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The RAG Podcast - Recruitment Agency Growth Podcast

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The RAG Podcast - Recruitment Agency Growth Podcast
Season 5 | Ep 16 - Sean Anderson (me) on 5 weekly tips any recruiter can adopt to build a personal brand on LinkedIn! from 2022-02-21T06:00

On a special episode of The RAG Podcast this week, I want to share with you my talk at the Recruitment Agency Expo 2022 in London.
“The 5 Weekly Habits All Recruiters Need To Build A Winning Pe...

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Season 5 | Ep 15 - Tom Hibberd shares his secrets to scaling Precision Resource Group (PRG) to 175 staff in 12 years from 2022-02-14T06:00

I was joined by Tom Hibberd - Founding Director at Precision Resource Group (PRG) parent company to Panoramic Associates, iO Associates, Panoramic Care and Finitas.
With 20 years in the recruit...

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Season 5 | Ep 14 - James Osborne on his predictions for the global recruitment market in 2022! from 2022-02-07T06:00

This week's episode sees the return of a great friend and one of the recruitment industry’s most trusted advisors: the one and only James Osborne is back on The RAG Podcast!
James is the Chairm...

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Season 5 | Ep 13 - Clare Cooper (Part 3) on her experience of the first 12 months after launching Storm3 and reaching 60 people across London, Amsterdam, Dallas and Singapore! from 2022-01-31T06:00

This week we welcome Clare Cooper back to The RAG Podcast for a third time!
Clare is the founder of Storm3, the second brand in the Levin group.
I first interviewed Clare when she was a gl...

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Season 5 | Ep 12 - Alex Zoboli on building one of the fastest growing agencies in Japan reaching 40+ staff in the last 2 years with 100% of the team being in the office! from 2022-01-24T06:00

Our first episode of 2022 and what a cracker to be kicking off with!
I was delighted to be joined by Alex Zoboli, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Cornerstone Recruitment Japan K.K.
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Season 5 | Ep 11 - Adrian Kinnersley on building TwentyAI based on core values that go against the classic recruitment agency! from 2021-12-20T06:00

On the final episode of 2021, I was delighted to be joined by Adrian Kinnersley.
Adrian is the Founder and CEO of TwentyAI, headquartered in London with offices in New York, Charlotte, and Aust...

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Season 5 | Ep 10 - Lewis Maleh on building a global, boutique search firm with a clear focus on building profit rather than scale from 2021-12-13T06:00

On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast Live, I was joined by Lewis Maleh, Founder and CEO of Bentley Lewis, an award-winning boutique executive search firm.
Also the host of 2 x podcasts: “D...

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Season 5 | Ep 9 - Amy Golding on her journey of scaling Opus from 150 to 300 people, consolidating the 13 brands down to 3, becoming a Mother and securing PE investment in less than 5 years! from 2021-12-06T06:00

On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast Live, I was delighted to be joined by Amy Golding
Amy Golding is the CEO of Opus Talent Solutions, Headquartered in Bristol, UK, Opus has more than 1,0...

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Season 5 | Ep 8 - James Johnson on how the stress of being a global Recruitment Agency CEO led him to changing his entire lifestyle and career from 2021-11-29T06:00

On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast Live, on this week's episode of The RAG Podcast I am re-joined by James Johnson!
James is the founder of District 4 and also a CEO coach. James works w...

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Season 5 | Ep 7 - On why choosing the right business partner is essential to growing your recruitment business! from 2021-11-22T06:00

On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast Live, I was delighted to be joined by Ishpal Bansal
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAABjgFkBD1ZPo7sUAB4zw5OHoJps6D4BQ8o (Ishpa)l founded https://www.li...

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Season 5 | Ep 6 - Nick Vaughan on scaling Hamlyn Williams to 100 people and then leaving the business to build the Bloomberg of the recruitment sector! from 2021-11-15T06:00

On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast Live, I was joined by Nick Vaughan, Founder of Hamlyn Williams and now CEO and Founder of Talent Ticker an actionable market intelligence platform for the ...

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Season 5 | Ep 5 - Dr. Aria on optimising your mindset for higher performance inside and outside of your recruitment business. from 2021-11-08T06:00

On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast Live, I was delighted to be joined by Dr. Aria, a high performance psychologist who works with A list actors, singer and C Suites execs and business owners...

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Season 5 | Ep 4 - David Spencer-Percival on his secrets to growing £100m recruitment agencies multiple times and doing so without a laptop, purely operating on his iPhone! from 2021-11-01T06:00

On this weeks episode of The RAG Podcast Live, I was joined by David Spencer-Percival, Founder and CEO of Life Science People and serial recruitment entrepreneur.
David was in the founding team...

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Season 5 | Ep 3 - Gaelle Blake on her secrets to finding ‘balance’ whilst being a mother, a yoga enthusiast and a UK & Ireland director at Hays! from 2021-10-25T06:00

On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast Live, I was delighted to be joined by https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAALoD80BMRSR1vmJpkKVdGrtVqoxu0AvN78 (Gaelle Blake), the UKI Director for Permanent Ap...

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Season 5 | Ep 2 - Leo Harrison MBA on growing Chapter 2 from 0-33 staff in a Global Pandemic without ever working in the Recruitment Industry! from 2021-10-18T06:00

On this weeks episode of The RAG Podcast Live, I will be joined by a friend, client and mentor -https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAADrX0cBGlsBI_MjOKy4WhaXx4Mt3zl430I ( Leo Harrison MBA)
Leo is on...

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Season 5 | Ep 1 - Mark Znowski on feeling empty after selling StaffGroup and finding purpose by starting up another agency! from 2021-10-11T06:00

The RAG Podcast is BACK!
What a first episode we have in store for you!
Mark Znowski is a serial Recruitment Entrepreneur
He started, scaled, and sold Staffgroup UK and Europe over 12 y...

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Season 4 | Ep 27 - Jamie Woods on his vision for JCW Group to go from his living room to 500 staff with no intention of selling and exiting! from 2021-07-01T05:00

This is the LAST episode of the season!
2020/21 has been epic for The RAG Podcast, interviewing over 120 amazing recruitment business owners throughout one of the craziest times we have ever se...

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Season 4 | Ep 26 - Hannah Donaldson on her journey to growing to 135 staff across 4 global locations at the same time as starting a family! from 2021-06-17T05:00

Hannah is the Co-founder and CEO of Meet Recruitment - a 12 year old international Life Science recruitment agency in London, Berlin, New York and San Francisco.
Like many others I have interv...

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Season 4 | Ep 25 - Andy Larholt on why he should have sold his agency when he had an offer in 2015! from 2021-06-10T05:00

Today’s episode was EPIC! It was funny, serious, honest and inspiring all in one...
Andy Larholt is the Founder and CEO of Montash - a 16 year old international technology recruitment agency i...

