Founder and CEO

building companies that help hourly



It all comes down to values. Sprockets' mission was to match people to possibilities. HourWork's was to help 80,000,000 people achieve the American dream. If I did anything, I hope it just encourages people to acknowledge and respect the hourly workers around them.


-Richichi on building companies, CDC Tech Life Podcast.
10M+
Hourly Workers Impacted
10k+
Business Locations Served
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Using AI to help millions at the most iconic brands.

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Founder and CEO

Sprockets - Founded in My Parent's Basement  

Raised 8 figures from the industry's best VC to build an AI hiring platform that made data-driven and equitable people decisions for industry leading companies.

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CEO

HourWork - Acquired to Acquisition

Led HourWork, a leading technology in hourly employee and empowerment, from bankruptcy to a successful exit.

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After being acquired in late 2025, AJ was placed on the Humanly's executive team to lead inorganic growth including M&A, partnerships, and market research.

Humanly is the leading force in ethical AI across the hourly workforce.

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