The Future Series

Today we talk with Alison about her remarkable four decade career in recruitment, starting at what became Hays in 1985 and rising to run her own office at 21 and her own company at 22. We cover what it was like to be part of Hays from the very beginning, the lessons she took from working across every model in recruitment from contingency to statement of works and master service providers, and what...

Today we talk with Gerard about his journey from chartered accountant in Melbourne to building two businesses that are changing the way companies think about global talent. We cover how a chance meeting with Zondwa Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, completely shifted his perspective and led to the creation of Talent Match Africa, why he believes Africa is the most overlooked talent market in th...

Today we talk with Anne about her journey from getting kicked out of high school in St. Louis to building Tryp Studios, a global network of over a hundred vetted senior specialists available to businesses on a fractional basis. We cover how a career spanning New York fashion, London interiors and editorial partnerships shaped her instinct for spotting talent and building relationships, why she jum...

Today we talk with Jonny Staker about his journey from leaving school at 15 to building, selling and now acquiring companies of his own. We cover how a failed attempt at pulling pints became the catalyst for a lifetime of entrepreneurship, what it really feels like to sell a business to a private equity firm after 14 hours of negotiations, and why he believes naivety is one of the most powerful as...

Today we talk with Sandeep about his journey from biotechnologist and pharmaceutical sales rep to founding Vmarsh Healthcare, a global consulting and advisory firm operating across six offices and 37 countries. We cover how a career that took him from South Asia to Europe, Africa, Singapore and Australia shaped his unique approach to healthcare consulting, why he built Vmarsh around seasoned indus...

Today we talk with Ivan about his 25-year journey in tech and how a chance encounter with a friend led him to discover a gap in the construction industry, sparking the creation of both BIM Direct and Techifide. We cover what it was like to build a software outsourcing business leveraging Brazilian talent for UK clients, how Bentley Systems came knocking and eventually acquired his team, and why he...

Today we talk with Jean about his journey from the Ivory Coast to London and how unfortunate circumstances became the catalyst to found Akwatalents - a bilingual recruitment business and community on a mission to bridge the gap between Francophone and Anglophone West Africa. We cover why he believes recruitment has lost its human touch and how he is bringing it back, how he is building a community...

Today we talk with David about his journey from growing up in the South Bronx to founding Ribott Partners, an award-winning leadership and board advisory based in Abu Dhabi. We cover how sport saved him from the streets and shaped his entire approach to developing high performing leaders, why he believes the best leadership development borrows directly from elite athletic coaching, and what it rea...

Today we talk with Chris about his journey from qualified electrician in the UK to building two thriving recruitment and staffing businesses in Australia. We cover how two years living and working across Southeast Asia shaped his outlook on business and people, what it really takes to survive the first two years as a founder, and how his love for the Philippines led to the creation of ProSource -...

Today we talk with Paul about his journey into legal recruitment, founding Hunters Legal and building a boutique agency that works with some of the UK's most prestigious law firms. We cover the grit and determination it took to get through the early years, how COVID reshaped the legal recruitment market, and why in a world increasingly driven by AI, the human touch and personal relationships remai...

Today we talk with Spencer about his journey from employment to entrepreneur, founding Valoris Group and building a leading recruitment company in the energy sector, all whilst starting a family. We cover why there's never a perfect moment to start and why that shouldn't stop you, how Valoris are keeping the human touch at the heart of what they do whilst leveraging AI, and how they're carving out...

Today we talk with James about the hospitality industry, his background as a restaurant owner and how his team are now helping business with a full suite of consultancy & staffing services across the UK and in Europe, UAE and US.

Today we talk to Reece Deignon about recruiting in the hospitality and events space, his experience from a tech led process and how EasyStaffing are evolving but keeping that personal touch.

Today we speak to Manoj Bhatt about cyber security from a personnel and consultant point of view, the market at the moment and new risks that AI bring to our online data

Today we talk with James Marklove from Instaso about recruiting across the pond, learnings from his experience in multiple recruitment verticals and the effect AI is having on the cyber security market

Today we talk with Ross Thorpe from NGS Security about the recruitment landscape within the security and concierge space, how AI is developing and how NGS are diversifying to thrive in an AI world.