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Season 4 | Ep 24 - Daniel Fox on his journey from billing £1.4m per year as a recruiter to building a truly profitable agency with 35 people across UK, USA and EU from 2021-06-03T05:00

I was really excited about today’s episode as my guest was someone who I had heard so much about during my recruitment days.
Daniel Fox is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Trilogy Intern...

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Season 4 | Ep 23 - Sam Crisp on how they have achieved 180% year on year growth inside 5 years and why building a team is truly the hardest aspect of being a business owner! from 2021-05-27T05:00

Pleasure to be joined live on LinkedIn with Sam, Co-Founder of Orama Solutions. A specialist agency helping high growth tech companies achieve their scaling ambitions across UK, EU and USA.
Sam...

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Season 4 | Ep 22 - Andy Morrell on taking a handful of recruiters at Oscar in 2007 and growing to 100 staff across 5 offices in the UK & USA! from 2021-05-20T05:00

What a great chat I had with Andy today, a guy who at the age of 27 took over the helm of a loss making recruitment agency after running a successful contract division of another local recruitment ...

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Season 4 | Ep 21 - Bradley Lewington his career journey to becoming CEO of Spencer Ogden with 500 staff across 12 offices worldwide! from 2021-05-13T05:00

Today I was honoured to be joined on The RAG Podcast Live by Bradley, the leader of one of the most reputable recruitment firms in the world today!
At the age of 37, Brad has achieved an incre...

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Season 4 | Ep 20 - Jonathan Keen on building a truly flexible recruitment business consisting of mature, experienced, super niche Microsoft specialist recruiters! from 2021-05-06T04:00

Today I was delighted to be joined on The RAG Podcast Live with Jonathan Keen, the Founder and CEO of Cognitive Group, a 30+ staff recruitment agency experts in Microsoft talent acquisition and rec...

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Season 4 | Ep 19 - James Cox from launching his start up within an established group to group CEO in 3 years! from 2021-04-29T04:45

Today I was delighted to be joined on The RAG Podcast Live with James Cox, the Co-Founder of Bio Talent and the CEO of Trinnovo Group. Trinnovo is a fast-growth, international recruitment company, ...

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Season 4 | Ep 18 - James Fernandes and Simon Gardiner on their 10 year journey from a garage with no heating to over 60 staff and multiple industry awards! from 2021-04-22T04:30

Today I was delighted to be joined on The RAG Podcast Live with James Fernandes and Simon Gardiner, the Co-Founders of Carrington West, an award winning agency specialising in technical recruitment...

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Season 4 | Ep 17 - Logan Naidu on growing Dartmouth Partners to 180 staff through 30% year on year growth, PE investment and M&A activity! from 2021-04-08T05:00

Today I was delighted to be joined on The RAG Podcast Live with CEO and Founder of Dartmouth Partners, Logan Naidu.
Logan is now almost 9 years into the growth of his second recruitment agency ...

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Season 4 | Ep 16 - James Caan CBE on selling Alexander Mann for £260m, appearing on Dragons Den and why he still loves investing in Recruitment Agencies today! from 2021-03-30T10:45

Today I was delighted to be joined on The RAG Podcast Live with Recruitment Entrepreneur and former Dragon - James Caan CBE!
Although famous for his time on BBC TV, James is the most followed r...

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Season 4 | Ep 15 - Paul Flynn on addiction, mental health and selling Staffgroup for over £20m! from 2021-03-18T05:00

Today I was joined by Paul Flynn - an investor in recruitment and mental health businesses and the ex Founder / MD of Staffgroup which he sold in 2015 for over £20m
A warm and open person, I ha...

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Season 4 | Ep 14 - Tim Cook on what he has learnt about growing, selling and buying recruitment agencies after 34 years in the industry! from 2021-03-11T05:00

Today I was joined live on LinkedIn by Tim Cook - Group CEO nGAGE, a portfolio of 16 specialist recruitment businesses with over 750 staff.
A fascinating chat that felt like an educational less...

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Season 4 | Ep 12 - Project 500 reaches £40,000 in February! from 2021-03-01T17:00

In today's live episode of The RAG Podcast, I was joined for the final time by Project 500 partners Tim Roedel and Chris Redmond
We are proud to announce that we have reached £40,000 in donatio...

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Season 4 | Ep 11 - Bernie Schiemer on going from an 8 figure exit as a recruitment owner to building the world's fastest growing recruitment CRM! from 2021-02-25T05:00

Today I was delighted to be joined by Bernie Schiemer, Founder and CEO of Vincere - the worlds number 1 all in one recruitment CRM platform and our wonderful podcast sponsor!
Bernie has spent m...

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Season 4 | Ep 10 - Project 500 reaches £38,000 in donations! from 2021-02-22T05:00

In today's live episode of The RAG Podcast, I am again joined by my Project 500 partners Tim Roedel and Chris Redmond.
We are now 3 weeks into our February fundraising initiative to get brand n...

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Season 4 | Ep 9 - James Johnson on growing and selling Nicoll Curtin to launch a community of top performing independent recruiters that is designed to give them EXACTLY what they want! from 2021-02-18T05:00

Today I was delighted to be joined on Hoxo LinkedIn Live by James Johnson, Founder of District4 and former CEO of global recruitment group Nicoll Curtin (rebranded as ‘The Hive’)
James is a ve...

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Season 4 | Ep 8 - Headteacher Simon Cope on receiving the first laptops from Project 500 and what it means to the kids! from 2021-02-15T05:00

In today's live episode of The RAG Podcast, I am again joined by my P500 partner Tim Roedel, alongside Simon Cope the Headteacher of Wild Ridings Primary School in Bracknell.
Simon and his scho...

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Season 4 | Ep 7 - Brent Orsuga on growing a hugely profitable agency based on the power of his authentic brand! from 2021-02-11T05:00

Today I was delighted to be joined on Hoxo LinkedIn Live by Brent Orsuga, Founder and President of Pinnacle Growth Advisors, a niche transportation recruitment agency headquartered in Arizona USA....

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Season 4 | Ep 6 - £30,000 raised in our quest for 500 Laptops for 500 School Children in Need - ASAP! from 2021-02-08T05:00

In today's live episode of The RAG Podcast, I am again joined by my Project 500 partners Chris Redmond and Tim Roedel, alongside Diarmaid Casey the Deputy Headteacher of the school I used to work a...

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Season 4 | Ep 5 - Andy Shatwell on growing a business of 70 recruiters who all lead sales with marketing content! from 2021-02-04T05:00

Today I was delighted to be joined on Hoxo LinkedIn Live by Andy Shatwell, MD Charlton Morris, a 70 staff agency headquartered in Leeds UK
Andy has a business that is thriving and his whole tea...

