Why WAYS Exists
I built WAYS because I started as an operator who inherited broken WFM and felt the pain of not having the right answers.
I learned the discipline from the ground up — and discovered it was the most powerful lever in the building. Now it's my passion, and my mission is simple: help every contact center leader who knows their operation has more in it get to where it deserves to be.
Forecasts existed but didn't drive schedules. Schedules existed but didn't reflect real demand. Technology was in place but underutilized. And the gap between what WFM could deliver and what it was actually delivering was costing organizations millions — in labor waste, SLA inconsistency, and missed opportunities.
WAYS was built to close that gap. Not with recommendations that sit in a deck. With operating systems, governance frameworks, and tools that install capability permanently and leave organizations running better long after the engagement ends.
Rick also built WAYS because he genuinely loves this work — the problem-solving, the people, the challenge of helping an operation find its potential. Creating jobs, developing talent, and helping organizations succeed at something they care about is what gets him up in the morning.
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WFM is underleveraged — almost everywhere.
Most contact centers treat WFM as a scheduling function. The best ones treat it as a financial and performance engine. The gap between those two approaches is where WAYS operates.
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WFM drives financials, CX, and employee experience simultaneously.
When WFM works correctly, costs come down, service levels stabilize, and the people doing the work have clearer expectations and more manageable schedules. It is one of the few levers that improves all three at once.
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Helping others succeed is the point.
Rick built WAYS to create something — jobs, capability, impact. Every engagement is an opportunity to help an organization become better at something that matters, and help the people inside it grow along the way.
