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Episode 20 of The Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast is now live. We're excited to announce that this marks the conclusion of our current series, and we extend a huge thank you to those who have tuned in and listened.
Rest assured, The Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast will be back for a second series, so stay tuned for further updates!
In today's episode, we are joined by Hishem Azzouz, founder of Hector, an all-in-one learning platform for recruitment founders to maximise their team's performance.
Hishem and April discuss what they believe it takes to build a successful recruitment business combining Recruitment Entrepreneur's 9 characteristics of values, and the 5 core business pillars taken from the over 450 interviews Hishem has conducted since launching The Recruitment Mentors Podcasts.
Episode Overview:
[00:00] Introduction to Hishem and his journey
[05:57] Hishem's Introduction to Key Pillars in building a good entrepreneur
[07:07] Pillar 1 - Solution focused not vacancy focused
[09:38] How, as a founder, can you create consistency across your team
[11:31] How soon should you be introducing ideal customer profiles
[12:35] Introducing Pillar 1 into your mindset
[13:50] Pillar 2 - Obsessing over the important metrics that drive the correct behaviors.
[22:14] Pillar 3 - Truly understand what they look for when they hire; it's not guesswork.
[26:10] Hishem's definition on "non-negotiables" when hiring talent into your team
[27:20] Scenario - hiring & interviewing senior and top talent with "non-negotiables"
[30:07] What is a top performer to Hishem and how to recognise them
[31:54] Thoughts on best practices for hiring within your business, factoring in what resources are available
[33:50] The success rate of businesses with one founder vs 2 to 3 founders
[35:53] Pillar 4 - Over-invest in their future leaders, not under-invest
[40:50] What to think about when promoting top talent in your team
[43:53] Hishem's thoughts on opportunities on giving shares of the business to managers
[45:10] Pillar 5 - Building infrastructure for scale rather than waiting until what they're doing breaks
[49:48] What are the traits needed to become a successful Entrepreneur?
Resources & Links
Hishem's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/
Hector LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-is-hector/
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Welcome back to the Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast. In today's episode, we are joined by Legacy London Recruitment Founder & Director, Dhana Toulson.
Dhana has over 30 years of experience within the marketing sector working alongside high-end, luxury fashion brands, retail, apparel and more.
Dhana decided that now is the time to launch her recruitment business, Legacy London and decided to partner with Recruitment Entrepreneur to support her with the journey of launching a new business.
Join us today with Dhana Toulson to discuss her experience of launching a new recruitment business within the marketing sector.
Episode Overview:
[03:28] How did you know you wanted to be an Entrepreneur?
[04:19] Having a team of trusted recruiters within Legacy London
[05:27] What makes Legacy London different
[07:22] How has the transition been with launching Legacy London for their Clients?
[09:18] Dhana's experience in launching her business in partnership with Recruitment Entrepreneur
[11:59] Keeping up-to-date with the constant changes within the Marketing industry
[13:32] How Dhana identifies the most suitable candidates for marketing roles
[16:35] How to measure success within Legacy London
[20:09] Dhana's process of keeping up with top talent in her industry
[21:38] Speaking about the 3 C's within Recruitment
[23:02] Dhana's advice to those thinking about launching a recruitment business
[24:49] Use of Tech vs Face to Face
[28:15] What's in store for Legacy London
[30:13] What are the traits needed to become a successful Entrepreneur?
Resources & Links
Dhana Toulson's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhana-toulson-9bb11921/
Legacy London Recruitment's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/98424064
Legacy London Recruitment's Website - https://legacylondonrecruitment.com/
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Welcome to The Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast. Today, we are joined by special guest, Sean Anderson, Co-Founder & CEO at Hoxo.
After working in the recruitment industry, Sean decided to launch a marketing agency called Hoxo Media in 2017. Hoxo is a passionate specialist branding agency exclusively focused on the recruitment market. With their tried and tested methodology, Hoxo offers coaching to maximise the LinkedIn presence for recruiters and recruitment businesses.
