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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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Season 8 | Ep35 How Levy Global is scaling post-MBO...

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2025/06/11

From recruiter to CEO and majority shareholder, Matt Murphy’s journey at Levy Global is nothing short of remarkable. Now, with Rory McGowan joining from Opus as COO, the business is entering what they call "Levy 2.0" - a new chapter focused on scale, structure, and serious wealth creation.On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by Matt and Rory, who now lead a 50-person business headquartered in the UK with offices in Amsterdam and Belgium.Matt shares how he joined Levy as a recruiter

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Season 8 | Ep34 Jay Wynter on $1m billing for 7 years...

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2025/06/04

What does it take to bill over $1 million a year for seven years straight, while leading the highest-performing team in your company?On this week’s episode of The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by Jay Wynter, SAP Practice Lead at Precision Sourcing in Australia. From a tough start in recruitment to becoming a standout performer, Jay has built an elite billing record and helped shape a team known for its consistency and culture.In this episode, we discussHow Jay has billed $1 million annually for seven

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01:02:57

Season 8 | Ep33 Dan Moussa on growth, consulting...

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2025/05/28

What does growth really look like in 2025's recruitment market? For Dan Moussa, it means combining consulting skills, AI adoption and personal branding to move the industry forward.On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I'm joined by Dan Moussa, founder of Talesca, a specialist recruitment business in Australia. Dan’s story is one of consistent adaptation, leaning into the tools and strategies that add genuine value in a fast-changing space.In this episode, we discussHow personal branding has

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01:02:48

Season 8 | Ep32 From cleaning to global recruiter -...

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2025/05/21

What does it take to go from running a cleaning business to founding a global recruitment firm? Leon Mitton shares how he launched Agnes Cole Consulting during COVID and is now using AI to drive scale and efficiency in a way few are even attempting.On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by Leon Mitton, founder of Agnes Cole Consulting, a specialist SAP and S4 HANA recruitment firm based in the UK and operating globally.Leon started with no background in business and built everything

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Season 8 | Ep31 Tom Warner on why he downsized his...

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2025/05/14

What happens when scaling your recruitment business doesn’t bring success, but stress? Tom Warner opens up about the highs and lows of building GroTech and why going solo was the best decision he ever made.On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by Tom Warner, founder of GroTech, a specialist go-to-market recruitment agency for SaaS businesses in the Nordics.Tom launched GrowTech during the COVID-19 pandemic, experienced two strong years of growth, built a team of seven and then

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01:06:08

Season 8 | Ep30 James Waissel on hitting £300K within...

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2025/05/07

James Waissel set a modest goal of £125K in year 1 of launching his own agency. Instead, he ended up billing over £300K in revenue in just seven months.On this week’s episode of The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by James Waissel, founder and CEO of Huntsman Consult, a construction and real estate recruitment business based in London.James started the business in June 2024, backed by a couple of key clients, and has built a small but growing team of three. In this conversation, he shares what it’s really

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01:06:45

Season 8 | Ep29 Graham Cosgrave on growing...

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2025/04/30

What happens when you go all-in on a niche? Graham Cosgrave shares how MatchMedics transformed from a traditional agency into one of Ireland’s leading medical recruitment brands by focusing solely on doctors.On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I'm joined by Graham Cosgrave, Director at MatchMedics, a recruitment business specialising in placing doctors from across the globe into roles in Ireland.Graham began as a recruiter and is now helping lead an international brand that’s relocating

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01:05:08

From recruiter to founder at 25: Haseena Mooncey on...

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2025/04/23

Starting a recruitment business at 25 with just three years of experience takes serious courage.Haseena Mooncey did exactly that – and she’s built something special.On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I'm joined by Haseena Mooncey, co-founder of CHR Life Sciences, a modern boutique recruitment firm focused on niche roles across the UK, Ireland, and Europe.Haseena launched the business with a former boss as her co-founder, stepping into entrepreneurship with limited experience but a clear

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01:09:32

Season 8 | Ep27 from refugee to 7-figure founder:...

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2025/04/16

From Albanian refugee to running a seven-figure recruitment firm by age 27.On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I'm joined by Klajdi Bega, founder and CEO of Luminary Group, a life sciences headhunting firm operating across the UK, Europe, and the US.Born in Albania and raised in North London, Klajdi’s story is one of grit, vision, and relentless drive. After starting in sales at 16 and entering recruitment six years ago, he launched Luminary just two years back—and hit £1 million in revenue

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01:02:41

Season 8 | Ep26 Tom Johnson on securing investment...

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2025/04/09

What happens when you cold email Lord Sugar asking for investment? Tom Johnson did exactly that…and it worked!On this week's show, I am joined by Tom Johnson, founder of Hernshead Group, a recruitment business he launched six years ago with backing from Lord Alan Sugar after watching The Apprentice.In this episode, Tom shares the full story – from that bold email to building and scaling Hernshead Group, launching (and closing) multiple brands, and recently completing a management buyout to take full

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Season 8 | Ep25 Helen Yarrow on embracing solo...

