Hanna Asmussen, CEO and Co-Founder of Localyze: Over $48 Million Raised to Build the Leading Global Mobility Platform for Companies and Employees Category Visionaries

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Hanna Asmussen, CEO and Co-Founder of Localyze, an HR platform for talent mobility that's raised over $48 Million in funding, about why today’s global economy needs a new way of connecting and hiring staff from all over the world. By taking care of every aspect of the administrative process for bringing in international staff, from up-to-date information about visa requirements, fully transparent tracking of the process, and the potential to scale up successful hires, Localyze is making the international hiring headache fade into memory.
We also speak about Hannah’s background in engineering and consultancy, why she’s much happier in her role as CEO, competing with traditional immigration law firms  both in the marketplace and through the courts, and the personal experiences which inspired her to found Localyze.
Topics Discussed:
Hannah’s career background as both a consultant and engineer, but why she’s now most comfortable in her role as CEO
How the complex nature of different legal systems across the world creates a real headache for employers in the hiring process
Digitizing the immigration law industry, and how Localyze’s disruption attracted competition from established market actors
How Localyze leveraged chance encounters and existing networks to secure their first paying customers
Hannah’s personal experiences of moving across borders which inspired her to co-found Localyze to improve the process
 
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