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Season 4 | Ep 4 - 500 Laptops for 500 School Children in Need - ASAP! from 2021-02-01T05:00

In today's live episode of The RAG Podcast, I am joined by Chris Redmond and Tim Roedel, both recruitment owners who approached me with the exact same idea within 24 hrs of one another!
Today w...

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Season 4 | Ep 3 - James Brown on growing FASTEST GROWING Recruitment Agency in the world right now! from 2021-01-28T05:00

Today I was delighted to be joined on Hoxo LinkedIn Live, by https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAKq9NcBRJNNL39t8qO2uAFiRlAXqlMGU4M (James Brown) - Founder of https://www.linkedin.com/company/levin-gr...

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Season 4 | Ep 2 - Joel Lalgee on how he went from RAG listener to joining Hoxo Media to launch our USA Business! from 2021-01-21T05:00

On this week's episode on LinkedIn Live, I was be joined by our new Hoxo US Sales Lead - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAASIHp4B6LH17Lg3vn1s0mHitBqKrsHaNtQ (Joel Lalgee)!
I was so excited to r...

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Season 4 | Ep 1 - Kicking off the season with a solo episode discussing my thoughts on whats coming up for the industry in 2021 from 2021-01-14T05:00

The RAG Is back for Season 4! 2 years after we began this journey from our first office in East London, we are back for another season of Recruitment Agency Growth conversation!
In this short e...

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Season 3 | Ep 25 - Stella Petrou Concha on why she believes merging her Recruitment Agency with another small business in COVID is a sign for what our industry needs in the future! from 2020-12-18T05:00

WOW what an episode to round up 2020!
Alongside co-host Pete Watson, I was joined on LinkedIn live by Stella Petrou Concha, Founder and CEO of Reo Group and soon to be CEO and Co-Founder Reo+Pu...

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Season 3 | Ep 24 - Jamie Beaumont on launching Fuel Payments - a FinTech that allows recruiters to provide ‘buy now / pay later’ services to their clients whilst still receiving the full invoice within 24hrs! from 2020-12-16T05:00

In today’s episode, I was joined on LinkedIn live by Jamie Beaumont, Founder of Fuel Payments - a specialist FinTech organisation that helps recruiters provide alternative payment methods for their...

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Season 3 | Ep 23 - Paul Donovan on finding humour and positivity in every situation, even in the global pandemic! from 2020-12-11T05:00

In today’s episode, alongside co-host Pete Watson, I was joined on LinkedIn live by Paul Donovan, Regional Director at Bluefin Resources - Australia’s Number 1 Specialist Recruitment Agency.
P...

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Season 3 | Ep 22 - Scott Parsons on signing a 10 yr lease on in a 5000 sq ft office in Feb 2020, without knowing if his teams would even be able to ever use it! from 2020-12-09T05:00

In today’s episode, I was joined on LinkedIn live by Scott Parsons, Managing Partner of Forsyth Barnes - a specialist in senior appointments within emerging technology with offices in London, Notti...

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Season 3 | Ep 21 - Anton Roe on remaining calm through the pandemic when his life in Australia depended on it! from 2020-12-04T05:00

In today’s episode, alongside co-host Pete Watson, I was joined on LinkedIn live by Anton Roe, Director at Marshall McAdam - a boutique Recruitment Agency in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia.
A...

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Season 3 | Ep 20 - Kyle Winterbottom on why focusing on ‘giving back’ to your niche market will lead to recruitment deals! from 2020-12-02T05:00

In today’s episode, I was joined on LinkedIn live by Kyle Winterbottom, Founder of Orbition - a startup niche Data, AI and Analytics recruitment business in Manchester UK.
Kyle started his busi...

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Season 3 | Ep 19 - Angela Horkings never wanting to go back to the pre-covid pace of life! from 2020-11-27T05:00

In today’s episode, alongside co-host Pete Watson, I was joined on LinkedIn live by Angela Horkings, Co-Founder and Director of Tandem Partners - a boutique HR Recruitment Agency in Australia.
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Season 3 | Ep 18 - Chris Eldridge on the reality of leading a 250 staff recruitment agency through the pandemic so far! from 2020-11-25T05:00

In today’s episode, I was joined on LinkedIn live by Chris Eldridge, CEO of Interquest - a leading, fully integrated technology staffing group headquartered in London.
Chris shared how although...

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Season 3 | Ep 17 - Paul Hallam on stepping down from CEO role of his agency just before the pandemic hit, and what happened next! from 2020-11-20T05:00

In today’s episode, I was joined on LinkedIn live by my Co-host Pete Watson and Paul Hallam, Partner and the Founder and Executive Director of Six Degrees Executive- a leading Australian executive ...

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Season 3 | Ep 16 - Charlie Sell on the reality of the successes and failures of the first lockdown inside Arrows Group! from 2020-11-18T05:00

In today’s episode, I was joined on LinkedIn live by Charlie Sell, Group MD for Arrows Group.
Going into Lockdown in March 2020, Arrows had 75 staff across UK, Germany and Netherlands and were ...

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Season 3 | Ep 15 - Stephen Carter on his journey from initially feeling like he let his people down, to later being happy with the way his business has survived COVID-19 so far in harsh Australian restrictions from 2020-11-13T05:00

In today’s episode, I was joined on LinkedIn live by my Co-Host Pete Watson and Stephen Carter, Partner and the founder of Sharp and Carter, a leading Australian recruitment business with 100 staff...

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Season 3 | Ep 14 - A solo episode on how The RAG Podcast will be evolving to support the ‘modern’ recruitment owner! from 2020-11-11T05:00

To date, The RAG has been designed to talk to Recruitment Owners about legacy growth stories to inspire the next generation.
However, in 2020 we find ourselves in the ‘new normal’, an environme...

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Season 3 | Ep 13 - Ryan McCabe and I on LinkedIn Live on What Every Recruiter Needs to Know About LinkedIn Video in 2021! from 2020-11-04T05:00

In 2021 I believe that the use of video will no longer be ‘optional’ for recruiters.
Every agency should be video content to attract candidates and clients
Also LinkedIn has exploded with ...

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Season 3 | Ep 12 - Pete Watson on why he stopped drinking alcohol 8 years ago and how it has changed his life since! from 2020-10-21T05:00

In today’s episode, I was joined again by Pete Watson, the founder of Mint R2R and Hoxo Media Ambassador in Australia.
Another episode from our ‘human series’, Pete recently shared with me that...

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The RAG Report | Episode 62 - Neil Carberry on the reality of the impact of the second wave on the UK Recruitment Industry! from 2020-10-14T05:00

The RAG Report is BACK! But this time it is LIVE!
If you remember, I started this show in the first Lockdown as a way of giving the sector a daily update on how the virus was being received by...

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Season 3 | Ep 11 - A solo episode discussing recruitment agency reactions to the latest government announcements and changes that are coming to The RAG as we end 2020! from 2020-09-30T10:15

In today’s episode, I was completely solo.
In light of the recent restrictions by the government, I wanted to give you an update on what I have seen from speaking to over 200 companies this wee...

