Her app helps young people get jobs -- and brighter futures

Peerro is an app designed to help young people find jobs and become self-sufficient.

Rachel Angel launched Peerro in Cleveland a couple years ago and recently moved the tech startup to Cincinnati after receiving a significant investment from CincyTech.

SHE'S A PHARMACIST TURNEDC-E-O.

ONE LOCAL WOMAN ISUSING HER DIFFICULT TEEN YEARSAS INSPIRATION TO HELP OTHERYOUNG PEOPLE.WCPO NINE NEWSREPORTER LUCY MAY TELLS US HOWáRACHEL ANGELá IS CONNECTINGPEOPLE WITH JOBS AND BRIGHTERFUTURES."I think I started work whenI was12."RACHEL ANGEL HASN'T ALWAYSBEEN A TECH COMPANY C-E-O.BUTSHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A HARDWORKER."I started working, mainlybecause I wanted my own.

Butit became very helpful when Istarted living on my own at 16yearsold."THAT HARD WORK AT A YOUNG AGEINSPIRED ANGEL TO STARTPEERRO.

THE TECHNOLOGY COMPANYHELPS YOUNG PEOPLE FIND ENTRY-LEVEL JOBS - AS A PATH TO ASUCCESSFULFUTURE."This would be my firstjob."SAMIR GRAGSTON WILL BE A TENTHGRADER AT NORTHWEST HIGHSCHOOL.HE TURNED TO PEERRO TOFIND AJOB."It was a lot easier thansigning up for a job online.So I thought that was prettyamazing."SAMIR IS HOPING TO LAND A JOBAT O-T-R ESCAPE, AN ESCAPEROOM ON RACE STREET THAT FRANKHAILSTOCKOWNS."After going through my firstinitial process of trying tofind an applicant, I wouldnever use anotherservice."HAILSTOCK HAS HIRED THREEPEOPLE THROUGH PEERRO AND SAYSHE WILL KEEP USING THESERVICE."You want your interviews tobe high caliber, so Peerro hasdefinitely helped withthat.""We see hugepotential."CINCYTECH MANAGING DIRECTORSTACEY BROWNING SAYS PEERRO'SLOCAL SUCCESS IS JUST THEBEGINNING."Ohio really is her testingground, especially here inCincinnati.

But once it workshere, she can really take thisideanationally."ANGEL SAYS SHE AND HER TEAMARE ALL ABOUT HELPING AS MANYYOUNG PEOPLE - AND EMPLOYERS -AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE THECONNECTIONS THAT WILL HELPTHEM BOTH.ESPECIALLY FOR KIDSWHO HAVE A ROUGH START LIKESHEDID.It's so important for us tocreate opportunity and createa way for people to be able toaddress some of those issuesthat may not be their fault.But if they can do somethingabout it, let's actually openthe doors for them to dosomething aboutit."LUCY MAY, WCPO NINE NEWS.