Today, Hoxo has a branding agency along with the coaching service and has since worked with 5,000 recruiters & 350 businesses supporting their personal branding on LinkedIn.
Sean joins The Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast to discuss how to create a personal brand to help drive business success.
Episode Overview:
[03:09] Journey on building personal brand and how this contributed to business success
[06:52] What comes first, personal branding or experience within recruitment
[09:21] Where to start with your personal branding
[12:42] Organising your personal branding whilst recruiting
[13:58] Looking for Business Development Opportunities on LinkedIn
[15:01] Sean's suggestion on navigating new ideas and suggestions with personal branding
[18:55] Does Hoxo Media training perform the same for each recruitment industry?
[20:28] How long until you see benefits from personal branding
[22:13] Thoughts on the algorithm from LI in 2023
[25:20] How Sean's LI relationship works
[26:33] The Do's and Don'ts of Navigating Personal Branding
[28:56] The balance of work-related content to non-work non-work-related content
[31:43] What are the traits needed to become a successful Entrepreneur?
Resources & Links:
Hoxo Website - https://hoxomedia.com/
Hoxo LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hoxo-media/
Sean’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-anderson-hoxo/
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Welcome to the Recruitment Entrepreneur podcast. In this episode, we are joined by Venatrix's Business Development Director, Sophie Allen.
Sophie started her recruitment career in 2013 with Elaine Tyler at Celsius Graduate Recruitment Limited based in Manchester.
Fast forward 2 years, Elaine decided to launch her own recruitment business, Venatrix, and asked Sophie to support the business in winning new clients.
Sophie joins us today to talk about the value of personal branding and relationships to help become a successful recruiter.
Episode Overview:
[01:16] Sophie's experience before joining Venatrix
[02:59] At the beginning of Venatrix
[03:54] Motivation to win new clients in a start-up business
[05:13] Sophie's journey in her personal branding
[06:54] The evolution of Sophie's personal branding and use of LinkedIn
[09:45] How has the tougher market affected the SaaS industry
[12:24] Launching the Venatrix Podcast - Season 1 Business Baby
[14:30] Sophie's experience in career growth within a start-up business
[16:12] Keeping the personal touches whilst remote working in France
[19:27] Looking towards motherhood & continued personal branding
[20:33] Sophie's predictions of the market
[21:59] Sophie's advice on those looking at starting within recruitment & advice on personal branding
Links & Resources:
The Venatrix Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/4XGnmRG56Tb8Wz7U6y1muQ?si=f5159ba0ba5e43b8
Venatrix LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/venatrix
Sophie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophievenatrix/
Venatrix Website - https://venatrixuk.com/
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Welcome back to the Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast. In today's episode, we are joined by NineTech Solutions Co-Founders, Jack McLane and Louis Singleton.
After meeting each other at Oscar and gaining almost 20 years of experience within the recruitment industry combined, the two decided to go at it alone and started their business, NineTech Solutions, a cutting-edge recruitment firm to provide end-to-end solutions for technical businesses across various functions. They partnered with Recruitment Entrepreneur earlier this year to support them on their entrepreneurial journey.
Join us today with Jack and Louis who take us through how to successfully launch a tech recruitment business in a challenging market.
Episode Overview
[01:55] Jack and Louis' Recruitment Experience
[04:04] Working out the logistics of starting their own business
[08:19] Where the name "NineTech Solutions" comes from?
