Empowering teams to grow

Our story

CareerPlug was founded in 2007 in the heart of Austin, Texas by Clint Smith. He had a simple vision to make hiring easier for busy business leaders. Today we are the preferred partner to over 600 franchise brands and member-based organizations, as well as over 60,000 business owners. Together, we are achieving our purpose of empowering teams to grow by making it easier for managers to hire and retain the right people.

Our software is easy-to-use and built for busy owners and managers who are not HR professionals. CareerPlug has a proven playbook that has helped our clients build a winning culture, hire faster, and retain great people. In addition to innovative tools that streamline and automate time-consuming HR tasks, we offer exceptional client support to help you grow your business with the right people. 

Core values

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Be Kind

We care deeply about one another, our clients, and the world around us.

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Speak Up, Step Up

We have a voice and we use it to make an impact.

Keep Growing

We embody the growth mindset.

Work Together, Win Together

We team up to achieve goals and celebrate accomplishments.

Meet our team

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Clint Smith

Founder & CEO
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Jenny Leman

President
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Andrew Robinson III

Vice President of Product & Engineering
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Chris Igou

Vice President of Business Development
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Natalie Morgan

Vice President of People
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Brad Pilot

Vice President of Sales
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Miles Z. Sterrett

Director of Engineering
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Ashley Garia

Director of Growth Product Management
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Zach Garcia

Director of Operations

Celene Robert

Director of Marketing
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Ashley Johnson

Senior Manager of Partner Services

Tulay Zollinger

Senior HR Manager
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Sydney Kidd

Senior Manager of Client Experience

Brett Landry

Client Support Tier 1 Manager
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Taylor Coleman

Strategic Solutions Architect
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Christina Waite

Platform Engineering Manager
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Polly Schandorf

Engineering Manager
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Kayla McCown

Manager of Partner Growth
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Nicolle Gatlin

Manager of Partner Success
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Erin Barlow

Manager of Client Success
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Kevin Kraft

Outside Sales Manager

Josh Coleman

Business Development Manager
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Tyler Berndsen

Manager of Partnership Account Executives
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Brandy Lee

Business Intelligence Manager
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Melany Becerra

Manager of Product Support
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Seref Eroglu

Hiring Expert Tier 1 Manager
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Giving back

One of our core values is Be Kind, and to us that includes making a positive impact on the world and seeking out opportunities to help our communities. To that end, we’ve committed to giving 1% of our annual revenue to nonprofits each year.

Our 100% employee donation matching program is one of our favorite team benefits and we’ve also partnered with WeForest, a global reforestation nonprofit, to plant a tree for the first hire every client makes!

Our Give Back committee is a group of passionate employees who bring new opportunities forward: from organizing a Give Back Week, promoting time off to volunteer, and partnering with nonprofits like Maven Youth Tech Camp — a summer program for LGBTQ+ teens to learn about working in technology.

Most notably, we have a strong partnership with Foster Angels of Central Texas, supporting their Toys for Teens Holiday Drive, SkipFest, and other events throughout the year. In 2015, we worked closely with Foster Angels to begin a $10,000 scholarship awarded to a foster youth to help continue their education. Since then we’ve awarded new scholarships each year and had CareerPlug employees become mentors to help set up the recipients for long-term success.

Work at CareerPlug

We are a values-driven company that puts our people first. To us, being one of the best places to work means putting care and purpose into our hiring process, providing meaningful development and training opportunities for our team members, and living our core values every day.