In series 2 episode 2 of “Scaling So Far”, Matt Ellis is joined by Guy Franklin, Talent Acquisition Director at Graphcore. 

UK-headquartered AI unicorn Graphcore is at the forefront of the machine intelligence revolution, enabling innovators from all industries to expand human potential with IPU tech. Recently, the company raised a staggering $222 million series E to bolster their next phase of growth. 

Formerly Global TA Lead at Dyson, Guy joined Graphcore in 2019 and is now responsible for all recruitment activity at the company - focusing hugely on maintaining their high-bar hiring mentality and securing the right people to help them to achieve their mission. 

He and Matt chat about his learnings scaling teams so far, what they'll be focusing on from a talent and people perspective in 2021, and why it's important to up-level your approach to management and leadership development at the early stages. 

Music from Pixabay.