[11.00] Jack and Louis' focus when launching NineTech
[13:51] Decision to seek out an investment with Recruitment Entrepreneur
[17:11] Launching with Recruitment Entrepreneur and the setup process
[21:00] The value of Recruitment Entrepreneur's CEO Forums and meeting other partners within the portfolio
[23:08] How do Jack & Louis envisage the tech market for the remainder of the year
[30:04] Advice to those looking to launch a recruitment business
Links
Jack's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-mclane-a459b676/
Louis' LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-singleton-04b09b46/
NineTech Solutions LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/ninetech-solutions
NineTech Solutions Website - https://ninetechsolutions.com/
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Welcome to the Recruitment Entrepreneur podcast. Today, we are joined by Hayward Hawks Tech Recruitment Consultant, Nick Napier to discuss how he went from rookie to top biller within the team.
Nick worked in the UK Civil Services for over a year and decided to dive into the recruitment industry within the nurse and healthcare sector. He decided he wanted to move into technical services and joined forces with Hayward Hawk in 2022 and has since excelled within the sector.
Nick takes us through his journey of moving from Healthcare recruitment into the tech services and how he managed to become a top biller in a short space of time.
Episode Overview:
[00:55] Introduction and moving into technical recruitment
[03:00] Driving factors of getting into the recruitment industry
[04:10] What was the decision behind changing sectors
[05:44] The onboarding process with Hayward Hawk
[12:43] Evolving your personal brand
[16:43] Challenges within the 2023 market and how Nick overcame them,
[19:09] Focuses on the remainder of the year
[22:32] Advice on maintaining positivity
[25:48] Nick's advice of getting into the recruitment industry
Resources and Links:
Nick's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-napier-/
Hayward Hawk LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/haywardhawk/
Hayward Hawk Website - https://www.haywardhawk.com/
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Welcome back to the Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast! In this episode, we are joined by our REflex Managing Director, Ranjit Singh who met with REflex partner, Jenny Armstrong, Founder of Bohemian HR.
Jenny started her recruitment career at Hays and quickly jumped onto the opportunity to introduce and run the HR sector within the company. After a successful 20 years within the industry and with the UK coming out of Covid-19, Jenny decided now was the time to set up her own company and started Bohemian HR.
Jenny partnered with Recruitment Entrepreneur’s REflex offering to support her on the journey of building a successful business. She has since gone from strength to strength within the human resources sector. She offers not only recruitment but also Bohemian HR Flex, an ad-hoc interim model for small businesses.
Jenny joined us to talk about the evolution within the HR recruitment market & introducing contract recruitment.
Episode Overview:
[01:13] Jenny's start in recruitment
[02:37] Experience within HR
[03:15] Decision to start Bohemian HR
[04:51] Naming the business and thoughts behind it
[05:57] Challenges when first setting up Bohemian HR
[08:25] Motivation and structure for managing the business
[13:03] Introducing tools and tech to support daily running of the business
[17:12] Views on significant role changes within the HR sector
[17:59] Evolving Bohemian HR to support start-ups with HR consulting
[21:15] Partnering & collaborating with Recruitment Entrepreneur Joint Venture partners
[22:14] Where does Jenny see the journey ahead for Bohemian HR
[23:24] How Jenny destresses
[24:05] Greatest achievement since launching Bohemian HR
Resources & Links:
Bohemian HR Website: https://www.bohemianhr.com/
Bohemian HR Flex: https://www.bohemianhr.com/consulting/
Bohemian HR LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bohemian-hr-limited/
Jenny Armstrong LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyarmstrongbhr/
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Welcome back to The Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast, in today's episode, we are joined by our Chairman and serial entrepreneur, James Caan CBE.
We are delighted to have James return to our podcast and had the opportunity to discuss how the recruitment market has changed and have some of the market predictions come true since we previously spoke in January 2023.
James takes us through what he thinks is in store for the market in the next 6 to 12 months and how businesses can adapt to become successful in a challenging market.
