Ep#75: The World Is Your Talent Pool. Here's How You Thrive. Brad Bowery - Deel

**Brad Bowery sat down with Andy Walsh to unpack what founders should be thinking about as they begin hiring, and why the global talent pool is more accessible than most realize.** Brad has built local teams as a founder and global teams as an operator at Zendesk and now Deel, where he leads Global VC and PE Partnerships. In this episode we explore; - The real friction of global hiring: compliance, classification, and when contractor status blows up - PEO versus EOR, explained plainly - What a 10-person startup can learn from how the fastest-growing companies think about talent infrastructure If your next hire could define the next 18 months, this one is worth your time. **Listen:** Apple **||** Spotify **||** YouTube **Presented by Deel: If you’re making your first or fiftieth hire, and doing it across borders — Deel is worth knowing. They’re supporting Startups Decoded for good reason.** *LEARN MORE.* [Subscribe now](%%checkout_url%%) Brad Bowery Brad Bowery has spent his career at the intersection of startups and scale — founder, operator, and now head of Global VC and PE Partnerships at Deel. Before Deel, he scaled Zendesk’s startup program. Prior to that, he co-founded two renewable energy startups, SRECTrade (acquired by Xpansiv) and Pace Avenue, and later took on roles leading people operations at the drone startups Lily Robotics. Stanford MBA. Brown grad. Still holds the school pole vault record. Andy Walsh 2× exited founder and host of Startups Decoded (500,000 downloads + Top 2% globally). The Studio ​Filmed on location at 28th&Park. A content & production studio for New York’s visionary Builders, Investors, Artists, Musicians, & Creators to amplify their voice & share bold stories. Use the code “Decoded” for 25% off your first booking. *Find out more!* **Access All Areas.** - Listen: Apple || Spotify || YouTube - Subscribe: Substack - Connect: LinkedIn - Web: startupsdecoded.com - Socials: TikTok || Instagram || X **Music Credit** “Neptuno” – Phondupe (Album: *Onykia*)