# Qwick

> Qwick is an on-demand staffing marketplace for the hospitality industry. Short-staffed restaurants, hotels, caterers, country clubs, stadiums and senior-living communities post an open shift; the platform matches it to vetted, ready-to-work freelance professionals - bartenders, line cooks, servers, dishwashers, banquet staff - who can be walking in the door within the hour. Formed when Charleston's Gigpro merged with the larger Phoenix incumbent Qwick in 2025, the combined company keeps the Qwick name, is led by CEO and co-founder Sam Mylrea, and counts a network of more than 350,000 verified workers across 42 states.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- **Founders:** Sam Mylrea (CEO & Co-Founder (co-founded Gigpro; leads the merged Qwick)), Adam Phillips (Co-Founder of Gigpro; now Chief Product & Strategy Officer at Qwick), Jamie Baxter (Co-Founder & former CEO of Qwick (Phoenix, 2017)), Blaine Light (Co-Founder of Qwick (ex-Uber)), Chris Loeffler (Co-Founder of Qwick; board member of the merged company)
- **Team size:** ~1,100 (LinkedIn-listed, including active Professionals in some counts); core corporate team is smaller
- **Products:** Qwick Marketplace, QwickGo, Qwick Pay, Qwick Hire, Qwick Compliance & Onboarding
- **Notable:** Original Qwick ranked No. 32 on the Inc. 5000 (2022) with roughly 10,000% three-year growth, Gigpro named the No. 1 Fastest-Growing Company in South Carolina (2023), Great Place to Work certified two years running; Built In 'Best Places to Work' 2023

## Products & services

- **Qwick Marketplace** — The core two-sided platform: businesses post open shifts and get applications within minutes from vetted, ready-to-work hospitality Professionals; a two-way rating system lets both sides build reputation and favorite each other.
- **QwickGo** — On-demand shift staffing - the fastest path to a covered station, matching a posted shift to available Professionals in real time.
- **Qwick Pay** — Fast/same-day pay for Professionals after a completed shift (cash out in as little as ~30 minutes for a 3% instant-pay fee), plus multi-state payroll and 1099 handling for businesses - removing the wait and paperwork of traditional temp work.
- **Qwick Hire** — Lets businesses convert freelance Professionals they like into part-time or full-time employees, turning a one-off gig into a permanent hire.
- **Qwick Compliance & Onboarding** — Handles background checks, experience verification, worker classification and onboarding so operators stay compliant when they staff up quickly.
- **Qwick Intelligence** — Analytics and workforce insights for operators - fill rates, spend, ratings and labor planning across locations.
- **Qwick Event Management** — Tools for staffing large one-off events - catering, stadiums, festivals and venues - where dozens of pros are needed for a single date.

## Achievements

- Original Qwick ranked No. 32 on the Inc. 5000 (2022) with roughly 10,000% three-year growth
- Gigpro named the No. 1 Fastest-Growing Company in South Carolina (2023)
- Great Place to Work certified two years running; Built In 'Best Places to Work' 2023
- Reported ~95% shift fill rate with an average fill time around 30 minutes
- More than 2.5 million shifts filled across the platform
- Network of 350,000+ verified hospitality Professionals across 42 states
- Raised roughly $78M in total across the Qwick and Gigpro brands
- Completed a rare reverse-style merger in 2025, combining Gigpro and Qwick under the Qwick name

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Gigpro and Qwick announce they are joining forces; the combined company adopts the Qwick name, with Charleston as home base and Sam Mylrea as CEO.
- **2024-07** — Gigpro closes a $16M Series A led by Foundry to expand its on-demand hospitality labor marketplace.
- **2023** — Gigpro named the No. 1 fastest-growing company in South Carolina.
- **2022-11** — Qwick (Phoenix) raises a $40M Series B led by Tritium Partners to scale its staffing-as-a-service platform.
- **2022** — Qwick unveils a full rebrand, with a handwritten wordmark by brand agency Red Antler celebrating the hospitality industry.

## Links

- Website: https://qwick.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/qwick
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/qwickshifts
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qwickshifts/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QwickShifts/

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Last updated: 2026-08-20