Episode Overview:
[00:42] Review of H1 and the softening of the market
[01:33] How has James seen the Portfolio adapt to the changes in the market
[04:49] James' experience in previous market challenges
[07:30] Sectors that may have seen an effect from the changes
[09:40] Scaling businesses whilst in a challenging market
[12:25] How to attract top talent into the business
[14:39] Advice to entrepreneurs looking to launch a business in challenging markets
[18:25] Recap on having a partner and a mentor today
[19:51] James' 4 key takeaways and what to focus on to become successful
James Caan CBE:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamescaancbe/Twitter - https://twitter.com/jamescaanInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/jamescaanonline/Website - https://www.james-caan.com/Resources & Publications - https://www.james-caan.com/all-resources-publications/Recruitment Entrepreneur - www.recruitmententrepreneur.com -
Welcome to the Recruitment Entrepreneur podcast!
In this episode, we visited Dublin to meet with our partners, Mark Baker and Niall O’Kelly, Partners at Darwin Hawkins.
Niall and Mark both started their careers as Chartered Accountants, but Niall wanted the new challenge of working within recruitment.
Niall then introduced Mark to the recruitment industry. After building their business relationship for 3 years, they decided it was time to start their own recruitment business in 2018 and joined the Recruitment Entrepreneur portfolio with Darwin Hawkins.
4 years later, Niall and Mark talk us through the added value of having chartered accounts as leading recruiters for the finance industry.
[01.05] Overview of Darwin Hawkins & What makes them different
[01:37] Mind set of moving from charted accountancy and into recruitment
[07:53] Decision to start up their own recruitment company
[09:18] Mark's thoughts on starting up Darwin Hawkins
[16:58] Darwin Hawkins going international
[22:58] Adapting strategies to the location
[25:11] Meeting James Caan and the decision to secure investment
[30:11] Access to Recruitment Entrepreneur Portfolio for ongoing support
Links:
Mark's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markbakeraca/Niall's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/acabig4accacima/Darwin Hawkins LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/darwinhawkins/Darwin Hawkins Website - https://www.darwinhawkins.com/ -
Welcome to Ep11 of The Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast!
This week, we travelled over to Belfast to meet with our partners, Richard Waterson Co-Founder and Gemma Murphy Director of the Hayward Hawk group.
Hayward Hawk started out as a tech-based recruitment business and officially launched in 2016. After 3 years in business, they were receiving more requests for professional services roles within their industry.
Gemma was then introduced to the company in 2019 when they wanted to expand their offering in professional services. Gemma came with a wealth of knowledge within that sector allowing Hayward Hawk to become the all round recruitment business they are today.
We discussed with Richard and Gemma how Hayward Hawk has successfully navigated consistent and stable growth since they launched.
[01:00] Hayward Hawk's Beginning
[02:37] Gemma joining Hayward Hawk to expand their offering
[03:54] Overcoming the challenges of launching within an already competitive market
[06:13] Initial business plan of tackling the US market
[07:37] Visiting clients and incentivising the team with planned US trips
[08:27] Gemma's business plan and strategy for Hayward Hawk Professional Services
[09:42] Why did Gemma merge her business in 2019 with Hayward Hawk
[11:49] Transition of the 2 businesses becoming one
[13:38] Review of the market compared to 2022
[15:15] What makes Hayward Hawk different from their competitors
[18:29] What Hayward Hawk will look like in a years time
[20:28] How the Recruitment Entrepreneur Partnership has support their growth
[22:00] Looking back 7 years, would Hayward Hawk us the same business plan as before?
[25:03] Advice from Gemma and Richard on those looking to start a recruitment business
Links:
Richard Waterson LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-waterson-085a3a13/Gemma Murphy LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemma-murphy-9717a036/Hayward Hawk Website - https://www.haywardhawk.com/Recruitment Entrepreneur Website - https://recruitmententrepreneur.com/ -
Welcome back to The Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast, in today's episode, we are joined by Sophie Morris, Recruitment Entrepreneur’s Learning and Development manager.
Sophie always had a passion for learning and development but decided to start her journey within recruitment at Reed. Reed had their own in-house L&D program and after experiencing life as a recruiter for 2 years, Sophie decided to take the plunge and move into the Learning & Development team.
