By Danielle Bearden | Human Resources Manager at Lever1 Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and HR professionals are in a unique position to help employers recognize the warning signs and provide resources for outreach and education. Suicide threats should always be taken seriously. It is critical to recognize the warning signs and encourage employees to seek help. Since an HR professional or supervisor may be the initial person to identify an at-risk employee, it’s important to educate individuals about what to look for. Warning signs may include reckless behavior, withdrawal from family or […]
For the Third Time in a Row, Lever1 Appears on the Inc. 5000, Ranking No. 1135 Kansas City, Mo. – August 22, 2019 –Inc. Magazine today ranked Lever1 No. 1135 on its 37th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest growing private companies. The list provides a snapshot of the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment— its independent small and midsized businesses (SMBs). Lever1 is a Kanas City, MO-based Professional Employer Organization (PEO) providing clients locally, and across the country, with outsourced, cost-effective, and experienced management of Human Resources […]
By: James Dornbrook, August 30, 2017 Kansas City-based Lever1 recently was recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States, experiencing a three-year sales growth rate of 6,560 percent. Lever1 is a professional employer organization (PEO) that offers outsourcing services for human resources, payroll, employee benefits and workers’ compensation. A PEO pools all its clients together to leverage better rates and buying power for traditional benefits such as health, dental and vision, 401(k), unemployment and workers’ comp.
By: Kansas City Web Design®,February 16, 2018 In this episode of the Local Business Leaders podcast we get to chat with Erica Brune, president of Lever1. Erica explains what a PEO (professional employer organization) is, how Lever1 got started, and some of the key reasons how this venture became so successful so quickly.
By: Carter Stoddard,August 18, 2017 Inc. magazine has released its Inc. 5000, an annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. Eighty-one Missouri companies made the list, and six cracked the top 200. Lever1, a Kansas City-based HR management, was Missouri’s top company, at No. 44. The company had a growth rate of 6,559.79 percent and raked in $27.6 million in revenue.
By: Blue Chair, LLC,January 05, 2012 Blue Chair, LLC and Greg Gragg, CEO, announce the creation of Lever1, a Kansas City based professional employer organization. After being named a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year competition in June 2011 for the success of his flagship business, Gragg Advertising, Gragg now makes another company launch announcement, Lever1.
By: Sara Kline,February 1, 2017 Professional Employer Organizations, commonly known as PEOs, provide services to over 3 million employees across our county and have done so for over 30 years. PEOs provide Human Resource Outsourcing in the areas of: Employee Relations, Employee Benefits, Risk Management, Workers’ Compensation, and Payroll.
By: Meghan LeVota,August 17, 2017 Forty Kansas City area firms are featured on the annual Inc. 5000 list, which includes the nation’s fastest growing businesses. Among them, four local firms were included in the more exclusive Inc. 500 list, with Lever 1 nabbing a No. 44 ranking. In 2016, only one Kansas City company made the 500 list, ranked No. 478.