GeekWire is expanding with the launch of a new business unit focused on technical recruiting, led by respected Seattle entrepreneur Jason Greer, a technology recruiting veteran who co-founded software development and technology commercialization company GenUI.
The new business unit will expand our tradition of connecting members of the Pacific Northwest tech community in a variety of ways, including news coverage and events.
In this case, we’ll make connections, help developers and engineers find valuable and fulfilling technical roles, and help companies hire and retain top technical talent.
We call the business GeekWork, and we’ll share more details about our plans during the 2022 GeekWire Summit on October 20th. 6-7 in Seattle. (full agenda and tickets here).
In addition to announcing our exclusive corporate and agency partners, we’ll share our unique approach to helping businesses with technical recruiting, one of the toughest challenges many companies face.
On the topic of recruiting top talent, we are proud to announce Jason Greer as Managing Director, responsible for building and running this new program.
Born in Missoula, Montana and a graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Jason is a successful business leader, angel investor, nonprofit board member, cancer survivor, author, musician, husband and 3 Father of aged children – old twin girls.
In 2019, he was named a finalist in the EY National Entrepreneur of the Year program from the Pacific Northwest, in part because he created a unique internship program for software developers in El Salvador, a GeekWire article that year. an initiative.
Jason built a rapidly growing recruiting business during his time at GenUI. His scrappy entrepreneurial approach, his community values and his philanthropic tendencies are a perfect fit for GeekWire.
“I’ve read GeekWire almost every day since moving to Seattle, and I’m excited to be a part of the team,” he said. “I’m excited to connect GeekWire readers looking to hire with readers looking for the right new opportunity. GeekWork has already received a response from the Seattle community, we’re grateful, and we’re eager to start supporting the program’s first partners.”
“Hiring a new team member in the right role has been one of the most rewarding things in my career so far – when you help someone find the right person, it’s good for everyone around you At GeekWire, through our GeekWork program, I can now do this on a much larger scale,” he said.
Please join us as we welcome Jason to the team and join us at the GeekWire Summit in person or online next week to learn more about our new efforts to connect the community. Want to learn more about GeekWork and connect with Jason? Email him at jason@geekwire.com.