Founder
Thais Mei.
Career strategist for Brazilians in the American corporate market. Former C-level Executive Assistant at Boston Children's Hospital and Veolia.
Thais Mei
Founder & CEO · CarreiraUSA
Thais Mei is the founder and CEO of Carreira U.S.A, the first career consultancy focused exclusively on Brazilians in the American corporate market.
A career strategist with hands-on experience on both sides of the US hiring process — as a candidate and as part of an HR team — Thais built her own method that has already placed more than 1,500 Brazilian professionals in the US corporate world.
She arrived in the United States in 2015 as an au pair. After more than 100 rejections, she landed her first corporate role as an Executive Assistant at Boston Children's Hospital. The second was at Veolia, where she sat inside the HR team and learned exactly where Brazilians lose jobs without knowing why.
In November 2020, she founded Carreira U.S.A. Today, with more than 1,500 professionals placed and $20M+ in negotiated salaries, CarreiraUSA is the trusted name for Brazilian professionals ready to break into the US corporate market.
Journey
From the ground up to the standard.
2015
Arrived in the US as an au pair
Thais arrives in the United States in 2015 and works as an au pair, waitress, and babysitter. She believed she needed an American degree to enter the corporate world.
2019
First corporate role
After more than 100 rejections, she lands a position as Executive Assistant at Boston Children's Hospital — no American degree, no referral.
2020
Inside the hiring process
As EA to Veolia's VP of HR during the pandemic, she participates in hiring decisions and learns exactly where Brazilians lose jobs without knowing why.
Nov. 2020
Carreira U.S.A is founded
In November 2020, she creates Carreira U.S.A. The first case is her own husband — Eliseu, a mechanic, who becomes a Volvo Service Manager and doubles his salary.
2023
+1,000 professionals placed
After 3 years as CEO, Thais re-enters the market as a candidate to prove the method works regardless of background. She receives a job offer with a 3-year gap.
2025
+1,500 and $20M+ in negotiated salaries
+1,500 placements and $20M+ in negotiated salaries. The largest career consultancy for Brazilians in the US.
Talks & press
A voice in the global conversation.
SXSW Edu
How Brazilians land senior roles in the US
Brazil Conference @ Harvard
Brazilian talent in the global market
Podcast Café com ADM
International careers: the CarreiraUSA method
TEDx São Paulo
Professional invisibility isn't a lack of talent
Forbes Mulher
Building a business in the US as a Brazilian woman