Metavesco, Inc. announced that its wholly owned staffing subsidiary Epic Labor, Inc. generated $419,111 in revenue during the first quarter of 2026, representing a 37.2% increase compared to $305,488 in the same period of 2025. This substantial year-over-year growth demonstrates the fundamental strength of Epic Labor's current business model, which provides fast, reliable, on-demand labor across construction, warehousing, hospitality, manufacturing, and event staffing with a 24/7 availability and a 2-Hour Guarantee.
The company is now conducting a strategic reassessment of its previously announced expansion roadmap. In April 2025, Metavesco published an Epic Labor Expansion Roadmap targeting 98 branches and $125-$135 million in run-rate revenue by 2029 through a capital-intensive, footprint-driven growth model built around new branch launches and acquisitions. Management is now questioning whether this traditional path remains the highest-value use of resources given the rapidly changing operating environment influenced by artificial intelligence.
This reassessment is informed by the company's experience with an AI-powered virtual staffing pilot launched in June 2025 in Gainesville, Georgia. The pilot aimed to leverage machine-learning algorithms and generative AI to source, screen, dispatch, and manage qualified labor in real time without the overhead of a traditional physical office. While the initiative did not advance to full deployment due to projected start-up costs, it generated meaningful insights into which components of the staffing model are viable candidates for AI-driven execution.
CEO Ryan Schadel stated that the Gainesville pilot taught the company that certain parts of the staffing business can absolutely be run by AI. These learnings, combined with the company's more recent hands-on experience building Vesco Ventures - its Zero Human Company initiative - and I.R.A., its AI-powered Investor Relations Agent and the flagship product of Metavesco's OTCfi ecosystem, have meaningfully sharpened management's view of where AI can create durable operational leverage within Epic Labor's business model.
The strategic review will identify where the company doubles down, where it finds partners or buyers, and where it makes difficult decisions to move on from certain initiatives. Schadel emphasized that the company is not interested in managing a portfolio of businesses that don't fit where the company is going, stating there is too much opportunity to spend resources on ideas that cannot achieve exponential growth. The company expects to provide additional detail on the strategic review and any resulting actions as they develop.
This development has significant implications for the staffing industry, which has traditionally relied on physical branch networks and human-intensive processes. The potential shift toward AI-native operating models could fundamentally change cost structures, scalability, and service delivery in the temporary labor market. For investors and industry observers, Metavesco's strategic pivot represents a case study in how traditional businesses are grappling with the disruptive potential of artificial intelligence, even when their existing models are showing strong performance. The company's filings with regulatory authorities contain additional information about potential factors that could affect business and financial results, available through otcmarkets.com.
