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WASS Wednesdays 2026 - January 21, 2026

Wednesday, Jan 21, 2026 at 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST

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Wednesday, Jan 21, 2026 at 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST

Our popular WASS Wednesdays continue in 2026

FREE for WASS Members. Registration is required.

Our next WASS Wednesday Coffee Chat is: 

January 21, 2026

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

 

January's Topic: 

From Random Acts of Marketing to Brand OS

Staffing marketing has a chronic disease: randomness. Pop-up events, sporadic
campaigns, inconsistent messaging, “one-off” initiatives, all of which are
disconnected and exhausting.

What if marketing could be a system instead of a series of scattered efforts?
Join Jay Mattern, CEO of TerraFirma Marketing and WASS President, Clay Pautz
for an interactive discussion on building a Brand Operating System — a
structural, repeatable, year-round marketing engine that aligns message,
medium, and measurement.

In this session, you’ll explore:

  • How to operationalize your story so marketing becomes a system, not a
    series of events
  • How to create the framework for building a Brand Operating System, a
    structural, repeatable, year-round marketing engine that aligns message,
    media, and measurement
  • How to define a core narrative, connect it directly to content pillars, and
    align execution to business development rhythms
  • What a modern go-to-market system looks like inside firms that scale
    consistently

 

Join us for our monthly virtual roundtable discussion for staffing industry professionals. 

WASS hosts these timely Zoom discussions the third Wednesday of every month. 

Upon registering for the session, you'll receive a confirmation email with an attached "ticket" that includes the Zoom log-in details  

Cancellation policy

Please notify Michelle Kionka, WASS Executive Administrator at michelle@wass-wi.org if you are unable to attend.

About Organizer

Wisconsin Association of Staffing Services Organizer name

www.wass-wi.org

Sponsored by the Wisconsin Association of Staffing Services

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Speakers

WASS Board Members are are leaders in the staffing industry from throughout the state of Wisconsin.  They are leaders within their organizations and are well-informed, well-connected and carry diverse backgrounds and experiences across the industry. They welcome the opportunity to facilitate our monthly WASS Wednesday meetings and lead rich, open discussions.  See the WASS website for information about WASS Board Members. 

https://www.wass-wi.org/about-2/board-of-directors/
About Clay Pautz
President
Wisconsin Association of Staffing Services
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Jay Mattern is a 40-year staffing industry executive, former CEO of a top-35 U.S. staffing firm, and the current CEO of TerraFirma Marketing, an agency specializing in growth strategy for staffing and workforce firms nationwide. Jay has built, scaled, advised, and repositioned dozens of staffing organizations across commercial, professional, healthcare, and technical verticals. In addition to his marketing work, he consults with staffing leaders on revenue architecture, emotional intelligence, operational efficiency, and client expansion strategy. Jay regularly speaks at ASA events, state associations, and private industry workshops — helping firms transform random activity into predictable, profitable growth. Jay lives in Indiana with his wife, Mary Lee

https://terrafirmamarketing.com/
About Jay Mattern
CEO
TerraFirma Marketing
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