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2025/04/02

What if recruitment agency growth didn’t mean adding headcount?Helen Yarrow has spent over 30 years in recruitment—and for most of it, she felt like she was falling short of the industry’s definition of success.Why? Because she never scaled a big team.Despite launching her business 14 years ago and building a strong reputation in the B2B events space, she carried a sense that staying solo meant she hadn’t really “made it”.That belief stayed with her until her 50s.This week on The RAG Podcast, Helen

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Season 8 | Ep24 Tom Essex on losing their niche, and...

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2025/03/26

Founders fall out. Niches get blurred. This is what no one tells you about before you launch your own recruitment agencyOn this week's show, I am joined by Tom Essex, co-founder of Kigyo Solutions, a recruitment business based in Amsterdam focused on logistics and renewable energy.Tom launched the business in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. What started as a niche SAP agency quickly became a generalist business that lost its direction. In this episode, we break down how he and his

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01:13:37

Season 8 | Ep23 Marc Cohen on scaling in the US and...

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2025/03/19

Marc Cohen scaled his recruitment agency in the US and secured an 8 figure exit.On this week's RAG Podcast, I am joined by Marc, founder of ConSol Partners, who achieved something that 99.9% of recruitment founders will never do.Marc and his co-founder Graeme built their agency with an exit strategy in mind from day 1, navigating economic downturns, and predicting the success of future markets.In this episode, we discuss:Marc's unique story from Recruiter to FounderThe reason why he scaled the

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Season 8 | Ep22 Kyle Winterbottom on how building his...

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2025/03/12

Here is a recruitment business that doesn’t rely on outbound salesKyle Winterbottom has done things a little differently to the restKyle and I sat down for this week’s episode of The RAG Podcast to discuss how his business has evolved since he was last on the show in 2022.He’s built a global community of 1,500+ Chief Data Officers, driving all of his revenue through inbound relationships.His brand, Driven By Data, isn’t just attracting clients – it’s making his business an acquisition target.In this

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01:15:39

Season 8 | Ep21 Lloyd Gordon: Merging 2 rec firms...

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2025/03/05

In 2022, Lloyd Gordon had just acquired Cognitive Group, bringing his team to over 100 people.Over the past 3 years, he has had the challenge of successfully integrating the two businesses.On this week’s episode of The RAG Podcast, I am joined for the fourth time by Lloyd, CEO of Focus Cloud Group, and this time we discussed:The challenges of merging two teams, cultures, and leadership styles.How to unify systems, processes, and back-office functions.The mistakes made along the way and the lessons

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01:23:39

Season 8 | Ep20 Alex Dick on why 400 recruiters apply...

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2025/02/26

Why 400 recruiters apply to work with Alex’s business every single week.On this week's show, I am joined by Alex Dick, founder of Alexander Lyons Solutions.Alex built a £1m legal recruitment desk for nearly a decade before a personal event led him to rethink everything.Now, he’s on a mission to scale with a revolutionary recruitment model – one that sits between the traditional agency and incubator structures.With 13 recruiters today and ambitions to grow to 200+, he’s a pioneer of what’s possible

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01:08:36

Season 8 | Ep19 FIFA to Founder: How a 20yr old Harry...

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2025/02/19

On this week’s episode of The RAG Podcast with Harry Portch, founder of HM Staffing.Harry’s journey is anything but ordinary. He started his business at just 20 years old – almost by accident – while playing FIFA!Now, six years later, he’s built a leading sales and marketing recruitment agency, transitioned to a fully remote model, and became a LinkedIn Top Voice.In this episode, you’ll hear about:- How Harry started his business + the COVID-19 challenges he had to face right from the start- Why he

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01:08:28

Season 8 | Ep18 How 100K LinkedIn followers delivered...

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2025/02/12

The fastest-growing LinkedIn account I have ever seen in the recruitment industry!This week I sat down with Andrew MacAskill.From launching Executive Career Jump to becoming Chief Commercial Officer at Fraser Dove, Andrew has built a personal brand that’s led to over 105,000 LinkedIn followers, a published book, and global business success.What we cover in this episode:How Andrew built his LinkedIn brand and the financial impact of visibility.The power of personal branding in recruitment and

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01:07:57

Season 8 | Ep17 Jordan Shlosberg: Using tech,...

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2025/02/05

Introducing the Top 100 most influential recruiters on LinkedIn...This week, I am re-joined by Jordan Shlosberg, founder of Atlas, for an unmissable episode of The RAG Podcast.Since we last spoke in September, Atlas – the world’s first AI-powered CRM for recruiters – has skyrocketed to nearly £1M ARR in just 9 months!But this episode isn’t just about AI: it’s about how recruiters can leverage technology, brand building, and social selling to drive real revenue.Here’s what we cover:How AI is

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01:17:45

Season 8 | Ep16 James Sanders: 200 employees & 4...

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2025/01/29

Some recruitment founder stories end with an exit.This one starts with it falling apart.On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I am joined by James SandersJames built PSR Solutions from his bedroom to:£65M turnover200+ staffMultiple acquisitions4 specialist brandsThen came an unexpected call:£3M due. 7 days to pay.But some key lessons came from all of this and in this powerful episode, James candidly shares:The rise of PSR Solutions from a startup in 2005 to a business with 200+ employees and

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