MilitaryHire.com, a trusted source for veteran recruiting for over 25 years, has joined forces with RedBalloon (redballoon.work), an innovative tech company championing human‑centric, values‑based hiring to help the 200,000 service members who transition to civilian life annually and more than 700,000 members of the Guard and Reserve connect with employment opportunities.

This alliance unites Craig Robbins, CEO of MilitaryHire and a combat veteran‑turned‑entrepreneur, with Andrew Crapuchettes, founder and CEO of RedBalloon and former CEO of labor market analytics giant Emsi (now Lightcast.io). Together, they’re addressing one of recruiting’s toughest challenges; the overreliance on AI systems that often screen out qualified veteran talent.

“Military experience is often misunderstood by the data AI relies on to assess fit,” said Robbins. “That’s why MilitaryHire has always focused on real human connections—like our virtual hiring events that bring tens of thousands of veterans and recruiters together each year. When I saw RedBalloon’s platform—technology that uses AI but keeps real hiring conversations at the center—I knew we could reshape veteran recruiting.”

RedBalloon’s new recruiting software blends AI with in-platform functionality that allows candidates and recruiters to discuss skill gaps, align values, and find true culture fit. “Employers who overemphasize AI risk overlooking what matters most—culture fit, values alignment, and human judgment,” said Crapuchettes. “Our solutions restore those essentials and will help veterans and employers connect at scale.”

Through this partnership, MilitaryHire customers gain:

• A new recruiting platform that leverages AI but keeps hiring decisions in human hands.
• Innovative recruiting services delivering qualified veteran candidates at a fraction of traditional search firm costs.
• Enhanced marketing tools designed to better attract members of the military community.

MilitaryHire’s transition to RedBalloon’s software will be complete in Q4 2025, with expanded recruiting services available immediately.

About MilitaryHire 

MilitaryHire.com has been helping veterans connect with employers for more than 25 years. With over 700,000 veteran profiles, strategic employer partnerships, and a history of best-in-class virtual events, MilitaryHire is a trusted leader in military hiring and career transition. Learn more at militaryhire.com.

About RedBalloon 

RedBalloon (redballoon.work) is a values-based recruiting company helping employers find employees who align with their culture and mission. Founded by Andrew Crapuchettes, a pioneer in labor market analytics and former CEO of Emis (now Lightcast.io), RedBalloon delivers innovative recruiting services and technology to help employers build high-performing teams.  Learn more at redballoon.work.

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In an open letter to the President, Andrew Crapuchettes, CEO of RedBalloon, called on the Trump administration to abolish the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, citing the damage the overreaching organization has done to American business leadership, employee morale, and entrepreneurship.

"Agencies like the EEOC and DOL are sucking resources and destroying workplace relationships. We urge the Trump administration to end agency overreach and allow America to get back to work."

The call for eliminating the EEOC is the first of several suggested actions which would immediately free businesses from needless bureaucracy, such as protecting the gig economy, removing restrictions on salaried roles, offering protection for employers from frivolous lawsuits.

"May the whine of frivolous complaints, fueled by misguided policy, distract our businesses no longer," the letter reads, "Make American Workplaces Great Again!"

Read the entire letter here.

To schedule an interview with Andrew Crapuchettes, contact Isaac Lopez at (208) 997–8013 or Email Contact.

RedBalloon CEO Andrew Crapuchettes is a longtime business leader, entrepreneur, and innovator in the technology industry. He has founded several successful tech-focused companies and is widely considered a global pioneer in the development and use of labor market data analytics, an industry he helped found over twenty years ago.

Mr. Crapuchettes served as the founding CEO of Emsi (now Lightcast), bringing market-changing innovations to how higher education, corporations, and governments approach the labor market. In 2021, Andrew founded RedBalloon, which has quickly become America's largest connectors of employers and job seekers who prioritize workplace culture. Crapuchettes' is a frequent presenter at technology and business conferences and a frequent guest on business and technology news and influencer podcasts. To find out more, explore redballoon.work.

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RedBalloon.work is thrilled to announce the launch of RedBalloon ATS, an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) designed to transform the hiring process for businesses. By emphasizing values-first recruitment, RedBalloon ATS enables companies to build networks of top-tier, culturally aligned talent that perfectly fits their organizational values.
"At RedBalloon, we believe hiring goes beyond merely filling positions; it involves selecting candidates who align with an organization's core values and culture," said Andrew Crapuchettes, CEO at RedBalloon. "With RedBalloon ATS, we place company culture at the forefront, reshaping the hiring process to ensure businesses find the right talent."

