The RAG Podcast - Recruitment Agency Growth Podcast
Episodes
Season 7 | Ep17 - Vincere part 2 - what features are coming in 2023/24?
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode I was once again joined by Vincere, specifically their Head of Product, Kristy Gilham. This is a follow-up to the conversation ...
Season 7 | Ep18 - Dan Moussa & Kevin Warner on reaching over 7 figures in 11 months of trading through a 100% retained, productised recruitment model!
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today I was joined by Dan Moussa and Kevin Warner, the founders of Telesca. Telesca is an 11 month old recruitment business headquartered in Bris...
Season 7 | Ep17 - Chris Redmond on transitioning from lifestyle business to building an agency of value and scale!
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, I'm excited as Chris Redmond, the founder and the CEO of RedHolt, is back on the show for the third time.In Q4 2019, he came i...
Season 7 | Ep16 - Anthony Kelly on growing his own recruitment brand DeepRec.ai to 5 heads in 5 months inside the wider Trinnovo Group
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I was super excited to be joined by Anthony Kelly, the founder of DeepRec.ai which is a niche AI recruitment agency, part of the ...
Season 7 | Ep15 - Stuart Fry & Lloyd Cremer on why they are focusing the growth of Halian (1100 staff) in the Middle East and NOT entering the US market!
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, I was super excited to be joined by Stuart Fry & Lloyd Cremer. Stuart is the CEO, and Lloyd is the CRO, of Halian, a r...
Season 7 | Ep14 -Sean Anderson on how Q3 was probably the most transformational of my life both professionally and personally!
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, you’ve got me again. I know I’ve been sharing solo episodes the last few weeks and had a couple of weeks’ break, but I re...
Season 7 | Ep13 - 4 steps any recruitment company can adopt to become an inbound recruiter and drive warm leads on LinkedIn
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I’m still on paternity leave, so I'm going to give you another super valuable piece of content from my recent Personal Brand Taster series. In ...
Season 7 | Ep12 - How Precision Sourcing made $2.5M in revenue following Hoxo’s 3X System
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Because I’m away on paternity leave over the next couple of weeks, I’m giving you some super valuable information that I’ve recently shared as p...
Season 7 | Ep 11 - The new leadership team at Vincere are answering my questions on what’s been happening since being acquired by The Access Group and why customers aren’t very happy!
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I’m speaking directly to our partner, Vincere.Vincere has sponsored the RAG Podcast for the last three years, and I have a lot ...
Season 7 | Ep10 - Kyle Grainger on helping you hire highly experienced recruiters from untapped locations around the world (with up to 70% cost savings in the process)
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, I'm joined by Kyle Grainger, our newest RAG sponsor and the founder of a six month old recruitment agency, Untapped. Untap...
Season 7 | Ep9 - Mel Kang on his mission to build a top 200 law firm by focusing on being a headhunter!
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s show is going to be a little bit different. My guest is Mel Kang, the CEO of Mezzle, a consulting law firm, not a recruitment agenc...
Season 7 | Ep8 - LinkedIn for recruiters: Transform your team's posting power in just 30 minutes!
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's show is going to be different. I am featuring a recent webinar I hosted for the recruitment industry where I had over a hundred people tur...
Season 7 | Ep7 - David Spencer-Percival on securing £4 million in investment funding for Life Science People and what he plans to do with it!
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, I’m excited to be joined for the third time by DSP (David Spencer-Percival!).The founder of Life Science People, a global lif...
Season 7 | Ep6 - Ben Wallin and Dan Cox on growing their business by 40% in 2023 and no longer being reliant on their own billing
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 with Ben Wallin and Dan Cox on growing their business to 31 recruiters and being no longer reliant on their own billings within 24 months of tr...
Season 7 | Ep5 - Joe Curtis on how his recruitment portfolio of 100 staff has grown in headcount and, importantly, profit, through a unique shared ownership structure which helps recruiters realise their ambition
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, I'm excited to be joined by an old friend, Joe Curtis. Initially, Joe was the founder of a recruitment company called 3...
Season 7 | Ep4 - Janette Marx on her inspiring journey of beating stage two breast cancer, staying calm and motivated whilst running a global recruitment business with 900 people!
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show I’m sharing one of the most powerful episodes I've ever recorded with a lady called Janette Marx. Jeanette is the global ...
Season 7 | Ep3 - Alexander Antoniou on growing a 25-staff business in five years at the age of 25!
