Hiring in the Age of AI: How Fast-Growing Teams Attract A-Players
Finding and keeping great people has never been harder.
In a market where every company is competing for the same top talent, traditional hiring tactics no longer work. The best people don’t just follow salaries, they follow belief, energy, and reputation.
So how do founders and leaders build teams that believe in their mission, stay for the journey, and help scale the company to its next phase of growth?
The best founders build gravity. They attract the right people faster by turning their brand, culture, and network into a competitive edge.
In this online live panel hosted by The Komo Club, we’ll explore how today’s most effective founders and operators are rethinking the way they hire, grow, and retain world-class talent, not by chasing people, but by creating systems that attract them.
You’ll learn:
How to build a brand and culture that magnetically attracts A-players
What high-growth teams are doing differently when it comes to hiring
The systems and frameworks behind scaling performance and culture
The link between founder reputation, storytelling, and retention
👥 Speakers
Matt Loop — VP & Head of Asia @ Rippling
Matt is the Vice President and Head of Asia at Rippling, where he leads the company’s expansion across the region. Previously, he helped scale global teams at LinkedIn and Slack, building billion-dollar business units while leading with empathy and culture. Matt brings deep insight into how modern organisations can scale fast without losing their identity.
Hassanah Rudd — Former Global Head of Workforce Planning @ Canva
Hassanah is an experienced people and operations leader who helped scale Canva's people operations. She specialises in workforce strategy, culture design, and leadership development, helping fast-growing teams stay connected to their values as they scale.
Colin Kleine — Co-founder @ Scalerr
Colin is the Co-founder of Scalerr, a global talent and growth consultancy that partners with some of the world’s fastest-growing technology companies. With over a decade spent advising founders and venture-backed teams across Australia, Asia, and the US, he has unique insight into what separates companies that attract A-grade talent from those that struggle to hire and retain them.
Rohit Bhargava — Founder @ The Komo Club & Playbook Ventures
Rohit is the Founder of The Komo Club, the world’s first human accelerator helping founders and leaders scale both business and life. He’s also a Partner at Playbook Ventures and host of The Startup Playbook Podcast, where he’s interviewed over 200 top founders, investors, and operators. Through his programs, Rohit helps high-performing individuals build systems, networks, and personal brands that create lasting success.
Moderated by Olivia Higgins — Presenter & Journalist
Olivia is a presenter, community builder and connector who is The Komo Club’s Singapore chapter Ambassador. With experience across tech, partnerships, and ecosystem growth, she’s passionate about helping founders and leaders build the right networks to scale faster and more sustainably.
🌐 About The Komo Club & Network OS
The Komo Club is the world’s first human accelerator, a global community for founders and leaders focused on scaling both business and life. Through curated cohorts, world-class speakers, and a systems-driven approach, The Komo Club helps ambitious people design a more balanced, high-performance life.
Its latest program, Network OS, is a 4-week experience designed to help founders and executives build connection-driven opportunity: a personal brand and network that attracts the right people, investors, and opportunities. The same principles behind “Hiring Gravity.”
Learn more at thekomoclub.com.