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Season 3 | Ep 10 - Amar Chohan on dealing with the loss of his father in a freak accident was the catalyst to becoming an entrepreneur and co-founder of Hoxo! from 2020-09-23T05:00

In today’s episode, I was joined by my business partner and best mate - Amar Chohan.
I met Amar 16 yrs ago this week at uni and we have been on a journey together ever since!
We have so man...

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Season 3 | Ep 9 - Lysha Holmes on dealing with being a single mother and entrepreneur after the news that her husband of 13 years was ready to come out as gay! from 2020-09-16T05:00

In today’s episode, I was joined by Lysha, founder of Qui Recruitment, a specialist Rec-2-Rec agency based in Manchester, UK.
In 2017, after 13 years of marriage, her life was turned upside dow...

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Season 3 | Ep 8 - Amit Pandit on trying to continue the growth of his agency whilst living with Lyme Disease which is known to be more common and more dangerous than you think! from 2020-09-09T05:00

In today’s episode I was joined by Amit, Director of Apt Search and Selection, a specialist UK based recruitment agency in the eDiscovery market
In 2014, shortly after the launch of his busine...

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Season 3 | Ep 7 Pete Walker on launching his agency 3 months before his first child was born! from 2020-09-02T05:00

In today’s episode I was joined by Peter, Managing Director of Brownlee Dean, a 2 year old recruitment agency headquartered in the North East of England.
In early 2018 after 12 years of working...

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Season 3 | Ep 6 Alexandra Chirica on launching her agency in June 2020 with a business partner she has never even met in person due to the coronavirus! from 2020-08-26T05:00

In today’s episode I was joined by Alex, Co-Founder of Tale, a brand new recruitment agency she founded in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.
Only 3 years into her recruitment career, if y...

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Season 3 | Ep 5 - Michael Mihaylov on taking a step back from leading a team whilst dealing with the separation from his wife and 2 young girls. from 2020-08-19T05:00

In today’s episode I was joined by Michael, Partner at IBAM Consulting and ex-colleague and friend of mine.
Michael is not a recruitment agency founder but a very experienced recruitment team l...

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Season 3 | Ep 4 - Liz Connor on successfully building her niche recruitment agency with the drive that was born from the tragedy of losing her brother and father in the same year! from 2020-08-12T05:00

In today’s episode I was joined by Liz, the Founder of Logjec Recruitment, a super niche recruitment agency based in the North West of England.
She doesn’t have a typical recruitment agency fou...

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Season 3 | Ep 3 - Joseph Sweeney on how working 7 days a week through lockdown led to severe burnout and the need to take a break! from 2020-08-05T05:00

In today’s episode I was joined by Joseph (Joe), the Co-Founder and MD of Manners Maclean, an international exec search business based in London and Buckinghamshire.
I was originally going to r...

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Season 3 | Ep 2 - Lauren Hopkins on how she took over as MD of her Recruitment Agency at the age of 26! from 2020-07-29T05:00

In today’s episode I was joined by Lauren, the MD of Grace Personnel, a local specialist recruitment agency based in Maidenhead.
I wanted to interview Lauren as soon as I heard about her story....

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Season 3 | Ep 1 - Lee Glynn on how he leads his recruitment agency whilst fighting a constant battle with anxiety and depression. from 2020-07-22T05:00

Super excited to be back for Season 3 of The RAG Podcast!
In today’s episode I was joined by Lee Glynn, the CEO and Founder of Reliable Healthcare Group, a specialist healthcare recruitment ag...

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The RAG Report | Episode 61 - Chris Evans on 31 years as the owner of his agency and still being in love with the job today! from 2020-06-24T06:45

Today I was joined by Chris, Founder and CEO of ECS Resourcing Group, a specialist technology recruitment business with 30 staff based in the Midlands.
In this episode we talked about a his jou...

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The RAG Report | Episode 60 - Billy Jenkins & James Mace on building a business on the basics of hard work, great relationships and staying humble! from 2020-06-19T04:00

Today I was joined by Billy & James , Co-Founders of Oliver Bernard, a specialist technology recruitment business with over 50 staff across London and Manchester.In this episode we talked about a t...

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The RAG Report | Episode 59 - Beth Armknecht Miller on what recruitment owners need to do to exit the business successfully when sold! from 2020-06-18T04:00

Today I was joined by Beth, Founder of Executive Velocity, a leadership development and succession planning advisory firm based in Atlanta GA,  committed to building and strengthening your leadersh...

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The RAG Report | Episode 58 - Ben Brett on how recruiters can make the most out of lockdown! from 2020-06-17T04:00

Today I was joined by Ben, Co-Founder and Strategic Director at Ebenable, helping recruitment company owners and leaders as a mobile, micro learning expert, strategist, organisational development c...

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The RAG Report | Episode 57 - Pete Watson on how many recruiters who recently migrated to the Australian market are now jobless! from 2020-06-16T04:00

Today I was joined by Pete, Founder of Mint Recruitment, a 16 year old R2R business that started in London and moved to Melbourne in Australia.In this episode we talked about a whole host of issues...

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The RAG Report | Episode 56 - Amir Bormand on how he went from Data Expert to Recruiting Data Expert and how this helps him understand his candidates better! from 2020-06-15T04:00

Today I was joined by Amir, Founder of Elevano, a US Based agency who exclusively recruit people who work on integral cloud platforms - such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.I loved this conversation as Amir ...

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The RAG Report | Episode 55 - Dave Savage on how a recruiter with an idea for a podcast in 2015 could generate £600k in business last year through the show! from 2020-06-12T04:00

Today I was joined by Dave, Director at Harvey Nash Group and Founder of Tech Talks Podcast, one of the leading shows in the global technology content area.Dave joined Harvey Nash 13 years ago and ...

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The RAG Report | Episode 54 - Oliver Morgan and Sam Latif on why they invested in marketing, content and automation before hiring their first recruiter! from 2020-06-10T04:00

Today I was joined by Sam and Oliver, Founders of Morgan Latif a specialist Search and Leadership Consultancy operating into Life Sciences and Industrial Sectors across the UK and EU.Almost 12 mont...

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The RAG Report | Episode 53 - Benjamin Andrzejewski on having his team fully back in the office together! from 2020-06-09T04:00

Today I was joined by Ben, Director at Umbilical Technology headquartered in Leicester UK.Ben is a guy I have had online chat with for the past 3 years so it was awesome to finally spend some time ...

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The RAG Report | Episode 52 - Philippa Smith on how working a season on a ski resort led to building an agency recruiting for celebrities and the super rich! from 2020-06-08T04:00

Today I was joined by Philippa, the Founder & MD of Silver Swan Recruitment a luxury domestic staffing agency who find private hospitality professionals for some of the most luxurious residences, s...

