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EMPLOYMENT NETWORKS

Meet The Founding Team

The co-founders building Employment Networks, including splits.network and applicant.network, with a focus on transparent hiring workflows, scalable technology, and aligned incentives.

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01 -- OUR FOUNDATION

Built to bring more clarity to hiring

Employment Networks was created to build a more transparent and operationally sound hiring marketplace. The goal is to connect recruiters, companies, and candidates through structured workflows, clear accountability, and systems that support better outcomes.

The founding team combines deep technical architecture, cloud and AI experience, recruiting operations, process design, and marketplace thinking. Together, that mix shapes the foundation behind splits.network and applicant.network.

Brandon Korous, Co-Founder of Employment Networks

02 -- CO-FOUNDER

Brandon Korous

Brandon Korous is a co-founder of Employment Networks and the primary technical builder behind splits.network and applicant.network. He brings more than 15 years of experience in enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, DevOps, and AI-driven systems.

Brandon has led large-scale technology initiatives across enterprise environments, designing secure, scalable infrastructure and modern development platforms that support complex business operations.

At Employment Networks, Brandon leads the technical development of the platform, helping turn the company’s marketplace vision into scalable software, reliable infrastructure, and automation-driven systems.

Platform Vision

Helps shape the long-term product direction and technical strategy of Employment Networks.

Lead Developer

Serves as the primary developer responsible for building and evolving the platform.

Enterprise Architecture

Deep experience designing cloud infrastructure, DevOps systems, and scalable engineering platforms.

AI & Automation

Focused on integrating intelligent automation and modern AI systems into the platform.

03 -- CO-FOUNDER

Floyd Kobler

Floyd Kobler is a co-founder of Employment Networks and one of the builders behind splits.network and applicant.network. His work focuses on marketplace operations, recruiting workflow design, and the systems that keep hiring activity organized, transparent, and efficient.

With experience across recruiting operations, client services, and high-volume support environments, Floyd brings a practical operator mindset to the platform. His focus is on improving submission quality, recruiter responsiveness, and candidate movement through hiring pipelines.

At Employment Networks, Floyd helps shape the operational model of the marketplace, including representation workflows, submission standards, and rules-based payout concepts that align incentives for recruiters, companies, and sourcers.

Marketplace Operations

Focused on the operational rules and service structure that allow the hiring marketplace to function smoothly.

Recruiting Workflow Design

Helps design representation flows, submission standards, and accountability systems across the platform.

Payout Systems

Contributed to rules-based payout and holdback concepts designed to reduce disputes and improve payout clarity.

Network Operations

Supports partner onboarding, marketplace coordination, and day-to-day operational execution.

Floyd Kobler, Co-Founder of Employment Networks
We are building hiring infrastructure that brings more transparency, accountability, and alignment to every participant in the process.
-- Employment Networks

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