Nowsta

07/30/2026

One week to go until VenueConnect 2026! ⏳

We're counting down to "When Plans Meet Reality: Building Resilient Systems and Teams" with Jenn Lorrain and Rachael Williams, Wednesday, August 12 at 11:30 AM.

If you've ever had an event plan fall apart in real time (who hasn't?), this session is for you. We'll get into what actually separates teams that scramble from teams that adapt.

Mark your calendar, and don't forget to stop by Booth #412 while you're there.

07/28/2026

We're speaking at ! 🎤

Jenn Lorrain & Rachael Williams take the stage Wed, Aug 12 @ 11:30 AM: "When Plans Meet Reality: Building Resilient Systems and Teams"
Come find us at Booth #412 too. See you there!

07/09/2026

Tomorrow we start heading to the 2026 Legends SecOps Conference.

Over the next few days we'll be talking with venue leaders about a problem most smart stadium conversations skip: labor ex*****on. Ticketing, POS, and access control all get instrumented. Staffing rarely does, which is exactly why overtime and last-minute callouts stay hard to control.

If your team is still coordinating shifts over text threads and relying on three different staffing agencies with no visibility into cost or performance, we should talk.

Find the Nowsta team on-site starting Monday at Booth #302!

07/08/2026

The 2026 Legends SecOps Conference is just five days away, and the Nowsta team will be there.

If you run staffing for a venue, stadium, or live event, you know the pattern. Spreadsheets, group texts, and a mad scramble every time someone no-shows.

We'll be on-site talking with venue operations, HR, and security leaders about closing the gap between event-day demand and real-time labor ex*****on, including scheduling, shift coverage, time tracking, and staffing, all in one system.

If you're headed to the conference, let's grab time to compare notes on what's actually breaking in your current process.

See you there!

06/18/2026

If your labor budget keeps getting blown, the schedule isn't the problem. The forecast is.

Most operations are still building schedules based on gut feel, last week's numbers, or a manager's best guess. That's not forecasting. That's hoping.

The operations that actually get labor costs under control are the ones where the forecast doesn't just sit in a dashboard somewhere. It drives the schedule automatically, in real time, before a single shift gets published.

We put together a full breakdown of the best labor forecasting software out there, what separates the ones that actually work from the ones that just repackage old data, and how to evaluate a platform before you commit.

If you're tired of discovering budget overruns after the fact, this one's worth your time. 👇

Find the best labor forecasting software for hourly operations. Compare top platforms on AI accuracy, scheduling integration, and what controls labor costs.

06/17/2026

Time tracking is a powerful tool — but only when employees actually trust it. 🕐

Too often it feels like surveillance rather than support. And when that happens, you get resentment, disengagement, and a culture of suspicion.

It doesn't have to be that way.

The organizations that get it right are the ones being upfront about what's tracked and why, looping employees in before rolling anything out, applying the rules the same way for everyone, and actually protecting the data they collect.

When those pieces are in place, time tracking stops being something people dread and starts being something that works for everyone.

We broke it all down in our latest blog. Worth a read if you're thinking about how to build more accountability without sacrificing trust. 👇

Explore the balance between employee privacy and accountability and get tips for successful and ethical time-tracking practices.

06/12/2026

Day 2 at the Connected Worker & Smart Manufacturing Summit in Houston. Yesterday the Nowsta team led a roundtable focused on what modern workforce management actually looks like on the plant floor. Visibility, flexibility, and reliability aren't nice to haves, they're operational necessities. The conversation in the room confirmed we're all working through the same challenges.

We capped the evening hosting the official Keynotion happy hour, which turned into exactly the kind of candid, unscripted conversation you come to these events for.

06/11/2026

Spending the next two days at the Connected Worker & Smart Manufacturing Summit in Houston.

The conversations around empowering frontline workers with AI and real-time data are ones we needed to hear.

More to come!

05/29/2026

When your team grows, scheduling gets complicated fast.

More locations. More roles. More shift changes. More room for things to fall through the cracks.

The reality is that most scheduling tools work well for small teams but start showing their limits as operations scale. That’s where the right workforce management platform makes all the difference.

Our latest guide breaks down the best employee scheduling software for large teams, what features actually matter at scale, and how leading platforms compare across automation, compliance, labor visibility, and workforce management.

If you’re managing a high volume, shift based workforce, this is a must read.

Click to explore the full comparison and find the right fit for your team:https://hubs.la/Q04jnV280

05/28/2026

Scaling a luxury catering business takes more than great food and flawless events. It takes a team that can move fast, stay aligned, and deliver at a high level every single time.

That’s exactly what Vestals Catering achieved with Nowsta.

By streamlining scheduling, improving staff engagement, and using real time labor insights, Vestals nearly doubled shift acceptances and saved approximately $23K in kitchen labor costs in just seven weeks.

“Once we fully understood its functionalities, everything changed in our operations.” — Kevin Porter, Business Operations Manager at Vestals Catering

This is a great example of how the right workforce tools can turn staffing from a challenge into a competitive advantage.

Click to read the full story and see how Vestals transformed their operations with Nowsta:

See how Vestals Catering improved staffing, increased engagement, and saved $23K in labor costs using Nowsta’s scheduling and reporting tools.