Welcome to The Recruitment Mentors Podcast. Every week, a successful individual contributor or a recruitment entrepreneur from across the globe will join me on the podcast. It's my job to deconstruct how they have accelerated their recruitment career and remained at the top of their game by uncovering their daily habits, mindset, sales strategies, approach to leadership, and much more. Building a successful career in recruitment is challenging. This podcast will help you achieve your potential.
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We’re having real and raw conversations with successful recruitment entrepreneurs about what is happening in their businesses right now and their plans to navigate market changes.
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I started working in my dad's convenience store when I was about 11 years old (cliche, I know) Since then, I have not stopped working. I’ve had many jobs and worked with lots of inspiring and successful people. I then set up my own business, and I have crossed paths with many other successful entrepreneurs and business owners. From a very early age, I was always intrigued by how some people would achieve so much, yet others would struggle. I carried this through my entire working career. Whe ...
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On this week's show, I've decided to completely pause the schedule and remember the amazing Ryan McCabe, who sadly lost his life this week. I really don't have words to describe how amazing Ryan was. I personally didn't know him that well, but we had great interactions. We spoke semi-regularly about our businesses, and I always felt that we were si…
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The 110% Rebate: A Bold Strategy to Win (and Keep) Clients with Christopher Slade
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In this weeks episode I was joined by Christopher Slade who is the co-founder of Executive Integrity, he breaks down how he has built a seven figure agency & developed a high performance culture. You can connect with Chris on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophersladeexecutive-integrity/ ------------------------- Watch the episode…
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Season 7 | Ep45 Helen McGuire on her journey from founding the first women’s careers platform in the Middle East to exiting a global DEI tech business!
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On this week's show, I'm super excited to be joined by Helen McGuire. Helen is the exited founder of Diversely.io, a technology business acquired by Access Group in 2023. Entering the pandemic in 2020, Helen ran a recruitment business dedicated to helping return-to-work mothers find flexible jobs. Helen understood this cause well, as she’d previous…
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Season 7 | Ep44 Callum Beaumont on 5 key mistakes he’s made over the last 5 years of owning his recruitment agency.
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I'm excited to be joined by Callum Beaumont, the founder of Cordell Beaumont, a specialist recruitment firm headquartered in the UK with an international client base in the shipping and maritime sector. In this episode, we talk about Callum's five-year journey as a recruitment business owner and ultimately focus on the five biggest mistakes he's ma…
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From Homeless to Top Recruiter: A Story of Grit & Resilience with James Mowat
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In this episode I was joined by James Mowat from Energi People. He has an incredible story about how he converted his challenging life circumstances into building a successful career. You can connect with James on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-mowat-mepbuildingservicesdesignrecruitment/ ------------------------- Watch the episod…
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Season 7 | Ep43 How team Hoxo and I generate 1000+ inbound leads per month, consistently generating £2m in sales for the past 3 yrs!
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In this episode, I want to walk you through our very own Hoxo inbound lead generation model. You probably see team Hoxo and I online each month, generating lots of content and engagement… What you may not know is that we achieve an average of 1000 NEW inbound leads every month - all from our series of 5 consistent tactics (1360 leads in May 2024, t…
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The 3 Biggest Mistakes Recruiters Make in Sales Calls (and How to Fix Them) with Zac & Jack from We Have A Meeting
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In this podcast, we are joined by Jack and Zac from We Have a Meeting. Together, we delve into effective sales and recruitment strategies, discussing the importance of clear expectations, humor, and understanding the prospect's needs. You can connect with Zac and Jack on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zac-thompson-33a9a39b/ https://www…
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Season 7 | Ep42 Diane Prince on receiving a $10m payout within 6 yrs of launching her recruitment agency!
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Diane started the business with her husband without ANY experience in the industry. But what she did have was the vision to build a scalable and sellable business. And in this episode, she shares how she did it. Diane saw the value in focusing on one staffing niche; in this case, they decided on title insurance and mortgage. Listen as she tells how…
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The Power of Sticking to the Basics with Anne-Marie Robinson
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This week I was joined by Anne-Marie Robinson from Oakwell Hampton who shares her journey of becoming a top performer and a great leader in the recruitment industry. You can connect with Anne-Marie on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-marie-robinson-80ab7b53/ ------------------------- Watch the episode on YouTube: --------------------…
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Season 7 | Ep41 Why investing in AI to drive new business could be the biggest mistake you make right now!
