Ep. 87: ⁠CloudHire CEO Sufiyan Ishaq on the AI Tech Changing How Companies Evaluate Talent

In this episode, host JC Granger sits down with Sufiyan Ishaq, founder and CEO of CloudHire — an AI-powered global talent marketplace that’s transforming how companies find, vet, and hire top candidates in record time.

CloudHire offers a radically efficient hiring experience by combining behavioral screening, technical assessments, and government-verified identity checks to deliver triple-verified talent profiles. With a growing database of over 22 million candidates worldwide, the platform enables hiring teams to cut recruitment time down to as little as 48 hours — all while maintaining a high standard of trust, quality, and data integrity.

Sufiyan shares how he bootstrapped CloudHire from a personal outsourcing experiment into a rapidly scaling global platform used by companies across industries. The conversation explores the future of AI in recruitment, the challenge of managing fast growth from both the product and people side, and why CloudHire is uniquely positioned to bridge the global gap between skill and opportunity.

If you’re interested in the intersection of AI, hiring, and global workforce access — or you want to hear how one founder is reimagining recruitment at scale — this episode offers a sharp and timely perspective on the future of hiring.