Ilya Brotzky, CEO & Founder, VanHack: helping the world’s top tech talent find jobs and relocate

Today is episode 33 of the GMI Rocket show, and I’m joined by Ilya Brotzky, the CEO & founder of VanHack, which connects tech talent from around the world who are willing to relocate with hiring employers. VanHack is based in Vancouver, BC, but its reach is truly global. They have over 180,000 members from 100+ countries.  And it’s not just pure recruiting - VanHack hosts conferences, webinars, workshops, and more, all with the goal of creating a community of people looking for a job in tech and companies that are hiring.  Ilya launched his first venture while a senior at Cornell, spent considerable time in Brazil, and then started multiple businesses before starting VanHack in 2014.  Here’s what we’ll talk about:  Ilya’s early life and his time at Cornell, What inspired him to launch his first venture, Mountains for Moms, How Ilya found himself in Brazil, and what he did there, What eventually brought him back to Canada, How he launched VanHack, and the first steps he took, What VanHack does and how he’s scaled it so much in just a few years, What Ilya sees as the current state of the global workforce, and where it’s going. And more! For More Information on VanHack: https://vanhack.com/