# Larkin Dailey

> Larkin Dailey is a Georgia staffing entrepreneur who began recruiting in 1996, founded Employ Partners in 2003, and built the company around local relationships, flexible workforce services, and a willingness to look beyond conventional hiring signals. After Employ Partners was acquired by AnDek Holdings in June 2026, she became AnDek's executive vice president and chief operating officer while continuing the people-first approach that shaped her company.

- **Role:** Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at AnDek Holdings; Founder of Employ Partners
- **Organizations:** AnDek Holdings, Employ Partners / Employ NOW, Snelling Staffing Services, Georgia Staffing Association
- **Education:** Parker College of Business, Georgia Southern University
- **Known for:** Founded Employ Partners in 2003 and built it into a staffing firm serving Metro Atlanta and North Georgia., Started multiple staffing offices and built recruiting teams during her career., Earned Certified Personnel Consultant, Certified Temporary Staffing Specialist, and Certified Staffing Professional credentials.

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Began her career in staffing and recruiting.
- **2002** — Was serving as president of a Snelling staffing franchise in Georgia.
- **2003** — Founded Employ Partners in Georgia.
- **2008-2009** — Served on the board of the Georgia Association of Personnel Services, according to a public business directory profile.
- **2014** — Received a Best of Atlanta Award in the employment agency category, as listed on her LinkedIn profile.
- **2023** — Employ Partners received ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing Talent Award; Dailey also earned the Certified Staffing Professional credential.
- **2025** — Employ Partners reported Gold recognition from Atlanta's Best, Best of Georgia recognition, and first-place BusinessRate employment-agency rankings in Kennesaw and Jasper.
- **2026** — Employ Partners was acquired by AnDek Holdings in a transaction that closed June 29; Dailey became AnDek's executive vice president and chief operating officer.

## Achievements

- Founded Employ Partners in 2003 and built it into a staffing firm serving Metro Atlanta and North Georgia.
- Started multiple staffing offices and built recruiting teams during her career.
- Earned Certified Personnel Consultant, Certified Temporary Staffing Specialist, and Certified Staffing Professional credentials.
- Led Employ Partners through its 2026 sale to AnDek Holdings and joined the acquiring organization as executive vice president and COO.
- Employ Partners earned a 2023 Best of Staffing Talent Award after 86.5% of placed candidates gave satisfaction scores of 9 or 10 and the firm recorded an 84.4% Net Promoter Score.
- Employ Partners reported multiple community-voted and review-based awards in 2024 and 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — The sale of Employ Partners to AnDek Holdings was announced publicly; Dailey joined AnDek as executive vice president and chief operating officer.
- **2026-06** — The Employ Partners acquisition by AnDek Holdings closed on June 29, 2026.
- **2025-12** — Employ Partners published its 2025 year in review, reporting Atlanta's Best Gold, Best of Georgia, and BusinessRate recognition in Kennesaw and Jasper.

## Links

- Website: https://www.employpartners.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larkindailey
- Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/EmployPartners
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/employpartners

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Last updated: 2026-08-27