Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Affiliations
Interests
ENTERPRISE IMPACT SNAPSHOT
Family, International Travel, Recording Music, Ice Hockey enthusiast
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JAKE DIXON

JAKE DIXON

Southern California,CA

Summary

Private equity-backed healthcare staffing executive with enterprise leadership responsibility across a large, diversified workforce platform in excess of a half billion dollars. Proven track record driving EBITDA expansion, operational scale, and enterprise value creation across multiple sponsor ownership cycles. Recognized for building modern workforce platforms that combine enterprise client relationships, global recruiting infrastructure, data-driven operating discipline, and scalable delivery models including offshore and technology-enabled recruiting.

Results-driven executive with extensive experience in strategic leadership and operational excellence. Proven track record in fostering team collaboration, driving organizational growth, and adapting to evolving business needs. Skilled in strategic planning, financial management, and stakeholder engagement. Known for strong decision-making abilities and unwavering focus on achieving measurable outcomes.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

President – Healthcare Vertical (Enterprise Platform Leadership)

Epic Staffing Group
El Segundo
01.2014 - Current
  • Full P&L leadership across Travel, International and Physicians Staffing Strategic Business Units
  • Partnered with enterprise leadership and private equity sponsors on platform strategy, capital allocation priorities, and operating model integration
  • Leader of 500+ employees (direct & indirect) across national multi-vertical workforce platform, scaling the business from $40M in 2014 to $600M by 2024
  • Built scalable recruiting infrastructure combining domestic and offshore delivery models to improve operating leverage
  • Supported multiple strategic acquisitions, assisting integration alignment and platform standardization
  • Contributed to enterprise rebranding and centralization into unified performance-driven platform structure

SBU PERFORMANCE & VALUE CREATION:

Travel Staffing (Interim Leadership, Travel Nurse & Allied)

  • Scaled the business by~288% over a 3-year period, becoming the largest SBU within the enterprise platform at its peak
  • Lead significant enterprise client expansion and MSP/VMS penetration
  • Maintained consistent EBITDA performance through market cycles
  • Improved recruiter productivity, pricing discipline, and fulfillment velocity
  • Managed market normalization cycle while protecting margin integrity

International Staffing

  • Increased revenue by ~47% over a 3- year period, representing the second largest SBU within the platform
  • Delivered consistent double digit EBITDA performance
  • Expanded institutional partnerships and global clinician deployment capabilities

Physicians Staffing (Locum Tenens)

  • Expanded revenue by ~19% over a 2-year period, within a high-margin specialty SBU
  • Maintained strong and consistent EBITDA margins
  • Integrated telemedicine capabilities into the physicians staffing platform
  • Optimized specialty mix and assignment duration economics to enhance margin durability

Oncology & Cardiology Staffing

  • Integrated specialty verticals into centralized KPI and reporting cadence
  • Improved profitability transparency and high-bill-rate specialty positioning
  • In 2023, lead the integration of Oncology and Cardiology services into Epic Travel Staffing’s SBU

Director

Advantex Professional Services (Kimco Staffing)
Irvine
01.2009 - 01.2014
  • Originated and scaled Professional Services division focused on Senior to C-Suite Accounting & Finance, IT, and Engineering talent
  • Built and scaled the division from startup to a multi-million-dollar platform within three years, achieving ~4x growth
  • Built enterprise client relationships across mid-market and corporate clients
  • Designed recruiting infrastructure and sales execution model supporting sustained expansion
  • Directed strategic initiatives to enhance operational efficiency across multiple departments.
  • Analyzed performance metrics to identify areas for process improvement and cost reduction.
  • Established key performance indicators to track progress on strategic objectives effectively.
  • Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.

Branch Manager & Division Director

Robert Half International
Huntington Beach
01.2008 - 01.2009
  • Managed divisional P&L within global professional staffing organization
  • Led revenue growth initiatives, recruiting operations, and performance management
  • Was awarded “Branch of the year” during the height of a recessionary period
  • Produced 5 Sales Activity reports per week to analyze job performance against team goals.5
  • Provided strategic direction for team of 6

Recruitment Manager

Land America Financial Group
01.2004 - 01.2008
  • Directed enterprise recruiting and workforce planning initiatives supporting national operations
  • Designed, developed, and implemented successful recruitment process to fill more than 40 vacancies each year.
  • Devised hiring and recruitment policies for 5-employee company.

Professional Recording Artist

Island Records / Universal Music Group
01.2002 - 01.2004
  • Signed international recording contract and toured UK and EU markets prior to entering business leadership

Education

Media Communications & Public Speaking

University of San Diego
San Diego, CA

Skills

  • Enterprise Platform Leadership
  • Private Equity Value Creation
  • Multi-Brand Platform Scaling
  • EBITDA Expansion & Durability
  • AI-Enabled Recruiting & Operational Efficiency
  • Global Delivery & Offshore Infrastructure
  • Acquisition Integration
  • Sponsor & Board Governance
  • KPI-Driven Management
  • Leadership Architecture & Culture Development
  • Effective communicator and public speaker

Affiliations

  • National Association of Travel Healthcare Organizations (NATHO) – Officer/Director
  • North Orange County Regional Health Foundation – Board Member
  • Vistage Worldwide – CEO Peer Advisory Member

Interests

  • Exploring famous landmarks, historical sites, and cultural attractions in a new destination
  • Participating in cultural exchange programs and homestays
  • Food Tourism
  • Backpacking and Hiking
  • Documenting and sharing travel experiences
  • Adventure Travel

ENTERPRISE IMPACT SNAPSHOT

  • Led healthcare vertical representing a majority share of enterprise revenue within a large multi-brand workforce platform
  • Key leader in EBITDA expansion and margin durability through operating discipline and growth execution
  • Drove enterprise-wide SG&A optimization initiatives across multiple Strategic Business Units and Shared Services
  • Scaled global, off-short shared-services and recruiting infrastructure, creating meaningful structural labor advantage while improving productivity
  • Executive participant in multiple acquisitions, supporting integration governance, KPI standardization, and shared-services harmonization
  • Contributor to successful private equity liquidity event at premium valuation multiple

Family, International Travel, Recording Music, Ice Hockey enthusiast

When I'm not focused on work, you can find me with my Family - my wife of 18 years and my two children of 15 and 12. We enjoy traveling the world together and catching our Los Angeles Kings on the ice when we can! 

Timeline

President – Healthcare Vertical (Enterprise Platform Leadership)

Epic Staffing Group
01.2014 - Current

Director

Advantex Professional Services (Kimco Staffing)
01.2009 - 01.2014

Branch Manager & Division Director

Robert Half International
01.2008 - 01.2009

Recruitment Manager

Land America Financial Group
01.2004 - 01.2008

Professional Recording Artist

Island Records / Universal Music Group
01.2002 - 01.2004

Media Communications & Public Speaking

University of San Diego