Do Recruit

Khalilah 'KO' Olokunola has an unconventional approach to hiring and retention that was forged during her time employing active gang members. As Chief People Officer at a progressive brewery, she looked beyond the CV to recruit the ‘whole person’; valuing traits such as loyalty, creative problem solving and life experience – all essential in today’s workplace.

In Do Recruit, Khalilah shares her tools and strategies for the first time. You will learn how to:

- Rethink your ‘go to’ hiring platforms
- Discover the real person at interview
- Invest time and resources in onboarding
- Let people go with kindness

With practical advice, real-world scenarios and handy ‘back-pocket scripts’, Do Recruit brings a refreshing and inclusive approach to the world of recruitment. It puts the ‘human’ back into Human Resources.


Khalilah Olokunola is not your ordinary HR professional. An Impact Architect and the founder of ReHR, her clients include Patagonia and many others. She is known for transforming company culture and creating innovative hiring and retention strategies aligned with a company's mission and values. Prior to founding ReHR, Khalilah served as Chief People Officer at TRU Colors, a brewery with a social mission to reduce violence in the community by employing active gang members.

Khalilah is an inspirational speaker. Her work has been featured in print, online and on TV, including Forbes and Good Morning America. It has earned her recognition as an HR innovator and Conscious Business Leader. She is married with four children and calls Wilmington, NC, home by way of Brooklyn, NY.