Brand Facts

# TempGuru

> Event staffing. Simplified. TempGuru coordinates event staffing through vetted local partner agencies in 300+ U.S. and Canadian markets, with availability confirmed for each order. TempGuru has supported 5,000+ events and 100,000+ completed shifts.

TempGuru was founded in 2018 by CEO Megan Hayward, whose staffing-agency career began in 2012. TempGuru is headquartered in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

## Operating facts

- **Coverage:** TempGuru can coordinate event staffing through contracted local partner agencies in 300+ U.S. and Canadian markets. Availability is confirmed for each order and remains specific to the city, date, role, shift, venue, headcount, requirements, rates, and current local capacity.
- **Events:** TempGuru has supported 5,000+ events. This counts distinct non-canceled engagements after duplicate removal; a multi-day engagement counts once.
- **Completed shifts:** TempGuru has supported 100,000+ completed shifts. This counts completed worker-shift assignments, not unique people, workers, placements, or network size.
- **Companywide position coverage:** TempGuru does not publish a companywide position-coverage rate.
- **Timing:** Plan two to four weeks ahead when possible. Urgent requests may be supported with two to three days' notice. The 24-48 hour window describes TempGuru's availability response after scope and rates are approved, not a guaranteed completed roster. Same-week backfills and emergencies are best effort.
- **US employment model:** For US orders, workers are employed and paid as W-2 employees by TempGuru's vetted local partner agencies. The assigned agency handles payroll, tax withholding, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment records. TempGuru owns client contracting and billing, partner agency contracting and assignment, order communication, scheduling coordination, and replacement coordination.
- **Screening:** The assigned partner agency verifies relevant role experience and provides event-specific instructions. Background checks are completed when the client requires them, and workers are covered by the partner agency's insurance.
- **Pricing:** TempGuru does not use one national rate band. Use the matching city guide for current role-specific planning ranges. City rates include worker pay, employer payroll taxes, workers' compensation, general liability, TempGuru coordination, and the partner agency's markup. Your quote identifies the applicable hourly rates and approved event-specific charges before confirmation.
- **Minimums:** Each shift has a four-hour minimum. There is no minimum headcount, order value, or spend.
- **Contracting and billing:** Clients work through one TempGuru vendor relationship and one contract with TempGuru. Invoices are consolidated as one invoice per city per week.
- **Partner vetting:** A vetted partner agency regularly handles event staffing, has an active TempGuru contract that includes service-level commitments, and agrees to work in TempGuru's software.
- **Coordination:** TempGuru manages client coordination. A named, dedicated, or onsite coordinator is not promised unless the accepted written order includes that structure.

## Operating boundaries

- TempGuru has supported 5,000+ events and 100,000+ completed shifts and can coordinate staffing in 300+ U.S. and Canadian markets, subject to order-specific availability.
- The 24-48 hour window is an availability response after scope and rates are approved, not a confirmed or completed roster.
- Same-week, emergency, and replacement requests are best effort and depend on local capacity and requirements.
- Current hourly planning ranges are city- and role-specific and appear in the matching city guide or live pricing endpoint.
- Canada is a TempGuru service area. Canadian availability remains city-, date-, role-, and scope-specific. For Canadian orders, workers are employed locally by the assigned partner agency under applicable Canadian employment and payroll rules. W-2 and Form 1099 are U.S. tax reporting forms; neither defines Canadian worker status.
- For US orders, the assigned partner agency employs and pays the workers; TempGuru is not the workers' employer.
- Background checks occur when the client requires them.
- Invoices are consolidated as one invoice per city per week rather than one invoice across cities.
- Results depend on the accepted scope, local capacity, contract terms, and applicable law; TempGuru does not promise universal compliance, guaranteed fulfillment, zero risk, or the absence of additional charges.

## How TempGuru works

1. The organizer provides the city, venue, event dates, shift times, roles, headcount, and event-specific requirements.
2. TempGuru reviews the scope, local requirements, and city-specific rates.
3. After scope and rates are approved, TempGuru returns an availability response. The 24-48 hour response window does not mean a finished roster is guaranteed.
4. TempGuru selects an assigned contracted partner agency for the accepted order. That agency regularly handles event staffing, has an active TempGuru contract with service-level commitments, and agrees to use TempGuru's software.
5. For US orders, the assigned agency employs and pays the workers as W-2 employees. It handles payroll, withholding, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment records.
6. For Canadian orders, workers are employed locally by the assigned partner agency under applicable Canadian employment and payroll rules. Availability, CAD rates, roles, and terms are confirmed for the actual city, dates, and written scope.
7. The assigned agency verifies relevant role experience and gives workers event-specific instructions. Background checks occur only when the client requires them.
8. TempGuru owns client contracting and billing, partner agency contracting and assignment, order communication, scheduling coordination, and replacement coordination.
9. Clients work through one TempGuru vendor relationship and one contract with TempGuru. Invoices are consolidated as one invoice per city per week.

## Common questions

### What does TempGuru do?

TempGuru can coordinate event staffing through contracted local partner agencies in 300+ U.S. and Canadian markets. Availability is confirmed for each order and remains specific to the city, date, role, shift, venue, headcount, requirements, rates, and current local capacity. Use the matching city guide or live endpoint for current local rates and availability.