Sophie joined the Recruitment Entrepreneur team in October 2022 to support our portfolio partners with their L&D Strategies. She joins us today to talk about the value of Learning and Development in recruitment businesses.
Episode Overview:[01:05] How Sophie get into Learning & Development (L&D) in the recruitment sector[04:06] Qualifications to become a L&D Manager[05:02] Difference between in-house L&D to external L&D[07:54] Seeing the difference between those who want to learn to those who had to[09:55] Evolution in L&D post Covid & different ways of learning[12:48] Sophie's roles during and after Reed Recruitment[14:44] The impact of introducing L&D to larger recruitment businesses[15:57] How the RE partners received the new L&D offering[18:33] How has the performance changed with the RE partners since she started this program [22:23] Sophie's experience within her L&D roles[24:32] Sophie's advice about having L&D in your recruitment business
Links
Sophie Morris' LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophietmorris/Recruitment Entrepreneur's Website - https://recruitmententrepreneur.com/ -
Welcome back to the Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast. We are joined today by Rohit Kapoor, Co-Founder of Paiger.
Paiger was born when the co-founders noticed a shift in the way people prospected, communicated & built their businesses and brands.
Like other great businesses, Paiger started off small, but fast forward 5 years, they now have 700 clients, a team of 37 and a global presence
Recruitment Entrepreneur is proud to call Paiger a partner with a large share of our portfolio business using Paiger on a daily basis, with more businesses looking to work with them this year to help build their brands.
Rohit joins us today to discuss the importance of LinkedIn and time management.
Episode Overview:
[01:07] How Rohit got into recruitment and his experience
[09:34] Rohit's key highlights of his experience within recruitment
[13:45] Moving on to Broadbean and working in tech sales
[15:11] Co-founding Paiger with Darren, CEO
[17:43] What Paiger does for their
[18:17] What was the uptake on Paiger when it first went to market
[21:48] A look into the development path for Paiger for this year clients
[22:40] Paiger's partnership with LinkedIn
[24:11] Time management with technology
[29:11] Growth expectations for Paiger in 2023
[31:05] Bringing in personal touches and in person training
[32:35] Final thoughts and future launches with Paiger
Links & Resources
Paiger's Website - https://paiger.co/Paiger's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/paigerco/Rohit's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit-kapoor-/Paiger Blog - https://paiger.co/blog/ -
Welcome back to The Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast.
In this episode, we are joined by The Resilient Coach, Mark Whitby, to talk to us about what coaching and mentoring can do for you and your business. Mark always knew he wanted to work in sales, and after travelling to the UK from Canada and speaking with a number of recruiters, he decided to take the plunge and became a recruiter himself. Mark worked hard in the industry but would find himself struggling to keep up. But being incredibly driven, Mark decided to search for a coach and mentor to help improve his skills and to move up the leaderboard. From his experience of working with the coach, Mark decided his true passion was actually learning and development within the recruitment industry.
Since then, Mark has set up The Recruitment Coach in 2001 and the very successful podcast, The Resilient Recruiter to do just that.
Episode Overview:
[01:35] Journey of starting his first podcast
[04:02] How Mark started off in recruitment and discovering his passion in L&D
[06:50] Experience and learnings of starting The Recruitment Coach
[10:26] Differences between being self-employed and an entrepreneur
[12:39] Aiming big with his Podcast launch and continued guests
[14:46] Focusing on digital marketing and his business model
[16:59] What sets Mark's Podcast apart from others
[18:41] Mark's advice to recruitment businesses on how to stand out
[24:27] How much value Mark has seen off the back of The Recruitment Coach
[27:33] Mark's focus for 2023
[31:32] Lesson's learnt along the way of producing a podcast
Resources and Links:
Mark Whitby LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwhitby/
The Resilient Recruiter Podcast - https://bit.ly/42hdivG
The Recruitment Coach Website - https://recruitmentcoach.com/
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Welcome back to The Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast. In this episode, we are joined by Venatrix's CEO and Founder, Elaine Tyler.
