
Daryan Wilkinson
Founder & CEO
Founded TWF in 2025 as an HR consultancy for health and human services, then built hospitality staffing and government contracting on the same compliance discipline. He came up through kitchens: twelve years as a chef.
HR stands for Human Relationships.
The Wilkinson Firm is a workforce strategy company that operates in two distinct verticals, HR Consulting for health and human services practices and Hospitality Staffing, with a Government Contracting division that takes those strengths to federal, state and local government.
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Why we exist
I built The Wilkinson Firm on a simple belief: people deserve to be developed, not discarded.Daryan WilkinsonFounder & CEO
We partner with health and human service organizations to solve hiring, HR, and retention challenges through relationship-driven strategies. We help service providers build high-performing teams that are clinically compliant, culturally grounded, and designed for scalable growth. We bring clarity to operational chaos and elevate every aspect of the employee experience.
In writing
PlacementCare™ direct hires. Most recruiting guarantees end by 90 days.1
PlacementCare™ · direct placement
Checked at six points. If a hire does not work out within 18 months, we replace them at no additional cost. How PlacementCare works
PlacementCare™: 18 months
Most common guarantee: 90 days1
1. Top Echelon survey of its recruiter network, published March 2019: 90 days was the most common guarantee (44.9%); 87.1% of firms guaranteed 90 days or less.
Support after every TWF Signature Program™.
Book 20, we line up 25. The extra five are never billed.
If our hospitality staffing falls short, you choose the remedy at no additional cost. Service agreement Section 6.1.
Read Section 6.1 on our hospitality siteDMV events are quoted on request.
Book 20, we line up 25. The extra five are never billed.
If our hospitality staffing falls short, you choose the remedy at no additional cost. Service agreement Section 6.1.
Read Section 6.1 on our hospitality siteThe Workforce WorkUp™ diagnostic: a 90-minute session, a scored report within 5 business days, a 30-minute debrief.
Most Compliance Confidence™ engagements finish in this window.
Support after the program is delivered.
PlacementCare™ direct hires. Most recruiting guarantees end by 90 days.1
See the 18-month guaranteeDay 30, 60, 90, 180, 365 and 540.
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Federal or state contract past performance. We claim none.
The divisions
Each division has its own buyers and its own look.

Division 01 · HR Consulting
We find the gaps. We build the systems. We stay until they run.
30 minutes with Daryan Wilkinson, Founder & CEO. For behavioral health, IDD and community health organizations.

Division 02 · Hospitality Staffing
Judged by how the floor looks at six o'clock.
Captain-led W-2 teams. Book 20, we line up 25.
A person answers Monday to Friday, 9 am to 6 pm ET.
How rapid deployment worksDivision co-leads


Division 03 · forming
The facts, kept current. Nothing claimed ahead of the record.
Formed August 2026. Its public commitments follow once they are written and approved.
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Or start a teaming conversationOur core values
How every operator at The Wilkinson Firm shows up. Not aspirational. Operational.
Value 01
Raise the Bar
We deliver “clinical grade” quality in every search, policy, and partnership. We don’t do average. We elevate standards - every time.
Value 02
With, Not For
We co-create solutions that work. We embed within our clients’ missions and build with them, not around them.
Value 03
Do the Right Thing - Always
We lead with transparency, honesty, and ethics - even when it’s hard. Trust isn’t optional. It’s earned every day.
Value 04
Win Together
We solve complex workforce challenges as a team. Internally and externally, diverse voices power better outcomes.
Value 05
See the Human
People are at the center of everything we do - candidates, clients, caregivers, and team members. We treat each one with dignity.
Value 06
Own the Outcome
Every promise has a name beside it. Every result has a champion. No blame-shifting, just clear ownership and visible follow-through.
Value 07
Build the Future
We embrace evolution. We learn fast, adapt quicker, and push ourselves to be 1% better every day.
Leadership

Founder & CEO
Founded TWF in 2025 as an HR consultancy for health and human services, then built hospitality staffing and government contracting on the same compliance discipline. He came up through kitchens: twelve years as a chef.

Chief Business and Strategy Officer
Career enterprise sales and business development executive who has built a commercial staffing unit from a clean sheet and has sold hiring, scheduling and labor software into multi-unit restaurant groups.

Chief Human Resources Officer, HR Advisory &
Premium Hospitality and Event Staffing
SHRM-CP with eight years in employee relations, investigations and HR compliance. Runs delivery for HR Advisory and hospitality staffing and owns onboarding across the firm.

Chief Legal Officer, Senior Counsel and Government Contracting Division Co-Lead
TWF's Chief Legal Officer across every division, with more than fifteen years in federal EEO law.

Chief Human Resources Officer and Government Contracting Division Co-Lead
PHR and SHRM-CP with fifteen years of manufacturing and industrial HR at scale. Co-leads the GovCon Division and runs its operating machinery.
News and updates
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As seen on BambooHR
“A lot of companies are realizing that relationships run the company.”
Briana Beatty, SHRM-CP · Chief Human Resources Officer, HR Advisory & PHES
Interviewed in BambooHR News: “HR’s Best Chance to Shape a Decision Comes Before There’s a Policy to Defend”
Read the interview in BambooHR News (opens in a new tab)Market updateHospitality Staffing
Events in the DMV are quoted on request. A person quotes every DMV event.

From the blogHospitality Staffing
Before you call
Open data
Built from federal labor data. Higher means harder to hire.
From $1,750. It scores eight workforce dimensions and gives you a risk map and a ranked list of what to fix first. The fee is credited toward a TWF Signature Program™ started within 30 days.
If a hire does not work out within 18 months, we replace them at no additional cost. Every placement is checked at day 30, 60, 90, 180, 365 and 540. How PlacementCare works
Practicing employment attorneys and licensed clinicians review our HR work. Our leadership is listed on this page by name and title. We are an HR consulting firm, not a law firm, and we do not give legal advice.
Small, midsized and large enterprise practices in the health and human services space, including behavioral health, IDD and community health organizations. The work runs in four steps: Scan, Build, Stay and Place. CARF, Joint Commission, DOL, EEOC, Medicaid and HIPAA requirements are in scope where they apply. How the work runs
Employees. Every team member is on our W-2 payroll, with TWF as employer of record, E-Verify and background screening.
For every 20 you book, we line up 25. The extra five stay in reserve and are never billed.
Call 770-873-9004. Contracted clients within 45 minutes of Greenville, NC: 90-minute deployment, based on staff availability. How rapid deployment works
Greenville NC, Raleigh, Charlotte, Charleston, Columbia, Atlanta, Savannah and Washington, DC (DMV). DMV events are quoted on request.
Yes. The Wilkinson Firm is a workforce strategy company that operates in two distinct verticals, HR Consulting for health and human services practices and Hospitality Staffing, with a Government Contracting division that takes those strengths to federal, state and local government. Our hospitality and event teams are captain-led and on our W-2 payroll. Every team arrives with its captain by default.
Yes. Our co-leads, Cuabeya Woods and James "Matt" Lewis, Esq., can discuss scope, teaming and staffing plans now. Any size or status representation we give you will match our SAM.gov record, and we will tell you when it is active.
Not yet. The division formed in August 2026. What we share is the commercial record of our two operating divisions, labeled as commercial.
None today. We hold no MBE or SBA certification, and we list a certification only after the certificate is issued.
SAM.gov registration submitted, activation pending. The division formed in August 2026, and we will tell you when the registration is active.
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