SCALE UP - Global Talent Strategies Deep Dive

How can three territories within 90 minutes of flight time redefine the future of work?🔹 Why is Taiwan’s semiconductor mastery becoming the backbone of Gen Z’s AI ambitions?🔹 How does Hong Kong’s colonial legal legacy give its young workforce an edge in cross-border finance and Web3 regulation?🔹 And why is Macau’s service DNA, shaped by Portuguese heritage, now powering AI-driven luxury experiences for a new generation of global consumers?The numbers show how fast this ecosystem compounds:💻

👉 Why does Korea 🇰🇷—with 2.1M engineers—still feel like the hardest place on earth to hire?👉 When will we stop grouping Korea 🇰🇷 and Japan 🇯🇵 together—when Korea’s workforce is 10 years younger, 2x more global, and far more mobile?👉 What happens when Samsung alumni fuel unicorns like Toss & Krafton—and Coupang discovers every top engineer already has 3–5 competing offers?It’s a landscape that feels part K-drama—loyalty, intensity, high-stakes relationships—and part survival game—salary

🔹 WHY do so many outsiders assume Australians and New Zealanders lack ambition—just because they knock off at 5 PM?🔹 HOW did Australia and New Zealand start producing more unicorns per capita than anywhere else on Earth?🔹 With $6.2B in Aussie VC and 400% NZ funding growth… is the “Southern Silicon Rush” just getting started?Beneath the surfboards and flat whites lies a storm:⚡ Australia needs 650,000 extra tech workers by 2030—but can only train 400k⚡ New Zealand startups are raising at higher

🔹 WHY did Google’s 40% pay hikes fail to lure Sony’s PlayStation engineers?🔹 WHY do Japan’s top professionals return to their old companies—even after landing “dream” jobs abroad?🔹 20% of Japan’s workforce will be gone by 2040. With the oldest labor force in the world (avg age 48) and the longest tenure (12.1 years vs. 4.2 in the U.S.)… what comes next?Beneath the calm surface of 2% unemployment lies turbulence: ⚡ 1.46M hikikomori (social recluses who have withdrawn from society and employment

Hi there, ⁠SCALE UP podcast⁠ global listeners — thank you so much for being part of this journey with us. Our original format featured interviews with leaders and practitioners, but many of you asked for something deeper: “Not just companies, but entire markets.”That’s how this new series was born: SCALE UP – Global Talent Strategies Deep Dive.Here, we’ll go country by country to uncover the dynamics, challenges, and opportunities shaping talent worldwide. Think about it: India produces 4 million

👉 How can a country producing 4M STEM graduates every year still see 45% unemployed after 12 months?👉 Why do companies receive 2,000+ applications per role yet lose half their hires before day one?👉 And most importantly—how do you build leaders in a system where “Senior Managers” often have title but not true succession readiness?It’s a landscape that feels part Bollywood blockbuster—high drama, huge casts, spectacular exits—and part Hunger Games—fierce competition, multiple offers, and constant

How did COVID trigger a $25B remote work revolution that rewrote six nations’ talent playbooks?🔹 Why do 85% of regional teams fail, while only 15% find the formula for long-term retention?🔹 And what separates companies burning $2M+ on failed hires from those achieving 85%+ retention in Southeast Asia’s hypercompetitive market?When Crazy Rich Asians gave the world its champagne-soaked view of Marina Bay Sands, it glamorized Southeast Asia. But the real story is far more contrasting. In Ho Chi Minh