About

We exist to give people access to what careers are actually built on.

Not just a job listing. The social capital, the mentorship, and the opportunity that decide who gets ahead. EqualAccess was built to put that within reach for more people, and to help good companies hire and run better while they do it.

Our story

We started with one idea: make social capital accessible to everyone.

Careers are built on relationships, mentorship, and access most people are never handed. Here is how EqualAccess set out to change who gets it.

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What we believe

The principles behind the work.

Access over pedigree

We bet on potential and grit, not just the name at the top of a resume.

Coaching that sticks

We stay after the hire. Coaching is the reason our placements last.

Mentorship multiplies

Relationships and mentorship are what careers are actually built on.

Straight talk

No filler, no fluff. We say what we mean and do what we say.

The people behind it

Brandon BatesBB

Brandon Bates

Co-Founder and President

Brandon has spent more than fifteen years in talent, staffing, and workforce development, from technical and immigration recruiting to senior roles building SaaS workforce platforms. He came up through minority-owned organizations, which is where his conviction about access took root. At EqualAccess he leads growth, client work, content, and the mission to put opportunity within reach of more people.

Eric BarronEB

Eric Barron

Co-Founder and CEO

Eric is the former CEO of Keller Williams NYC and Chief Revenue Officer at Triplemint, with deep roots in New York real estate and sales leadership. He sets the standard for how EqualAccess shows up with clients: direct, relationship-first, and free of filler. As CEO he steers the firm's strategy and its most important searches.

Advisory board

The people we lean on.

Operators and leaders who know this industry from the inside and help keep our work honest, grounded, and ambitious.

Kirk GoodrichKG

Kirk Goodrich

President, Monadnock Development

Chairman of the New York State Association for Affordable Housing, with more than thirty years in affordable housing finance and development. Kirk opened the door to property management for EqualAccess, and his guidance continues to shape how we serve the industry.

KeronK

Keron

Founder, JST Management

Keron founded JST Management and built it with EqualAccess as his right hand, from operating systems to a trained leadership bench. He advises us with a frontline operator's view of what property management teams actually need.

Lisa SkyeLS

Lisa Skye

Founder, SkyeCo

Founder of SkyeCo, a global business networking organization built on leadership training and real relationships. Lisa has driven deals for top NYC real estate teams, built one of the largest BNI chapters in the world, and launched WeWork's first community model. She brings deep expertise in networking, leadership, and community.

How we got here

From a founding idea to a growing firm.

A quick history. Tap any moment to read more.

Funded and founded in New York City, with a mission to make social capital, mentorship, and opportunity accessible to all.

Our first placement created real opportunity for both an employer and an individual in NYC, proving the model works.

We added consulting, helping clients build the HR and operational infrastructure behind good hiring.

We rolled out branding and marketing services and hosted more than five Zoom webinars for property managers, helping New Yorkers access housing.

Erica Kolodny joins as the first employee of EqualAccess.

We officially partnered with more than twelve organizations across NYC for our services.

We added retained executive search to take on the leadership roles other firms cannot fill.

We signed our first executive search client and welcomed Michelle Gambale-Vasquez as our second employee.

We signed our second full-time consulting partner, deepening our retained work.