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I'm super excited to be joined by Alexander Antoniou, the founder of AL Solutions, a Life Sciences specialist recruiter headquartered in London, just ...
Season 7 | Ep 2 - Louise Campbell on going from MD of Robert Walters Ireland to Global Head of L&D
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, I am joined by Louise Campbell, Global Head of Learning and Development at Robert Walters.Robert Walters is a global, household...
Season 7ㅣEp 1 - Kevin Frater on growing one of the highest performing recruitment teams in Frank Recruitment Group globally
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I’m thrilled to have Kevin Frater join me for the first episode of Season 7 of The RAG Podcast! I usually interview founders and leaders of rec...
S6 | Episode 41 - Stuart Mitchell on billing over seven figures within 9 months of starting his business - all from his personal brand
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I was joined by Stuart Mitchell, the founder of Hampton North, a specialist cybersecurity search firm, headquartered in the US wi...
Season 6 | Ep40 - James Emmett on his growth strategy powered by strategic acquisitions
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I'm joined by James Emmett, CEO and founder of Hanover Group. Having recently interviewed Anthony Pitt, President at Hanover...
Season 6 | Ep39 - Roheel Ahmad on growing to 80 staff in 8 years and looking at the next phase of growth - a £60 million valuation.
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Roheel Ahmad on growing to 80 staff in 8 years and looking at the next phase of growth - to IPO with a £60 million valuation. I'm delighted to b...
Season 6 | Ep38 - Matt Green on his mission to take his business from £10m to £100m gross margin!
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I'm joined by an old client of mine, Matt Green. Matt is the founder and CEO of IDEX, a recruitment organisation with an emp...
Season 6 | Ep37 - Adam Richardson on building a SaaS sales recruitment agency in a market where over 70% of their candidates are underperforming in current market conditions!
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I'm joined by Adam Richardson. Adam is the founder of Strive Sales, a dedicated go-to-market recruitment agency headquartere...
Season 6 Episode 36 - Sean Anderson on 3 Clever ways to boost your business development using LinkedIn during today’s tough market
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recruitment owners and leaders: struggling in today’s tough market? Well I’m giving you 3 Clever ways to boost your business development usin...
Season 6 | Ep35 - David Spencer-Percival on losing £800,000 in three difficult months at the end of 2022 - and what his team are doing to ensure that results are picking up!
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I am delighted to welcome back a previous guest, David Spencer Percival, known as DSP. His last episode was one of most listened ...
Season 6 | 34 - Adrian O'Connor on how his agency increased fill rates to 78% despite a decrease in job flow during the current economic downturn!
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, I am joined by Adrian O'Connor, the founder of Global Accounting Network (GAN) Founded in 2011, GAN is a business of over ...
Season 6 | Ep33 - James Leighton on facing the issues that plague new companies
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James Leighton on how you can build a business like his, which is eight years old, in two years!On this week's show, I am finally joined by a good fri...
Season 6 | 32 - Matthew Wragg on the reality of being CEO of a Global Agency with over 500 people!
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I was joined by Matthew Wragg, the CEO of Gattaca, an organisation with 500 people, headquartered in the UK.Matt has been with th...
Season 6 | Ep31 - James Wardle on overcoming gambling addiction to building Alderson James to £2 million revenue with a 3-person team!
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I am joined by James Wardle, who is the founder of Alderson James, a specialist talent acquisition and HR recruitment agency head...
Season 6 | 30 - Elliot Dell on how Salt has doubled to 400 staff & 20 offices in 3 years
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week I was joined for the third time by Elliot Dell.Elliot is the CEO of Salt, a global leading digital recruitment agency with over 400 st...
Season 6 | Ep29 - James Caan CBE on selling Alexander Mann for £260m, appearing on Dragons’ Den, and why he still loves investing in recruitment agencies today!
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I don't have a live guest. I have been away, and unfortunately, a few of the guests have not been able to record their own yet.So...
Season 6 | Ep28 - Antony Pitt on going from a debilitating alcohol addiction to running a multi-million dollar business in the US
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I'm joined by Antony Pitt. Antony is the president of Hanover USA and has been in the recruitment industry since 1996. ...
Season 6 | Ep27 - Jonathan Field on building a super profitable recruitment business where everyone has a responsibility to drive business
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Field on building a super profitable recruitment business where everyone has a responsibility to drive businessOn this week's show, I am join...
