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Njeri Talks LawNjeri talks to Paul Breloff, CEO & Co-Founder of ShortlistEvery month, CDH Kenya Partner Njeri Wagacha publishes
a podcast 'Njeri Talks Law', where she explores insightful conversations with industry leaders.
To kick off the year, Njeri sits down with Paul Breloff, CEO & Co-Founder of Shortlist. Paul, a serial entrepreneur, strongly believes in the power of African talent to drive business growth across the continent. Since its launch in 2016, Shortlist has supported over 1,000 companies and 1.5 million job-seekers across 30 countries.
If you are looking for a fresh start this year, this episode is the perfect place to begin.
2025-01-2748 min
CDH ConversationsNjeri talks to Paul Breloff, CEO & Co-Founder of ShortlistEvery month, CDH Kenya Partner Njeri Wagacha publishes
a podcast 'Njeri Talks Law', where she explores insightful conversations with industry leaders.
To kick off the year, Njeri sits down with Paul Breloff, CEO & Co-Founder of Shortlist. Paul, a serial entrepreneur, strongly believes in the power of African talent to drive business growth across the continent. Since its launch in 2016, Shortlist has supported over 1,000 companies and 1.5 million jobseekers across 30 countries.
If you are looking for a fresh start this year, this episode is the perfect place to begin.
2025-01-2748 min
Breakfast ConnectTalent Development in AfricaOn this episode, Nonso Mordi delves into the pressing topic of Talent Development in Africa with Paul Breloff, a workforce innovation and entrepreneurship pioneer. We explore how businesses can identify, develop, and retain the right talent, address skill gaps, and leverage technology for workforce transformation. Paul will also share success stories, lessons learned from his work across Africa and India, and his vision for the future of Africa's workforce. Paul Breloff, Co-Founder & CEO of Shortlist, a talent advisory firm serving Africa’s impact and innovation sectors. Since its founding in 2016, Shortlist has worked with 1,000+ companies and 2,000,000+ jobseekers across 30 countries. Previously, Pau...
2025-01-1429 min
The Sangyin PodcastE114 : Paul BreloffOn this episode , we joined by the amazing Paul Breloff , who is an entrepreneur, investor and Co-founder of Shortlist - a talent advisory firm serving Africa’s impact and innovation economies. He shares the insights behind starting Shortlist, his perspective on the Current human Capital dynamics on the continent and as well as challenges facing Africa’s human capital. Additionally, he gives his views on the impact on AI on the labor markets and some advice to the youth Shortlist can be accessed on www.shortlist.net
2024-11-1738 min
FROM GARAGE TO GROWTH#23 Talent Quest: Africa's Path to Economic Growth Lies in the HR RevolutionDid you know? By 2040, nearly half of the global workforce will come from Africa! But here’s the challenge: only 3 million jobs are created each year, while 11 million people enter the workforce. 📈This is where Shortlist, founded by Paul Breloff, steps in. Combining technology, insight, and a deep understanding of African markets, Shortlist is revolutionising how talent is sourced and developed. With an ambitious vision, Shortlist aims to unlock $100 billion in lifetime earnings for Africans by 2035. Here’s how: 👇🔑 Key Takeaways🔹 Two-Pronged Approach:• Shortlist Cert: Specialises in senior leadership hiring, adapting global executive search practices to Africa’s unique context. 🌍• Shortlist Futures: A work...
2024-11-1247 min
FROM GARAGE TO GROWTH#23 Talent Quest: Africa's Path to Economic Growth Lies in the HR RevolutionDid you know? By 2040, nearly half of the global workforce will come from Africa! But here’s the challenge: only 3 million jobs are created each year, while 11 million people enter the workforce. 📈This is where Shortlist, founded by Paul Breloff, steps in. Combining technology, insight, and a deep understanding of African markets, Shortlist is revolutionising how talent is sourced and developed. With an ambitious vision, Shortlist aims to unlock $100 billion in lifetime earnings for Africans by 2035. Here’s how: 👇🔑 Key Takeaways🔹 Two-Pronged Approach:• Shortlist Cert: Specialises in senior leadership hiring, adapting global executive search practices to Africa’s unique context. 🌍• Shortlist Futures: A work...
2024-11-1247 min
Unlocking AfricaUsing the Best of Tech and Human Touch to Solve Human Capital Challenges for Businesses in Africa with Paul BreloffEpisode 125 with Paul Breloff, Founder and CEO of Shortlist, which is building a better way to hire, combining the best of tech, data, and human touch to provide executive search and youth employment programming across Africa, India, and 20+ countries globally. Since its inception in 2016, Shortlist has collaborated with more than 900 companies and connected with over 1.5 million professionals.Shortlist is focused on two core offerings:(1) Shortlist Search: This service focuses on executive search for leading startups and impact organisations in Africa.(2) Shortlist Futures: This initiative is dedicated to developing and implementing youth employment and...
2024-06-0346 min
Raise and Deploy: The International Investing PodcastS2 | Episode 1 - Talent outsourcing with Paul BreloffIn this episode of Raise and Deploy Tatiana Berenguer interviews Paul Breloff. A former lawyer and former VC who now runs a staffing company across Asia and Africa called Shorlist Professionals. Listen to the incredible insights from this exciting conversation.
2024-05-1629 min
Founders52 SeriesFounders52 Ep025 with Paul Breloff, Co-Founder & CEO of Shortlist Professionals Africa's population is booming, set to surpass India and China by 2050, reaching 2.4 billion. With over 60% of Africans under 30, the continent holds immense potential for today's job market driven by innovation.📉 Yet, Africa grapples with unemployment rates ranging from 17% to 35%. Finding the right talent remains a challenge for recruiters amidst a rapidly changing work environment and technological advancements.💼 Shortlist steps in as a game-changer! Co-founded by Paul Breloff, Shortlistis revolutionizing hiring by matching top talent with the right organizations, empowering African youth to thrive in the job market.
