GavinHeath – One of Colorado's Top 200 Privately Owned Companies

For the third year in a row, GavinHeath made the list of ColoradoBiz Magazines’ Top 200 Private Companies (2021). GavinHeath continues to climb the ranks as a dual-certified Woman Owned Business and the premier staffing solutions provider in Colorado.

The Award-Winning company stayed on a hot streak after significant kudos in 2021:

·      Titan 100 Winner

·      C-Suite Award Winner

·      Top 100 Woman-Owned Companies

·      Top 200 Private Companies

·      Colorado Companies to Watch Finalist

·      Diversity Owned Staffing Firms

·      Largest Direct Hire Staffing Firms

·      Iacocca Award for Outstanding Business Professional

·      Leprino Award for Outstanding Business of the Year

https://www.cobizmag.com/content/uploads/2021/12/e/b/Top-200-Private-Cos-List_Winter2021.pdf

**Photo courtesy of Danny Howe on Unsplash

Holly & Dan Steele Mingle With Titans

Denver, CO – GavinHeath CEO Holly Steele and COO Dan Steele joined fellow Titan 100 winners and Titan CEO’s to ring in the New Year at the brand new offices of Sherman & Howard.

 Attendees were treated to an incredible culinary spread from Chef Troy Guard of TAG Restaurant Group (TAG, Guard and Grace, Bubu, and more).  The group was then treated to an exclusive presentation by J.J. Ament, President & CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.

https://www.tagrestaurantgroup.com/

https://denverchamber.org

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https://www.titanceo.com/titan-100

Reflecting on 2021

Centennial, CO – GavinHeath closed out 2021 celebrating their best year ever as a company.  The ups and downs of the year coalesced to bring organizational improvements which catapulted the company forward.

From reflecting on the incredible people the team lost in 2021 to the sensational members added, every person added to the success of the year.  GavinHeath is so thankful for every person who worked on the team in 2021.  GavinHeath has tremendous gratitude for every contractor and candidate the team had the pleasure of working with during the year!    

Further, the company would not be where it is without fantastic clients, vendors and other ancillary partners who contribute to making GavinHeath to “go to” staffing provider in the Denver community and beyond.

Here’s to 2021 and an even better 2022!!        

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gavinheath-llc_what-a-fantastic-year-were-coming-for-activity-6882464709472264192-JQFT

GavinHeath & Holiday Cheer

Sedalia, CO – the GavinHeath Dream Team celebrated the holidays in style with their annual company party at the “Wide Open Saloon” in Sedalia.  The team opted for the non-traditional route in an effort to further build the company culture, share time with one another’s significant others and celebrate the best year ever at GavinHeath!

The team then donned their best ugly sweaters for a team Holiday card … top vote getters were Rachelle Salem for her sweater overalls and Brent Tullius for his “Michael Scott Santa!”

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6876971678694457344-CIaP

Holly Steele Joins Fellow Colorado Titans to Toast 2021

GavinHeath CEO Holly Steele joined her fellow Titan 100 winners at Denver's historic Wright Room to celebrate a successful 2021.

As the CEO’s and Execs gathered, Titan CEO Jaime Zawmon discussed the program expanding into exciting new markets with Atlanta and St. Louis actively accepting nominations to be a Titan 100.

The Titan 100 is a program to recognize a premier group of 100 CEO’s and C-level executives in a region. Representing both the private and public sector, these leaders are Titans of industry who demonstrate exceptional leadership, vision, passion, and influence in their field.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/titan-ceo_titan100-titanceo-titansofindustry-activity-6864978783674388480-IxkF

GavinHeath & Titan CEO Support Project C.U.R.E.

Holly and Dan Steele joined networking group Titan CEO for the “Titan Community Day” where the volunteers rolled up their sleeves for Project C.U.R.E.  Project C.U.R.E. is the world’s largest distributor of donated medical equipment and supplies to resource-limited communities across the globe, serving the sick and dying in more than 135 countries.  https://projectcure.org/   

Holly and Dan enjoyed working with tireless C.U.R.E. volunteer Norma and the rest of the team in sorting donated medical equipment and supplies.  The two enjoyed the event so much they plan to coordinate a volunteer engagement for GavinHeath early next year.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/titan-ceo_thank-you-to-all-the-titans-who-came-out-activity-6862420463419744256-_JwV

Career Conversations with Uniqueka Walcott

Orlando, FL - Strategic Partnerships Lead Rachelle Salem joined the multi-talented Uniqueka Walcott for her latest "Career Conversations" series. 

