About Mploylab · New York

Connecting Talent With Opportunity

Mploylab is a New York recruiting business focused on education and therapy. We connect schools and specialized education organizations with dedicated educators, therapists, and support professionals.

What Guides Our Work

A Clear Education And Therapy Focus

Attention To People And Practical Fit

Focused Conversations And Clear Next Steps

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Our Purpose

Good Connections Begin With Understanding.

Behind a job opening is a team that needs support. Behind a résumé is a person making an important decision about their working life. Mploylab brings those perspectives together through a focused approach to education and therapy recruiting.

Our slogan, Connecting Talent with Opportunity, describes that purpose. The opportunity needs to be understood as clearly as the talent: the setting, the responsibilities, the people involved, and the expectations that shape the work.

Where We Focus

Specialized In The People Who Support Students.

Our core areas are special education teachers, associate teachers and teaching assistants, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists. These professionals bring different skills to the same wider goal: supporting students and the teams around them.

We work in the context of New York schools and specialized education organizations. That local focus makes details such as the work location, program setting, school schedule, and collaboration model central to the conversation.

The People Behind Mploylab

Meet Our Co-Founders

Mploylab brings together relationship-led recruiting and thoughtful talent acquisition. Meet the founders behind our work with New York’s education and therapy community.

Matthew Medina

Co-Founder, CEO & Business Development Director

Matthew leads Mploylab’s business development and the relationships at the heart of its recruiting work. He works directly with schools and education organizations to understand their hiring priorities, while helping candidates navigate opportunities that align with their experience and goals.

His background teaching chess shapes a patient, strategic approach: understand the individual, identify the right next step, and provide clear guidance along the way. From initial conversations and screening through interviews and hiring, Matthew focuses on thoughtful communication, careful coordination, and follow-through.

Nouran Ebied

Co-Founder & Head of Talent Acquisition

Nouran leads Mploylab’s talent acquisition strategy, bringing together candidate sourcing, marketing, and the company’s digital experience. Her work centers on helping educators, therapists, and school professionals discover relevant opportunities—and making it easier for schools to connect with the talent they need.

She holds a master’s degree in business management, supporting her work across Mploylab’s growth, marketing, and talent strategy. She develops candidate outreach, oversees the website and brand, and explores new recruiting channels and tools. By connecting the way Mploylab reaches candidates with the way it supports them online, Nouran helps create a clear, accessible path from first interest to application.

Our Working Principles

What A Professional Partnership Should Feel Like

Relevant Conversations

Discuss the work in detail, connect experience to the role, and make space for practical questions.

Clear Expectations

Define responsibilities, requirements, and next steps so both sides can make informed decisions.

Respect For People

Recognize that a career move and a hiring decision deserve thoughtful attention and honest information.

A Focused Perspective

Keep education and therapy at the center of the conversation, with attention to the setting behind each position.

Two Perspectives, One Connection

For Professionals. For The Organizations That Need Them.

For candidates, a focused recruiting conversation starts with your experience and what you want from your next role. For schools, it starts with the responsibilities, the students, and the team that a new colleague will join.

Our website is organized around those two paths. Explore career opportunities if you are planning a move, or visit our employer page to see how to begin a hiring conversation.

Your Next Step

Let's Make A Meaningful Connection.

Tell us about your next role or the professional your team needs.