S1E9: From Resilience to Global Reach: How TAP Careers is Changing Lives with Founder Jafar Shunnar

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The Founders Atlas with Mayuri Reddy

Mayuri Reddy

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The Founders Atlas takes you on a journey through the world’s diverse and thriving business ecosystems. Hosted by Mayuri Reddy, The Founders Atlas explores the rise of visionary entrepreneurs in cities often overlooked—like Cape Town, Bangalore, Detroit, Mexico City, and Rio. Through candid, culture-rich conversations, we uncover how identity, community, and local values shape global businesses. More than startup stories, this is your passport to the world’s most fascinating entrepreneurial ecosystems.

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S1E9: From Resilience to Global Reach: How TAP Careers is Changing Lives with Founder Jafar Shunnar

The Founders Atlas with Mayuri Reddy

38 minutes 32 seconds

4 months ago

S1E9: From Resilience to Global Reach: How TAP Careers is Changing Lives with Founder Jafar Shunnar

How do you build a career platform that connects job seekers in Palestine to top remote roles around the world? Meet Jafar Shunnar, CTO and Co-founder of TAP Careers - recently named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies for Social Good.

In this powerful episode of The Founders Atlas, host Mayuri Reddy travels to Nablus in the West Bank to explore how TAP is changing lives by helping high-potential talent across Palestine, Jordan, and Syria launch remote careers in tech - without leaving home.

🎧 In This Episode, You'll Learn:

What inspired the creation of TAP, and how it evolved from a coding bootcamp into a full career platform
How remote work is transforming access to economic opportunity in the Middle East
Why mentorship, community, and global networks matter as much as technical skills
What it takes to run a mission-driven business during extreme uncertainty
What investors and hiring managers should know about talent in the MENA region
How TAP uses AI and smart tools to help job seekers land meaningful work
The vision for TAP 2.0, and how it's scaling impact beyond borders

🌍 Want to support TAP Careers?
Looking to hire world-class remote talent? Interested in mentoring emerging professionals from Palestine, Jordan, or Syria?
👉 Learn how you can contribute to TAP’s mission:🌐 https://tapcareers.io

📬 Reach out directly:✉️ talent@tapcareers.io

🧑‍💻 About Our Guest:
Jafar Shunnar is the Co-founder & CTO of TAP Careers, a career acceleration platform helping young professionals in the Middle East find meaningful employment in global companies. With a background in software development and an MBA from INSEAD, Jafar brings a rare blend of technical expertise and social mission to the world of tech hiring.

🎙 About the Show:
The Founders Atlas is a podcast exploring global entrepreneurship through the lens of visionary founders building from underrepresented and overlooked regions. Hosted by Mayuri Reddy, each episode offers insights into the human stories behind startups—and the cultural, personal, and economic forces that shape them.