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The RAG Podcast - Recruitment Agency Growth Podcast

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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01:07:44

Season 5 | Ep 30 - Nader Beshara on growing to 10...

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2022/06/08

On today’s episode I was joined by Nader Beshara, the CoFounder and Director of Ingham Jones a start up financial services, risk, technology and compliance global recruitment search firm with 10 people headquartered in Brighton UK.Nader has been an avid listener of The RAG and I was delighted to hear that listening to the show has helped him a lot since launching in November 2020.We discussed the reality of his journey since launching during the pandemic and here are a few highlights- Launching in

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01:15:45

Season 5 | Ep 29 - Harry & Rex from Rec Hub on why...

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2022/06/01

On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast I was joined by Harry Bigwood and Rex Rusling.Along with Ben Leeson, these guys founded The Rec Hub at the end of 2018 originally as a contingent agency.Soon they decided to flip the model to become an “Embedded Talent Partner” to Tech start & scale ups and have since grown to 50 people!In this episode we break down their decision to change the model and how this has helped them grow (it hasn’t been easy, I can assure you).We also talk about the

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01:12:39

Season 5 | Ep 28 - Matthew Eames on why he still...

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2022/05/25

On today’s episode I was joined by Matthew Eames, the Founder and CEO of Eames Group, a global insurance and financial services recruitment agency with circa 140 people across UK, EU, Asia and now the USAMatthew was a guest on The RAG in Feb 2019 and whilst the business was a similar size back then, things were very different. Most notably:- Matt was not the CEO at the time and spent 50% of his time externally facing in business development and exec search- The business operated 5 days a week in the

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01:27:23

Season 5 | Ep 27 - - Jake Anderson on burnout,...

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2022/05/18

On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast I was joined by Jake, my little brother.One of the most charismatic and successful guys I know (and annoyingly good-looking!)We got into recruitment in Melbourne together in 2011.Later in Sydney, Jake became a recruitment owner in his mid 20's, but in 2016 he sold his shares in TheDriveGroup.He was building a great business but, for some reason, he wasn't happy.He put this down to being 'home sick' and moved back to the UK.In 2017 he launched One Life Social

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01:03:29

Season 5 | Ep 26 - Joshua Rayner on why his...

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2022/05/11

On this episode of The RAG Podcast I was joined by Joshua Rayner, the Founder & CEO of Rayner Personnel, a specialist in UK Property Recruitment. I originally interviewed Josh in February of 2019 in my first Hoxo office in London.At the time, Josh had a team of 13 who were all operating as franchisees. This involved buying into the business and scaling a branch of RP in their specific geographical area of the UK.In the first year, this approach appeared to be working (listen to the first episode

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01:06:58

Season 5 | Ep 25 - Dan Taylor on being a Recruitment...

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2022/05/04

On this week's episode, I was joined by Dan Taylor, MD of Morgan Hunt, a UK Public Sector specialist agency with 150 staff.Dan started at Hays in 1996 and has worked his way through many positions in his 26-year career.In 2018 he became MD of Morgan Hunt and has been on a journey to change the business for the better.Dan shares his unique insights into leading a large recruitment agency on a daily basis and how he never actually considered starting his own agency.His reason - he wanted to work at

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01:12:21

Season 5 | Ep 24 - Emrah Baykal on building a...

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2022/04/27

On this episode of The RAG Podcast, I was joined by Emrah Baykal, the Founder & CEO of RO, a specialist energy-focused recruitment agency. The agency is based in London & Houston with 10 staff, and is part of the Tempting Ventures Group of over 80 recruiters.Emrah is the first to admit that in the early days of his recruitment career, he loved a billers’ lunch or two.In the first couple of years as owner of RO, he would find any excuse to take his team out for drinks (mainly because he

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01:12:42

Season 5 | Ep 23 - Chris Sheard on building a...

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2022/04/13

On this week's episode I was joined by Chris Sheard, the founder of SR2 Recruitment, a 54 person agency with offices in Bristol, London and soon to be opening in Austin TX.Launched in the middle of 2017, the business is almost 4.5 yrs old and has grown extremely well in that period.In this episode Chris shares the story of why he decided to build a rec agency that gives 5% of operating profit to charity and the impact of having such a clear and powerful mission.Across the industry, attracting

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01:14:19

Season 5 | Ep 22 - Ed Stevens on building his second...

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2022/04/06

On this episode of The RAG Podcast, I was joined by Ed Stevens, the Founder of 94 Group, a specialist group of recruitment agencies in London with 50 staff.This isn’t the first time Ed has built up a successful recruitment business. He launched, grew, and sold his shares in Eximius Group over 8 years between 2008 and 2016.Ed is honestly one of the most impressive recruitment owners I have ever met.His approach to growing this business is crystal clear:He is the ONLY shareholder and ONLY person with

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01:03:21

Season 5 | Ep 21 - Liam Thomas on the reality of...

