Deals Done Right - Dwight Cooper Fuels Growth in Jacksonville

Dwight Cooper is the only CEO in the country whose companies have been named a Best Workplace by Fortune magazine 14 years in a row. He speaks about business results and employee engagement to groups across the country.

Cooper founded his first business, PPR Talent Management Group, on the shores of Jacksonville Beach in 1996. Cooper led recruitment business, PPR to be one the best places to work in America over his 21-year tenure as CEO, developing a nationally recognized company culture and engaged workforce. PPR won "Best Small Workplace in America" 12 times, nabbing the No.1 spot in 2013. As PPR grew, the company graduated to a "Best Medium Workplace in America" winner. Over the years, Great Place to Work has also recognized PPR as one of the Most Giving Back Workplaces in America, one of the Most Flexible Workplaces in America and one of the Best Workplaces for Women.  PPR made Inc. Magazine's Fastest Growing Companies list a total of three times. Cooper's companies' services have won numerous accolades, including spots on HRO Today's Baker's Dozen lists, recognized as a top company for Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Midsize Deals, Healthcare Leaders and more.

Cooper and his organizations have also been recognized worldwide by Gallup, named as one of the Top 35 Most Engaged Company Cultures Worldwide in 2016. That year, Cooper was also honored as a Gallup Manager of the Year Finalist.

Thanks to PPR’s massive success, Cooper bifurcated two of PPR's business lines and founded Hueman People Solutions in 2016, the parent company to Hueman: Your RPO Partner and Hueman Risk Adjustment Staffing. Hueman's three companies have 150+ employees both at the company's newly built headquarters and across the country, remotely. And Cooper’s Best-Workplace-reign continued. In 2017, Hueman was named one of Fortune’s Best Small & Medium Workplaces and one one of the Top 39 Most Engaged Workforces in the World by Gallup. Cooper’s communication styles can be attributed to over 30 years of success with business results and employee engagement.