About Us

The Middle East’s People & Culture Consultancy

Helping organisations hire smarter, lead stronger, and perform better.

talentX is a People & Culture consultancy based in Dubai and Riyadh - shaping the future of work across the Middle East.

Who We Help

Startups, corporates, and government entities building high-performing organisations.


We design smarter people strategies, stronger leadership, and cultures that deliver measurable results.

How We Do It

We combine:

  • Deep regional expertise
  • Global best practice
  • Measurable, people-driven results


From HR consulting and leadership development to culture transformation and systems design - we help you build what works in the Middle East, not just what looks good on paper.

Why It Matters

Strategy means nothing without execution.


Without the right people systems, culture, and leadership - growth slows, turnover rises, and costs escalate.


That’s where we come in.

Our Difference

We don’t just advise - we embed.


Our work blends people science, behavioural change, and cultural intelligence to build strategies that scale and sustain performance.

Our Mission

To unlock human potential across the Middle East - empowering organisations to Hire, Inspire, and Win.


We partner with leaders to build high-performance teams and future-ready systems, driving growth through science-backed people and culture strategies that deliver lasting results.


Because when people grow, organisations don’t just perform, they thrive.

Our Vision

To be the champions of the future of work in the Middle East and beyond - building high-performance organisations where talent thrives, excellence is the norm, and winning is inevitable.


We are deeply committed to improving lives -> empowering individuals and organisations to grow, innovate, and create meaningful impact.


By unlocking potential at every level, we set new standards for success -> leaving a legacy that empowers people, communities, and industries for generations to come.

What We Do

We help organisations grow through people.
Our expertise covers every part of the people and performance journey:

  • HR & Organisation Consulting

    Design HR systems, policies, and frameworks that support growth, compliance, and culture.

  • Leadership & Capability Development

    Build leaders and talent who drive results - through masterclasses, coaching, and development programs.

  • Culture & Values Activation

    Define and embed high-performance cultures that connect strategy to daily behaviour.

  • People Discovery & Assessment

    Identify leadership potential, strengths, and future capability through people science and data.

  • Regional Expansion & Localisation

    Support international companies entering the GCC with people strategy, localisation, and compliance frameworks.

Our Approach

Every engagement combines:

01

People Science

Behavioural data, psychology, and evidence-based design - turning human insight into performance advantage.

02

Cultural Intelligence

Deep understanding of Middle East diversity, ambition, and national priorities - ensuring every strategy fits the regional reality.

03

Practical Impact

Frameworks that deliver in the real world - measurable change, not just theory.

We design strategy that sticks - translating insight into behaviour, and behaviour into business performance.

Who We Are


talentX is led by Danielle Blizzard, Founder & CEO - a global people and culture strategist with 15+ years of experience across the UAE, KSA, and international markets.


She leads a specialist team of local and global HR consultants, behavioural scientists, coaches, and facilitators who combine psychology with business performance.


Backed by a partner ecosystem spanning HR tech, AI skills training, employer branding, and people diagnostics, we deliver end-to-end people transformation - from strategy to scale.


Together, we build the systems, leaders, and cultures that power growth.

Our Partner Ecosystem Includes:

HR Technology & Analytics Platforms

AI & Training Capability Partners

Employer Branding & Experience Design Studios

Behavioural Assessment & People Diagnostic Providers

Our Values

We live what we teach.
Every project is driven by six values that shape how we work and what clients experience:

Energising Excellence

Our Spirit

We bring passion, pace, and positivity. Because energy fuels performance.

Growth Obsessed

Our Mindset

We don’t wait for change. We drive it -> in ourselves, our clients, and our impact.

Why Leaders Choose talentX


Regional Knowledge – 10+ years shaping organisations across UAE, KSA, and the wider GCC.

Global Standards – Every framework and tool is benchmarked against the world’s best - adapted for local realities..

Plug-and-Play Solutions – Ready-to-activate programs, toolkits, and leadership systems that drive results from day one.

People Science + Behavioural Change – Everything we design is grounded in psychology, data, and measurable outcomes.

Cultural Intelligence – Programs built for multilingual, multicultural teams - uniting purpose and performance.

Future-Ready Impact – Bilingual delivery, measurable results, and leaders equipped to win tomorrow.

Trusted By

From scale-ups to governments, we’ve delivered people strategies for:

Our clients trust us to design high-performance systems that drive growth, transformation, and national impact.

A Message from our Founder & CEO

Danielle Blizzard


“Work should feel like game day - driven by purpose, energy, and a sense of winning together. When people love what they do, performance follows.”


At talentX, our mission goes beyond HR - it’s about people.


Every organisation has untapped potential waiting to be unlocked, and we’re here to bring that to life.


Work can be tough. But what if it could feel like an athlete’s game day - where every challenge is a chance to grow, push limits, and find purpose?


As Phil Knight wrote in Shoe Dog:

“What if there were a way, without being an athlete, to feel what athletes feel? To play all the time, instead of working? Or else to enjoy work so much that it becomes essentially the same thing.”


That’s the spirit behind every project we take on - making work something people truly love.


Where learning, growth, and performance thrive together.
Where energy drives results, and results build champions.


Let’s build champions. Let’s build the future.

Recognition & Thought Leadership

Our work and insights have been featured across leading regional and global platforms - reflecting our role in shaping the future of work in the Middle East.

Guest Speaker

Dubai Eye 103.8S 

Co-Host

Future@Work Podcast

Featured In

Entrepreneur ME · Economic Times HRME · Wamda ·

Mentor/Guest Speaker

Abu Dhabi SME Hub · Techstars · AstroLabs · Lyon Business School · TAP · Dubai CommerCity

Career Coach

Crunchmoms · Women’s Pavilion at Dubai Expo City

Culture Coach

Middle East representative at Cultures Link ·

At talentX, we don’t just talk about people and culture - we lead the conversations that redefine it.

Let’s Build the Future of Work.  Together.

Whether you’re a startup building your people function, a corporate scaling for growth, or a government shaping national impact - talentX helps you build the people strategy to  win.


We don’t just design programs.
We help you unlock performance - in people, culture, and leadership - so your organisation grows stronger from the inside out.


Start small.   Scale fast.   Build what lasts.