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VetCareers.AI is a veteran-led staffing and recruiting company, built in Denver, Colorado on one simple diagnosis: veteran hiring fails because both sides go in without the full picture. Employers don’t understand what military experience actually delivers, and veterans don’t know how to translate it. We fix that. Founded by Brandon, launched to help fellow service members land real civilian careers after his own Navy transition in 2017. Through years of hands-on work recruiting Navy Nukes and veterans across every branch, Highr1 grew into something bigger: VetCareers.AI, a platform, a standard, and a community that happens to hire. Today we place veterans at every level, from hands-on technicians to senior leaders. We’re not a resume mill. Because we live inside the military community, we surface talent traditional recruiters never reach — and we prepare both sides to succeed long after the placement.
Jeff Downing - Co-Founder: Co-founder of VetCareers.AI, leading sales, marketing, and business development. Jeff built the company's "avatar" matching model defining exactly who a company needs, then matching veterans to that profile — and drives the outreach that connects transitioning service members with employers before day one.
Brandon McLeod - Founder & CEO: Navy Nuclear-trained veteran and founder of VetCareers.AI. Since transitioning out of the Navy in 2017, Brandon has helped veterans turn military experience into real civilian careers — first through Highr1, now through VetCareers.AI. He's on a mission to sit down with someone from every military job across all six branches so both veterans and employers finally see the full picture.