Founder and General Manager

Joe is a motivated and dedicated HR professional, dog walking since 2008 and hiring staff since 2010. He has built award-winning dog walking teams in Chicago and has hired pet care professionals across the United States. Joe has a deep understanding of the pet care industry. For Joe, the only thing better than walking a dog is improving and growing professional pet care teams. Before starting WalkerScout, his most significant career accomplishment occurred in 2018 when the team he built in Chicago performed over 60,000 individual dog walks.

WalkerScout was inspired by Joe’s time with an RPO in the airline industry and his success and passion for working as a hiring manager at Windy City Dog Walkers in Chicago.  Joe saw the opportunity to better serve the pet care industry by creating the first national dog-walking RPO. In 2019, Joe began hiring for growing businesses in Illinois, California, Washington, and New York. In 2023, Joe had public speaking engagements at the NAPPS, FPSA, and IBPSA conferences. Joe has also published articles with PSI.

With the support of a fantastic team of recruiters, WalkerScout performed thousands of interviews, helped hire hundreds of pet care professionals, and generated millions of dollars of revenue for its clients. The goal is to keep animals safe, keep pet care professionals safe, and provide a strong return on investment for small business owners. WalkerScout accomplishes this by following ethical and intelligent recruiting practices.