Respiris is built to ensure that no one faces career transitions alone.
We are creating a modern alternative to traditional outplacement by combining human connection, structured coaching, community, and AI-enabled tools to support individuals during some of the most important and vulnerable moments of their professional lives.
We partner with companies to support employees with greater care, consistency, and credibility during workforce change. Respiris sits at the intersection of service, community, and technology, creating a model that is both deeply human and built to scale.
This is not legacy outplacement with a new label. This is a new category built for how work, networks, and transitions actually happen today.
Respiris is building a network of Founding Partners to activate and grow markets across the United States.
This opportunity is designed for experienced operators who have already generated meaningful independent revenue and want to add outplacement as a high-margin, relationship-driven revenue stream.
As a Founding Partner, you are not reselling a centralized service. You are building the market with us.
You will deepen relationships with existing clients, create new entry points into organizations navigating workforce change, and position yourself at the center of one of the most critical moments in the employee lifecycle.
This is an additional revenue stream designed to complement and expand your existing income portfolio.
Requirements
All candidates must have generated a minimum of $50,000 in independent revenue under their own EIN, regardless of current employment status (W-2, founder, advisor, or otherwise).
This ensures Founding Partners have demonstrated the ability to build, sell, and deliver independently.
This is not a fit if you:
Respiris is a B2B company. We sell to organizations, not individuals.
Founding Partners generate revenue through:
Each engagement averages $1,500 and includes:
Respiris is built on execution, community, deep empathy, and artificial intelligence
Within 9 months after completing the Academy Tracks, Founding Partners are expected to:
If these are not demonstrated, the partnership will not continue.
Benefits
At Respiris, we believe no one should navigate a career transition alone. While layoffs may be operational decisions for companies, they are deeply personal turning points for people.
That is why we built Respiris. We exist to support both impacted employees and the HR, Legal, and Finance leaders who guide them through one of the most emotionally complex and legally sensitive moments in the employee experience.
Founded by Angel Cruzado, a veteran HR leader with experience in venture-backed, private equity-backed, and public companies, Respiris reduces employer risk while restoring employee confidence with empathy, technology, and speed.
For impacted employees, we offer
• Personalized job search coaching
• Resume and LinkedIn support
• Network activation and warm introductions
• An AI Companion Coach that brings scalable and empathetic guidance
For employers, we provide
• A referral-based pricing model where you only pay if an employee opts in
• Proven results with companies such as Temporal, Alation, dScout, and Empowerly
• Risk reduction that helps minimize legal exposure, brand harm, and unemployment costs
For the HR community, we host biweekly HR Learning Circles. These are trusted spaces where people leaders gather to support each other through change and growth.
Respiris is not just outplacement. It is a belief that the way people exit matters just as much as how they start.
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