Lunch with a Leader

Think Outside the Box: Rethinking Hiring with Purpose

Back by popular demand after her standout presentation at the 2025 Innovation Summit, Amelia Nickerson, CEO of First Step Staffing, returns to Henry County as the keynote speaker for Lunch with a Leader on August 21.

Amelia will expand on her powerful session, “Think Outside the Box for Hiring,” sharing bold strategies to help businesses tap into untapped talent pools—including those often overlooked in traditional hiring models. Drawing from her work leading the nation’s largest alternative staffing agency, Amelia brings real-world insight into how fair chance hiring can improve retention, build stronger teams, and foster economic opportunity in our communities.

This is a must-attend for leaders, HR professionals, and anyone looking to recruit differently and build with purpose.

💡 Come hungry for lunch—and big ideas.

About the Speaker

Amelia Nickerson
Chief Executive Officer
First Step Staffing

With nearly 20 years in nonprofit leadership and workforce development, Amelia Nickerson has helped scale First Step Staffing into a national model of impact hiring. Recognized by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness and numerous national platforms, she is a changemaker reshaping how companies build their teams.