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On this week's show, I'm releasing my talk at this year's Recruitment Agency Expo, all about why AI and automation could be the biggest mistake you make in your recruitment agency in 2024. In March, I was on stage in front of a room full of recruitment leaders who had been subjected to countless suppliers from technology companies promoting their l…
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How To Unlock Your Full Potential and Strategies to Dominate Any Market with Sam Smith
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In this weeks podcast, Sam Smith joined me who is the Senior Vice President of New York for InterEx Group. He shares everything he has learned going from a high achieving individual contributor to successful leader. You can connect with Sam on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-smith-781b76271/ ------------------------- Watch the episo…
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Season 7 | Ep40 Leo Hewett on building a purpose-led recruitment agency, donating 3% of revenue to make a positive impact on society!
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Leo is the founder of Core3 Finance Recruitment, headquartered in Bristol, with 10 employees. Although the company is only two years old, Leo’s team has already reached just under £1 million in revenue in their second year. What I love about this business is that they're all about making a positive social impact. They are B Corp certified and belie…
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Freedom and Wealth: How Creating A Recruitment Business That’s Purposely Small Can Give You Both with Duncan Cameron
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This week Duncan Cameron joined me on the podcast to share how he and his business partner have built Capu Search around freedom and wealth. https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncancameron1/ ------------------------- Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eyeeAYIav-s ------------------------- Sponsors - Claim your exclusive savings with the links…
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The Five Pillars Of A Successful Recruitment Business
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This audio was taken from my recent talk at the Recruitment Agency Expo. I broke down the five pillars of a successful recruitment business. You can get the slide deck & key takeaway documents below: Slide Deck | Actionable DocumentBy Hishem Azzouz
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Season 7 | Ep39 Jake Frazer on turning a team of ex-industry experts into remote headhunters!
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On this week's show, Jake Frazer, CEO and Founder of Precision Talent Solutions, shares his journey of building a recruitment firm specialising in government contracting talent. Jake is based in Switzerland, but the company is 100% remote, with employees working from 12 countries around the world. The company's unique talent model involves hiring s…
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Become a Top Billing Recruiter No Matter The Market | LIVE Podcast Event
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This audio was taken from our recent live podcast event in Manchester. We discussed how to become a top billing recruiter no matter the market. You can connect with Phoebe, Jack and Elliot on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phoebestoweforbes/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliotjonesventuri/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackstrativgroup/ -…
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Season 7 | Ep38 - The 5 traits that all successful Recruitment Owners possess with Hishem Azzouz
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This week’s episode is a collaboration between RAG Podcast and Recruitment Mentors Podcast! Hishem and I host two of the most well-known, highly-regarded podcasts in our sector. We started them at roughly the same time, and we even used to record them in the same Hoxo HQ studio! After sitting down together at the recent recruitment expo, we realise…
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The 5 Traits of Successful Recruitment Founders (Do You Have Them?) with Sean Anderson
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This week, I sat down with my old boss, Sean Anderson from Hoxo Media. We compare notes on the five common principles we have seen in all of the successful founders we have interviewed on our podcast over the last few years. You can connect with Sean on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-anderson-hoxo/ ------------------------- Watch …
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Season 7 | Ep37 Lysha Holmes on building a 100% inbound Rec2Rec business since the pandemic!
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I'm excited to be joined again by Lysha Holmes. Lysha is the founder of Qui Recruitment, a specialist Rec2Rec based in Manchester. Someone I've worked with since the pandemic who's now built a 100% inbound business. She went from being an amazing recruiter with incredible integrity who would only represent the best recruiters in the Northwest to ca…
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Level Up Your Skills, Not Replace Them: AI for Recruiters with Siadhal Magos
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In this episode, I was joined by Siadhal Magos, the co-founder and CEO of Metaview. We discuss all things AI and how recruiters can harness this technology to outperform their competition. You can connect with Siadhal on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/siadhal/ ------------------------- Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RkV…
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Season 7 | Ep36 - Scott Brown - from unfulfilled lawyer to world-leading ‘community first’ recruitment agency for in-house lawyers
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On this week’s show, I'm joined by Scott Brown, the founder of Heriot Brown, a UK-based in-house legal recruitment specialist agency. Scott started his recruitment business almost by accident. He made the switch to recruitment because he felt unfulfilled as a lawyer and wanted to have more control over his career. He wanted to gain sales experience…
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Stop Hating Cold Calls, Start Booking More Client Meetings with Giulio Segantini
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In this episode I was joined by Giulio Segantini the founder of underdog sales. After a decade in recruitment he’s now dedicated to helping sales professionals become excellent through training and coaching. You can connect with Giulio on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/underdogsales/ ------------------------- Watch the episode on YouTu…
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Season 7 | Ep35 Paul Smith on completing the MBO to buy out his original partners and take full ownership of his recruitment agency!
