#104 Ben Thompson - Co-Founder and CEO of Employment Hero

In this episode, I interview Ben Thompson - Co-founder and CEO of Employment Hero. With a valuation of almost $2 billion, Ben has scaled the company to be one of the world’s leading HR, payroll, and recruitment software businesses. Employment Hero is used by over 400,000 businesses and 3 million employees globally.

Throughout the episode, Ben highlights the ambition of Employment Hero to assist people who are disadvantaged around the world and connect them to remote work opportunities. He also discusses capital raising and the potential for AI innovation in business recruitment. Ben talks about the traits that make a founder successful and the way that these traits have helped him build his business.

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Chapters

• 0:00 #104 Ben Thompson
• 0:43 Main Introduction
• 1:24 Guest Introduction
• 2:25 Ben's Early Days
• 4:14 Adventure in Ben's Life and Business
• 7:34 What Led to the Creation of Ben's Businesses
• 11:29 The Goal of Employment Hero
• 14:44 The Changing Definition of Success
• 19:05 COVID-19 and Remote Work
• 24:13 Scaling Employment Hero
• 27:38 The Mantra that Helped Navigate Difficulties
• 30:44 Ben's Experience with Raising Capital and Investors
• 37:13 The Strategic Choice to Stay Private
• 40:02 The Business People Who Inspire Ben
• 41:49 Knowledge and the Books Ben Reads
• 44:13 AI in the Business Landscape
• 49:48 Integrating AI into Employment Hero
• 51:04 What's Next for Employment Hero