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The RAG Report | Episode 51 - Elliot Dell on how Salt’s global growth plans are well and truly still in place! from 2020-06-05T04:00

Today I was joined by Elliot, the CEO Of Salt and a previous RAG Podcast guest in 2019. In this episode we talked about how Salt’s asian offices and global footprint enabled them to make some early...

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The RAG Report | Episode 50 - What I have learnt from recording 50 episodes of The RAG Report in lockdown! from 2020-06-04T04:00

Today I wasn't joined by anyone.To mark the 50th episode of The RAG Report, I wanted to take some time and reflect on the experience of going daily with the show. In this episode I summarise the ma...

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The RAG Report | Episode 49 - David Higgins on dealing with the pandemic 8 weeks on from our first conversation. from 2020-06-02T04:00

Today I was joined again by David, the founder and former CEO of Harvey Nash and currently board advisor to many great recruitment agencies. I first interviewed David on this show on March 31st whe...

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The RAG Report | Episode 48 - Richard Bartlett on using the lockdown to work ON the business rather than simply IN the business. from 2020-06-01T04:00

Today I was joined by Richard, the Founder & Director of Operations for the UK and US at Consult Energy Recruitment Headquartered in Birmingham UK.In this episode we talked about Richard’s business...

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The RAG Report | Episode 47 - James Vizor on why Recruitment Consultants aren’t all loving working from home and many are excited to get back to the office! from 2020-05-29T04:00

Today I was joined by James, the Founder & Director of Rule Recruitment, a well known Rec2Rec business headquartered in Wimbledon, South West London. In this episode we talked about his personal ex...

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The RAG Report | Episode 46 - Adam Posner on going into the world of recruiting after 15 years in marketing! from 2020-05-28T04:00

Today I was joined by Adam, the Founder and Managing Director at NHP Talent Group - a boutique NY-based staffing firm, specialising in senior level talent acquisition across Media, Branding, Conten...

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The RAG Report | Episode 45 - Gary Wills on being a furloughed recruiter to building an initiative that’s helping other people on furlough across the country! from 2020-05-27T04:00

Today I was joined by Gary, a Senior Recruiter who was enrolled onto the Job Retention Scheme in early April 2020. A little frustrated at the time, he felt it was important that he make use of this...

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The RAG Report | Episode 44 - Chris Almond on how and why as Recruiters, you should take control of your online reputation! from 2020-05-25T04:00

Today I was joined by Chris, Co-Founder of Sourcr, a specialist review platform that allows recruitment agencies to control and publish reviews based on their performance with a HQ in Sydney.In thi...

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The RAG Report | Episode 43 - David St. Martin on what he has learnt from the failures of growing his recruitment business over the past 5 years! from 2020-05-22T04:00

Today I was joined by David,  Founder of Bailey Jude, an independent recruitment agency specialising in Marketing and Creative talent. David has been in the game for 23 yrs, the last 5 of which has...

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The RAG Report | Episode 42 - Pete Sanders on what it means to build a truly ‘candidate first’ recruitment agency! from 2020-05-21T04:00

Today I was joined by Pete, Co-Founder of identifi Global, a Cyber security and executive level specialist recruitment business with a HQ in Milton Keynes.In this episode we talked about how Pete h...

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The RAG Report | Episode 41 - Adam Gordon on how lockdown and the lack of travel has allowed him to better connect with his young daughter! from 2020-05-20T04:00

Today I was joined by Adam, CEO and Founder of Candidate ID, a Tech Platform which automates recruitment and makes in-house and agency recruiters 50% more productive than if simply using a CRM!Adam...

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The RAG Report | Episode 40 - Hung Lee on how he sees the lines between Recruitment Agency and In-House Recruiters disappearing as a result of COVID-19! from 2020-05-19T04:00

Today I was joined by Hung, Founder and Curator of Recruiting Brainfood, an online publication, podcast and live show dedicated to all things recruitment with over 22k subscribers globally.In this ...

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The RAG Report | Episode 39 - Ben Nader on becoming a 6 Figure Recruitment Owner with NO previous recruitment experience! from 2020-05-18T04:00

Today I was joined by Ben, Founder of Seattle Search Solutions a local but generalist recruitment firm in Seattle USA. He launched the business 4 yrs ago with sales experience but no agency recruit...

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The RAG Report | Episode 38 - Sam Whitaker on managing the placement of vital doctors across Australia throughout COVID-19 from 2020-05-15T04:00

Today I was joined by Sam, Managing Director of BLUGiBBON, a specialist healthcare recruitment agency with a HQ in Sydney. In this episode we talked about how Sam's business has seen increased dema...

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The RAG Report | Episode 37 - Simon Curtis on re-launching his start up Medtech Recruitment business 1 month before lockdown! from 2020-05-14T04:00

Today I was joined by Simon, Founder & Managing Director of Pace Med Tech, a specialist search firm that’s part of Ngage Group with a network of over 80,000 professionals in the disciplines of Qual...

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The RAG Report | Episode 36 - Craig Springett on life in lockdown as a solo, start-up Rec2Rec with a 1 year old baby! from 2020-05-13T04:00

Today I was joined by Craig, Founder & Director of Big Fish Recruitment  - a London based R2R with a strong background in agency recruitment across sector.In this episode we talked about the realit...

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The RAG Report | Episode 35 - Steve Barnhurst on how Volcanic have adapted to the pandemic! from 2020-05-12T03:00

Today I was joined by Steve, Commercial Director at Volcanic - the leading technology company who design & build recruitment and staffing websites for organisations all over the world!In this episo...

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Season 2 | Ep 26 - Ryan McCabe on how he went from mechanical engineer to recruitment owner and later the CEO the fast growing video technology company - Odro! from 2020-05-11T03:00

Today I was joined by Ryan McCabe, CEO of Odro, the Recruitment Industry’s leading video interview platform. Odro appear to be everywhere, working with recruitment agencies all over the world and g...

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The RAG Report | Episode 34 - Ann Swain on how the whole of the professional recruitment sector is responding right now! from 2020-05-07T04:00

Today I was joined by Ann, CEO and Founder of APSCo- an international trade body for the professional recruitment sector.Ann has been officially representing our sector whilst working with 10 Downi...

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Season 2 | Ep 25 - Andrew Gibbison on running the operations for a recruitment business after surviving two suicide attempts and a long battle with mental health issues! from 2020-05-06T04:00

Today I am releasing a very different episode of The RAG. I was joined by Andrew Gibbison, the Operations Manager of BMC Recruitment Group and Rhonda D’Ambrosio the founder of ‘Mental Health in Rec...

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The RAG Report | Episode 33 - Chris Redmond on how he is managing his mindset to conquer the pandemic! from 2020-05-05T03:00

Today I was joined by Chris, CEO and Founder of RedHolt Search & Selection and a guest I have previously interviewed on Season 2 of The RAG Podcast.Chris is an extremely hard working guy who prides...

