THE BUZZ
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TANA GREENE She fled an abusive marriage at 17 and went on to launch two multimillion-dollar staffing companies. Amid the coronavirus, Tana Greene is still putting people back to work
BY 18, TANA GREENE was a divorced single mother of a 2-year-old son. An abusive marriage had left her shaken— but not sidelined. She finished school, bought a house, and by 29—with her second husband, Mike—had cofounded Greene Group, a national staffing company that grew to operate in more than 20 states. She took on one of the most heavily regulated, male-dom-
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inated industries in the country, trucking, and proved her innate talent for hiring and managing staff. In 2017 she launched MyWorkChoice, an app that connects job seekers with business owners. The program recruits, screens, and trains workers for hourly positions in the industrial, warehouse, and call center industries; posts companies’ schedules; and allows workers to
select four-, six-, or eight-hour shifts to accommodate their needs. In three years, it’s expanded to nine states with customers that include Shutterfly, Nordstrom, DeWalt, and Saddle Creek Logistics. We sat down with Greene, now 61, to discuss domestic violence, flexible staffing, and how she’s responded to COVID19. Her words have been edited for space and clarity.
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BY TAYLOR BOWLER
