Instead, we inspire, empower, and connect people with long-lasting careers.

After decades of work in the job placement field, our team of experienced workplace development professionals knows that typical job agencies are simply not positioning their clients for long-term growth and success.

Guided by unique, proven workforce development programming, Verge partners with hundreds of individuals to achieve long-term success by:

• Inspiring individuals seeking employment to look at the world and themselves differently;
• Empowering individuals to create their own, personal path to success; and,
• Connecting clients to the right career for long-term success.

For nearly 15 years, our team of workforce development professionals has placed more than 4,000 individuals into gainful employment in diverse fields. We believe that everyone can find employment that works for them, and our clients range from young people seeking their first summer job to older workers attempting to re-enter a changing work environment.

For the last 15 years, Verge’s team of dedicated professionals have been transforming the lives of hundreds of people who come in just looking for a job, but leave pursuing a career

As world-class experts in workforce development solutions, Verge’s founders, Lisa Evans and Shaun Woods, discovered a way to use their passion for helping people realize their potential by creating innovative, effective programming for more than a decade years.

For the last 15 years, Verge’s team of dedicated professionals have been transforming the lives of hundreds of people who come in just looking for a job, but leave pursuing a career

As world-class experts in workforce development solutions, Verge’s founders, Lisa Evans and Shaun Woods, discovered a way to use their passion for helping people realize their potential by creating innovative, effective programming for more than a decade years.

Ms. Evans serves as Chief Executive Officer of Verge. With more than a decade of experience in Human Services and Workforce Development, Lisa is able to share her skills, talents and services with individuals who are dissatisfied with dependent lifestyles that limit their ability to become self-sufficient. Her natural ability to communicate to those trapped in the cycle of dependency is her greatest asset – and theirs.

Lisa specializes in case management, personal/professional skills training, placement, and retention. She is a certified trainer for The Pacific Institute (Seattle, WA), trained in process mapping through the Center for Workforce Learning, and skilled in placement and retention.

Born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, Lisa relocated to Cleveland in 1998. As a Kent State University graduate and member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Lisa continues to actively volunteer in the community. She also enjoys traveling and writing.

Mr. Woods serves as Chief Operations Officer for Verge. Shaun is a dynamic facilitator and entrepreneur, as well as a charismatic and effective leadership mentor. His unique ability to take in all the complex pieces of the organizational leadership puzzle, and focus in and bring clarity to exactly what needs to be done, ensures maximum success. He is extremely talented in helping to devise strategies to transform organizations (and people) into success-focused and driven teams that today’s workforce demands.

Shaun’s clients boast of enhanced ability to succeed in the real world achieved through the assistance of Shaun’s workforce development knowledge, background and comprehensive expertise. He is a certified trainer for The Pacific Institute (Seattle, WA), trained in process mapping through the Center for Workforce Learning, and skilled in placement and retention.