Beacon began with a lesson founder Rob Reznick heard growing up. It’s not just what you know, it’s who you know and trust enough to make the intro.

After two decades in finance and technology, Rob saw how often the right opportunity depended on earned relationships: a warm referral helped replace him at his last company, freed him to build Beacon, and connected him with his Cleveland co-founders.

Beacon now makes trusted referrals easy and transparent so more people can use the relationships they’ve earned to help one another grow.