Mike Merullo, Owner/Founder

Michael began his career in staffing working in the public sector for Employment Resources, Inc. in Cambridge MA.  As an employment specialist, Michael ran workshops in several Massachusetts high schools for seniors who were going directly to work upon graduation.  These workshops included interviewing skills and resume writing as well as job search assistance. Michael successfully prepared and placed thousands of local high school students into the workforce.

In 1995, Michael joined a start-up staffing agency where he worked as the vice president, overseeing the day to day functions of a successful staffing firm. He developed new business, recruited qualified candidates and placed them into temporary and temp to hire assignments.

In 2008, Michael was hired by the City of Cambridge to launch a new transitional jobs program called Cambridge Works. As the program manager, Michael oversaw an employment and training program that provided Cambridge residents with paid three-month internships as well as professional development classes. Using his long-standing business relationships with HR directors and hiring manages, Michael partnered with several large organizations to open up work sites for the Cambridge residents selected for the program.

In 2011, Michael founded Ideal Staffing, a small business enterprise in Reading, MA. Ideal Staffing now employs eight internal staff serving Massachusetts. As the owner of Ideal Staffing, Michael oversees and manages the sales, operations, and day-to-day functions of the business. He manages revenue growth, relationship development and retention of a large client portfolio in the Greater Boston area. Michael’s expertise is in managing and growing contingent workforce solutions in office administration. His passion helping candidates achieve their employment goals is reflected in the large network he has developed in the staffing industry.

Michael graduated from the University of Michigan in 1990 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications. He lives in Reading, MA with his wife, Kristen and their children, Joseph, Christopher, Sara. You can find him walking his dogs Bella and Sofia in the neighborhood. He enjoys traveling with his family, summers on Cape Cod, watching great movies, and cheering on the Michigan Wolverines, Iowa State Cyclones, Elon Phoenix, and Reading Rockets.