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The RAG Report | Episode 32 - Jonathan Coxon on why he is still looking to invest in high potential recruitment agencies despite the economic conditions! from 2020-05-04T04:00

Today I was joined by Jonathan, Co-Founder of Rise Recruitment Ventures, a recruitment investment business, who work with new recruitment agencies from inception, as well as existing start-ups look...

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The RAG Report | Episode 31 - Alessandro Mantell on going into Lockdown after only 1 year in business! from 2020-05-01T04:00

Today I was joined by Alessandro, Managing Director of Mantell Associates, a life sciences and pharmaceutical headhunting firm based in London.In this episode we talked about how Alessandro has onl...

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The RAG Report | Episode 30 - Belinda Agnew on why building your personal brand will provide so much opportunity both now and in the future! from 2020-04-30T04:00

Today I was joined by Belinda, Managing Partner of Foccus Group, a Tech Sales & Digital Recruitment business headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.In this episode we talked about Belinda’s reaction...

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Season 2 | Ep 24 - Ed Steer on how growing your agency means learning to recreate yourself and learning to let go even when you aren’t billing or managing billing teams! from 2020-04-29T04:00

The first remote recording of the original RAG Podcast and what a guest to kick things off with!Today I was joined by Ed, the MD of Sphere Digital Recruitment, an 8 year old well renowned London ba...

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The RAG Report | Episode 29 - Brady Adcock on why limiting news consumption and focusing on positivity is all we really need right now! from 2020-04-28T04:00

Today I was joined by Brady, Co Founder & MD of CSR Recruitment, a market leading recruitment agency specialising in the Fire & Security markets across Europe.In this episode we talked about Brady’...

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The RAG Report | Episode 28 - Chris Kendrick on why now is the time to be investing in your tech stack to ensure you are ready for the new world! from 2020-04-27T04:00

Today I was joined by Chris, CEO & Founder of Mercury XRM a market leading recruitment software based on Microsoft's world-class Dynamics 365 and Office 365 platforms.In this episode we talked abou...

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The RAG Report | Episode 27 - Nick Guy & Gareth Fox on being a British recruiter in isolation in USA! from 2020-04-24T04:00

Today I was joined by Nick Guy - VP North America and Gareth Fox - VP West Coast US, both working for Finlay James, a tech sales recruitment business headquartered in Manchester, UK.In this episode...

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The RAG Report | Episode 26 - Toby Babb on the future of recruitment agencies post pandemic! from 2020-04-23T09:00

Today I was joined by Toby, CEO and Founder of Harrington Starr Group, a collection of agencies operating across FinTech and wider Technology across London and NYC. In this episode we talked about ...

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The RAG Live | Ep 1 - Why the Most Progressive Recruitment Agencies are Investing in Marketing Now More Than Ever Before! from 2020-04-22T04:00

This week saw the launch of The RAG’s first live event and what a way to start!I wanted today’s session to cover all areas of recruitment marketing and to ensure we did, I was joined by:1. Leo Harr...

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The RAG Report | Episode 25 - Tom Morris on the reality of making difficult decisions in the past 4 weeks and the backlash on Linkedin. from 2020-04-21T04:00

Today I was joined by Tom, Managing Director of TDM Recruitment, a property based Recruitment business based in Kent.In this episode we talked about how COVID-19 ripped Tom’s business apart in a ma...

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The RAG Report | Episode 24 - Gary Cordery on how Bullhorn have reacted in the past month to support their clients globally. from 2020-04-18T04:00

Today I was joined by Gary, Regional Sales Manager for UK&I at Bullhorn, global leader in software for the recruitment industry. More than 10,000 companies rely on Bullhorn’s cloud-based platform t...

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The RAG Report | Episode 23 - Robin Doenicke on how the lack of a full lockdown in Japan has kept the Recruitment Market moving! from 2020-04-17T04:00

Today I was joined by Robin, the Founder & CEO of Zensho Agency, a tribe of top-drawer recruiters who work united under one brand but as self employed.In this episode we talked about how the corona...

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The RAG Report | Episode 22 - Doeke Geerstma on how ‘goodwill equity’ shown to your suppliers will help you when Corona Virus is over! from 2020-04-16T04:00

Today I was joined by Doeke, the co-founder of WeAreKeen and agency providing in-house recruitment teams to start-ups, scale-ups and large enterprises across the Netherlands.In this episode, he tal...

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Season 2 | Ep 23 - Ben Alexander on how his 7 year experience as the co-owner of his first agency ended in a living nightmare! from 2020-04-15T04:00

The original RAG Podcast is BACK! As the market begins to settle (slightly) I have decided to bring the stories of growth back to motivate people to grow through this! The day before before the loc...

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The RAG Report | Episode 21- Sid Barnes on why recruitment owners need to get closer to their clients to find the critical roles! from 2020-04-14T04:00

Today I was joined by Sid Barnes, Founder of Mastermind Consulting and advisor to Recruitment Owners after 23 successful years in the sector.In this episode we focused on the fact that recruitment ...

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The RAG Report | Episode 20 - Katie Maycock on how you can protect mental health of yourself and your staff (furloughed or not) during this crisis! from 2020-04-09T00:00

Today I was joined by Katie, a specialist consultant working with Recruitment CEO’s, Directors, Sales Professionals with the mission to change their perception on peak performance. Specifically foc...

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The RAG Report | Episode 20 - Katie Maycock on how you can protect mental health of yourself and your staff (furloughed or not) during this crisis! from 2020-04-09T00:00

Today I was joined by Katie, a specialist consultant working with Recruitment CEO’s, Directors, Sales Professionals with the mission to change their perception on peak performance. Specifically ...

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The RAG Report | Episode 19 - Barry Cullen on how to ensure you get every invoice paid by clients during this difficult period! from 2020-04-08T04:00

Today I was joined by Barry Cullen, Founder of Introprotect, a business dedicated to ensuring recruiters get paid. Commonly known as ‘Back Door Barry’, he shares some really useful information to h...

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The RAG Report | Episode 18 - Kevin Green on how the state of the current global recruitment sector compares to 2008! from 2020-04-07T04:00

Today I was joined by Kevin Green, former CEO of The REC and now an NED and Chairman to a series of recruitment companies. Kevin was in his role at the REC back in 2008 and so he comes with lots of...

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The RAG Report | Episode 17 - Rob Sheffield on his journey through COVID-19 based in Hong Kong! from 2020-04-06T04:00

Today I was joined by Rob Sheffield, Managing Director of Morgan McKinley in Greater China based in Hong Kong, and we discussed what the past 3 months has been like since things began to appear aft...

