You won’t hear either of them say that economic recessions are a good thing, but both Matt Clarke and Chris Werner know and appreciate that they wouldn’t be where they are today if there hadn’t been one at seemingly just the right time.
The tandem from Colorado Springs, Colo., became fast friends in high school and lost touch after graduation, only to become reacquainted in 2008, when each faced their own employment challenges on the cusp of the Great Recession.