Helpside and High Road PEO have united to expand services, expertise, and support for Idaho businesses.
What Can We Help You With?
Access Helpside Tools
High Road PEO clients and their employees will utilize Helpside Tools beginning January 1, 2026.
Questions? Contact Helpside
Phone: (800) 748-5102
Email: service@helpside.com
Access Pro Software
High Road PEO clients and their employees will utilize Pro Software to access information prior to 2026.
What the High Road PEO and Helpside Partnership Means for You
- Expanded Solutions: By joining forces, High Road PEO and Helpside can offer more robust payroll, HR, benefits, and risk management services to Idaho businesses.
- Local Support: One thing hasn’t changed and that is our commitment to you, our clients. You’ll continue working with the same local team you know and trust, with the added benefit of expanded resources and solutions.
- More Expertise: Teams of experts with decades of experience in payroll, HR, benefits and risk management across all industries ready to help tackle any challenge that comes your way and give you the peace of mind that your company will remain in compliance.
- Future-Focused Innovation: Cutting-edge technology solutions make it easier for you and your employees to access the vital information you need 24/7.

Together, we bring decades of experience to Idaho

We started High Road in 2021 with a clear mission: to empower businesses by taking the burden of HR off their shoulders. Our passion lies in helping you focus on what you truly love: growing your business. With expertise in HR guidance, payroll, benefits, and workers’ comp, we’re more than a PEO; we’re your partner in success, dedicated to transforming HR for businesses like yours.
High Road PEO Values:
- Positivity: Maintain an optimistic outlook no matter what.
- Collaboration: Work in unity with clients and within the team.
- Problem-solving: Navigate challenges with innovative solutions.
- Clarity: Ensure transparency and understanding in everything.

With more than 800 clients across the Intermountain West, including Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Arizona, we understand the local challenges growing companies face. Our dedication to high-touch customer service paired with cutting-edge technology solutions has allowed us to help our clients grow for more than 35 years.
Helpside Values:
- Integrity: We value people who take personal responsibility for their work and are honest with their supervisor and peers.
- Humility: There are always learning opportunities for those humble enough to look for them.
- Stakeholder Effect: Client success and satisfaction are at the forefront of our processes and policies.
- Will to Succeed: Our whole team works together to reach company goals and ensure client success.
Meet Rick Bartholomew, CEO, Helpside
For more than 30 years, Rick’s leadership has driven Helpside to become one of the Rocky Mountain Region’s most progressive Professional Employer Organizations (PEO), helping small to mid-size companies navigate the new economy with innovative benefit and HR solutions. We help our clients rediscover the joy of owning a business while reducing hazards, administrative headaches and costs.
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Meet Carey Cook, CEO, High Road PEO
As the CEO of High Road PEO, Carey has led a team of experts that help businesses with human resources, workers’ compensation, risk management, employee benefits and payroll administration. Our goal is to increase profitability, maximize employee productivity, reduce time spent on transactional HR activities, reduce employment related liabilities and ultimately lower labor cost. We want to make life more simple for small business leaders and take a straightforward approach to accomplish these goals.
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