Emily Keyes has been around the world learning lessons in how to headhunt and recruit talent for over 16 years. She founded The Talent Boom Global in 2011 to maximize her personal recruiting abilities, and as founder and CEO, she’s taken it to a global headhunting firm for creative and digital projects and businesses with locations in the UK, Europe, the US, Africa, and Asia. Emily’s ambition has been instrumental in helping The Talent Boom achieve its goals, and her dedication continues to shape the company’s growth both within and beyond its core operations.
Emily left school at the age of 15, and she started recruiting work with grassroots tactics, repeating door-to-door pitches around Western Europe. She truly bootstrapped the business—to this day she boasts no line of credit nor any investors in the company she acknowledges as her baby. After seven years of work in Europe, she found the opportune moment to take her business ambitions to Cape Town. With $100, she officially founded The Talent Boom, and she was able to get a foothold for her digital business on her third continent. The emerging digital industry became a chance to prove her immense skill in headhunting, and it paid off. Today, her work is headquartered in Miami, but her reach is global, and she’s seen offers of eight figures for her business.
The Talent Boom Global matches elite executive-level talent with well known companies, including leading global brands, Fortune 500 corporations, and scaling startups. With partnerships including companies like Audible, DAZN, and Adidas, The Talent Boom appeals to businesses seeking specialized recruitment support. As a boutique firm, The Talent Boom emphasizes addressing client needs comprehensively, creating strong, ongoing relationships with companies that value tailored recruitment processes.
Emily specifically takes pride in expat recruiting. Working as an expat herself for so many years, she’s been able to form connections that other firms and agencies just can’t match. Between the three continents and four countries she’s lived in and the grassworks beginning to her business, she can adapt happily to new cultures and new clients. The Talent Bloom is also bold—The Talent Boom specializes in identifying leadership, foundational, and executive-level talent for VC firms and startups, bringing a hands-on, boutique approach that clients appreciate
For each new challenge in Emily’s life, she’s found a way to adapt and overcome. In some cases, she’s been ahead of the curve in managing problems. Before social media was commonplace, The Talent Boom worked towards its global reputation colloquially, sometimes being called the world’s first word of mouth recruitment agency. She and her team apply a “zig when others zag” philosophy to their work, continually building connections through creative festivals like Cannes and Spikes Asia. The boutique style both gives them the human element that clients and partners appreciate and allows them to act within their broad reach—The Talent Boom Global works for your business across a handful of time zones!
On top of her individual passion for The Talent Bloom, Emily finds solace in empowering others via business coaching and mentoring. Through her program, The Global Business Coach, she guides entrepreneurs step by step with their own ventures. She’s been a judge on multiple business shows, and her guidance has influenced many small businesses across the US. Expanding her reach has empowered her team to operate independently, contributing to The Talent Boom’s continued growth and influence in the recruitment industry.
Emily believes that entrepreneurship requires a relentless belief in oneself and a willingness to start without overthinking. Her approach is about building, measuring, learning, and repeating, accepting that perfection is unattainable but progress is constant. Emily emphasizes the importance of small actions that contribute to progress over time, a philosophy that resonates with her business partners and team. Check out The Talent Bloom Global’s website to get in touch with Emily and search the world for talent that will match your company and uplift it on a dynastic trajectory.
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