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 in recruitment in 2025!In this episode, we discuss:The unique commission model that’s offering recruiters up to 80% take-home pay.Why 400 recruiters apply to work with Alex’s business every week.The shift from solo high-billing to building a scalable, exit-ready company.How personal challenges can reshape your vision for success.If you’re interested in scaling a recruitment business, challenging industry norms, or finding new ways to attract top talent, this is one you won’t want to miss.Watch the full conversation live on my LinkedIn this Wednesday at 12 pm or search The RAG wherever you get your podcasts!Chapters00:00 Introduction02:23 Alex Dick's unique recruitment model03:23 Early career and transition to recruitment06:40 Building a successful legal recruitment business16:04 Life changes and business realisations24:14 Shifting focus: from legal to recruitment30:34 Creating a flexible and rewarding work environment37:13 Recruitment strategy and ideal candidates41:47 International hiring and recruitment strategies48:42 Building a company culture remotely01:01:11 Personal health challenges and their impact01:07:21 Future plans and business growth strategies__________________________________________Episode Sponsor: UntappedUntapped is THE market leader and go-to agency for finding and hiring tried-and-tested offshore talent into UK, US and Australian-based recruitment companies.They’re providing top-class TEAMMATES, NOT OUTSOURCES! We use Untapped for Hoxo’s own offshore hires, and it’s been a total game-changer for our team. No one else can compete with the quality of their network, their in-depth candidate assessment process or their time to hire. If hiring elite-level overseas talent into your business to boost sales and increase productivity whilst saving yourself a huge amount in employment costs isn’t on your radar for 2024, it should be!Untapped are hiring recruitment, sales, marketing and support staff into recruitment agencies of all shapes, sizes and specialisms globally and they are growing rapidly!Join the waiting list today so you don’t miss out on the next cohort of business-launching hiring projects. https://bit.ly/47GGdvZ __________________________________________Episode sponsor: HoxoRecruiters: are you sitting on a goldmine of LinkedIn connections without knowing how to turn them into real opportunities?Most recruiters spend hours every day on cold outreach and endless scrolling, hoping for replies that never come. But what if LinkedIn could work for you instead?The Hoxo 7-Day LinkedIn Challenge is a simple, step-by-step framework designed to help you:Identify warm leads already in your networkStart meaningful conversations with potential clients and candidates—without feeling pushyShare content that gets noticed and builds trust – without spending hours onlineTransform LinkedIn into an inbound lead generator in just 7 days!This challenge isn’t about writing viral posts or spamming DMs.It’s about small, proven actions that take just 20 minutes a day – and start generating results from day...

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