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The RAG Report | Episode 16 - Dave Hume on how solo recruiters can survive the economic shift from 2020-04-04T12:00

Today I was joined by Dave Hume, Founder of Seriously Connected, a community for self employed recruiters. Based in Lisbon and operating on a 100% remote basis, Dave gave us an interesting insight ...

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The RAG Report | Episode 15 - Andrew Sillitoe on how to adopt the 4 keys and ensure you are personally ready to fight this pandemic. from 2020-04-03T08:00

Today I was joined by Andrew Sillitoe, a well known Performance Coach, recruitment agency advisor, author and host of the virtual recruitment summit this summer. Andrew is the founder of the 4 Keys...

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The RAG Report | Episode 14 - Kate Hayward on why training your staff doesn’t need to stop because of COVID-19! from 2020-04-02T04:00

Today I was joined by Kate Hayward, Founder of Performance Pot - a learning and development consultancy specialising in working with recruitment agencies. Kate has worked across the industry for ma...

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The RAG Report | Episode 13 - Chris Morrow on running a 5 person, 100% remote, recruitment business across UK & Australia pre and post COVID-19! from 2020-04-01T04:00

Today I was joined by Chris Morrow, the Founder and MD of Digitalent- a 2.5 year old digital recruitment business operating in UK and Australian markets.A personal friend of mine, this is a guy who...

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The RAG Report | Episode 12 - David Higgins on why you should plan for worst case and hope for best case scenario right now! from 2020-03-31T04:00

Today I was joined by David Higgins, the Founder and Former CEO of Harvey Nash and an industry renowned NED and Chairman with a portfolio of successful Recruitment Agencies.In this episode David ta...

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The RAG Report | Episode 11 - Toni Camisotti on why he hates being a nomad! from 2020-03-30T09:00

Today I was joined by Toni Camisotti, owner of Granite Search, a construction specialist Recruitment Agency headquartered in London.In this episode Toni talked about his personal experience of work...

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The RAG Report | Episode 10 - Shaun Hervey on what life is like for in-house recruitment teams right now! from 2020-03-27T05:00

Today I was joined by Shaun Hervey, an experienced and well known in-house recruiter based in New York City.In this episode Shaun talked about the current state of the pandemic in the US.We discuss...

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The RAG Report | Episode 9 - Alex Elliott on why making difficult decisions to let staff go doesn’t make you a bad person! from 2020-03-26T05:00

Today I was joined by Alex Elliott, Founder of Rise Recruitment Ventures, a venture capital business specialising in building world class recruitment businesses inside 7 years. In this episode Alex...

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The RAG Report | Episode 8 - Andrew MacAskill on why recruitment agency owners need to pivot their services and quickly! from 2020-03-25T11:00

Today I was joined by Andrew MacAskill, Founder of Executive Career Jump and advisor to Collabz -The In-house Recruitment Company.In this episode Andrew talked about his personal experience of laun...

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The RAG Report | Episode 7 - Darren Ryemill on why recruitment owners should stay calm right now! from 2020-03-24T10:00

Today I was joined by Darren Ryemill, Founder of Opus Talent Solutions, a 12 year old Global Tech Recruitment Agency with over 200 staff. In this episode Darren talked about his experience of start...

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The RAG Report | Episode 6 - Kevin Childs on his learnings from running a fully remote recruitment team for over 1 year! from 2020-03-23T11:00

Today I was joined by Kevin Childs, COO of Recruitd, a 3 year old Global Recruitment Agency, Creative Agency and SaaS Tech business.In this episode Kevin joined me from the Philippines, where he sp...

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The RAG Report | Episode 5 - Dualta Doherty on the fact that there are still lots of agencies hiring around the world! from 2020-03-21T20:00

Today I was joined by Dualta Doherty, MD and Founder of Dualta Doherty & Partners, one of the recruitment industry’s leading global Rec2Rec firms.In this episode Dualta joined me from Santa Barbara...

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The RAG Report | Episode 4 - Ryan McCabe on how to keep your clients processes moving through COVID19. from 2020-03-20T11:00

Today I was joined by Ryan McCabe, CEO and Founder of Odro, one of the recruitment industry’s leading video interview platforms. Ryan has 100s of customers around the world and a solution that can ...

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The RAG Report | Episode 3 - Greg Savage on how to ensure your agency is still here when we bounce back! from 2020-03-19T11:00

Today I was joined by Greg Savage, known globally in the Recruitment Industry for being a successful owner, advisor, public speaker and published author. Currently on the board of 12 Agencies, Greg...

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The RAG Report | Episode 2 - James Osborne on supporting 100s of Recruitment Owners during this difficult time! from 2020-03-18T15:00

Today I was joined by James Osborne, the Chairman of The Recruitment Network and NED to a many recruitment companies around the world. In this episode James shared his personal experience of how he...

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Season 2 | Ep 22 - David Bloxham on his 23 year journey from trainee recruiter to becoming CEO and owner of GCS Recruitment post MBO in 2017! from 2020-03-18T05:00

Last week I met David at the Hoxo HQ before the Corona virus turned our world up side down!David’s story is a true recruitment success story! As a graduate in 1996 he joined GCS as hire number 4, a...

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The RAG Report | Episode 1 - Joe Mullings on surviving this period by paying yourself last! from 2020-03-17T15:00

Kicking off the series is Joe Mullings, the Chairman and CEO of The Mullings Group, a specialist MedTech search firm with 35 staff headquartered in Florida, USA.In this episode, Joe shared his pers...

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Season 2 | Ep 20 - Tom Glanfield on going from living in the office because he couldn’t afford rent, to 250 staff and £100m turnover, building one of the most recognised brands in today's Recruitment Industry! from 2020-03-04T05:00

Wow, what an episode we have in store for you this week! I was delighted to host Tom Glanfield the founder of LHi Group, a Global Recruitment Agency with offices in UK, Europe and USA.Tom’s story i...

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Season 2 | Ep 18 - Nick Eaves on starting his agency at the age of 40 and proving it is never too late to grow a successful recruitment business! from 2020-02-19T05:00

Having co-founded Stanton House in 2010, Nick has been at the forefront of growing an award-winning Professional Services& Technology Recruitment Consultancy operating from UK, USA and Asia wit...

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Season 2 | Ep 18 - Nick Eaves on starting his agency at the age of 40 and proving it is never too late to grow a successful recruitment business! from 2020-02-19T05:00

Having co-founded Stanton House in 2010, Nick has been at the forefront of growing an award-winning Professional Services& Technology Recruitment Consultancy operating from UK, USA and Asia wit...

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Season 2 | Ep 17 - Elena Kyria on leveraging her personal brand to successfully build her agency and last year achieved 73% inbound business! from 2020-02-12T05:00

Another amazing guest this week with a really relevant and current story to tell! Elena is the founder of Elemed - a specialist MedTech recruitment business with headquarters in London, UK.An ex-t...