After graduating from Leeds University in 2008, studying business management, Elaine knew she wanted to do something business-based and customer-focused and became a recruiter within the sales industry.
In 2015, Elaine saw a gap in the market to focus on SDR recruitment into leading SaaS firms and then had the opportunity to pitch her business ideas to Recruitment Entrepreneur's Chairman, James Caan CBE.
Venatrix has been a partner of Recruitment Entrepreneur for almost 8 years and is London's leading provider of SDR candidates to fast-growth SaaS companies.
In this episode, Elaine takes us through how the landscape of the recruitment market and the SaaS market is evolving.
Episode Overview
[01:06]Elaine's experience prior to Venatrix
[02:46] Venatrix culture and ethics
[03:32] Elaine's drive to become an entrepreneur
[05:48] Ideas of how to stand out from competitors within the market & maintaining it
[08:15] Venatrix's journey and evolution in their brand
[10:12] The SaaS market expectations in 2023 and the effect on candidates
[15:14] Venatrix's Assessment Centers and training opportunities
[18:55] The ratio in 2023 (Q1) of candidates to SDR roles
[19:53] Future plans for Venatrix and Global expansion
[22:40] Elaine's advice to someone looking to setting up a business alone
[24:41] Being a leader and being in partnership with Recruitment Entrepreneur
[27:49] Closing thoughts
Elaine Tyler: Links and Resources:
LinkedIn
Venatrix LinkedIn
Venatrix Website
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Welcome back to The Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast. In this episode, we are joined by Co-Founder and CEO of Roi AI, Chris South.
Chris started his career as a recruitment consultant working in the oil and gas industry globally for 8 years whilst living in America.
In 2012, Chris decided to launch his first business, Prominence, a marketing agency to support recruiters and recruitment businesses. Since 2012, Prominence has seen fantastic growth, now operating globally with 14 heads.
However, it was Chris’s dream to start up a software company. He saw pain points from recruiters and it was clear to the other founders that there were plenty of opportunities for technological improvements.
Chris takes us through the importance of automation and how it should be seen as a support function and not a replacement tool in recruitment.
Ep Overview
[02:01] Introduction to Chris South and Roi AI
[03:45] Chris' experience moving from recruitment to running his first marketing agency, Prominence
[05:42] Lessons learnt opening up Prominence
[07:43] Seeing pain points and looking at how software and AI can support
[09:02] Chris’ view on using automation whilst not replacing consultants
[10:29] Overview of what Roi AI does for recruiters
[14:19] How Chris sees automation in the recruitment sector progressing this year
[20:20] How AI helps with what Roi can do
[25:11] Chris’ experience with negative aspects of automation
[32:19] Competitors within the AI market
Chris South LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismsouth/
Roi AI LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/roi-ai/
Roi AI Website - https://roi-ai.com/
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Welcome back to The Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast! In episode 5, we were joined by Sarah McGrath, Partner at 360 Search, an executive search specialist in the areas of insurance, life pensions, accountancy and compliance, based in Dublin, Ireland.
Sarah is an experienced director with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services recruitment industry, headhunting and recruiting senior financial service professionals.
Sarah and her business partner, Lynda Barnes, launched 360 Search in 2010 with the goal to be Ireland’s industry-leading financial services recruitment consultancy. Sarah takes us through the challenges and opportunities of building a successful recruitment company in Ireland with Recruitment Entrepreneur’s CFO, Angus McDowell.
