Ryan Williams and Porter Braswell are the co-founders of Jopwell, a diversity hiring startup that helps companies connect with and recruit underrepresented ethnic minority candidates for jobs and internships The pair left their jobs at Goldman Sachs to launch the company back in 2014 on the belief that their exposure to diversity programming opportunities at an early age gave them strong career paths and that other underrepresented ethnic minorities should be given the same opportunity for success. Their goal was to build a career platform to connect African American, Hispanic and Native American students and professionals with job opportunities at top companies.
In 2017, Jopwell was named one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Companies” in the enterprise category and one of Entrepreneur’s “100 Most Brilliant Companies.” The pair were also featured on Fast Company’s 2017 list of “100 Most Creative People in Business” and Inc. Magazine’s “30 Under 30” list in 2016, which highlight creative minds and rising entrepreneurs across industries.