Rachelle discussed her extraordinary career in all levels of staffing, talent acquisition, business development and sales. Rachelle provided insider tips for those just getting started and industry vets alike.

Career Conversations was created to expand access to career possibilities. Host Uniqueka Walcott curates and produces live interviews each Saturday at Noon EST with people who are willing to share the highs, lows, and lessons of their own unique career journeys. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGnUiYX87Nw

https://uniquekawalcott.com/

Employee of Quarter Q3 – Joey Fischer!

Centennial, CO – GavinHeath celebrates a new Employee of the Quarter for Q3; Recruiter Joey Fischer!!  The award is solely voted on by company employees who select their peers for the honor. 

The GavinHeath Dream Team nominated Joey to receive the prestigious honor!  Here are just some of the wonderful comments Joey’s peers wrote about him. 

Joey is a dedicated GavinHeath team member, who consistently goes out of his way to help his colleagues and put the team above all else. Joey achieves recruiting excellence with his commitment to quality, industry knowledge, relentless work ethic, and organization. He shows a genuine dedication and passion to his candidates, clients, and the job at hand. 

Joey’s knowledge and work ethic is nothing short of spectacular. He is a true pleasure to work with and gives it his 100% every day.

Not only is his recruiting prowess top notch, but he spends much of his free time coming up with ways to help his fellow recruiters. 

Joey exudes both the highest level of professionalism and genuine care for his candidates from the first touch to his follow ups after the candidate is in the role. His level of detail and thoughtfulness makes him a great asset to GavinHeath, not to mention his innate ability to lead those around him and simultaneously empower our team!

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gavinheath-llc_recognition-award-honor-activity-6854047936985276416-kYga

GavinHeath leadership learn from Titan of Industry – Chris Warner

Golden, CO – CEO Holly Steele and COO Dan Steele attended an incredible Titan CEO event at the American Mountaineering Museum. Titan, Chris Warner, kept the audience on the edge of their seats while he spoke of building teams to embark upon perilous treks to the summits of the globe's highest peaks.

Chris Warner is one of America’s most accomplished mountaineers, leadership educators, and entrepreneurs. An expert at creating and leading high-performance teams; Chris is one of the rare adventurers on the speaking circuit with corporate and academic expertise, allowing him to educate, as well as motivate.

https://lnkd.in/ejBRVSad

https://chrisbwarner.com/

Team GavinHeath @ Denver Startup Week!

Denver, CO - Team GavinHeath was well represented at this year's Denver Startup Week! Rachelle Salem, Joseph Fischer, Harper Brown, Brent Tullius, Steve Decess, Zach Everett and Grace Hatch were on hand to learn about exciting new companies, meet exceptional candidates and get the word out about GavinHeath!

Built by the community for the community, Denver Startup Week is a celebration of everything entrepreneurial in Denver and is the largest free event of its kind. In 2021, the first hybrid Denver Startup Week will celebrate a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem in Denver and beyond, showcasing and building a global culture of innovation.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel-steele-b6a419186_team-startup-denverstartupweek-activity-6852295127159902208--2zN

Director Dan Lewis receives Gavin Heath Whitrock Award!

Centennial, CO - Congratulations to Director Dan Lewis, the 3rd Quarter 2021 recipient of the Gavin Heath Whitrock Award; demonstrating EXCEPTIONAL Integrity, Ethical Character, Quality Service, Innovation and Teamwork!

The Gavin Heath Whitrock award is designed to recognize employee engagement and celebrate day-to-day performance that exemplifies GavinHeath’s core values. Our core values drive virtually everything we do at GavinHeath; the way we work, the way we collaborate, the way we serve our clients and are essential to building the company culture. Kudos to Dan, thank you for representing GavinHeath!