Season 6 | Ep26 - Daniel Puttick on how taking his foot off the gas was a HUGE mistake for his recruitment business
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, I’m excited to be joined by Daniel Puttick, the founder of LINKS Recruitment Group.They’re headquartered in Cardiff, with 25 sta...
Season 6 | Ep 25 - Gary Redman on growing a business that now turns over up to 6 million pounds per year in net profit
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I was joined by Gary Redman. Gary is the CEO of the Now Business Group, a collection of recruitment organisations in construction...
Season 6 | Ep24 - Jo Sellick on growing business revenue from £45m to over £95 million in less than 3 years!
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I was joined by Jo Sellick. In 2022, Jo was the sole founder of Sellick Partnership, a specialist recruitment agency headqua...
Season 6 | Ep 22 - Paul Sammeroff on how starting a rec business with two strangers backfired within 3 years!
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 6 | Ep 22 - Paul Sammeroff on how starting a rec business with two strangers backfired within 3 years!On this week's show, I'm joined by Paul S...
Season 6 | Ep21 - Tom Glanfield on launching Lhi from his house and growing it to be one of the best-known rec agencies in the UK and beyond!
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Due to unforeseen circumstances, I wasn't able to record this week's episode with a new guest.Rather than leave you with a week of no RAG Podcast, I w...
Season 6 | Ep20 - Chris Allaire on how his agency was voted the SIA’s best staffing agency to work for in the USA!
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The RAG Podcast, I am joined by Chris Allaire, the founder and CEO of Averity, a specialist technology recruitment agency....
Season 6 | Ep 19 - Sinead Connolly on billing $1m AUD in the first year of launching Lotus People and what happened to her next…
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I am joined by Sinead Connolly. Sinead is the award-winning founder of Lotus People, a specialist business support recruitment fi...
Season 6 | Ep 18 - Luke McCormack on building a super modern, lean and highly profitable agency that ONLY sells retainers
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I am excited to be joined by Luke McCormack, the founder and CEO of McCormack Partners.Luke owns a specialist recruitment busines...
Season 6 | Ep 17 - Edmund Blogg on helping rec startups unlock revenue and growth goals earlier by removing friction involved in building a business
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, I’m joined by Edmund Blogg, the co-founder of RecruitHub, the newest sponsor of The RAG Podcast.We’ve partnered with Recrui...
Season 6 | Ep16 - Greg Savage on the metrics you should be measuring to ensure your rec business is scaling profitably
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I am excited, delighted, and honored to be joined by Greg Savage in the latest episode of the RAG Podcast. Now, almost everyone in our sector glo...
Season 6 | Ep 15 - Ephram Stephenson on growing to over 100 people in 12 months of trading
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I am joined by Ephram Stephenson.Ephram is the CEO of Collar Group, a recruitment group based in Australia with nine offices and ...
Season 6 | Ep14 - Ben Duffill believes you don’t need to set up your own recruitment company to be successful in the industry
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I am joined by Ben Duffill.Ben is the Managing Director of MRG Group, The Management Recruitment Group.&nbs...
Season 6 | Ep13 - Simon Hair on building one of the most socially engaged recruitment firms on the planet.
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I am joined by Simon Hair.Simon is the Managing Director of Precision Sourcing Group, a business headquartered in Sydney, Australi...
Season 6 | Ep12 - Kayleigh Bottomley on only hiring inexperienced people and still making a profit
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I am joined by Kayleigh Bottomley, the Founder and SVP of Storm4. Storm4 is another branch of Levin, t...
Season 6 | Ep 11 - John Dyson on surviving a major snowboarding accident and running his agency in his own way!
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, I was joined by John Dyson.John is the founder of FJR Group, a specialist recruitment firm headquartered in Manchester with an o...
Season 6 | Ep 10 - James Brown on owning the fastest-growing recruitment agency in the world
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In early 2021, I interviewed James, the CEO of Levin, to discuss his growth plans on The RAG Podcast.Now, almost 2 years later, the company with brand...
Season 6 | Ep 9 - Sean Anderson on the 3 fundamentals every agency needs to maximise its brand and stand out from the competition on LinkedIn
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the RAG Podcast, you are stuck with me again! In October, I was invited to the very first recruitment expo in Germany. ...
Season 6 | Ep 8 - Richard Wright on enjoying his recruitment career more than he ever has before in his mid-fifties
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The RAG Podcast I was joined by Richard Wright, CEO of Acre.Acre is a specialist recruitment consultancy focusing on every...
