CFO Weekly
How to Attract and Retain the Best and Brightest Talent w/ Naveed Tejany
November 23, 2021
Engagement, transparency, trust, and communication. Do these values sound familiar to you? Many businesses claim them as part of their culture, but not many follow them. And at the end, they wonder why people leave. Attracting and retaining talent has become more than a simple technical process. To get the best, you need to go beyond the common. How to do that? Our guest today reveals some valuable insights. Naveed Tejany is the CFO at OJO Labs. As CFO, Naveed oversees financial reporting, financial planning, corporate development, and business operations. Over the years, he has recruited top talent and established critical financial and human resource systems. Under his leadership, the company has raised over 130 million dollars in venture capital from top-tier mission-aligned investors. They have also successfully acquired and integrated four companies. When looking for investment partners, Naveed understands that raising capital from the right partner is critical. In this episode, we discuss: - OJO's distinctive business model - How to hire the best talent for each role - Insights on how to retain talent - The contribution of engagement and transparency in retaining talent For more interviews from the CFO Weekly podcast, check us out on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player! Presented by Personiv https://insights.personiv.com/cfo-weekly
Engagement, transparency, trust, and communication. Do these values sound familiar to you? Many businesses claim them as part of their culture, but not many follow them. And at the end, they wonder why people leave. Attracting and retaining talent has become more than a simple technical process. To get the best, you need to go beyond the common. How to do that? Our guest today reveals some valuable insights.

Naveed Tejany is the CFO at OJO Labs. As CFO, Naveed oversees financial reporting, financial planning, corporate development, and business operations. Over the years, he has recruited top talent and established critical financial and human resource systems. 
Under his leadership, the company has raised over 130 million dollars in venture capital from top-tier mission-aligned investors. They have also successfully acquired and integrated four companies. When looking for investment partners, Naveed understands that raising capital from the right partner is critical.

In this episode, we discuss:

- OJO's distinctive business model
- How to hire the best talent for each role
- Insights on how to retain talent
- The contribution of engagement and transparency in retaining talent

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