Since day one, Dan has really tried to foster a sense of community and team spirit within the company. Dan relishes the opportunity to lift up and cheer on those around him because for Dan it is not just about his own goals, but about those of the entire organization. Dan knows he often has to set aside his successes to ensure every team member is supported.  Kudos to Dan, thank you for representing GavinHeath!

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gavinheath-llc_corevalues-integritymatters-innovateeveryday-activity-6853717316635627521-cwBX

Titan CEO Holly Steele Mingles at Denver’s Own Leopold Bros.

Denver, CO – Holly and Dan Steele met up with fellow Titan 100 members for an exclusive event at Leopold Bros. small batch distillery where Scott Leopold himself took CEO’s and C-Level executives on an exclusive tour and tasting.

The Titan Team then facilitated group discussions where fellow Titans and leaders could get to know one another and gain knowledge from Colorado’s top executives.  Topics included how CEO’s were scaling their companies with predictive growth models and tackling issues connected to product and staffing shortages.   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfWK3BVfL84

Team GavinHeath Celebrates at DBJ’s C-Suite Awards!

Denver, CO – CEO Holly Steele, Rachelle Salem and Anastasia Young joined winner Dan Steele for the Denver Business Journal’s C-Suite Awards. 

In all, 33 executives were selected for the 2021 program, which recognizes outstanding C-suite leaders who directly support the vision of the top executive at their respective organizations.  Nominees were scored based on the impact at their organizations, within their industries and in the greater community.

The theme for the 2021 award was “transformation.”  Dan and fellow award winners highlighted their individual and company transformation through the pandemic.  To this end, Dan discussed change, stating, “Change should be expected and not feared.  Change can be a valuable tool to disrupt the organization and ultimately improve processes and outcomes.  The key is working to anticipate and prepare for change and then having the ability to take decisive action to adapt and pivot where necessitated.”          

https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2021/09/17/special-report-dbj-2021-c-suite-awards.html

GavinHeath Unveils "Future Women Leaders Program"

Centennial, CO – GavinHeath announced the addition of their very first Intern, Grace Hatch, as part of the company's "Future Women Leaders Program!" 

Crafted by CEO Holly Steele and the brainchild of Strategic Partnerships Lead Rachelle Salem, the program is designed to aid High School students in learning the ins-and-outs of the IT Staffing Sector, while building valuable life skills in interviewing, networking, resume construction and review, public speaking, communication and talent acquisition techniques.   

Grace is a junior in High School who earns High Honors and is taking Advanced Placement classes. Grace participates in "Women's Forum" which is dedicated to advancing gender equality in her community. Her academic interests include history, literature, as well as social and political change.

Grace is an avid reader and artist, enjoys international travel and hopes to attend college in Europe. In her internship with GavinHeath, Grace is eager to learn about all aspects of IT recruitment, talent acquisition, networking and sales.

GavinHeath Leadership Supports Efforts to End Trafficking & Exploitation

Denver, CO - Team GavinHeath enjoyed a fun night out with for a great cause, SHIFTai’s Freedom Night Silent Auction.  Leadership was on hand for exceptional performances by Sarah Marie, Miss Colorado, who sang the National Anthem and up-and-coming hip hop artist EPPIC, Jason Epps, who brought down the house with an original track.

CEO Holly Steele, COO Dan Steele and Strategic Partnerships Lead Rachelle Salem were big winners in SHIFTai's first ever silent auction scoring a vacation getaway, a signed Christian McCaffrey jersey and Microdermabrasion from Raval Facial Aesthetics & Rocky Mountain Laser Aesthetics!

SHIFTai is building a platform that will revolutionize the way we can mass-educate the world about sex trafficking and global exploitation. SHIFTai will utilize a series of algorithms to meet the user where they are at, intuitively learning about each unique user, analyzing existing knowledge, needs, and circumstances; and providing a customized experience with tailored resources and opportunities for engagement and action (shiftai.org).

Media+Tech Collective Annual Golf Tournament

Lakewood, CO – GavinHeath served as the Title Sponsor for the Media+Tech Collective’s Annual Golf Tournament this year at Fox Hollow Golf Course.  The annual event was a roaring success!

GavinHeath coordinated the donation of a Botox service from the amazing Raval Facial Aesthetics (https://www.ravalmd.com/) and a beautiful set of Media+Tech Collective corn hole boards to the charity auction supporting the US Paralympic Ski & Snowboard Team.

