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| Education | Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey |
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Nicole Sahin is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist and author. She is the CEO and founder of G-P (Globalization Partners), a global employer of record (EOR) platform that received a $4.2 billion valuation after a $200 million investment from Vista Equity Partners in 2022.[1][2] Sahin is recognised as the founder of the EOR industry.[3] She is also the author of the 2021 Wall Street Journal bestseller, Global Talent Unleashed, a guide to building global remote teams.[4]
Early life and education[edit]
Sahin was raised in St. Louis, Missouri She intended to become an anthropologist, but after traveling to countries including Columbia and the Philippines, she decided to pursue a career in international business.[5]
In 2003, Sahin moved to California to secure an MBA in International Management at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.[6] She later relocated to Boston where she founded G-P.[7][8]
Career[edit]
Early career[edit]
In 2005, Sahin joined the newly founded High Street Partners (HSP), an international business services firm which facilitated the international expansion of clients including Tesla Motors and Duke University by helping them understand the regulations involved with establishing a presence overseas.[9][10] In 2014, HSP merged with Nair & Co in 2014 to form Radius Worldwide,[11] which was then acquired by Vistra International Expansion in 2018.[12]
Globalization Partners (G-P)[edit]
In 2011, Sahin quit her job at High Street Partners to pursue her idea of hiring employees in other countries on behalf of businesses.[13] She traveled for 12 months, meeting with advisers and lawyers internationally in order to understand the tax and legal complexities of setting up businesses in other countries, and in 2012, with companies in 24 countries, she founded G-P, a SaaS employment platform.[14][8] As of May 2024, G-P has established companies in more than 180 countries.[15]
Other endeavors[edit]
In June 2023, Sahin and G-P co-founded the EOR industry watchdog, The Global Employment Innovation Organization (GEIO).[16]
In 2023, Sahin was an agenda contributor at the World Economic Forum (WEF) and spoke about the impacts of generative AI at the 2023 WEF Growth Summit.[17][18]
Sahin is an executive co-producer of the documentary Of Night and Light which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2023.[19] The long-format documentary relates ibogaine’s history in North America as a successful but under-recognized one-off treatment for severe depression, PTSD, and drug and alcohol addiction.[19]
Recognition[edit]
- 2016 — Fortune, "World's Most Powerful Women""The World's Most Powerful Women: August 18". Fortune. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- 2017 — Ernst & Young, Entrepreneur of The Year (New England) [20]
- 2017 — Stevie Award, Female Executive of the Year [10]
- 2020 and 2022 — Inc Founders 100 [21]
- 2022 — Fast Company honored Sahin’s blueprint for the EOR industry as one of its World Changing Ideas[22]
Philanthropy[edit]
In 2011, Sahin co-founded Sweet Life School for Girls in Cambodia, a project to establish a school in rural Cambodia that provides elementary education to more than 600 students.[23] She is on the board of directors of School the World, an international nonprofit solving extreme poverty through education.[24]
References[edit]
- ^ Hinchliffe, Emma, and Joseph Abrams (Feb. 2024) “The CEO of a $4 Billion AI-Powered Business Who Helps Companies Hire Talent around the World Says Globalization Is ‘Accelerating.’” Fortune
- ^ Cooper, Laura. "Software Provider Globalization Partners Gets Vista Equity Backing at $4.2 Billion Valuation". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ https://itbrief.com.au/story/g-p-sees-300-million-in-arr-as-part-of-very-successful-year
- ^ "Bestselling Books Week Ended December 4". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "Five surprising careers for Liberal Arts grads | CSU". Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "Global Fixer | Middlebury". www.middlebury.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2023/02/14/globalization-partners-nicole-sahin-back-ceo.html
- ^ a b silicon (2020-08-11). "'Figuring out the complexities of doing business in each country is difficult'". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "High Street Partners expands as more firms head overseas". Washington Post. 2023-05-21. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ a b "Spirit of Maryville 2018: Nicole Sahin". Maryville University. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "HgCapital-Backed Nair Merges With High Street Partners - WSJ". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ https://www.privateequitywire.co.uk/vistra-acquires-radius/
- ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2020/02/13/globalization-partners-expands-by-helping-other.html
- ^ O'Connor, Fearghal (January 30, 2022); Globalization Expands Galway Hub to Capitalise on Remote Working". Sunday Independent, Dublin
- ^ "Globalization Partners expands Galway hub to capitalise on remote working trend". Irish Independent. 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "G-P - Global Employer of Record Services 2023(#82120) - NelsonHall". research.nelson-hall.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/nicole-sahin/
- ^ https://www.weforum.org/videos/growth-summit-2023-growth-hotspots-harnessing-the-generative-ai-revolution-english/
- ^ a b "Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaine | 2023 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "Spirit of Maryville 2018: Nicole Sahin". Maryville University. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Founders 100". Inc. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Fast Company's 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards". Expensify. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "World Assistance for Cambodia » The Sweet Life School". Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "Meet Our Team". School the World. Retrieved 2024-05-08.