Moderator, Nicole Sahin

Nicole Sahin’s mission is to eliminate barriers to doing business internationally and building global teams. As founder and CEO of Globalization Partners, she is recognized for having created an innovative solution that enables companies to hire great talent anywhere in the world, without the complexity of setting up international branch offices or subsidiaries. Businesses are able to bypass the legal, HR and tax complexities of hiring in another country, while getting all the benefits of a global team.

Globalization Partners has won numerous awards for its nationally-recognized company culture. In 2020 Globalization Partners was recognized by the Financial Times as one of the fastest growing companies in America and Nicole was named an Inc. Magazine Top 100 Female Founder. Also in 2020, Globalization Partners was named Employer of Record Industry leader by analyst firm NelsonHall. Nicole credits the success to an exceptional team with global expansion in their DNA, and to her philosophy of the Triple Bottom Line – what’s good for the clients and the employees is good for the shareholders.

Nicole’s primary non-profit endeavors focus on eliminating extreme poverty through education and economic development through organizations like Water for People and School The World where she currently serves on the board and has spearheaded efforts to build schools in rural communities in Guatemala and Cambodia.  She also works on gender and racial equality initiatives and serves as the Chair of Diversity on the Membership Committee of YPO New England.

Nicole holds an MBA in International Management from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. She splits her time between Boston & San Diego, loves to travel, and is inspired by the belief that making it easy for people to expand internationally, and work seamlessly across borders, ultimately makes the world a more exciting and open-minded place.