Let’s humanize hiring.
Our mission is to fundamentally change how screening and interviewing are done.
WholeStory is the first platform to provide a standardized, scalable process where job seekers share their most pivotal life experiences alongside their work history.
By promoting a more human approach to hiring, WholeStory significantly improves decision making in the hiring process for employers. We're building a future in which people are hired for the entirety of their experiences and expertise, valued for all that they bring. As a core element of our Social Purpose, we seek to promote economic justice through the use of tools, processes, and education that aim at eradicating hiring inequity.
“Maybe stories are just data with a soul.”
— Brené Brown
Founding team
John Roach
Cofounder & CEO
I’ve come to know wholeheartedly that the key to understanding peoples’ full professional capacity comes from understanding who they are as a person and how they came to be that way.
I’ve led big and small technical teams on challenging journeys of transformation and change. Consistently, my strongest team members have been those who developed their most important capabilities in ways that never would have shown up on a resume.
— John
Darren Varnado
Cofounder & Head of Business Development
I believe WholeStory offers a unique opportunity for people with non-traditional and less privileged paths to stand out in the hiring process. I joined the WholeStory team because I wanted to do work that is purpose-driven with smart people that I like and respect.
I am an idea entrepreneur and am passionate about developing new and innovative business services and products.
— Darren
Erin Anacker
Cofounder & Head of Product
We spend more time at work than anywhere else (except, let's hope, sleeping!). Yet most people do not enjoy being at work. I joined WholeStory because I believe work should be a place we enjoy, feel seen and supported, and co-create together.
I come from a business and design strategy background and have learned two key things: 1. collaboration trumps individualism; and 2. empathy is strategic.
— Erin
Our advisors
David Boninger, PhD
Social Psychology
Rich Cummins, PhD
Organizational Leadership
Sean Green, PhD
Data Science
Samara Reich Thomas
DEI and Workforce Development