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The Planet Group Named One of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the 2021 Inc. 5000 List

CHICAGO, IL (August 27, 2021) – The Planet Group, a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners and leading provider of outsourced human capital and consulting solutions, announced today that it has been ranked among Inc. magazine’s list of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies, the Inc. 5000.

“We are thrilled to be listed on this year’s Inc. 5000 list and recognized as one of the fastest growing private companies in America. Our companies collectively have seen explosive growth as we have helped clients with their talent and project needs. Certainly, our success relies on the hard-working and dedicated employees throughout our companies. We are grateful to have such an outstanding team and I look forward to even more growth for our staffing and consulting businesses,” commented The Planet Group’s CEO, Mike Stomberg.

Companies on the 2021 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2017 to 2020. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2017. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2020.

“The 2021 Inc. 5000 list feels like one of the most important rosters of companies ever compiled,” said Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. “Building one of the fastest-growing companies in America in any year is a remarkable achievement. Building one in the crisis we’ve lived through is just plain amazing. This kind of accomplishment comes with hard work, smart pivots, great leadership, and the help of a whole lot of people.”

Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.

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About The Planet Group

The Planet Group consists of a group of related global consulting organizations and renowned staffing brands, and has been purposefully built to address the professional services needs of leading companies in the Technology, Diversified Energy & Engineering, Accounting & Finance, Human Resources, Healthcare, and Digital Marketing areas. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with offices throughout the US and Europe.

About Odyssey Investment Partners

Odyssey Investment Partners, with offices in New York and Los Angeles, is a leading private equity investment firm with more than a 25-year history of partnering with skilled managers to transform middle-market companies into more efficient and diversified businesses with strong growth profiles. Odyssey makes majority-controlled investments in industries with a long-term positive outlook and favorable secular trends. For further information about Odyssey, please visit odysseyinvestment.com.

MEDIA CONTACT

The Planet Group

Elizabeth Spayne, VP of Marketing

781.530.3191 | espayne@theplanetgroup.com

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