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Janis Mitchell, President, CEO and founder of Precise Resource, Inc. has been a leader in the talent acquisition and technology industries for over 20 years.

Janis Mitchell has always been up for a challenge. If someone tells her she cannot do something, she will do it and she will succeed. Though dyslexic and struggled with learning disabilities throughout her entire life, Mitchell jumped into an industry, which was thought of as dominated by males; Mitchell leaped right in the game and made her mark.

Honored by U.S. Small Business Administration as Small Business Person of the Year for Central Ohio, and by the National Association of Women Business Owners as one of the organizations 2005 Visionary Award winners and was Named one of Columbus Women to Watch by Business First Magazine, 2010 Columbus Smart Business Leader, Janis Mitchell is a serial entrepreneur many times over. Most recently she founded Precise Resource, Inc., an Executive Search and Technical staffing firm that specializes in providing talent resource management, for Fortune 500 companies to rising small businesses.

Mitchell founded the company after 15 years of successful entrepreneurial endeavors in the technology industry. She previously founded Info Fortress Solutions, a provider of complex IT security, identity access management and communication solutions for large corporations. Info Fortress Solutions implemented the nations first security assertion mark-up language (SAML) and cross-country authentication technology in the financial services industry. SAML is an XML-based framework for exchanging authentication and authorization information that allows a variety of Web resources through one Web portal, eliminating the need for multiple log-ins and passwords.

In 2000, Mitchell founded Info Fortress Solutions the first in the world to deliver Cross Company single sign on with SAML protocol, which she then sold to Betrusted, a global provider of security trust services. Under the acquisition, she served as president of Betrusted Consulting for the Americas, managing the professional services group domestically.

Although the merger proved to be a very profitable decision for Mitchell, she longed for the adventure of being an entrepreneur. She missed the hands-on involvement and the decision making ability that comes with owning a company—most importantly, she was not about to let someone tell her she couldn’t be a successful business owner for a second time.

Mitchells vision for a new company was to take her IT expertise and use it to help large and emerging businesses solve their challenges through consulting, staff augmentation and IT applications.

Mitchells success is the result of one simple mantra, Listen to your clients. It has become one of the most important aspects in her career. By simply listening, it only takes a few minutes to understand clients past experiences, their current needs and what they are looking for in a new partnership. In addition to listening, Mitchell has focused on identifying new trends in the industry. She knows that understanding a clients needs is only half the battle; you must have a plan and you must be ahead of the curve.

By putting a modern spin on technical staffing services, Mitchells current company, Precise Resources, incorporates technology with human resources.

The companys approach is to help Fortune 500 companies and rising small business build strong leadership teams by hiring the right people. Precise Resources helps companies identify talent and hire those who not only meet, but exceed their needs. Mitchell believes as companies evolve, so should their recruitment processes, they cannot find quality talent by just reading a resume.

Precise Resources technologies allow companies to see only the qualified and appropriate applicants. The company also manages the screening and hiring process including personality profiling, reference checks, salary negotiations and follow-up after placement.

Mitchells company goes beyond the services of a headhunter or staffing agency and she often uses her own personal experience as an entrepreneur to assess the needs of other entrepreneurs. Mitchell has always believed that you cannot force a solution on a client that is not a perfect fit both technically and culturally.

Mitchell is as dedicated to community organizations as she is to her business. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Ohios IT Alliance and on the Board of Directors for the International Dyslexia Association, and the Board of Directors Recording for Blind and Dyslexic, and Franklin University. She currently volunteers with the for the National 4H Council, and the State of Ohio 4H Program. She serves as an advisor to the Delaware County chapter. She is involved with the Entrepreneur Steering Committee for the City of Columbus, serves as an Executive on the Columbus Chamber of Commerce Small Business Council and the Mayor of Columbus Worklife Commission, and mentors many women entrepreneurs.

Mitchell encourages other entrepreneurs to never settle and to always be up for a challenge.