Founding Cohort · 20 Seats · Dubai & GCC

The private network
built for operators

An invite-only collective of leaders, operators and industry experts. Designed to expand your reach, create huge impact, share valuable insights and connect with likeminded people.

20Founding seats only
15% fee-share on placements
12+Events and sessions per year
GCCFastest growing talent network
What We Are Building
Building a community of operators who make the region's best companies hire better.

The HAILO Collective brings together the people shaping how high-growth companies scale their teams. The network itself is the product - access to the right intelligence, the right people, and the right rooms. Enabling our community to be part of building the most talented teams across the GCC.

What Is Included

Everything included

Access begins from day one, regardless of anything else.

Market Intelligence

Monthly salary benchmarks and hiring trend reports for your sector. The same data our clients pay for. Stay ahead of every room you walk into.

Monthly

Priority Talent Access

First access to HAILO's pre-vetted candidate bench for your own roles. Shortlists before they reach the open market.

On Demand

Preferred Partner Rates

Preferential pricing across all HAILO service lines - retained search, CoreHire, FlexHire, and Embedded talent delivery.

Always Active

Early Product Access

First in line for every new HAILO product launch. Beta access, direct feedback channels, and launch-day pricing before anyone else.

Product Launches

Personal Brand Support

CV and LinkedIn optimisation sessions. Whether you are building a board profile, navigating a transition, or growing your public presence.

Included

The Inner Circle

A private group of senior operators. Real-time market intel, warm introductions, and conversations that do not happen in public forums.

Always On

Empowering You to Be Part of the Journey

We empower you to be part of the most exciting growth stories in the region.

Any hire that closes through HAILO where you originated the introduction earns you 15% of the net placement fee, paid within 7 days of invoice settlement.

Any business you refer that becomes a HAILO partner earns you a flat AED 10,000 introduction fee, payable on contract signing.

Placement Fee-Share 15% of net fee
per hire you originated
Partner Introduction 10K AED per business
referred and signed
The Programme

Exclusive sessions designed
to move you forward

Invite-only. Built around conversations that actually matter.

🎤Monthly

Founder and Operator Masterclasses

Senior entrepreneurs and business leaders run focused, closed-door sessions on scaling, hiring strategy, fundraising, and building in the GCC.

Monthly

Skill and Career Workshops

Practical sessions on executive communication, leadership presence, negotiation, and board readiness. Run by experts, calibrated to the room.

Quarterly

Operator Roundtables

Small-group discussions on real challenges - from structuring a hiring plan under pressure to navigating org design at scale. No slides. Just the room.

Quarterly

Private Dinners

Private dinners in Dubai for Collective participants and curated guests. The most valuable conversations happen here, off the record, between people who are building things.

Bi-Annual

Investor and VC Connect

Co-hosted sessions and introductions with VCs, investors, and scale-up founders across GCC and Europe. For those building something beyond their current role.

Monthly

Hiring Intelligence Briefings

Closed-door updates on talent supply, salary shifts, and which companies are moving before that information surfaces anywhere else.

Programme Tiers

Evolve with us

Everyone starts as a Silver Ambassador. Progression reflects the depth of relationship and nothing else.

Silver
Ambassador
By invitation - founding cohort
  • 15% fee-share on placements
  • AED 10,000 partner introduction fee
  • Monthly market intelligence
  • Preferred rates on all HAILO services
  • Early access to HAILO product launches
  • Inner Circle access
  • Masterclasses, workshops and roundtables
  • CV and LinkedIn session (1x per year)
Gold
Advisor
Earned through sustained partnership
  • Everything in Silver
  • Speaking and panel opportunities
  • Exclusive access to HAILO deal flow and BD opportunities
  • Quarterly strategic briefings
  • VC and investor introductions
  • Unlimited CV and LinkedIn sessions
  • Named on HAILO partner network
Platinum
Partner
Strategic relationship by arrangement
  • Everything in Gold
  • Formal advisory position
  • Negotiated retainer or equity structure
  • Direct input on HAILO's direction
  • Board-level introductions
  • First right on new market launches
  • Dedicated HAILO partner support
The Process

How to join

No application form. No pitch. Four steps.

01

Introduction

Invited directly by George or referred in by a current participant. This is personal and never advertised.

02

A Real Conversation

A brief call to ensure it is the right fit. No pitch. Just an honest conversation between people who value their time.

03

Simple Agreement

A one-page non-exclusive Collective Agreement. No targets, no obligations, no lock-in. Plain English.

04

Welcome to HAILO

You are added to the Inner Circle and immediately receive the most up to date market intelligence, plus a curated introduction to another operator.

Founding Cohort · 20 Seats

This is the room
you should be in

We are opening the founding 20 now. Reach out to George directly. The Collective is personal, not transactional.

Get in touch with George

Invite-only · 20 founding seats · Closing when full