HR, talent and market advisory
for businesses in the GCC

More than 30 years of first-hand experience across the region

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20,000+
people hired and mobilised across the GCC
200+
proposals supported, contributing to multi-billion-dollar project wins
34%
reduction in average mobilisation time, with an estimated AUD 5.4m annual billable revenue impact
7%
year-on-year Saudisation increase across a 2,000-person Saudi operation
- Mike Smith and Mike White, Co-Founders of Launchpad Advisory
- Mike Smith and Mike White, Co-Founders of Launchpad Advisory

Our Story

We have more in common than most business partners. We grew up in the same part of England, went to the same secondary school a decade apart and both studied psychology at university.

Yet our paths did not cross until 2010, when an interview for a role in the Middle East brought us together back in the same town where we had both gone to school. That conversation started a working relationship and friendship that has now spanned 16 years in the region, and counting.

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What We Do

We work with businesses across the GCC on HR, talent and hiring challenges, with specialist market advisory for businesses entering or operating in Saudi Arabia. Our support spans three areas: Talent & Mobilisation Advisory, Saudi Market Advisory and Search & Hiring.

Whatever the requirement, one of the founders leads the work from the start.

Talent & Mobilisation Advisory
Helping businesses structure, develop, hire and mobilise the teams they need.

Saudi Market Advisory
Practical support for businesses entering, operating and growing in Saudi Arabia.

Search & Hiring
Executive, specialist and project hiring when the requirement moves from advice to delivery.

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Whether you are growing in the GCC, entering or operating in Saudi Arabia, or need support with an HR, talent, mobilisation or hiring challenge, tell us what you are working on and one of us will come back to you directly.

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