Chez Jennings is a talent-sourcer for Wyre, a fintech company whose API and dashboard allows companies to instantly wire transfer funds worldwide.  She and her team are using blockchain technology to replace traditional banking technology and reduce costs for customers.^[1][2]

Early Life & Education

Jennings grew up in Irvine, California and graduated from Woodbridge High School in 2008. She received her Associate's degree in Psychology from Orange Coast College in 2011.  While attending Orange Coast, she competed in track and field; as a freshman, she ran the 100 meter and 200 meter dash.^[2]

In the fall of 2017, sheenrolled in Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management. She is expected to graduate in 2019.^[3]

Career

Early Beginnings

Jennings started her career in Orange County in January 2012, working for State Farm. While working there, she consulted with existing clients regarding life insurance, property insurance, and auto insurance coverage.^[1]

In September 2012, she worked as a office manager for Progressive Solutions Consulting, a boutique political consulting and fundraising firm based out of Long Beach, California.^[1]

ManpowerGroup

Jennings' first recruiting position was with the a Fortune 500 company ManpowerGroup. She helped provide people with job opportunities in the Southern California area, specifically withing Orange County and the Inland Empire.^[1]

She worked there for two years (May 2013 to July 2015).

24 Seven Inc.

In July 2015, Chez moved to Los Angeles and began serving as an account manager for 24 Seven Inc. She worked with clients within different industries, including fashion, marketing, advertising, interactive, entertainment, and tech. It was during this time where she became acquainted with recruiting tools and cloud computing companies that provided tracking systems like Bullhorn, Jobvite, Ariba, iCIMS, Workday, and Greenhouse.^[3]

BlueCrew

In October 2016, Jennings became a staffing manager for BlueCrew. Using an app, their on-demand staffing platform connects employees directly with employers that fit their schedules, interests, and skill sets via our app.^[3]

Wyre

Since October 2017, Chez Jennings has been a talent sourcer for Wyre.^[2]