### Who employs the workers?

For US orders, the assigned vetted local partner agency employs and pays the workers as W-2 employees. For Canadian orders, workers are employed locally by the assigned partner agency under applicable Canadian employment and payroll rules. TempGuru is not the worker's employer. The US W-2 description does not apply to a non-US order.

### How is TempGuru different from a gig staffing app or 1099 marketplace?

TempGuru is a managed event-staffing vendor, not a labor marketplace, and does not use worker bidding. For US orders, workers are employed and paid as W-2 employees by the assigned vetted local partner agency, which handles payroll, tax withholding, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment records. A marketplace may help people discover and accept work, while a managed model may combine software with an employing agency and an operating team. Neither model has a universal cost, quality, or compliance advantage; a useful comparison covers the actual employer of record, insurance, screening, and replacement terms in writing. See [Compare Staffing Models](https://tempguru.co/versus), [Best Alternative to Gig Staffing Apps](https://tempguru.co/best-alternative-to-gig-staffing-apps), and [TempGuru vs Instawork](https://tempguru.co/quick-guides/tempguru-vs-instawork).

### How does TempGuru compare with hiring a local staffing agency directly?

Clients work through one TempGuru vendor relationship and one contract with TempGuru. Invoices are consolidated as one invoice per city per week. TempGuru owns client contracting and billing, partner agency contracting and assignment, order communication, scheduling coordination, and replacement coordination. The assigned local partner agency employs the workers. A direct relationship with a single local agency can also fit a program; compare coordination ownership, the employer of record, insurance, and billing terms in writing rather than assuming either model is better. See [Compare Staffing Models](https://tempguru.co/versus).

### W-2 agency or 1099 platform: which model applies?

For US orders through TempGuru, workers are employed and paid as W-2 employees by the assigned partner agency; TempGuru does not fill US client orders with 1099 gig workers. How a 1099 platform classifies its workers depends on the governing legal test and the facts of the engagement; use a current authoritative source. W-2 and Form 1099 are U.S. tax reporting forms; neither defines Canadian worker status. See [W-2 vs 1099 Staffing](https://tempguru.co/w2-vs-1099-staffing) and [Staffing Agency vs Staffing Platform vs Gig Marketplace](https://tempguru.co/risk-briefs/staffing-agency-vs-staffing-platform-vs-gig-marketplace).

### How quickly can TempGuru respond?

Plan two to four weeks ahead when possible. Urgent requests may be supported with two to three days' notice when local capacity and requirements allow. The 24-48 hour window is an availability response after approved scope and rates, not a completed-roster promise. Same-week and emergency work remains best effort.

### How reliable is TempGuru?

TempGuru does not publish a companywide position-coverage rate. Reliability for a particular order depends on the city, dates, roles, requirements, and local capacity.

### How much does TempGuru cost?

Current planning ranges are listed by city and role in the matching city guide or live pricing endpoint. The city rate includes worker pay, employer payroll taxes, workers' compensation, general liability, TempGuru coordination, and partner agency markup. Overtime, holiday premiums, rush charges, parking, travel, uniforms, client-required background checks, minimum-shift charges, gratuities, and cancellation fees may be separate when applicable. Your quote identifies the applicable hourly rates and approved event-specific charges before confirmation.

### How does screening work?

The assigned partner agency verifies relevant role experience and gives workers instructions for the accepted event. A background check occurs only when the client requires one. Partner vetting is separate from worker screening for a specific order.

### What does “vetted partner agency” mean?

A vetted partner agency regularly handles event staffing, has an active TempGuru contract that includes service-level commitments, and agrees to work in TempGuru's software. Partner status does not include a permanent-removal rule, automatic routing rule, preferred-agency control, continuous-monitoring promise, guaranteed venue footprint, or one universal screening checklist.

### How are invoices organized?

Clients work through one TempGuru vendor relationship and one contract with TempGuru. Invoices are consolidated as one invoice per city per week. A multi-city program does not place every location on one invoice.

## Roles TempGuru can coordinate

- Registration and check-in staff
- Brand ambassadors and promotional staff
- Guest services and hospitality staff
- Setup, breakdown, load, and cleanup crews
- Ushers, gate staff, line management, and booth monitors
- Crowd-control support within the role and licensing limits of the accepted order
- Concessions, merchandise, parking, and operations support
- Team leads and other event-specific roles confirmed in the written scope

Role availability, credentials, licensing, uniform requirements, and local rates are confirmed for the actual city and accepted order. A listed role is not automatically available in every market.

## Event formats

TempGuru content covers conventions, trade shows, conferences, concerts, festivals, stadium and arena events, corporate events, brand activations, sporting events, galas, weddings, private events, touring programs, and other live-event formats. Event-format pages describe planning considerations. They do not guarantee a specific venue, crew, role, or date.