Episode Overview
[00:20] Introduction to Sarah and 360 Search
[01:20] Sarah’s start in recruitment
[02:34] The early days of 360 Search and the journey into partnering with RE
[04:14] What challenges did 360 Search and Sarah found before and after the partnership
[05:38] Why 360 Search prefer “home-grown” recruiters
[06:55] What makes 360 Search stand out from the crowd and differentiate themselves
[08:46] 360 Search’s podcast – The CEO Corner
[11:33] Sarah’s experience of becoming a new mum and managing the role of Director at 360 Search
[15:34] How is the insurance and finance sector changed since the pandemic in Ireland and how 360 Search is adapting to that change
[18:42] What are 360 Search’s goals for 2023
[19:37] What advice would Sarah give to her younger self
Sarah McGrath and 360 Search
Sarah McGrath LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-mcgrath/
360 Search LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/360-search/?viewAsMember=true
360 Search Website - https://360search.ie/
CEO Corner - https://www.youtube.com/@sarahmcgrathceocorner3851
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Welcome back to Episode 4 of The Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast! This week, we are featuring Helen Plumridge, CEO of King Recruit and King Exec. Helen shares her expertise on maximising motivation and creating success with our Marketing Director, Tom Burkinshaw.
Helen started in the recruitment industry in 2002 and has experience working for smaller start-up recruitment businesses to larger corporations. In 2008, Helen launched her first recruitment business but due to the economy at the time, she decided to close the doors in 2010 and focus on her family and expanding her knowledge & skill set.
With her experience and knowledge in the management and executive market, she launched King Recruit in 2015. Her aim was to partner with the best talent in the Southwest and match their skill set to the fastest-growing Southwest companies.
Tune in this week to hear Helen’s journey and her insights on maximising motivation and creating success.
Episode Overview:
[00:43] Helen’s start to the recruitment industry & inspiration
[02:19] How does Helen stand out from others
[03:24] Experience from working in a corporate environment
[04:44] The importance and value of branding
[06:45] The launch of Helen’s first recruitment business and what came after
[08:21] Journey after her first business and going back to corporate
[09:39] Taking a break from the recruitment industry and Helen’s journey back in
[11:47] Confidence of launching King Recruit and King Executive
[13:04] Staying motivated to run and manage your own business
[17:31] Decision to seek investment and a business partner within Recruitment Entrepreneur
[20:17] On target for another successful year
[23:04] Keeping a healthy work and lifestyle mentality
[24:14] Securing a new office space and hybrid working
Helen Plumridge LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenplumridge1/
King Recruit LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/kingrecruit/?viewAsMember=true
King Exec LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/king-executive/?viewAsMember=true
King Recruit YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@kingrecruit9713
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Welcome back to The Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast. Episode 3 features GKR London’s Director, Grant Kaveney, to talk to us on “How to Scale Your Business to Become a Global Company”.
Grant started his recruitment journey in South Africa after finishing University and completing his Bachelor of Commerce. He was approached by a UK property recruitment company that was opening their offices in Cape Town and become their Sales Manager until 2010.
Grant has always had a passion for building and developing teams and decided to take the plunge in the summer of 2010 to relocate to London and launch GKR London after his previous employer decided to go in a different direction.
Grant’s journey to becoming the leading expert in his recruitment sector is incredibly impressive, with highs and lows that come from becoming an entrepreneur, he excelled in his business and partnered with Recruitment Entrepreneur in 2014 to help it expand globally.
Listen to the full episode now on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and iTunes to go through his journey, and take in Grant’s experience and advice to future entrepreneurs looking to start their businesses.
Episode Overview
[00:59] How did Grant get into Recruitment
[02:38] Grant’s journey on becoming an entrepreneur and launching GKR London
[03:44] External mentors and moving to London in 2010
[04:44] How did Grant structure your launch in 2014?