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2022/03/30

This week's episode was one that I wanted to have but was also really nervous about. It is without a doubt the most emotional and heartbreaking conversation I have ever recorded.I was joined by Liam Thomas, the Founder of Highfield Professional Solutions & Data X Connect, a specialist recruitment agency headquartered on the South Coast of England with 45 staff.Liam launched the business with his mate and business partner, Sam Hughes, 15 years ago when they were both 25 and fearless!A classic

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01:04:16

Season 5 | Ep 20 - Adrian Carboni on why he walked...

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2022/03/23

On today’s episode of The RAG Podcast I was joined by Adrian Carboni, the founder and CEO of Masento, a specialist technology recruitment agency in London.Adrian launched Masento 5 years ago after a 15-year career with his previous employer!From being one of the top billers in the company to leading the most profitable division, Adrian was granted shares in the business that were projected to yield life-changing returns.In this episode, Adrian talks at length about the reasons for walking away from

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01:12:44

Season 5 | Ep 19 - Spencer Knibbe on his move from...

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2022/03/16

In this week's episode, I’m excited to be joined by Spencer Knibbe, the Founder of MBK Search.Headquartered in NYC, the business now has 13 staff and has just opened its UK operation in 2022, intending to expand into APAC next year.As a listener of the show, Spencer and I connected recently and I was blown away by his story!Spencer never worked in recruitment for anyone else. After a successful career as the Head of Risk for a number of investment management powerhouses like Bridgewater and ICAP, he

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Season 5 | Ep 18 - Lysha Holmes on tragically losing...

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2022/03/09

On a special episode of The RAG Podcast this week, I am joined by fellow Recruitment Podcast Host - Lysha Holmes!Lysha is a great friend of Hoxo and myself and we were deeply saddened to hear the news of her father passing away to cancer in October last year! He was diagnosed at such a late stage that the family did not get the time with him that they would have wanted.On 29th April this year, a small group of us will be raising awareness and money for the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund - visit

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01:05:05

Season 5 | Ep 17 - Stuart White on his journey from...

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2022/03/07

On this week's episode, I am excited to be joined by Stuart the Co-Founder and Director of ProvideWith 21 years since starting the business, Stuart has seen pretty much everything there is to see in a growing recruitment agencyMost interestingly, post acquisition by TXM Group, Stuart moved into a new role as Director of Strategic Partnerships - leading their RPO division. I am super excited to hear the story of this change!The RAG sponsorIt’s no secret that recruiters are notoriously time-poor, with

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Season 5 | Ep 16 - Sean Anderson (me) on 5 weekly...

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2022/02/21

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 Personal Brand On LinkedIn”Company pages don't get a lot of engagement on LinkedIn. The recruiters in your business are the best way of getting your brand's message to market. Every consultant you employ has a platform to reach thousands of people, and there is a formula to follow for success.I talked through

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01:04:29

Season 5 | Ep 15 - Tom Hibberd shares his secrets to...

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2022/02/14

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 recruitment industry, like so many other successful owners, Tom started his career at S3 before going alone.In 2009, Tom jointly founded Panoramic Associates and spent the first 2 years enjoying life as a small and extremely profitable recruitment agency.After significant success and exciting growth within the senior

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Season 5 | Ep 14 - James Osborne on his predictions...

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2022/02/07

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 Chairman of The Recruitment Network, a global community of almost 9,000 active recruiters, managers, and business leaders.We discussed how mad the market was in 2021, what James expects to see as the next big thing appearing on the recruitment industry’s horizon, and why candidate short markets shouldn’t be a problem

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Season 5 | Ep 13 - Clare Cooper (Part 3) on her...

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2022/01/31

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 global lead for one of the world's most recognised recruitment brands.Clare launched Storm3 in Feb 2021, and I interviewed her for the second time just 4 weeks later - when she was the only employee of the business!Today, Storm3 is 60 people strong, with teams in London, Amsterdam, Dallas, and Singapore. By the end of

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01:11:23

Season 5 | Ep 12 - Alex Zoboli on building one of the...

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2022/01/24

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.Alex and his business partner scaled their previous recruitment business in Japan from 20 to 200 people and opened their own business only 2 years ago.Already 40 people and looking to grow again to 200 as fast as possible!It was super exciting to find out more about his story to date, secrets to success and plans moving

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01:08:54

Season 5 | Ep 11 - Adrian Kinnersley on building...

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2021/12/20

On the final episode of 2021, I was delighted to be joined by Adrian Kinnersley.Adrian is the Founder & CEO of TwentyAI, headquartered in London with offices in New York, Charlotte, and Austin US.Launched in the middle of the global financial crisis, Adrian was certain he wanted to build a brand he could be proud of. He’d already worked for a number of traditional recruitment agencies and wanted to do things his way!Now happily living in the USA and operating remotely, in this episode we

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