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Season 2 | Ep 17 - Elena Kyria on leveraging her personal brand to successfully build her agency and last year achieved 73% inbound business! from 2020-02-12T05:00

Another amazing guest this week with a really relevant and current story to tell! Elena is the founder of Elemed - a specialist MedTech recruitment business with headquarters in London, UK.An ex-t...

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Season 2 | Ep 16 - David Etherington on his experience as COO at NP Group and delivering on a growth plan to achieve £10m NFI, 135 staff and an MBO! from 2020-02-05T05:00

One of the longest ever episodes of the podcast to date, this week I was joined by David Etherington, the Founder of the Saltwater and the former COO of NP Group.Not the founder but the 2IC to the ...

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Season 2 | Ep 15 - Ashley Lawrence on building 3 Agency brands with almost 100 staff across 4 locations inside 6 years and managing to get an MBA at the same time! from 2020-01-29T05:00

Wow what a show for you this week! Ashley Lawrence is the Founder and CEO of Trinnovo Group which consists of 3 brands - Trust in Soda, Broadgate Search and Bio Talent. A man with a relentless atti...

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Season 2 | Ep 14 - Simon Mortimer on how getting ‘closer’ to his clients as a recruiter, shaped the design and growth of his Talent Consultancy - Talent Point. from 2020-01-22T05:00

This week I was excited to have Simon Mortimer in the Hoxo HQ to tell us the story of Talent Point, a London based Talent Consultancy that blends the traditional agency model with a suite of produc...

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Season 2 | Ep 13 - Helen Plumridge on finding true work life balance whilst growing her recruitment agency! from 2020-01-15T05:00

Another great episode this week, before Christmas I was delighted to welcome Helen to the Hoxo HQ in order to tell her unique story!The founder of King Recruit specialising in recruitment of entry ...

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Season 2 | Ep 12 - Tom Froggatt on 10 months into the launch of his agency with a mission to ‘Make Hiring Better’. from 2020-01-08T05:00

It is 2020 and The RAG is back!This week I sat down with Tom, the Founder of Singular Talent, a start up recruitment agency based in Cardiff specialising in recruiting science and tech candidates f...

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Season 2 | Ep 11 - Barnaby Parker on the launch of his 3rd Recruitment Venture after floating his 1st and growing his 2nd! from 2019-12-18T05:00

This week I sat down with my old boss and what a way to close out 2019! This was the man who brought me personally back into the UK in 2012 to join his niche Business Transformation recruitment age...

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Season 2 | Ep 10 - Christopher Abbass on the launch and growth of Talentful to a globally recognised 150 staff ‘in-house’ agency within 4.5 years! from 2019-12-11T05:00

This week I was delighted to be spending time with Chris Abbass, the Founder and Co-CEO of Talentful. These guys have built a brand that has been the talk of the industry in recent times. A recruit...

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Season 2 | Ep 9 - Reece Pawsey on growing his 2 year old recruitment agency with an outsourced delivery function in India! from 2019-12-04T05:00

A really interesting episode this week and one that so many people will be keen to listen to! Have you ever wondered if it was possible to outsource your delivery function to an offshore location? ...

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Season 2 | Ep 8 - Elliot Dell on growing Salt - the globally recognised Digital & Tech recruiter through organic growth and M&A activity! from 2019-11-27T05:00

On this week's show, I was delighted to spend time with Elliot Dell, the CEO of Salt - a well known brand in the Digital Recruitment market, globally. Headquartered in London with 220 staff across ...

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Season 2 | Ep 7 - Lloyd Gordon on realising that the success of his agency has a much bigger social purpose! from 2019-11-20T05:00

This week's episode brings back Lloyd from Season 1! We spoke WAY too much in part 1 and we didn’t really discuss the growth of his agency… So he is back and this episode is totally different from ...

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Season 2 | Ep 6 - Craig Davies on the challenge of finding balance whilst growing your agency. from 2019-11-13T06:00

This week's episode features Craig Davies, the Co-Founder of Orbis Consultants, a 6 year old recruitment business with offices in London and New York and 40+ staff.Launched with an old colleague an...

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The RAG Podcast - Recruitment Agency Growth Podcast
Season 2 | Ep 5 - Peter Hart on how he has successfully scaled Austin Fraser internationally by leading with UK resources but adapting to local ways of working! from 2019-11-06T06:00

Super excited to release this episode as Peter is the CEO of a brand that I have always admired! Austin Fraser is an International Recruitment Agency, specialising in Technology and Life Sciences (...

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The RAG Podcast - Recruitment Agency Growth Podcast
Season 2 | Ep 4 - Chris Redmond on building his high growth recruitment business with a team of ‘digital nomads!’ from 2019-10-30T06:00

A very different chat in this weeks episode as I welcomed Chris Redmond onto the show! The Founder of RedHolt, a 3 year old Recruitment Agency which started out in Essex but soon to have no fixed o...

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The RAG Podcast - Recruitment Agency Growth Podcast
Season 2 | Ep 3 - Ellen McElholm on launching her recruitment agency, from home with her fiancé as her business partner! from 2019-10-23T05:00

Ellen is the founder of Auxillium - an IT Recruitment Agency headquartered in St Albans UK, which she started 2 years ago with her fiancé from the kitchen table!Starting a Recruitment business is h...

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The RAG Podcast - Recruitment Agency Growth Podcast
Season 2 | Ep 2 - Mark Gaisford on how 1 video in 2019 reached over 1 million views and changed his agency forever! from 2019-10-16T05:00

Some of you may recognise Mark Gaisford, the MD and Founder of Red Sprout, a recruitment business specialising in Marketing and Creative positions.Launched 3 years ago in Canterbury, Mark was disil...

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The RAG Podcast - Recruitment Agency Growth Podcast
Season 2 | Ep 1 - Jon Coxon and Alex Elliott on the high growth and the 'life changing' sale of Liquid Personnel. from 2019-10-08T20:00

Meet Jon Coxon and Alex Elliott, the founders of a Social Care Recruitment Agency called Liquid Personnel.

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The RAG Podcast - Recruitment Agency Growth Podcast
Bonus Ep - Adam Holmes and Tommy Lees Collier on launching Konex, an Agency designed to bring more people like themselves into the Recruitment industry! from 2019-08-13T10:00

In Jan 2019, we at The Hoxo Group launched our own recruitment agency called Konex. Konex was born out of a common belief that many of the best recruiters come from previous sales careers in other ...

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The RAG Podcast - Recruitment Agency Growth Podcast
Ep 1 - Samm Green, from being top billers with no leadership experience to growing one of the coolest agencies in London with 25 staff inside 5 years. from 2019-01-04T13:00

What a first episode! I've followed Knowit for the past 5 years and was so excited to chat to Samm all about their journey! Only 2 years old, Knowit have arrived on the UK recruitment scene with a ...

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