# Prax Agency: Full Reference > Prax Agency is a boutique recruiting agency specialized in commercial real estate, construction, MEP, MRO, and the skilled trades. It recruits wherever its employer clients are hiring, and its founders live in Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth. The registered business name is Prax LLC. Founded in 2026 by Alix Spratley and Jessica Walker. Tagline: "Connecting People. Building What's Next." ## What Prax does - **Talent Acquisition:** Helping businesses identify and connect with qualified professionals. - **Industry-Focused Recruiting:** Specialized recruiting across commercial real estate, construction, MEP, MRO, and the skilled trades. - **Career Connections:** Connecting professionals with opportunities that align with their experience and goals. ## Industries served Commercial real estate, construction, MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing), MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations), and the skilled trades, along with development, property management, disaster restoration, industrial, and business development. ## How a search works for employers 1. **We learn your business.** We start with the people behind the position: your team, your goals, and what the right hire would change. 2. **We shape the search.** No one-size-fits-all recruiting. Each search is built around what your company actually needs. 3. **We make the introduction.** We introduce people based on compatibility, shared goals, and long-term potential. 4. **We stay invested.** A filled position isn't the finish line. We care about the relationship and how it grows from there. ## How it works for candidates 1. **We get to know you.** We see the person behind the résumé: your experience, your goals, and what you want from your next move. 2. **We look for real alignment.** We focus on opportunities that fit your experience and where you want to go. 3. **We make the connection.** When there's a strong match, we introduce you and help both sides understand why it could work. 4. **We keep it honest.** Transparency, honest communication, and respect, whether or not a role turns out to be the one. ## How it works for trade schools Prax is a placement partner for trade schools at no cost to the school or its graduates. Employers pay Prax when they hire. Details: https://praxagency.com/schools - **Beside your team:** If a school has a career office, Prax works hand in hand with its director and brings employer relationships and introductions. - **Extra hands at graduation:** If a cohort outgrows one office, Prax takes on a share of the students and places them as carefully as its own candidates. - **The placement office:** If a school has no placement office, Prax runs placement end to end, from the first student conversation to the 90-day check-in. The first term: learn the school and its programs (weeks 1 and 2), map each program to the roles employers are hiring for (weeks 3 and 4), workshops and one-on-one meetings with graduating students (from week 5), an Introduction Day with hiring employers (from week 8), then check-ins with every placed graduate at 30, 60, and 90 days and a term-end placement report for the school. ## Founders ### Alix Spratley, Co-Founder (Houston, Texas) Focus: business development, industry relationships, strategic growth. Nearly three years as a Commercial Account Manager at Blackmon Mooring & BMS CAT, working in commercial restoration and reconstruction. Founder of Girls Who Golf, a professional network that connects women across commercial real estate and related industries. Founding Council member, Building Engineer Network Houston. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alix-spratley-6540993a ### Jessica Walker, Co-Founder (Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas) Focus: recruiting, talent acquisition, career connections. More than 15 years across sales, recruiting, and team leadership. As a National Recruiter at Blackmon Mooring & BMS CAT, she hired across 35+ locations for sales, construction, operations, finance, and leadership roles, with 45 permanent professional hires in the first nine months of 2026 and a 42% reduction in average time to fill. Earlier, a Recruiting Manager at Robert Half. OSHA 30-Hour certified. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicawalkertx ## The Pillars of Prax - **People First:** We see the person behind every résumé and the people behind every business. - **Industry Expertise:** We understand the industries we serve and the talent that moves them forward. - **Meaningful Connections:** We create introductions built on compatibility, shared goals, and long-term potential. - **Personalized Approach:** No one-size-fits-all recruiting. Every search is guided by the unique needs of our clients and candidates. - **Integrity Always:** We lead with transparency, honest communication, and respect for every relationship. - **Growth Together:** We're invested in more than filling positions. We're helping businesses and careers move forward. ## Pages - Home: https://praxagency.com/ - Hire: https://praxagency.com/hire - Careers: https://praxagency.com/careers - Schools: https://praxagency.com/schools - About: https://praxagency.com/about - Blog: https://praxagency.com/blog - Contact: https://praxagency.com/contact - Privacy: https://praxagency.com/privacy - Terms: https://praxagency.com/terms ## Contact - General: connect@praxagency.com - Alix Spratley: alix@praxagency.com - Jessica Walker: jess@praxagency.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/prax-agency - Website: https://praxagency.com ## Markets where Jessica has built teams As National Recruiter at Blackmon Mooring & BMS CAT, Jessica Walker led hiring across a footprint of 35+ locations. Its markets (source: BMS CAT locations page, read 2026-11-04): Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, College Station, Colorado Springs, Columbus, Dallas–Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, San Antonio, San Francisco, Tampa, Washington, D.C. ## Common questions ### What does Prax Agency do? Prax Agency is a boutique recruiting agency specialized in commercial real estate, construction, MEP, MRO, and the skilled trades. It helps businesses identify and connect with qualified professionals, and connects professionals with opportunities that fit their experience and goals. ### Which industries does Prax Agency recruit for? Commercial real estate, construction, MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing), MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations), and the skilled trades, along with development, property management, disaster restoration, industrial, and business development. ### Where does Prax recruit? Wherever our employer clients are hiring. Before Prax, Jessica built teams in markets from Boston to Los Angeles. ### Does Prax work with trade schools? Yes. Prax is a no-cost placement partner for trade schools, paid only by the employers who hire. ### Who founded Prax Agency? Alix Spratley and Jessica Walker founded Prax Agency in 2026. Alix is based in Houston and focuses on business development and industry relationships. Jessica is based in Dallas-Fort Worth and focuses on recruiting and talent acquisition. The registered business name is Prax LLC. ### How does a search work for employers? Prax starts by learning the business and the people behind the position, then shapes a search around what the company actually needs. It introduces people based on compatibility, shared goals, and long-term potential, and stays invested after the position is filled. ### How does Prax Agency work with candidates? Prax gets to know your experience and goals, looks for opportunities that fit where you want to go, and makes an introduction when there is a strong match. It keeps communication honest, whether or not a role turns out to be the one. ### How do I contact Prax Agency? Email connect@praxagency.com or send an inquiry through the contact page at praxagency.com/contact. ## Related files - Short index: https://praxagency.com/llms.txt - Complete blog archive: https://praxagency.com/long-llms.txt