Jopwell came to life on the trading floor of Goldman Sachs, where Porter Braswell and Ryan Williams began their professional careers and first met. On top of their day-to-day jobs, they were often tapped to support diversity recruiting efforts.

Porter and Ryan noticed a gap between the desire to recruit and hire underrepresented talent and the available solutions to reach communities of color at scale.

They knew there had to be a better way to connect top talent with employers while building a diverse professional community, so they left Wall Street to build Jopwell.