Paul Breloff's guest appearances

Paul Breloff

The Finding Impact Podcast

Inspired Wisdom Podcast

Recruitment Entrepreneurs

Alex Eaton

Patrick Watson

Lou Adler

Katrina Collier

Jake Porway

Carne Ross

Elizabeth Rossiello

Rob Mills

David Goldberg

Simon Dixon

Katie Hill

Kevin Green

David Auerbach

Tracy Goodwin

Suzanne Biegel

OwlTail

In our ninth episode, we had the privilege of hosting Paul Breloff, CEO of Shortlist, a platform that connects skilled professionals to great careers across the globe with a large share in Africa &amp; India.See our power-packed features live in action here: https://bit.ly/3TzE8KV

In our ninth episode, we had the privilege of hosting Paul Breloff, CEO of Shortlist, a platform that connects skilled professionals to great careers across the globe with a large share in Africa &amp; India. See our power-packed features live in action here: <a href="https://bit.ly/3TzE8KV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3TzE8KV</a>

Recruitment Entrepreneurs- Episode 09- Ft Paul Breloff

This week on the Finding Impact Podcast, we are talking about the challenges of maintaining culture as your social business scales, and tactics for how to adapt and scale your culture, with Paul Breloff of Shortlist. Paul's company, Shortlist, helps companies build and develop their teams through a new approach to hiring. Particularly, we’ll be talking about Paul’s experience as he grew Shortlist’s team across two continents and to nearly 100 people and lessons he’s learned from the entrepreneurs at companies Shortlist works with. On this podcast you will learn:  The definition to the word Shwashbuckle. 0:58. Why why he got into “talent;” his background is mostly in non-talent social enterprise and impact investing after advertising and corporate law. For about 14-15 years now, very focused on financial inclusion and initially was part of a team who set up a community development bank in the US which led to Accion Venture Lab.  https://www.accion.org/how-we-work/invest/accion-venture-lab The theme underlying all of this has always been looking at for-profit business models which can expand access to opportunities in different ways. 2:30.   Saw a talent gap in companies and how culture could enable or disable teams in doing things.    Realized that investors comfort zone was talking about fundraising and strategy. The messy reality of building teams and getting the right people on those teams are something that doesn't get talked about as much, but they often make or break whether these companies work. So Shortlist emerged from those experiences. 6:12. Shortlist created a platform (now close to 1 million people) that connects skilled professionals to great careers in India and Kenya, using tech tools that automates the collection of data points beyond their CV. 8:08. How Paul came to define Shortlist’s culture. 10:10.   Culture should come from the co-founders. A key part of defining the culture was setting strong core values, which are: own it, act with intention, find the adventure, be a whole person, and one team.   Core values can adapt! Shortlist added “one team” after realizing the importance of this after a merger with another company and now they make it a major priority. 18:56. Challenges he faced maintaining culture across multiple continents and what process or activities he put in place to help develop it. Tried to create consistency, and enough opportunities for exchange so people could get to know each other. But distributed teams is probably the future. 21:15.   Things that have worked: 1) Creating global informal places to spark chatter and sharing of personality. E.g. Their global WhatsApp group is quite active, silly, not very professional, but lets people throw emoji’s back and forth. 2) Creating face-to-face opportunities for real time connection, ie. making sure the team travels between India and Kenya. 3) Investing in technology that allows you to stay connected remotely. 4) Monthly remote town halls which get the whole office together to say hello to new employees, goodbye to employees moving on, promotions, etc. 24:30. Any pushback from Board members or investors about having too much fun? No. “A startup’s most important product is the team, and making sure it works well. I think our stakeholders believe that and want us to invest in that.” 30:45.   Resources that Paul would recommend to others: The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle, Setting the Table by Danny Meyer, Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh (Zappos CEO), Primed to Perform by Neel Doshi and Lindsay McGregor. 32:10.  Resources from this episode:  Shortlist company website https://www.shortlist.net/ The Meta-Culture of Building Great Teams  https://medium.com/@paul_53628/the-meta-culture-of-building-great-teams-b08b8daf5023 One Team: A Fifth Shortlist Value Enters the World  https://medium.com/@paul_53628/one-team-a-fifth-shortlist-value-enters-the-world-87d6fa7b828b The Power of Swashbuckle: How Shortlist Decided What’s Important  https://medium.com/@paul_53628/the-power-of-swashbuckle-how-shortlist-decided-whats-important-5ca817efcf51  Connect with Paul:  LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-breloff-5638b67/ Twitter https://twitter.com/paulbreloff?lang=en 

