ShiftPixy to Host Breakout Session at Upcoming Fast Casual Executive Summit 2017 in Nashville

IRVINE, California, October 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

ShiftPixy, Inc. (NASDAQ: PIXY), a next-gen technology platform for workforce engagement and management, today announced that the company will host an executive breakout session at the upcoming Fast Casual Executive Summit 2017 in Nashville, October 22-24. The panel discussion, moderated by ShiftPixy's Co-Founder and CEO Scott Absher, will dive into the art of finding, training and retaining talent in the restaurant industry.

The session, entitled "Creating the Ultimate Workforce," is being held at the Omni Nashville Hotel, on Monday, October 23^rd, at 11:00 a.m. CT. Absher will be joined for the session by Steve Erickson, President of PDQ Restaurants; Frank Klein, Founder and CEO of Asian Box; David Littlefield, Director of Hospitality and Training, Billy Sims BBQ; and Andrei Stern, Partner and CFO of SuViche.

"ShiftPixy now counts among its new clients some of the largest brands in fast food and fast casual. More and more of the largest brand operators are learning about the ShiftPixy approach and are coming aboard," said Absher. "We love being able to introduce ShiftPixy at venues like this, speaking to brand leaders and multi-unit fast casual operators about our innovative solution for meeting the changes and challenges they are facing with the modern workforce."

In its 12^th year, the Fast Casual Executive Summit is an exclusive annual event reserved for top-level restaurant leaders and innovators. The event's interactive sessions delve deep into topics that are on the minds of restaurant leaders today, and the Summit's format allows the collective wisdom "in the room" to be distilled into concrete, actionable ideas that attendees can take home.

About ShiftPixy 

ShiftPixy is a disruptive human capital management (HCM) services provider, revolutionizing employment in the Gig Economy by delivering a next-gen platform for workforce management that helps shift-based employers navigate regulatory mandates, minimize administrative burdens, and connects them with a ready-for-hire workforce. With expertise rooted in management's nearly 25 years of workers' compensation and compliance programs, ShiftPixy adds a needed layer for addressing compliance and continued demands for equitable employment practices in the growing Gig Economy. ShiftPixy's complete HCM ecosystem manages regulatory requirements and compliance in such required areas as paid time off (PTO) laws, insurance and workers' compensation, minimum wage increases, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance.

ShiftPixy Cautionary Statement 

The information provided here includes forward-looking statements, the achievement or success of which involves risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Although such forward-looking statements are based upon what management of the Company believes are reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. If any of the aforesaid risks or uncertainties materialize or if any of the assumptions proves incorrect, the results of ShiftPixy, Inc., could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements we make.  The risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks associated with the nature of our business model; our ability to execute the Company's vision and growth strategy; our ability to attract and retain clients; our ability to assess and manage risks; changes in the law that affect our business and our ability to respond to such changes and incorporate them into our business model, as necessary; our ability to insure against and otherwise effectively manage risks that affect our business; competition; reliance on third-party systems and software; our ability to protect and maintain our intellectual property; and general developments in the economy, financial markets, and credit markets.  The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change, except as required by applicable securities laws.  Further information on these and other factors that could affect the financial results of ShiftPixy, Inc., is included in the filings on Forms 1-A and 10-Q and in other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. These documents are available on the "SEC Filings" subsection of the "Investor Information" section of our website at https://ir.shiftpixy.com/financial-information/sec-filings.

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