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Top Talent Shortage Hinders Growth and Innovation for Hawaii Companies.
Brain Gain Hawaii is your partner in finding the perfect talent fit for your company. We excel in providing top candidates to match your culture and goals, saving you time and money.
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Unlock your full potential by connecting with our expert placement team, dedicated to finding you the perfect role with growth, competitive pay, and a positive work environment.
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Testimonials
I have known Evan since high school however it was not until I wanted to move back home to Hawaii that we reconnected. As an executive at a technology company in the SF Bay area, and a law firm attorney prior to that, I had spent most of my professional years on the mainland. While visiting home, among other connections, I met with Evan who helped to fill in my understanding of the current business landscape in Hawaii. Evan provided me with two high-level introductions to well-known companies that helped to shape my options for moving home. Evan impressed me with his ability to understand and translate my skills developed on the mainland to the Hawaii business context. I have now moved back to Hawaii, am loving it, and thank Evan for helping me along my journey back home.
Emily Porter
Chief Operating Officer, MacNaughton and Punahou School TrusteeI've known Evan for nearly two decades as we grew up together in the Hawaii startup and community scene. Now that our nonprofit organization is growing, we needed help to identify highly capable, values-aligned individuals who could help our organization achieve its mission. Evan was the first person I approached to help because his network and connecting abilities are outstanding. The quality of the individuals he connected me with are impressive, but more importantly, Evan was also able to find us individuals with the right cultural fit for our mission and team. I highly recommend hiring Brain Gain Hawaii for your human talent needs.
Donavan Kealoha
Managing Director, Startup Capital Ventures x SBI and Co-founder & Executive Director, Purple Maiʻa FoundationEvan is so well-connected in the local business community and his ties to local talent living elsewhere are unmatched. He was literally the key link in my job search chain when I decided to return home after living on the mainland for over 20 years. I am forever grateful to him for making it possible to come back with a job in hand that matched my skill set perfectly. I would not be living here and raising my kids in this amazing place without his help and cannot recommend him enough. I'm so happy that my kids now grow up with their grandparents around and can go to the school that we've always wanted them to go to. If you want to come back to Hawaii or want to advance your career you will be lucky to have Evan help you.
Julianne Chun
General Counsel, Hawaii Permanente Medical GroupIn 2016, I met Evan when visiting a close friend in the hospital. He and I spent a lot of time chatting while my husband visited with our friend. It turned out that Evan was quite connected, was interested in the background of our daughter, and offered to help her find a job. Within a week of receiving her information, our daughter received 4 inquiries from ideal companies/firms. As a result he was able to get our daughter home, in a job she loves, and does not, as many other lawyers, have to work late nights and weekends. I recommend, unreservedly, Mr. Evan Leong and his Management/Executive Recruitment Agency, Brain Gain Hawaii.
Sherlyn Goo
Happy Mom and GrandmotherEvan has been an instrumental figure in my career for over a decade. Thanks to him, I excelled my final year in University, received an internship and through his network was able to land my first job while still in College. Through his mentorship, I furthered my career to achieve senior director level positions and consulting engagements with successful Silicon Valley startups. When it’s time to return to Hawaii, Evan is my first phone call.
Luke Tucker
Head of Outshift Developer Marketing at Cisco, and Angel InvestorI left a high-paying job in a highly technical technical field to return home to Hawaii and raise a family, but struggled to navigate the local politics and find a fulfilling job. I recommend working with Evan Leong, who has access to local business leaders and can help connect employers and employees based on their potential value, regardless of industry. I highly recommend meeting with Evan to make critical connections.
Kimberly Lau, PhD
Chief of Staff, Rocket Communications, Inc.About Us
At Brain Gain Hawaii (BGH), we specialize in three areas to help Hawaii companies and talented people find their perfect match. First, we offer executive and senior management full-time placement services, ensuring a values match as well as a skills match to create the best “fit.” Second, we provide career advancement and placement services for candidates, including executive coaching and mentoring to help them achieve their professional goals. Lastly, we offer business consulting and process outsourcing services to help companies eliminate, automate, delegate, and recruit talent to increase profits and facilitate growth.
BGH brings decades of recruiting, mentoring, networking, and entrepreneurship expertise to our clients. We take a holistic approach to the search process, focusing not only on foundational skills but also on values alignment to create successful matches between companies and candidates. Our personal network of referrals adds an extra layer of vetting to the process.
We help companies thrive by finding and introducing previously unreachable talent while also assisting with family reunification. Our core focus is to help Hawaii-raised executives and senior-level expats come home, a group known as “boomerang candidates.” We connect these candidates with top-level executives and help them navigate opportunities they may not have known existed. Our partner companies are open to “opportunity hires,” where a job is created for a special candidate.
BGH is also committed to helping the community through collaborations with organizations like Greater Good Radio & TV, Kokua.org, AD UP Hawaii, and Save Hawaii Jobs & Businesses. Whether it’s helping top students find the right internship or finding a non-profit board member, BGH has been dedicated to serving Hawaii for many years.
Let's Get In Touch
Contact Brain Gain Hawaii today and let us help you find the perfect fit.
info@braingainhi.com
(808) 377-4169