Webinar
Labor Forecasting 2.0: Predicting Future Demand and Staffing for Efficient Growth with AI
July 31, 2025
Labor is your most significant controllable cost—but leveraging labor as a growth driver is more complex than ever. Enter labor forecasting 2.0: an AI-driven approach that helps multi-location units match staffing to real-world demand, while optimizing schedules for labor compliance, operations efficiency, and sales.
We explored how self-learning AI-powered labor forecasting transforms how operators plan, schedule, and maximize their teams' productivity. We discovered how demand modeling can auto-generate shifts aligned with your business rules, compliance obligations, and predicted sales, removing guesswork and improving consistency across locations.
Focus:
- Introduce self-learning AI-powered labor optimization as a new standard
- Explore using your unique demand data to predict your labor and staff to drive growth outcomes.
- Standardize your operating procedures, drive labor efficiency, and eliminate the human risk.
Meet the speakers
Adam Ferris
VP of Sales, AMER
Deputy
Adam Ferris is the Vice President of Sales, North America at Deputy, where he partners with leading quick-service restaurant brands and franchises to help standardize and streamline operations and staffing, team productivity, and mitigate labor compliance risk. With over 15 years in SaaS, AI, and workforce technology, Adam is a seasoned expert in leveraging innovation to predict demand, optimize staffing, and drive efficient growth for multi-location businesses. His practical, people-first approach, honed through leadership roles at high-growth tech companies, ensures relevant insights for executives navigating the complexities of modern labor forecasting.
Alex Johnson
Product Manager
Deputy
Alex Johnson is the Integrations Product Manager at Deputy, where he focuses on building robust, scalable integrations that empower operations, IT, and HR teams to streamline workforce management across complex ecosystems. Prior to joining Deputy, Alex spent 8 years as the Enterprise Architect at Dutch Bros Coffee, designing and implementing enterprise IT systems to support 1,000+ locations and 35,000 employees. With deep experience in operations technology, workforce platforms, and API-driven system design, Alex brings a practitioner's perspective on how to align workforce management solutions with the realities of large-scale business operations.
Meet the moderator
Mandy Wolf Detwiler
Editor of Pizza Marketplace and QSRWeb
Networld Media Group
Mandy Wolf Detwiler is the managing editor at Networld Media Group and the site editor for PizzaMarketplace.com and QSRweb.com. She has more than 20 years' experience covering food, people and places.