While Team GavinHeath did not win the tournament, the team made incredible connections while enjoying sun and the links.  

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COO Dan Steele Named C-Suite Award Winner

Denver, CO – GavinHeath, an award-winning staffing solutions firm, is thrilled to celebrate President and Chief Operating Officer Dan Steele who was named a C-Suite Award recipient by the Denver Business Journal.  DBJ recognized Dan and other C-Suite executives for “Leading the rebuilding effort — fueling new missions, a return to growth and guiding what is looking to be an office-culture revolution.”

“Dan’s strategic leadership since joining GavinHeath, and in particular through the pandemic, is nothing short of amazing,” said GavinHeath Founder and Chief Executive Officer Holly Steele, “From shaping a new organizational culture, Dan conceptualized a vision for success at GavinHeath and then helped build a community of people who trust one another, work collaboratively, feel supported and appreciated by management and partner together to achieve amazing results.”

According to the DBJ, the 2021 winners demonstrated vital leadership and business savvy to guide their companies to success. The judging committee evaluated hundreds of nominees based on their community involvement, corporate management, direction and vision, innovations, guidance through the pandemic and several other key areas. 

“As Colorado looks to the dawn of a ‘new normal,’ C-suite executives are leading the rebuilding effort — fueling new missions, a return to growth and guiding what is looking to be an office-culture revolution.”  ~ Jonathon Rose, Associate Editor Denver Business Journal

https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2021/08/11/dbj-2021-c-suite-awards-winners.html

Holly & Dan Steele Attend Titan 100 Award Ceremony

Parker, CO – Named one of Colorado’s Top 100 CEO’s, GavinHeath CEO Holly Steele was officially recognized at the 2021 Titan 100 Awards Ceremony.

Holly and husband Dan Steele attended the event at “The Vehicle Vault” located in Parker, Colorado where 100 of the states most accomplished and successful business leaders gathered to celebrate their fellow Titans.    

The Titan100 is a program to recognize a premier group of 100 CEO’s and C-level executives in the Colorado metropolitan area. Representing both the private and public sector, these leaders are Titans of industry who demonstrate exceptional leadership, vision, passion, and influence in their field.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/titan-ceo_titan100-titans-leadership-activity-6825466888189992961-Kmbh

1st Ever - Employee of Quarter – Anastasia Young!

Centennial, CO – For Q2 2021, CEO Holly Steele unveiled a new company award, Employee of the Quarter.  The award is solely voted on by company employees who select their peers for the honor.

The GavinHeath Dream Team convened and selected Account Executive Anastasia Young to receive the prestigious honor!  Here are just some of the wonderful comments Anastasia’s peers wrote about her.

“Anastasia goes above and beyond in all facets of this job! Her work ethic and dedication to this team are inspiring. I am proud to work on her positions, and work with her in general! She is more than deserving of this award, and a genuine joy to be around!”

“Anastasia has been putting in some serious work with her clients to not only make sure we are adding the right value as a vendor but also creating very strong relationships with her POC's to help us build on the work we have already done! Great job, keep it going!”

“Anastasia takes on new clients (plus challenging ones) without a mere blink of an eye. Her persistent diligence and organization has been incredible.”

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel-steele-b6a419186_employeerecognition-employeeofthequarter-activity-6821497058743107584-liPH

Strategic Partnerships Lead Rachelle Salem Receives Gavin Heath Whitrock Award

Centennial, CO - Congratulations to Strategic Partnerships Executive Lead Rachelle Salem, the 2nd Quarter 2021 recipient of the Gavin Heath Whitrock Award; demonstrating EXCEPTIONAL Integrity, Ethical Character, Quality Service, Innovation and Teamwork!

The Gavin Heath Whitrock award is designed to recognize employee engagement and celebrate day-to-day performance that exemplifies GavinHeath’s core values. Our core values drive virtually everything we do at GavinHeath; the way we work, the way we collaborate, the way we serve our clients and are essential to building the company culture. Kudos to Rachelle, way to go!

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel-steele-b6a419186_corevalues-teamworkmakesthedreamwork-innovateeveryday-activity-6821083024332009472-IIGj