Need staff for your property, or looking for real hospitality work, start here.

For Hotels, Venues & Properties

Staff your property

Tell us what you need. Ongoing coverage, event teams, rapid deployment when you are short, or direct hire placement.

Request Staffing →

For Hospitality Professionals

Join our roster

Real training. Performance-based advancement. Career coaching. Resume support. A path to permanent placement at top properties.

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Already On The Roster?

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View your ratings, update your availability, track your pay, access career resources, and see upcoming shifts.

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Let’s Talk

Talk to Daryan

20 minutes. No pitch. An honest conversation between operators: how our trained team model works, a staffing plan for your property, and pricing, timelines and deployment. No commitment required.

20 min • Daryan calls you • No app needed

The TWF Make-It-Right GuaranteeFrom our service agreement, Section 6

If the work is not right, you do not pay for it. That is the whole guarantee, and it is the reason to try us.

6.1 Make it right. If staffing performance falls short of the standards in this Agreement, TWF will, at no additional cost and at Client’s election: send replacement Staff, retrain and redeploy, or issue a credit against the shift in question. Client raises the issue during the weekly reconciliation in Section 5.2 and it is resolved in that cycle.

How fast we move

  • Every requestAnswered by a person within 2 hours.
  • Contracted clientsRequests inside three days are confirmed or declined within four hours, where the local bench allows.
  • 90-minute deploymentFor contracted clients within 45 minutes of Greenville, NC. A product we are rolling out as we grow.
  • Per-engagement, inside 48 hoursA rapid deployment fee of the greater of $150 or 25% of the booked staffing (40% inside 24 hours, a custom quote for 9 or more people), on top of the 50% deposit every per-engagement booking carries. Contracted clients never pay the fee.

Credentials & Compliance

Licensed. Insured. Ready for your vendor packet.

We carry the coverage your properties require. Background-checked teams, active liability coverage, and workers' compensation. Request our certificate of insurance below.

Vendor packet

Checklist
  • Business Owner’s Policy
  • General liability
  • Employment practices liability (EPLI)
  • Umbrella policy
  • Workers’ compensation for all deployed staff
  • W-2 employees: every TWF team member
  • E-Verify participant
  • Background screening for every roster member, results evaluated individually

W-9 and certificate of insurance come with every approved agreement.

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Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

A person answers every request within 2 hours. For contracted clients, requests inside three days are confirmed or declined within four hours, where the local bench allows, and contracted clients within 45 minutes of Greenville, NC get our 90-minute deployment, a product we are rolling out market by market as we grow. Every per-engagement booking carries a 50% deposit, and one inside 48 hours of call time also carries a rapid deployment fee sized to the booking. Standard deployments in every market are built around your timeline, whether that is next week or next quarter. On every deployment we line up 25% more people than you book and hold them Ready in Reserve for last-minute changes. You are billed only for the team that works.

We operate under The TWF Gold Standard, a proprietary system of 35+ documented processes covering everything from onboarding to post-event reporting. Every team member is scored after every shift. Our Captain-led structure means your event has trained on-site leadership, not just bodies filling positions.

Full-service hotels, convention centers, event venues, resorts, country clubs, and corporate campuses. We specialize in properties that need consistent, high-quality hospitality teams for banquet service, housekeeping, front desk, culinary, and event support.

All TWF staff are W-2 employees. We handle payroll, benefits, taxes, workers' compensation, and all employment compliance. This protects your property from co-employment risk and ensures every team member is fully covered and accountable.

We carry a Business Owner's Policy that includes General Liability, Employment Practices Liability, and an Umbrella Policy. Background checks are run on every staff member. You can request our Certificate of Insurance through our staffing request form.

Pricing is negotiated for your market, based on local cost of living, local economic conditions, what is competitive locally, your volume and contract length, and on the scope and type of staffing you need. A one-year agreement carries your market’s contracted rate. A two-year or an exclusive one-year agreement takes $0.50 an hour off every line, and an exclusive two-year agreement takes $1.00 off, never below the market floor. Every per-engagement booking carries a 50% deposit. One inside 48 hours of call time also carries a rapid deployment fee: the greater of $150 or 25% of the booked staffing, 40% inside 24 hours, and a custom quote for 9 or more people, with a 4-hour minimum and a signed Rapid Deployment Agreement. The clock starts once the deposit and fee have arrived and the agreement is signed, and if we cannot confirm the crew, everything comes back. Contracted clients never pay the fee. There are no long-term contracts required for standard staffing.

Captain School is our internal leadership training program, and it comes before anyone becomes a captain or a leader for TWF. Team members who consistently perform at the highest level are invited to complete it. Captains serve as on-site leaders during deployments, managing their team and acting as your single point of contact.

Yes. We track performance data on every team member and prioritize placing your preferred staff on recurring assignments. Our system is built for consistency. When you find people you like working with, we make sure they keep showing up.

We serve Greenville, NC (home base), Raleigh, Charlotte, Charleston, Columbia, Atlanta, and Savannah, each with a local bench. We also serve the Washington, DC metro (DMV), our newest market, where a person quotes every event. If you are outside our current coverage area, reach out and we will discuss timeline and availability for your market.

Event Staffing Coverage

Full-service event staffing across the Southeast

Cities Atlanta, GA · Jacksonville, FL · Orlando, FL · Tampa, FL
Services Banquet Servers · Event Bartenders · Catering Waitstaff · Convention · Wedding
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Ready to staff your property? Captain-led teams, booked by the date. A coordinator answers within 2 hours.