Today we’d like to introduce you to Rachel Renock.
Thanks for sharing your story with us Rachel. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
Wethos was founded in 2016 by three ex-advertising execs who left to fight for a more equitable world. Based in NYC, Rachel, Kristen & Claire took the company from the three of them in coffee shops working side jobs just to get by, to $1.6M in venture capital, 4,000 freelancers & 400 nonprofits, and a community hell-bent on changing the way the world sees charity.
In the last six months, Wethos generated over half a million in revenue and deployed over 60 freelance teams fighting for everything from reproductive rights to education to policing reform. The mid-term election alone provided multiple opportunities for teams to engage across the country. For example, Wethos Marketing Specialists recruited over 2,500 poll workers for counties that needed them the most, underscoring the company’s core commitment to helping nonprofits and foundations solve the world’s toughest problems through a new level of collaboration that can only exist in the modern era. Collectively, the Wethos Teams’ work provided more than 29,000 people with timely, essential information on voter registration and enabled over 100 people with disabilities to vote and make their voices heard.
Has it been a smooth road?
My Co-Founders and I were so determined to press forward toward our goal of creating a space where work and purpose align. Fueled by a boarder-line delusional level of determination, we spent our first years networking ourselves into a system that didn’t want us there. We read book after book about product development, we read investment thesis, we blogged, we drank when we needed it and napped when we needed it more. We picked ourselves up when people told us this would never work, we dusted each other off when doors were slammed in our faces. So no, it hasn’t always been a smooth world but we got really comfortable with the idea of always being uncomfortable, and we worked harder and learned faster than we ever have in our lives.
We’d love to hear more about your business.
According to a recent survey conducted by CareerBuilder, organizations all over the world are looking to revamp and reassess their hiring efforts as we move further into the new year. At the same time, 45% of respondents said that they’re unable to fill mission-critical positions due to the lack of qualified talent available.
Wethos is solving this issue – one team at a time. As a collaborative staffing platform, we specialize in turning total strangers into high-performing, mission-driven teams in as little as 72 hours, all in the name of accomplishing the most important goal of all – allowing organizations to capitalize on fast-moving market opportunities that require the right execution at precisely the right moment.
I am so proud of my team for their patience, diligence, and ability to come together to do the work. We have an incredibly passionate team at Wethos. The future of work is bright when it has meaning.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.wethos.co
- Email: rachel@wethos.co
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/rachren1
Image Credit:
Wethos collaborative project with All Voting is Local & a Creative Director, Copywriter, Designer, Media Buyer, and Social Strategist on Wethos.
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