A Better HR Business

Today on A Better HR Business I have a really enjoyable chat with Leanne Makinson , founder of Hargreaves Recruitment , an independent recruitment business based in Yorkshire (UK). Leanne and I talked about: What recruiting Hargreaves Recruitment do and for whom. How recruitment businesses can position themselves to stand out.  How she got her first clients and how she finds new clients now. Chang...

Do you love helping your clients but hate selling? If so, you'll love this episode. Today's guest on A Better HR Business is Reuben Swartz, founder of Mimiran (the CRM for people who love serving clients but hate selling), and the host and Chief Nerd on the Sales for Nerds Podcast. Reuben graduated with a computer science degree from Princeton University and got lost on his way out to Silicon Vall...

Today's guest on the A Better HR Business podcast is Nigel Cliffe , a LinkedIn consultant and founder of Value Exchange . Nigel and I talked about these things: Nigel's background and his LinkedIn training & consultancy, Value Exchange. What do people get wrong on LinkedIn? How should an HR consultant or HR Tech business leader build a great LinkedIn profile? How to use Advanced Search to identify...

Episode 8 - Abigail Ireland (Peak Performance Strategist)  Today on A Better HR Business I have a very interesting conversation with Abigail Ireland , a Peak Performance Strategist based in the UK. Abigail and I talk about these things: Abigail's background in the Financial Services industry and the peak performance consulting she does now. How Abigail manages to balance offering very different ty...

In my first job out of university, I was a young know-it-all graduate who suddenly had to first face down strike action by angry workers who were walking out for a pay dispute. (They stayed at work, possibly due to my winning smile). Years later, I marvelled at highly paid engineers in an oil & gas boom period slightly miffed that the free bottles of fine wine they'd been given weren't from their...

Today on A Better HR Business I have a very interesting conversation with Raj Mehta of A R M People Development, a growing HR consultancy in the UK. Raj and I talked about these things: What HR consulting Raj does and for whom. How he got his first few clients and how he finds new clients now. What was good and not so good about making the move from the corporate world to becoming an independent c...

Today on A Better HR Business I have a really enjoyable discussion with Ward Christman of HR Tech Advisor  in the US. Ward and I talked about these things: What HR Tech Advisor does and who it helps. Advice for HR companies on growing indirect sales and partnerships. Business growth advice to HR consultants and HR tech firms thinking of attending conferences either as delegates or as exhibitors. C...

Today on A Better HR Business I have a really enjoyable discussion with Adam Hankin of Wagestream , a rocketship HR tech business that is taking the UK and Ireland by storm thanks to its social mission and side benefits for employees and employers alike. We talked about what Wagestream does, who it helps, and how have they grown so fast. We even talked about their 'funeral' and how they got mentio...

Today on A Better HR Business I have a lively conversation with Rosin Johnson of Magenta Iris , a growing HR consultancy in the UK. Rosin and I talked about these things: What HR consulting she does and who she helps. What was good and not so good about making the move from the corporate world to becoming an independent consultant. How she got her first few clients and how she finds new clients no...

Today on A Better HR Business I have a really enjoyable discussion with Alexander Skibinskiy of ALLDGT , a digital marketing agency. I was on LinkedIn when I noticed an interesting case study Alexander had published. The case study was all about B2B advertising on LinkedIn. Other than Eurovision, Alexander and I talked about these things: The paid marketing options on LinkedIn. Which performs bett...

Today on A Better HR Business I have a really enjoyable discussion with David Thomas of DTHR Solutions , a boutique HR consultancy based in Bridport on the wild Jurassic Coast in the UK. David and I talked about these things and more: What HR consulting he does and who he helps. What was good and not so good about making the move from the corporate world to becoming an independent consultant. How...

Today on A Better HR Business I have a really enjoyable discussion with James O'Brien of LeapForward Thinking , a growing Learning & Development consultancy in the UK. James and I talked about these things: What L&D consulting he does and who he helps. What was good and not so good about making the move from the corporate world to becoming an independent consultant. How he got his first few client...

Welcome to my new podcast, 'A Better HR Business' - nice to see you here. I write the Get More HR Clients blog as a former HR professional who has moved across to the marketing side of business. I'm going to be talking to different HR consultants and HR tech from around the world to learn about what they do and how they keep their businesses healthy and moving in the right direction. If you have q...