[05:31] Early stages of GKR London. First 2 years and surviving the recession in 2008
[06:22] Decision to start scaling GKR London
[07:36] What year did Grant meet James Caan CBE, Chairman of Recruitment Entrepreneur
[09:13] Decision of becoming a Recruitment Entrepreneur partner
[13:46] Journey into global expansion post-pandemic
[15:13] International plans for 2023
[15:59] Grant’s thoughts of going through tougher times alone
[16:59] GKR London’s success in scaling the business
[18:16] Training and development at GKR London
[19:37] Grant’s advice for someone looking to start-up a recruitment business through his experience
[20:56] Importance of positive reviews and client & candidate relationships
[22:14] Reflection over the past 12 years at GKR London
[24:11] Best practice to retain and develop top talent
[24:48] Where will GKR London be in 3 years
[26:00] How has the partnership with Recruitment Entrepreneur helped with Grant’s expansion plans
[27:34] Grant’s advice to anyone looking to start or scale a business
Grant Kaveney and GKR London:
Grant’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantkaveney/
GKR London’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1179335
GKR London’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gkrlondon/
GKR London’s Website - https://gkrlondon.com/
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Welcome back to the Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast!
Join us for episode 2 for 30 minutes with Recruitment Entrepreneur’s Chief Finance Officer Angus McDowell, who will share his journey into finance, and what success looks like from a leading CFO.
Originally from Northern Ireland, Angus attended Newcastle university in 2004 to complete his accounting degree. He started his finance career in 2012 as a Capital Accountant for Stagecoach.
Angus then went on to complete his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 2017 which led him to join Recruitment Entrepreneur as our Investment Director. Shortly after, he was promoted to Recruitment Entrepreneur's Chief Finance Officer.
Angus works closely with our 24 portfolio CEO partners on a daily basis aiding their growth and scale strategies, eventually leading them to an exit event.
We discuss with Angus his journey into finance and accounting, what he looks for when meeting new businesses for investment and what success looks like for a new or mature recruitment company.
Don't miss out on this insightful episode, as Angus provides invaluable insight into the recruitment industry from a financial point of view.
Episode Outline:
[00:54] Angus’ journey coming into finance
[03:33] Opportunities after University
[07:16] Mentors and advice at the start of Angus’s career
[10:24] Next steps after qualifying as an accountant
[14:04] Angus’ thoughts on work/lifestyle balance
[16:44] What success looks like for a new or mature company
[20:49] What Angus looks for when meeting new businesses for investment
[25:33] Seeing the growth from entrepreneurs over the years from Recruitment Entrepreneur’s advice
Angus McDowell:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/angusjmcdowell/
Website - https://recruitmententrepreneur.com/
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Join us for episode 1 for 30 minutes with our Chairman and serial entrepreneur, James Caan CBE where he shares his insights on how to build a better business within recruitment.
James started out his career in recruitment in the mid-eighties when he launched Alexander Mann. He successfully scaled the business which led to an exit in 2002.
James then went on to co-found the executive headhunting firm Humana. Today he is currently chairman of Recruitment Entrepreneur and equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw.
James is a seasoned entrepreneur and is also known as a TV personality for his time on Dragons Den. With the launch, scale and exits of many businesses over the years and being chairman of two large and rapidly expanding global companies - we talk to James about how he launched and scaled his businesses, led them to a successful exit and how, in today’s market, to improve your recruitment business.
Episode Outline
[01:00] James Caan CBE’s experience in building a business to scale.
[06:27] How James’ experience influenced launching Recruitment Entrepreneur.
[08:16] Knowledge gained from launching Alexander Mann.
[09:40] Investing in people and their visions.
[11:37] Is recruitment more competitive today than when James started.
[14:45] How to stand out in a competitive market.
[17:31] What James looks for when making an investment decision.
[20:56] How James defines success within business.
[24:48] How has Recruitment Entrepreneur expanded.
[26:55] How long it takes to scale a business with Recruitment Entrepreneur.
[28:23] James’ advice to those looking for investment in their recruitment business.
James Caan CBE:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamescaancbe/Twitter - https://twitter.com/jamescaanInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/jamescaanonline/Website - https://www.james-caan.com/Resources & Publications - https://www.james-caan.com/all-resources-publications/
