THE ORIGIN STORY
Why two doctors, a recruiter, and an entrepreneur built a different kind of staffing agency. SHIFT STAFFING SOLUTIONS was founded by an unlikely team: two physical therapy doctors who lived the broken staffing model, a senior recruiter who knew how to fix it, and a serial entrepreneur who knew how to scale it.
The doctors experienced provider burnout, administrative chaos, and agencies that treated them like commodities. The recruiter saw an industry stuck in outdated manual processes. The entrepreneur saw an opportunity to bring technology, systems, and growth infrastructure that traditional staffing agencies lack.
So they built SHIFT—the only healthcare staffing agency with clinical insight, recruiting excellence, AND tech-enabled scalability built into its DNA. We're not doctors playing at recruiting. We're not recruiters pretending to understand healthcare. We're not entrepreneurs without domain expertise. We're the founding team healthcare staffing needed—and the workforce partner you deserve.
THE FOUNDING TEAM
Built by people who lived both sides. Doctors who experienced the broken model. Experts who knew how to fix it.
Dr. Benjamin Smith
Co-Founder & Physical Therapy Doctor
Dr. Cecile Saglam
Co-Founder & Physical Therapy Doctor
"I experienced firsthand how broken staffing impacts providers, patients, and teams. SHIFT is the agency I wish existed when I was practicing."
"Healthcare staffing shouldn't feel like a necessary evil. We built SHIFT to be the strategic partner hospitals and providers actually need."
Nicholas Mannino
Co-Founder & Recruiting Operations Senior Staffing & Talent Acquisition Expert
"I've spent years building recruiting systems that work. At SHIFT, we combine that execution expertise with genuine healthcare understanding—that's what makes us different."
Dennis Saglam
Co-Founder & Growth Operations Serial Entrepreneur & SaaS Founder
"I bring SaaS development, direct response marketing, and growth systems to healthcare staffing. "I've built multiple businesses from scratch. At SHIFT, we combine that tech-forward execution with genuine healthcare expertise—that's what traditional staffing agencies are missing."