guHRoo payroll & hr

I worked for a large corporation when I moved to South Carolina in 2010. I called up to “corporate” one day to ask for a few hundred dollars to sponsor an event for a local non-profit.

“Matt, we just don’t get involved at the local level.”

I remember this conversation as clear as day. My family and I were putting down roots in South Carolina and wanted to be a part of the community. For us, this meant supporting the causes we care about and being a part of a company that cared about our community. 

When I couldn’t find a company in my industry that aligned with these goals, we created our own. 

We give away 5 percent of our company to local charities. That includes three percent of all revenue, one percent of our product, and one percent of our time volunteering (come serve with us!).

Interested in how we solve human resources problems for small businesses? Grab a time on my calendar here: https://meetings.hubspot.com/matt702/15-minute-intro-call

Outsourced Scale

We provide small businesses with virtual, offshore teammates, powered by AI.

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Underdog Digital

We grew frustrated with how digital marketing agencies treated us and their ability to produce results. We built our own process, 10xed our leads, and started replicating the process for others. Small business marketing simplified.

GrowCo Columbia

Founder, President of the Board of Directors

Some tech company 

Sr. Sales Executive

The big red machine 

District Manager

I was so proud when my company finally grew enough to offer health insurance to my team. I thought I was being a great employer.

Then one of my employees told me bluntly: "It would be more expensive and worse coverage for me to use our plans."

That stung. But what really opened my eyes was talking to one of our clients who was trying to recruit against companies like Facebook. They were showing potential hires age-banded plans and getting beat every single time.

I realized this wasn't just my problem - small businesses across South Carolina were losing the talent war because of benefits.

I knew you couldn't have a PEO in South Carolina without Blue Cross. In our state, they're the only carrier that matters. So I didn't just find a solution, I built one.

It wasn't easy. Blue Cross has strict size requirements and won't work with just any agent. But I was determined to give small businesses the same buying power as Fortune 500 companies.

Today, we've helped hundreds of South Carolina businesses compete for top talent, saving an average of $50K annually. 

Our biggest win? 

A 21-employee nonprofit that we saved $120K per year - money they used to hire a new teammate to grow their mission instead of padding insurance company profits.

If you're tired of losing talent because your benefits can't compete with big corporations, or you're spending too much on insurance that your employees don't even value, let's talk.

Every dollar you save on benefits is a dollar you can invest back into growing your business and taking care of your team the way they deserve.

Book a time with me here: https://go.guhroo.co/ty-page-2921-8170

☞ Matt Vaadi

Lauren Widrick Coaching

Grab Life by the Goals is a one-stop-shop to make your goals unf*ckable-with...and get there faster and funner than if you did it alone. We've got coaching, courses, community and crazy-fun events (including full-scale conferences).

Founder - Grab Life by the Goals

Wells Fargo Securities

Oversee project portfolio for Commodities trading business. Manage all aspects of portfolio including project/program health, risk management, financial status, and executive reporting. Facilitate strategic planning and prioritization of major initiatives supporting: revenue generation, enhanced technology platform, regulatory compliance, and cost savings.

Commodities Program Manager

Velocitor Solutions

Division Director with oversight of Project Management Office, Relationship Management, Quality Assurance, Tier 3 Support, Business Analysis, and Training. Responsible for strategic planning, process improvement, profitability analysis, team-building, tools evaluation, and cost reduction in support of overall company and customer objectives.

Director of Project Services

Manage Quality Assurance program for Velocitor Solutions. Define and implement best-in-class Quality Assurance practices. Responsible for strategic decisions regarding QA, including process, staffing, metrics, finances, tools, and long-term vision for the program.

Quality Assurance Manager

Wells Fargo

Manage a globally distributed team of QA leads and analysts for 14 applications in International Wholesale, including Calypso, Fenics, Pega, IntelliTRACS, and IntelliMatch. Manage an onshore-offshore QA model, with 1/3 of my team in India. Responsible for resource management, talent development, process improvement, finance/budgeting, and strategic cost savings. Supported extensive merger work, Dodd Frank regulatory initiatives, multiple vendor upgrades, and a wide variety of integrated test efforts.

Manage a team of Technical Analysts focused on the Calypso platform for Foreign Exchange derivatives trading and operations.

Technology Manager

Liaison between Commodities traders and technology support team to enhance usability of the system and support new development. Gathered requirements, participated in design sessions, performed quality assurance, end-user training and production support.

Business Analyst, AVP

Comprehensively test system requirements for both major system implementations and monthly release cycles. 

Use in-depth knowledge of both complex derivatives trading and three-tier system architecture to effectively test applications and mitigate defects

Quality Assurance Analyst - Corporate and Investment Banking Technology

Provided manual and automated QA/Testing services across the Commercial Technology organization.

Quality Assurance Analyst - Commercial Technology

I've been a professional coach for 7+ years and I've discovered what DOESN'T WORK: 

🙅‍♀️Trying to crush your goal when nobody else in your life "gets it"
🙅‍♀️Awkward, stuffy networking events where everyone is trying to sell you shit
🙅‍♀️Relying on one coach to have all the answers....or....
🙅‍♀️Having to spend thousands on 5 different coaches for sales, marketing, finance, mindset, operations, etc. 
🙅‍♀️Buying course after course only for them to collect dust on a shelf
🙅‍♀️Feeling like you're the only one on the struggle bus
🙅‍♀️Not having any FUN in the process! 

As a business coach I've helped people Slay their Side Hustles and find their Sales Swagger for years (my signature coaching programs) and the VERY BEST part of it was the community that organically formed. Suddenly there was a Squad of badasses hiring each other, promoting each other, referring each other, and  - most importantly - becoming friends. When more and more people started asking "how do I join your Squad?" we made it official. 

The Grab Life by the Goals Squad is everything you need in a one-stop-shop: Weekly coaching calls, courses, an online platform, retreats and so much more. No more running around town trying to find what you need...we've got it all right here. 

Want to join the most badass mastermind you've ever seen? Go to laurenwidrick.com/squad to join us or DM me for details!

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☞ Matt Vaadi

Lauren Widrick

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