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MenuBuild and Optimize Your Startup’s Teams, Culture, and People Ops
Created 5 years ago in Business / Getting Started
Getting your startup's growth right is really hard. Especially when it comes to people.
From ongoing co-founder disputes to hiring the wrong people for the wrong price at the wrong time, it can all go sideways in a hurry. I know, I’ve pretty much seen it all.
I’ve helped dozens of startups like yours to successfully double, triple, and quadruple their teams; reduce that dreaded turnover by up to 65%; and improved overall employee engagement by up to 75%. One Silicon Valley client of mine achieved over 150% growth in one year and was named one of America’s Most Promising Companies by Forbes.
Let me help you to build a startup that you, your cofounders, your team, and your investors, can be proud of.
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Glenn Nishimura
Toronto, Canada Area
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Trusted people expert for founders and employees of some of the brightest startups and scale-ups across Canada, the U.S., Europe and Asia. Some common challenges I can you help you with include: • Co-founder issues: can't find the ideal one? repeated miscommunication? constantly butting heads? You have to be in sync or else it's a waste of time, energy and money. • Building a team: who’s the right fit? what roles do you need and when? how do you attract 'A' players on a budget? If you’re hiring based solely on skills, or because someone’s likeable, that’s not a good sign. • Building a resilient and scalable culture: forget free food and bringing your dog to work (although they’re both cool to have). Your culture runs much deeper than that. It’s your startup’s immune system. • Managing employee performance, happiness and engagement: sure money helps, but you would be surprised how low it really ranks. • Job satisfaction: feel a knot in your stomach on Sunday nights? it could be the day old sushi talking, but it’s more likely that work is the reason. Maybe it’s an ongoing conflict with someone, or feeling like you or your work aren’t appreciated anymore. Or maybe you’ve simply outgrown the place. Whatever the reason, your physical and mental health are probably suffering as a result. It’s not worth it. Bottom line: working at, or on, a startup should be an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. I can help get you there. Let's talk.
Reviews (20)
Glenn was super nice and easy to talk to; shared a lot of helpful and useful information, took the time to ask the questions to better understand what we're trying to do, and provided some useful insights for the product that we're working on. He has a strong expertise at the intersection of HR and startups / scaleups which was very helpful for us.
Source: Clarity Dusan Jankovic Jul 12, 2022Glenn's advice was extremely valuable. I look forward to applying his recommendations with my future team. It's so great to be able to speak to someone with Glenn's experience in team building, hiring methods and much more during my startup phase. Speaking to Glenn is hands down worth the investment.
Source: Clarity Chris Kanuck Mar 8, 2022Terrific.
Thank you.
Source: Clarity Mike Luscinski Aug 27, 2021I loved the call with Glenn, got lots of great ideas! Will definitely hop on a call again!
Source: Clarity sem buitelaar Oct 5, 2020Thanks again for a great call! Glenn helped me think through some employee compensation issues. Thanks!
Source: Clarity Lindsay McMahon Jul 3, 2019Glenn helped me understand how I could solve a problem as an employee within a company that is facing culture challenges. He processed a LOT of information and suggested recommendations in a very short call. I'm impressed.
Source: Clarity Daniel Vianna Jan 26, 2018Glenn gave me some important ideas and things to keep in mind. I now feel well prepared to enter into a meeting with my employees regarding a new incentive plan. Thanks Glenn!
Source: Clarity Lindsay McMahon Jan 8, 2018Glenn was very knowledgeable around the start-up space and HR needs and wants of new hires. Will be calling back in the future. Thanks, Glenn!
Source: Clarity Andrew D Thompson Jun 27, 2017Very helpful. Understands this space well.
Source: Clarity Eric Preisz Jun 13, 2017the startups.com platform
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