About Crelate
We power professional recruiting teams.
We’re here to create the future of recruiting. From the technology we build to the services we provide, every Crelate employee plays a significant role. Our workplace is full of dreamers and achievers. We’re on a continuous mission to create recruiting technology that helps teams grow at a faster pace.
What's in the name?
Crelate – Pronounced /krēˈlāt/
The heart of recruiting is relationship building. Our name reflects this belief.
Create + Relationships = Crelate
Our Mission
The Prosperity Engine
Crelate was founded to help talent-focused businesses build relationships with an increasingly dynamic global workforce. We believe great things happen when people and business come together around a shared interest and mutual benefit. We build software that reflects our shared values of collaboration, transparency and equality to help everyone connect with better opportunities.
Crelate’s mission is to grow lasting prosperity for all through the empowerment of entrepreneurship and employment.
Our Core Values
It's time to GOFAST!
1
Get to Done
We have a bias towards action. We value speed coupled with execution by accelerating ideas to constantly improve the company and ourselves as individuals. Blending speed with thoughtful data driven decisions help all of us to separate ourselves from the competition. We are never satisfied with the status quo and are constantly driving to deliver tangible results.
2
Own it. Act Like an Owner!
We are all owners at Crelate. This means taking responsibility to get things done and owning the outcomes, good or bad. We act with urgency. Taking accountability for failure and failing forward fast drives respect and trust within the business. By thinking in the owner’s mentality, we’re resourceful and use both time and currency as if they were our own.
3
Forever, Customer Obsesed
We have a bias towards action. We value speed coupled with execution by accelerating ideas to constantly improve the company and ourselves as individuals. Blending speed with thoughtful data driven decisions help all of us to separate ourselves from the competition. We are never satisfied with the status quo and are constantly driving to deliver tangible results.
4
Always Improving.
We are always learning and have a relentless passion for self-improvement. Our growth mindset helps us raise the bar for ourselves and challenge those around us. We value people who are curious and seek opportunities to act and explore new possibilities.
5
Succeed Together.
We are better when we achieve as a team. We seek to be transparent, open, and honest, and share information across teams for the betterment of those around us. We actively listen, respect varying ideas and viewpoints, and challenge each other so that the entire organization can grow and improve.
6
Get to Done
We have a bias towards action. We value speed coupled with execution by accelerating ideas to constantly improve the company and ourselves as individuals. Blending speed with thoughtful data driven decisions help all of us to separate ourselves from the competition. We are never satisfied with the status quo and are constantly driving to deliver tangible results.
Leadership Team
Aaron Elder
CEO / Co-Founder
Aaron leads Crelate’s customer-centric approach to product design. A self-taught developer, experienced consultant and visual arts major; Aaron brings a blend of design, technical skills and customer empathy to the products he creates.
Ian Remington
COO
Since joining Crelate in 2016, Ian has taken the reigns on optimizing the customer experience while continually demonstrating value across both services and product. Ian is motivated by growth and delivering increasing value to our customer base, while mentoring and guiding others to keep the engine of prosperity moving.
James Dulin
VP, IT
James grew his leadership style from his time in the U.S. Army, and has established a very collaborative environment for our Product Team to thrive in. With over 12 years of Project Management and Solution Architecture experience supporting enterprise customers, James has ingrained two traits into Crelate’s culture; A strong customer empathy, and an insatiable desire for improvement.
Austin Pilger
VP of Revenue
Austin Pilger brings over a decade of SaaS sales leadership experience to his role as Vice President of Sales. Based in Atlanta with his family, Austin combines strategic sales expertise with a passion for building high-performing teams. When not driving company growth, he can be found running trails, playing tennis, or exploring new destinations with his wife and son.
Clark Mahy
VP of Finance
Clark Mahy is a results-driven finance and operations leader with deep expertise in accounting, financial strategy, and process optimization. As VP of Finance & Operations at Crelate, he has led initiatives to streamline financial processes, enhance operational efficiency, and implement automation tools to improve accuracy and reporting.
Kortney Harmon
Director of Partnerships
As a results-driven talent industry professional, Kortney has trained thousands of front-line recruiters and worked closely with hundreds of business owners and executives to develop and execute effective sales and recruitment strategies. At Crelate, she is the host of the Full Desk Experience podcast, where she shares her unique perspective on the industry and provides valuable guidance to listeners seeking to overcome growth blockers and achieve success.
Lauren Jednat
Head of Customer Success
With a strong background in recruiting and Vendor On Premise management, Lauren has developed deep expertise in understanding diverse business needs across our industry. As a former Product Consultant, she became a true expert in our company’s solutions and discovered her passion for helping businesses thrive. Lauren excels at connecting our clients’ goals with the powerful capabilities of our products, always approaching every partnership with a ‘People First’ mindset. She is committed to helping customers achieve their objectives by creating the perfect synergy between their vision and our innovative solutions.
Kristy Glessner
Head of HR
Kristy is a SHRM certified professional with over 10 years of experience in Human Resources specializing in talent acquisition and employee retention. Kristy manages a full range of HR functions and is dedicated to helping Crelate continue its commitment to excellence by building meaningful programs to support company culture and growth and providing top-tier employee support.
Carson Brugeman
Head of Customer Growth
As Head of Customer Growth, Carson brings years of dedicated experience helping businesses unlock their full revenue potential. Carson’s deep understanding of our platform, combined with his genuine passion for client success, enables him to craft tailored approaches that align perfectly with each customer’s unique growth objectives. He is committed to building long-term partnerships that empower businesses to achieve sustainable growth and reach their full potential.
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Chrysalis
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Hopelink
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Crelate’s History | Since 2012
We've come a long way...
From a three-person startup to the AI-powered Recruiting CRM Platform trusted by 25,000+ recruiting professionals. Crelate’s history is filled with growth for both the business and every person that made a contribution. We frequently promote from within, and believe in the entrepreneurial spirit of each team member. Our team takes pride in continuously learning and improvement each step of our journey.
Crelate is founded in the Boise metro with a mission to build recruiting software practitioners actually love.
Our first institutional round fuels a bigger team and a faster pace of product innovation.
Crelate now powers more than 1,500 unique staffing and recruiting firms across the industry.
A major growth round accelerates our platform vision and expands the team behind it.
Over 25,000 recruiting professionals now rely on Crelate to discover talent and drive outcomes.
Discover, Insights, and Co-Pilot agents launch — built for where recruiting is going, not where it’s been.