The crew that's gone
before doors open.
Trained. Insured. W-2. The people standing between your venue and a 6am phone call about three no-shows.
Good setup is invisible by the time the first guest walks in. Bad setup is visible all night. We deliver the first kind.
We staff events, conventions, and tours with crews who know how to build a stage, hang signage, position furniture, and tear it all down on schedule.
They're employees, not contractors. We pay them, insure them, and stand behind them. That's the whole pitch.
Built clean. Struck on time.
Stage & Booth Install
Trusses, decks, drapes, screens. Built to plan.
constructionSignage & Wayfinding
Hung straight, level, in the right spot. Not whatever fit.
signpostFurniture & Layout
Tables, chairs, pipe-and-drape, floor plans matched.
table_restaurantLoad-Out & Strike
Out by call time. Not 'mostly out by call time.'
exit_to_appVenue Restoration
Clean handoff back to the venue. Same shape we found it.
task_altBoring, on purpose.
The fun part of staffing is the part you don't notice. Here's what every setup and breakdown crews we deploy is already past.
Identity verified
Screened through our W-2 agency partners. Real people, real records.
Role-specific training
Trained on the actual job before the truck unloads. Not a tutorial on the way over.
Named lead on site
Every deployment has a supervisor with a name. You don't manage the crew. They do.
Insured & classified correctly
W-2 payroll. Workers' comp. General liability. The forms nobody likes filling out are filled out.
One vendor.
Every city.
Zero surprises.
We're not the cheapest option.
We're also not the option that calls you at 6am because three people no-showed.
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W-2, every shift
Employees, not contractors. Payroll taxes, withholding, classification — handled.
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Insured for what you actually face
General liability and workers' comp. The IRS audit, the slip-and-fall, the no-show — covered.
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300+ markets, one contract
National tour or one-night theater run. Same paperwork. Same standard. Same number to call.
Most events don't just need setup and breakdown crews.
Tell us what you're running. We'll tell you honestly what you need. Sometimes that means talking you out of what you asked for.
Setup + Load Crew + General Labor
For festivals and outdoor builds.
Setup + General Labor + Cleanup
For one-day conferences and corporate events.
Setup + Load Crew + Ops Support
For multi-day conventions.
Megan Hayward
Founder & CEO, TempGuru
We built TempGuru because someone had to. Turns out that someone was us. The staffing industry needed a reality check — and setup and breakdown crews are exactly where that conversation starts.
The honest answers.
How fast can TempGuru deliver setup and breakdown crews? expand_more
24 to 48 hours in most markets. If we can't hit that window we tell you upfront, not the night before load-in.
What makes TempGuru different from a gig staffing app? expand_more
W-2 employment, workers' comp, named supervisors, and a contract with real accountability. Not 1099 contractors marketed as flexibility. The gig app didn't show up to the audit. Funny how that works.
Can TempGuru scale setup and breakdown crews for multi-day events and tours? expand_more
Yes. 25 to 500+ per event across multiple venues, across 300+ markets, on a single contract.
Are TempGuru setup and breakdown crews really W-2 employees? expand_more
Yes. Every shift. Payroll taxes withheld, workers' comp coverage, and proper classification — not 1099 misclassification dressed up as gig work.
Is insurance included? expand_more
General liability and workers' compensation are included on every deployment. Certificates of insurance are available before the event.
One vendor. Every city.
Zero surprises.
Tell us what you need. We'll tell you honestly what we can do. Then we'll do it.
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