Leaders of Growth

#15 Jonno Southam on Culture and Hiring at Scale

November 23, 2021 Arthur Nobel
Leaders of Growth
#15 Jonno Southam on Culture and Hiring at Scale
Show Notes

In this episode, Arthur Nobel, Principal at Knight Capital, interviews Jonno Southam.

Jonno is the Venture Capital Business Development Manager - Region Lead at Google. Previously, he worked for AWS and founded two companies that he exited.

Listen out for:

  • 0:40 Background
  • 5:10 Biggest HR Challenges
  • 7:10 Hire now or wait for “the right candidate”?
  • 12:10 The Bar Raiser role
  • 21:40 How to assess Cultural Fit
  • 26:50 Talent Development


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