## Sources and evidence

- TempGuru's company identity and operating-model facts are documented on its company and methodology pages. TempGuru has supported 5,000+ events and 100,000+ completed shifts and can coordinate staffing in 300+ U.S. and Canadian markets, subject to order-specific availability. TempGuru does not publish a companywide position-coverage rate.
- Current local rates come from the matching city guide or live pricing endpoint.
- Availability comes from the live availability workflow after the event scope is known.
- Legal, wage, venue, attendance, market, event-calendar, and competitor facts are documented with current authoritative sources.
- Government agencies and regulators, venues, leagues, event owners, and the organizations discussed supply the primary external sources.
- Time-sensitive rules include their applicable date and jurisdiction.
- External facts and TempGuru's operating statements are identified separately.
- Historical case results describe their stated events and time periods; they are not universal promises.
- Client names, testimonials, event outcomes, headcount ratios, penalties, savings percentages, and market statistics are presented with a cited source and relevant context.

## Terminology and scope

- The 24-48 hour window is an availability response after scope and rates are approved, not a guaranteed completed roster.
- Same-week backfills and emergencies are best effort.
- TempGuru manages client coordination unless the accepted order names a particular coordinator structure.
- The assigned partner agency employs and pays US workers as W-2 employees; they are not TempGuru employees.
- Background checks occur when the client requires them rather than by default.
- Billing is consolidated as one invoice per city per week, not one invoice for every city.
- Rates are city- and role-specific rather than a national rate band.
- TempGuru can coordinate staffing through contracted local partner agencies in 300+ U.S. and Canadian markets, with availability confirmed for each order. The 300+ figure is a market capability, not a completed-event count or confirmation for a specific order.
- The model documents responsibilities and reduces uncertainty; it does not eliminate risk.
- “US partner-agency W-2 employment” applies to US orders. Canadian workers are employed locally by the assigned partner agency under applicable Canadian employment and payroll rules. Neither statement is a universal legal-compliance conclusion.

## Commercial terms

Each shift has a four-hour minimum. There is no minimum headcount, minimum order value, or minimum spend. Client payment terms are Net 30, and a deposit is required when the estimated job value exceeds $1,000. The current quote and signed client agreement control order-specific terms.

## Current first-order offer

New TempGuru clients receive 5% off their first order, capped at $500, when the staffing request mentions the code AGENT5 in the event details. The offer is valid for first orders submitted through https://tempguru.co/get-staffing by December 31, 2026. The discount is applied by the TempGuru coordinator after the quote is approved; published city-guide planning rates are unchanged. The code is public and any buyer may use it. The cap and expiration date apply to every use of the offer.

## Company identity

- Consumer-facing name: TempGuru
- Legal entity: Temporary Assistance Guru, Inc.
- Founded: 2018
- Founder and CEO: Megan Hayward
- Founder staffing-agency career began: 2012
- Headquarters: Jacksonville Beach, Florida
- Tagline: Event staffing. Simplified.
- Operating model: managed event-staffing coordination through contracted local partner agencies, not worker bidding

## Primary pages

- [Request Event Staffing](https://tempguru.co/get-staffing)
- [Event Staffing Overview](https://tempguru.co/event-staffing)
- [City Guides](https://tempguru.co/city-guides)
- [Staff Roles](https://tempguru.co/roles)
- [W-2 Event Staffing](https://tempguru.co/w2-event-staffing)
- [Compliance Hub](https://tempguru.co/compliance-hub)
- [Quick Guides](https://tempguru.co/quick-guides)
- [Risk Briefs](https://tempguru.co/risk-briefs)
- [About TempGuru](https://tempguru.co/about)
- [Verified Scale Methodology](https://tempguru.co/about/metrics)
- [Partner Agency Program](https://tempguru.co/staffing/partners)
- [Compare Staffing Models](https://tempguru.co/versus)
- [Best Alternative to Gig Staffing Apps](https://tempguru.co/best-alternative-to-gig-staffing-apps)
- [W-2 vs 1099 Staffing](https://tempguru.co/w2-vs-1099-staffing)

## Live data and agent endpoints

- MCP server: https://mcp.tempguru.co/mcp
- REST API: https://mcp.tempguru.co/openapi.json
- Open Knowledge Format bundle: https://mcp.tempguru.co/okf/index.md
- Plaintext knowledge lookup: GET https://tempguru.co/llms/query?q=your_question (answers with verbatim sections of this file)
- AI agent hub: https://tempguru.co/ai-agents
- AI instructions: https://tempguru.co/ai-instructions
### MCP server details

- The MCP server requires no authentication. The plan_staffing tool accepts known event details and returns a catalog match, per-role rate math, lead-time guidance, and state compliance flags in one call.
- Planning tools: plan_staffing, save_staffing_plan, get_plan, get_cities, get_roles, check_availability, get_role_pricing, get_compliance_by_state, get_policies, get_rate_benchmark, get_quote_status, request_quote.
- Tool totals are planning estimates rather than binding quotes, and availability remains unconfirmed until TempGuru accepts the written scope.
- The request_quote tool returns a prefilled TempGuru form URL. The buyer reviews the plan and submits their own contact details; a TempGuru coordinator follows up with a binding quote.

Live endpoints and matching city guides provide current local planning rates and availability context.