Key Features of RedBalloon ATS:

• Culture-First Hiring: Ensuring Alignment at Every Stage RedBalloon ATS integrates company values throughout the recruitment process, allowing businesses to attract and select candidates who share their principles, ensuring a cohesive workplace culture.
• Personalized Talent Network: Recruit from a Broader Pool RedBalloon ATS provides access to a robust talent network, allowing businesses to connect with candidates beyond those actively seeking employment. This module enables organizations to tap into their broader network, identifying ideal candidates who may not be immediately available.
• Algorithm-Free Hiring: Transparent and Unbiased Unlike platforms that rely on algorithms and automated processes, RedBalloon ATS offers a transparent, human-centered approach to hiring. Candidates are not filtered or hidden by bias-prone algorithms, ensuring a more equitable hiring process.
• Profile Search: Access High-Quality Talent RedBalloon ATS offers an advanced search engine connecting businesses to a network of over 100,000 job seekers prioritizing hard work, integrity, and innovation. This allows employers to access top talent that may otherwise go unnoticed.
• Simplified Hiring Process RedBalloon ATS is equipped with intuitive tools designed to streamline hiring, from tracking candidates across platforms to managing the entire recruitment pipeline, saving businesses valuable time and resources.

About RedBalloon.work
Founded In 2021, RedBalloon has quickly become America's largest connector of employers and employees who prioritize a positive workplace culture free from the divisiveness of cancel-culture mandates. RedBalloon CEO Andrew Crapuchettes is a longtime business leader, entrepreneur, and innovator who has founded several successful tech companies and is widely considered a global pioneer in the development and use of labor market data analytics – an industry he helped found over 20 years ago. Learn more at RedBalloon.work.

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics quarterly report of Weekly Earnings for the US worker showed that wages increased 5.7 percent in the last year, outpacing consumer inflation which is at 4% year-over-year. This is a welcome change for workers who had seen their real wages fall during the post-pandemic inflation spike.

“When job openings outnumber the available workers nearly two to one, wages are going to naturally be driven higher," Crapuchettes added. "We’re in a historic worker shortage as our economy continues to adjust to the decline in population growth. That means competition for employees will continue driving wage inflation at its own pace, regardless of other factors. It’s the basics of supply and demand, and the tight labor market isn’t going to ease up anytime soon.”

Read more here. To schedule an interview with RedBalloon CEO Andrew Crapuchettes, contact Isaac Lopez at (208) 997–8013 or Email Contact

About RedBalloon

Founded In 2021, RedBalloon has quickly become America’s largest connector of employers and employees who prioritize a positive workplace culture free from the divisiveness of cancel-culture mandates. RedBalloon CEO Andrew Crapuchettes is a longtime business leader, entrepreneur, and innovator who has founded several successful tech companies and is widely considered a global pioneer in the development and use of labor market data analytics – an industry he helped found over 20 years ago.

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CNBC's latest annual ranking of the best states for businesses revealed that eight out of the top ten states for economic development and nine out of the top ten states for business-friendly policies are Red States.

"This should not come as a surprise, as woke ideology continues to hurt these bigger blue states,” RedBalloon CEO Andrew Crapuchettes said. “While much of the blue world is focused on DEI and other woke virtue signaling, businesses are self-selecting those states that focus on policies that help businesses grow and thrive in today's tough economy."

The consequences of anti-business policies are evident in California, which witnessed a staggering decline from a $55 billion budget surplus last year to a $32 billion deficit this year as businesses and taxpayers continue fleeing the state.

"There's an ongoing exodus from New York and California to places like Florida and Texas,” continued Crapuchettes. “We've labeled this the great sort, as businesses and families seek out more friendly policies in which to establish their roots."

Read more here. To schedule an interview with RedBalloon CEO Andrew Crapuchettes, contact Isaac Lopez at (208) 997–8013 or Email Contact

Founded In 2021, RedBalloon has quickly become America’s largest connector of employers and employees who prioritize a positive workplace culture free from the divisiveness of cancel-culture mandates. RedBalloon CEO Andrew Crapuchettes is a longtime business leader, entrepreneur, and innovator who has founded several successful tech companies and is widely considered a global pioneer in the development and use of labor market data analytics – an industry he helped found over 20 years ago.

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With worker productivity falling at its fastest rate in 75 years, RedBalloon released today a new report: “DEI: ‘I’ is for ‘Ineffective’” exposing the harm that so-called diversity initiatives inflict on workplace productivity. This new report is the 3rd in a series on DEI and its link to record low employee engagement and record high workplace dissatisfaction.

“The America free market system has lifted more people out of poverty than any other system in world history, yet the woke-left wants to destroy this engine of economic success by replacing merit-based promotion with gender and ethnicity preferences,” said RedBalloon CEO Andrew Crapuchettes. “This just doesn’t work in American culture. We are a people who thrive on hard work, innovation, and accomplishment. DEI removes these drivers, and that’s rendering the workplace ineffective by severely hurting productivity and satisfaction."