🚀 Listen to our chat with Paul, as we explore Africa...
2024-02-1749 min
Think BIG for Africa PodcastShortlist: Human Capital Dynamics in Africa, Angel-Investing and Entrepreneurship | Paul BreloffHappy New Year! I wish you and your loved ones good health, joy, and happiness. May you use 2024 to advance your purpose for the betterment of all in your orbit.Welcome back to the Think BIG for Africa Podcast. Today’s episode was recorded just before Christmas and got caught up in the holiday celebrations. Now, this insightful episode starts our exciting 2024.My guest is an American Entrepreneur and angel Investor who lives in Nairobi; Paul Breloff. Paul is the CEO and co-founder of Shortlist, a talent platform connecting skilled professionals to great careers across Af...
2024-01-0355 min
Once Upon A Leader In AfricaAdventurous Leadership Story of Paul BreloffDive into the captivating leadership journey of Paul Breloff, who journeyed from a quaint town in New York to the vibrant landscapes of Kenya, driven by a passion for innovation in financial services and the transformative power of cell phones in daily life. As the CEO and Co-founder of Shortlist Professionals, Paul has revolutionized hiring practices in Africa, particularly in Kenya, ensuring that organizations find the right talent that aligns with their mission and values.
Paul's leadership philosophy is rooted in setting a positive example, fostering a hard work, discipline, and self-management culture, and emphasizing communication and...
2023-10-2541 min
Emerging Markets TodayThe Role of Human Capital in Africa's Economic GrowthIn this episode, I chat with Paul Breloff, co-founder of Shortlist, about the pivotal role of human capital in Africa's economic trajectory.
Shortlist provides executive search services and work force development for leading startups and impact organizations in Africa.
Here's a snapshot of our conversation:
1️⃣ The Power of People: While big ideas capture attention, it's the individuals behind them that truly make a difference. Discover how Shortlist is addressing the challenges of finding and developing the right talent in Africa.
2️⃣ Why Africa? Paul's journey from a small town in Western New York to...
2023-10-0425 min
The FlipThe Future of Work is RemoteWe know that local economies are not going to create enough jobs or income-generating opportunities for such a rapidly growing African population. But at the same time, for countries in the global north whose working-age population is shrinking, where's the labor going to come from?The solution to both of these problems might be the same: remote work. In this episode, we're going to explore three buckets of remote work: the sexy, high-skilled remote work for product-led technology companies, the services-based IT work and business process outsourcing, and lastly, the increase of non-technical work that's de...
2023-02-2333 min
The FlipThe Future of Work is Local Jobs - A Case StudyIn the first episode of this season, we argued that the future of work is a traditional development playbook. Considering the nature of most African markets today - informal, fragmented, subscale - and considering the fact that most employment comes from the agriculture sector, the traditional development playbook says that development starts by increasing the productivity of the informal sector and the agriculture sector, in particular.These jobs are local jobs. In the context of Africa's rising population, millions of jobs need to be created and millions of local jobs will need to be created. But where a...
2023-02-1913 min
The Social Change Career PodcastE12S9: Confessions of a Headhunter: Impact Job Search Strategies for the 21st CenturyIn Episode 13 of Season 9 learn from innovator, founder and social entrepreneur Paul Breloff. Paul has been working in the social impact sector for over 2 decades in a variety of innovative roles including currently as CEO and Co-Founder of Shortlist, a leading search, recruiting and upskilling startup connecting impact talent to opportunity across Africa and beyond. Paul shares his rich experience and insights from developing and recruiting talent for a wide variety of regional and global social impact organizations. He discusses tips for how to work with headhunters, explore what are the key skills in demand, how the wo...
2023-01-1355 min
The Samuele Tini Show - where business, innovation, and sustainability convergeRecruitment with Purpose | S.1 E. 58 Paul Breloff - Shortlist.net“Don’t underestimate the importance of people and driving change”
In the episode, Paul Breloff discusses the importance of channeling human capital into ventures, not only financial capitals.
Shortlist uses its technological and innovative approach for executive search for social impact organizations focusing on the African market and youth empowerment programmes, getting more people into critical jobs in clean energy and other sustainability sectors.
As a business angel and investor, he discusses the startup model to enable growth and transformation, especially in emerging markets.
If you like the episode, share and commen...
2022-10-1920 min
Looks Good on Paper#10 - Paul Breloff - Remote Work: Tapping Into Sub-Saharan Africa's Talent PoolIn this episode, I speak to Paul Breloff, CEO & Co-Founder of Shortlist.Paul's background in was in financial inclusion, investing in fintech start-ups in Africa and India. Paul realized that the biggest challenge all these companies faced was finding the talent they needed.Shortlist was actually born as an HR Tech business, focusing on assessing talent through technology. The business pivoted into providing recruitment services after seeing the opportunity in the Sub Sahara African market.Based in Nairobi, Paul and his team are now building a fascinating business. Their a...
2022-08-1640 min
Recruitment EntrepreneursRecruitment Entrepreneurs- Episode 09- Ft Paul BreloffIn 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 & India.See our power-packed features live in action here: https://bit.ly/3TzE8KV
2021-03-1835 min
The Finding Impact PodcastFIP 121: Maintaining culture with growth through scale, with Paul Breloff of ShortlistThis 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...
2019-11-2038 min
Inspired Wisdom PodcastPaul Breloff from Mumbai, India is Transforming how Talent meets OpportunityPaul is the Co-Founder and CEO of Shortlist, a recruiting technology startup transforming how talent meets opportunity in emerging markets.
Paul Breloff, CEO & 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 sc...
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