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I'm joined by an old client of mine, Paul Smith. Paul is the Managing Director of Deploy Recruitment, a specialist infrastructure and technology recruitment business heavily invested in the rail sector. Paul started the recruitment side of this business just over 10 years ago. In this episode, he tells me about the last year and how he completed th…
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Recruitment Entrepreneurship Masterclass: How to Make £10k - £100K per Month with James Blackwell
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Book your game plan call with James here! ----------------------------------------- In this episode I sit down with James Blackwell the founder of Ronald James Group + The Agency Blueprint. We break down how you can take your recruitment business from doing £10K a month to £30K a month to £100K months. You can connect with James on LinkedIn here - …
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Golden Nugget #78 | Mini Podcast Interview with Charles Kyriakou
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Season 7 | Ep34 - Mirtes Lobaito on her journey from cleaning houses to successful recruitment agency owner!
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I'm super excited to be joined by Mirtes Lobaito, the CEO and founder of AGM Tech Solutions, a recruitment firm headquartered in New Jersey in the US. Mirtes shares her inspirational journey from Brazil to the US, where she started her business with no English language skills and worked her way up from cleaning homes to tech sales. She eventually e…
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Lessons From Building A Seven Figure Recruitment Business In 12 Months with Stuart Mitchell
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This week, I’m joined by Stuart Mitchell, the founder of Hampton North. We discuss everything he has learned since launching his own recruitment business twelve months ago. You can connect with Stuart on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-mitchell-08230a40/ ------------------------- Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zvn…
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Golden Nugget #77 | Mini Podcast Interview with Simon Doherty from Tiello
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Season 7 | Ep33 Chris Abbass on growing from £9m to over £30m in NFI in less than 4 years!
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I am so excited to be rejoined by Chriss Abbass, the CEO of Talentful, four years after our first episode together. For those who don’t know, Talentful is the world's leading embedded talent recruitment solution, working with some of the best tech companies on the planet. I had Chris in my studio in London back in 2019. At the time, his business wa…
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Take Control with 'No': Build a Client Base You Love with Arran Collymore
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This week I’m joined by Arran Collymore from Add Some Zest. He breaks down how he was a back to back top performer for five plus years and now achieves a 100% fill rate whilst delivering a world class recruitment service. ------------------------- Follow Arran: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arran-collymore-zest/ ------------------------- Watch the ep…
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Season 7 | Ep32 - Oliver Legg on the move from home security sales manager to global Cybersecurity recruitment leader within 7 years!
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I'm super excited to be joined by Oliver Legg, the co-founder of Aspiron Search, a specialist headhunter in the cybersecurity market operating from the UK but placing people all over the US. Oliver started his career as a regional sales manager for a home security installation company seven years ago. Today, alongside Joe his co-founder, they gener…
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How to Build a £50K A Week Contract Book From Zero: Lessons from Joseph Brogan
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Joseph Brogan from InterEx joined me on the podcast this week. He shares all of his strategies that have enabled him to build a £50K WGP contract book. ------------------------- Follow Joseph: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephab1/ ------------------------- Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZqkJvr_553Y ------------------------- Sponsor…
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Season 7 | Ep31 - Ephram Stephenson on building an agency of 140 people with 500 years of recruitment experience under one roof (all in 2 yrs!)
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In this episode, Ephram Stephenson, CEO and founder of Collar Talent Group, joins me for part 2 of the Collar Talent Group story! I interviewed Ephram Jan 2023 when his business was just over a year old and he'd already reached a head count of 100. 13 months later, and the business now has 140 people across multiple Australian offices, making them …
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