According to Gallup, only 31% of workers are engaged in the workplace. Additionally, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the US hourly output fell the fastest in 75 years.

“Companies that ignore accomplishment, and instead award promotion based on gender and ethnicity diversity criteria are sending the message that performance doesn’t matter,” continued Crapuchettes. “At RedBalloon, we’re seeing job seekers gravitating to employers who honor merit-based promotion, equal opportunity, and recognition based on effort... shocker.”

Find the full report on the RedBalloon Blog. To schedule an interview with Andrew Crapuchettes, contact Isaac Lopez at (208) 997 – 8013 or Email Contact

About RedBalloon

Founded In 2021, RedBalloon has quickly become America’s largest connector of employers and employees who prioritize a positive workplace culture free from the divisiveness of cancel-culture mandates. RedBalloon CEO Andrew Crapuchettes is a longtime business leader, entrepreneur, and innovator who has founded several successful tech companies and is widely considered a global pioneer in the development and use of labor market data analytics – an industry he helped found over 20 years ago.

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RedBalloon and The BiG Agency have teamed up to produce a memorable new commercial and ad campaign that exposes the nonsense in the workplace culture war. Since its release, it has gone viral by amassing 7 million views across all social platforms.

The new commercial, highlighting the woke ridiculousness in the workplace and featuring RedBalloon’s common sense solutions, was produced by The Big Agency, led by former Chief Creative Officer of Deutsch LA, Brett Craig.

“Wokeness is destroying brands, polarizing consumers and killing creativity,” said BiG’s Brett Craig, who has been the creative mastermind behind such popular ad campaigns as Dr. Pepper’s Fansville and Lil’ Sweet, and Taco Bell’s Ronald McDonald Loves Taco Bell Breakfast campaigns. “The BiG Agency wants to get back to creating advertising that delights and engages consumers, instead of imposing an ideology on them.”

Both RedBalloon and The BiG Agency are committed to pushing the needle in the culture war, and their partnership is certain to become a powerful force in reshaping the national debate.

“RedBalloon’s new ad campaign is awesome, funny, and cuts to the heart of the woke nonsense in the workplace,” added RedBalloon CEO Andrew Crapuchettes. “We’re grateful to BiG for producing this powerful message, and we’re eager to distribute this nationwide.”

“We’re telling the silent majority’s story,” concluded Crapuchettes.

If you would like to schedule an interview with Andrew Crapuchettes or Brett Craig, contact Isaac Lopez at (208) 997 – 8013 or Email Contact

Founded In 2021, RedBalloon has quickly become America’s largest connector of employers and employees who prioritize a positive workplace culture free from the divisiveness of cancel-culture mandates. RedBalloon CEO Andrew Crapuchettes is a longtime business leader, entrepreneur, and innovator who has founded several successful tech companies and is widely considered a global pioneer in the development and use of labor market data analytics – an industry he helped found over 20 years ago.

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RedBalloon released a groundbreaking report that outlines the hidden costs of a bad hire – costs that go beyond the average price tag of nearly $21,000 dollars unwinding a bad hire.

“A bad hire impacts workplace culture like a match to dynamite,” said Andrew Crapuchettes, CEO of RedBalloon. “But businesses are falling into the ‘availability fallacy’, as HR teams increasingly overlook fatal flaws in the only available applicants in this tight labor market.”

A plurality of employers have reported lost productivity, compromised quality of work, and negative workplace morale as being amongst the steepest costs of a bad hire.

Other contributing factors to modern-day workplace upheaval are the 60% of American workers who are afraid to speak up in the workplace, record low employee engagement, and a stunning 96% of workers who say that they are looking for a new job in 2023.

“There’s an absolute correlation between the high number of employees who are unhappy and disgruntled in the workplace, the high number of employees saying their looking for a new job, the tight labor market, and the rapid increase in bad hiring costs,” continued Crapuchettes. “The entire ecosystem of the American workplace is being turned on its head, and we’re seeing survey numbers about lack of engagement, lost productivity, and overall dissatisfaction between employees and employers – numbers that are off-the-charts.”

Download the report here. If you would like to schedule an interview with RedBalloon CEO Andrew Crapuchettes, contact Isaac Lopez at (208) 997–8013 or Email Contact

Founded In 2021, RedBalloon has quickly become America’s largest connector of employers and employees who prioritize a positive workplace culture free from the divisiveness of cancel-culture mandates. RedBalloon CEO Andrew Crapuchettes is a longtime business leader, entrepreneur, and innovator who has founded several successful tech companies and is widely considered a global pioneer in the development and use of labor market data analytics – an industry he helped found over 20 years ago.

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