Season 6 | Ep 7 - Laurie Boyall on how he has never ever found himself bored during his 35 years as Founder & Group CEO of McGregor Boyall
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, I was joined by Laurie Boyall, the Founder & Group CEO of McGregor Boyall, one of the most renowned recruitment agencies...
Season 6 Ep 6 | Sean Anderson on 3 simple things every recruiter should implement now before LI changes6
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of the RAG, I’m excited to be featuring one of my own talks.Last week I presented at the Birmingham Recruitment Agency Expo...
Season 6 | Ep 5 - David Morgan on going from sending CVs by fax to driving business via social media over his 22 years as founder of Morgan Law
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, I was joined by David Morgan, who in 2000 co-founded Morgan Law, a UK specialist public sector recruitment agency with 35 st...
Season 6 | Ep 4 - Hannah Donaldson on the reality of leading and executing an MBO backed by Private Equity to fuel a long term future for Meet with significant strategic growth.
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah was a guest on The RAG in June 2021 and she told the story of growing Meet, an international talent provider to the life sciences sector. At th...
Season 6 | Ep 3 - Lloyd Gordon on the details of his acquisition of Cognitive Group and how his business is now 107 staff!
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lloyd is BACK! This is episode 3 with Lloyd, as he came onto the show twice in 2019. In part 1, he was leading a small agency of 15 staff and spo...
Season 6 | Ep 2 - Alex Odwell on building a truly automated system that generates shortlists in seconds and allows his lean team of senior recruiters to outperform the competition!
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, I was delighted to be joined by Alex Odwell, Founder of fintech specialist recruitment agency Referment and most recently of...
Season 6 | Ep 1 - Ed Rossiter on securing 1 million euros of investment to hire 250 recruiters in the next 3-5 years
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are back with season 6 and WHAT a guest to kick this season off!In this season, we will be continually digging into the stories of amazing recruitm...
Season 5 | Ep 40 - Ben Wallin & Dan Cox on invoicing £1.7m in their first year in business despite only forecasting £200k!
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode we wrap up Season 5 of the show in spectacular style!I was honoured to be joined by Ben and Dan, Co-Founders of Edison Search...
Season 5 | Ep 39 - Rogier Rouppe van der Voort on working his way up to becoming a CEO at age 33!
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I was joined by Rogier, the CEO of PCN Recruitment, a payments sector specialist recruitment agency with 30...
Season 5 | Ep 38 - Chris O’Connell on how he went from owning a £25m recruitment agency to a painful exit and subsequent suicide attempts
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, I was joined by Chris O’Connell, a Leadership Coach, NED 🚀 and the host of The Purpose-Led Leadership Podcast. A t...
Season 5 | Ep 37 - Toni Phoenix-Coles on her journey from senior consultant to MD of Digital Gurus whilst growing a family at the same time!
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I was joined by Toni, the Managing Director of Digital Gurus, a specialist Tech & Digital recruiter wit...
Season 5 | Ep 36 - Kyle Winterbottom returns to discuss how Orbition has generated 100% of its 7 figure revenue as a direct result of his brand
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, I was joined by Kyle Winterbottom, the Founder of Orbition Group, a specialist Data & Analytics recruitment agency with ...
Season 5 | Ep 35 - Lawrence Rose & Elliot Payne on going into business as life long best mates and achieving £1m GP in their first full year during a pandemic!
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I was joined by Lawrence & Elliot, the founders of Arto Recruitment, a specialist life science recruitm...
Season 5 | Ep 34 - Matthew Baird on the reality of both the highs and lows of his first 16 months as a solo recruitment owner
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, I was joined by Matthew Baird, the Founder of Baird & Co Recruitment, which is part of District4. Matt has been in ...
Season 5 | Ep 33 - Jamie Trevett & Tony Robbins on taking a huge risk during the pandemic to keep the business alive - and it worked!
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I was joined by Jamie & Tony, the founders of The Just Group, a specialist group of construction recrui...
Season 5 | Ep 32 - Anthony Webster on his story of coming out as gay and the impact this has had on his recruitment career!
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, I was joined by Anthony Webster, the MD of DVF recruitment and Board Member of Career Legal Group - which has several recrui...
Season 5 | Ep 31 - Jez Heard on billing £500k in his first 6 months as an agency owner at the age of 24!
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I was joined by Jez Heard, the founder of Scale-Genesis, a specialist Blockchain & Crypto recruitment a...
