S6 E16: Looking for Talent in Faraway Places and Helping them Thrive with Yoni Kozminski
The Inspire PodcastShow Notes
In this episode of The Inspire Podcast, Bart Egnal speaks with Yoni Kozminski, founder of MultiplyMii, about the opportunity he saw to bring highly educated, talented professionals from the Philippines to companies around the world. Yoni shares his own story of building a company by tapping into the skills of Filipino professionals and what he learned along the way.
He offers insights on effective global recruitment strategies and discusses how to establish a culture and processes that enable remote talent to thrive as if they were sitting in the same office with you. Yoni shares his own experiences and stories from building connections with his team in the Philippines and what advice he would give to employers looking to expand their talent pool internationally along with a handful of resources to begin the process of recruiting talent anywhere. A valuable listen for anyone hiring global talent or who manages a remote global workforce. Visit https://www.multiplymii.com/ to learn more!
00:20 Show Intro 00:54 Welcoming Yoni 01:37 MultiplyMii backstory 03:57 How to make "remote" workforces work? 05:41 Understanding the operational challenges in a biz 06:45 Creating the company wiki/book 07:28 Why is the Philippines a good place to source talent? 08:08 Glitch 08:40 6th largest number of English speakers 09:48 A lot of college degrees 10:02 Glitch 10:24 Moving from basic tasks to KPO 10:50 Not about "task lists anymore" 11:01 Glitch 11:12 Everyone is outsourcing 12:12 Mistaken assumptions about outsourcing to the Philippines 12:29 The stigmas around outsourcing 12:34 Entrusting parts of your biz to remote workers 13:25 Getting used to Zoom meetings 14:02 Language barriers not as big in Philippines 14:29 All the content and our marketing done in Philippines 14:52 Glitch 16:52 How to build an outsourcing plan 17:09 Be very clear about the biz mission 17:47 Glitch 18:12 The need for a structured onboarding plan 19:21 Bart talks about an example for THG 20:04 The 4 Rs method 20:44 Autonomy - and accountability 22:44 Why some companies shy away from remote 23:05 The weird juxtaposition of hiring 24:06 If you do the pre-work you can more quickly step away 25:38 Treating talent the same, regardless of location 27:29 Understanding and appreciating other cultures 28:04 Filipinos are conflict averse 29:36 Advice on creating culture with remote workers 30:50 Core value: understand who you're speaking to 32:46 What is the values-bridge? 33:06 Glitch 35:13 Bart talks about remote at THG 36:28 Check out their website for their free resources on remote talent 37:30 The future of global and remote talent 37:57 Glitch 38:28 Thank yous 38:45 Outro
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