This week on the Finding Impact Podcast, we are talking about the challenges of maintaining culture as your social business scales, and tactics for how to adapt and scale your culture, with Paul Breloff of Shortlist. Paul's company, Shortlist, helps companies build and develop their teams through a new approach to hiring. Particularly, we’ll be talking about Paul’s experience as he grew Shortlist’s team across two continents and to nearly 100 people and lessons he’s learned from the entrepreneurs at companies Shortlist works with. On this podcast you will learn: <ul> <li>The definition to the word Shwashbuckle. 0:58.</li> <li>Why why he got into “talent;” his background is mostly in non-talent social enterprise and impact investing after advertising and corporate law. For about 14-15 years now, very focused on financial inclusion and initially was part of a team who set up a community development bank in the US which led to Accion Venture Lab. <a href="https://www.accion.org/how-we-work/invest/accion-venture-lab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.accion.org/how-we-work/invest/accion-venture-lab</a> The theme underlying all of this has always been looking at for-profit business models which can expand access to opportunities in different ways. 2:30.</li> <li> <ul> <li>Saw a talent gap in companies and how culture could enable or disable teams in doing things. </li> </ul> </li> <li>Realized that investors comfort zone was talking about fundraising and strategy. The messy reality of building teams and getting the right people on those teams are something that doesn't get talked about as much, but they often make or break whether these companies work. So Shortlist emerged from those experiences. 6:12.</li> <li>Shortlist created a platform (now close to 1 million people) that connects skilled professionals to great careers in India and Kenya, using tech tools that automates the collection of data points beyond their CV. 8:08.</li> <li>How Paul came to define Shortlist’s culture. 10:10.</li> <li> <ul> <li>Culture should come from the co-founders. A key part of defining the culture was setting strong core values, which are: own it, act with intention, find the adventure, be a whole person, and one team.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Core values can adapt! Shortlist added “one team” after realizing the importance of this after a merger with another company and now they make it a major priority. 18:56.</li> <li>Challenges he faced maintaining culture across multiple continents and what process or activities he put in place to help develop it. Tried to create consistency, and enough opportunities for exchange so people could get to know each other. But distributed teams is probably the future. 21:15.</li> <li> <ul> <li>Things that have worked: 1) Creating global informal places to spark chatter and sharing of personality. E.g. Their global WhatsApp group is quite active, silly, not very professional, but lets people throw emoji’s back and forth. 2) Creating face-to-face opportunities for real time connection, ie. making sure the team travels between India and Kenya. 3) Investing in technology that allows you to stay connected remotely. 4) Monthly remote town halls which get the whole office together to say hello to new employees, goodbye to employees moving on, promotions, etc. 24:30.</li> <li>Any pushback from Board members or investors about having too much fun? No. “A startup’s most important product is the team, and making sure it works well. I think our stakeholders believe that and want us to invest in that.” 30:45.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Resources that Paul would recommend to others: The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle, Setting the Table by Danny Meyer, Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh (Zappos CEO), Primed to Perform by Neel Doshi and Lindsay McGregor. 32:10.</li> </ul> Resources from this episode: <ul> <li>Shortlist company website <a href="https://www.shortlist.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.shortlist.net/</a></li> <li>The Meta-Culture of Building Great Teams <a href="https://medium.com/@paul_53628/the-meta-culture-of-building-great-teams-b08b8daf5023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://medium.com/@paul_53628/the-meta-culture-of-building-great-teams-b08b8daf5023</a></li> <li>One Team: A Fifth Shortlist Value Enters the World <a href="https://medium.com/@paul_53628/one-team-a-fifth-shortlist-value-enters-the-world-87d6fa7b828b" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://medium.com/@paul_53628/one-team-a-fifth-shortlist-value-enters-the-world-87d6fa7b828b</a></li> <li>The Power of Swashbuckle: How Shortlist Decided What’s Important <a href="https://medium.com/@paul_53628/the-power-of-swashbuckle-how-shortlist-decided-whats-important-5ca817efcf51" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://medium.com/@paul_53628/the-power-of-swashbuckle-how-shortlist-decided-whats-important-5ca817efcf51</a></li> </ul> Connect with Paul: <ul> <li>LinkedIn <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-breloff-5638b67/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-breloff-5638b67/</a></li> <li>Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/paulbreloff?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/paulbreloff?lang=en</a></li> </ul>

FIP 121: Maintaining culture with growth through scale, with Paul Breloff of Shortlist 

Paul is the Co-Founder and CEO of Shortlist, a recruiting technology startup transforming how talent meets opportunity in emerging markets.   Paul Breloff, CEO &amp; Co-founder ShortlistWith a law degree from Yale and experience in microfinance and impact investing, Paul has advised major corporations on access to finance issues globally.  Working across India and Kenya, Paul and his co-founder have grown Shortlist to 60 full-time employees in just 2.5 years.  Shortlist is on a mission to unlock professional potential and it does so by combining technology, data, and a human touch to source and screen great job-seekers for growing, purposeful companies across India and East Africa.  You will find Paul’s bio and resources mentioned during our interview at Inspired Wisdom.

Paul is the Co-Founder and CEO of Shortlist, a recruiting technology startup transforming how talent meets opportunity in emerging markets.  Paul Breloff, CEO &amp; Co-founder Shortlist With a law degree from Yale and experience in microfinance and impact investing, Paul has advised major corporations on access to finance issues globally. Working across India and Kenya, Paul and his co-founder have grown Shortlist to 60 full-time employees in just 2.5 years. Shortlist is on a mission to unlock professional potential and it does so by combining technology, data, and a human touch to source and screen great job-seekers for growing, purposeful companies across India and East Africa.  You will find Paul’s bio and resources mentioned during our interview at <a href="http://inspiredwisdom.us/category/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Inspired Wisdom</a>.

Paul Breloff from Mumbai, India is Transforming how Talent meets Opportunity