Season 5 | Ep 30 - Nader Beshara on growing to 10 staff at his own pace during the pandemic!
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 com...
Season 5 | Ep 29 - Harry & Rex from Rec Hub on why focusing on your staff being HAPPY first leads to success and not the other way around!
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 e...
Season 5 | Ep 28 - Matthew Eames on why he still loves the daily challenge of growing Eames Group after 20 years since inception!!
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
Season 5 | Ep 27 - - Jake Anderson on burnout, depression, anxiety, insomnia, Covid and winding down a 7-figure global agency….
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 annoying...
Season 5 | Ep 26 - Joshua Rayner on why his franchisee model was completely broken, restructuring his agency, and rapidly growing to 20 x self-employed ‘licensees’!
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
Season 5 | Ep 25 - Dan Taylor on being a Recruitment "in-trepreneur"- showing that you don't have to start your own agency to have a hugely successful career in the recruitment industry
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Season 5 | Ep 24 - Emrah Baykal on building a recruitment agency that truly invests in the health and wellness of the staff and doesn’t revolve around booze and billers lunches!
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 age...
Season 5 | Ep 23 - Chris Sheard on building a socially responsible recruitment brand that has found it relatively easy to recruit strong, experienced recruiters!
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Season 5 | Ep 22 - Ed Stevens on building his second recruitment group to over 1000 staff (without hiring a single employee with recruitment experience along the way)
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Season 5 | Ep 21 - Liam Thomas on the reality of leading his agency whilst losing his business partner after a 7 year battle with cancer
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 conver...
Season 5 | Ep 20 - Adrian Carboni on why he walked away from over £1m worth of shares to launch his own agency!
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Season 5 | Ep 19 - Spencer Knibbe on his move from working as Head of Risk for global investment management firms to building his own talent sourcing and advisory business in the same space!
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 an...
Season 5 | Ep 18 - Lysha Holmes on tragically losing her dad to Cancer in October 2021 and why we are together taking action to raise funds and awareness for Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund!
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 m...
Season 5 | Ep 17 - Stuart White on his journey from starting Provide 21 years ago and his current role post acquisition by TXM Group!
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ha...
Season 5 | Ep 16 - Sean Anderson (me) on 5 weekly tips any recruiter can adopt to build a personal brand on LinkedIn!
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 Habi...
Season 5 | Ep 15 - Tom Hibberd shares his secrets to scaling Precision Resource Group (PRG) to 175 staff in 12 years
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I was joined by Tom Hibberd - Founding Director at Precision Resource Group (PRG) parent company to Panoramic Associates, iO Associates, Panoramic Car...
Season 5 | Ep 14 - James Osborne on his predictions for the global recruitment market in 2022!
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
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!
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
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!
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 C...
Season 5 | Ep 11 - Adrian Kinnersley on building TwentyAI based on core values that go against the classic recruitment agency!
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
Season 5 | Ep 10 - Lewis Maleh on building a global, boutique search firm with a clear focus on building profit rather than scale
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 sea...
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!
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast Live, I was delighted to be joined by Amy GoldingAmy Golding is the CEO of Opus Talent Solutions, Headquarte...
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
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 Dist...
Season 5 | Ep 7 - On why choosing the right business partner is essential to growing your recruitment business!
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast Live, I was delighted to be joined by Ishpal BansalIshpal founded Aston Holmes, a resourcing and talent acqu...
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!
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast Live, I was joined by Nick Vaughan, Founder of Hamlyn Williams and now CEO & Founder of Talent Ticker an...
Season 5 | Ep 5 - Dr. Aria on optimising your mindset for higher performance inside and outside of your recruitment business.
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
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!
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode of The RAG Podcast Live, I was joined by David Spencer-Percival, Founder & CEO of Life Science People and serial recruitment...
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!
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast Live, I was delighted to be joined by Gaelle Blake, the UKI Director for Permanent Appointments & UKI Di...
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!
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode of The RAG Podcast Live, I will be joined by a friend, client and mentor - Leo Harrison MBALeo is one of the smartest guys I hav...
Season 5 | Ep 1 - Mark Znowski on feeling empty after selling StaffGroup and finding purpose by starting up another agency!
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The RAG Podcast is BACK!What a first episode we have in store for you!Mark Znowski is a serial Recruitment EntrepreneurHe started, scaled, and sold St...
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!
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...