A Giig Hire Production Featuring - Luke Pitkin, Andy Sturgess & James Hardy

Giig It A Rest

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New Episodes Every Thursday. Get to know the humans behind the Giig Hire brand. Giig It A Rest is a lighthearted podcast following the Startup journey of the Giig Hire productSince 2020 we have been bootstrapping a SaaS platform and wanted to give you a chance to get to know the humans behind the software.:)

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A Giig Hire Production Featuring - Luke Pitkin, Andy Sturgess & James Hardy

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Business

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Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

#32 - Samwise & The Sausage Dog! 10.07.2025

Last week I was back in Essex, dog sitting for my Auntie and Uncle... One of the benefits of this remote working is I can double up as a dog sitter and as I was back in Essex... Samwise got the call-up, I would say the tone of this pod is slightly different... We've dropped Andy for the first time, and we spent our time chatting about: - Family - How we met each other - Why Samwise joined Giig - M...

#31 - Jeremy Snell - Rookie 2 Recruiter 03.07.2025

We went to a farm!!!! Initially, today's guest cancelled on us, When he said he was keen to reschedule and asked if we wanted to film it on the farm, we jumped at it. Packed up all our bits and made our way to an undisclosed location where we were greeted by a man with a beard surrounded by Sheep. That man was Jeremy Snell, the Founder of Rookie2Recruiter... In traditional Giig It A Rest Fashion,...

#30 - The Scorpion 26.06.2025

This week on the Recruitment Industries' most informative podcast.... It's all about holidays, Andy has been away sunning himself in Italy, and obviously I wanted to hear all about that... So that was the topic of conversation for the majority of today's episode. Around that we also waffled about: - Andy's new games - Andy's run in with a scorpion - Luke's plan to send saws to the Ukraine - Some s...

#29 - The Playoff Final! 19.06.2025

Welcome back to the recruitment industry's most informative podcast! This week we've had a big weekend out and about. Saturday was our 200K cycle, whilst on Sunday we headed off to Wembley to watch the Shrimpers in the playoff final... Sorry in advance, as this week's pod might be a little cycling and football heavy, other bits we talk about: - Sewing badges into your swimming trunks - Luke making...

#28 - Andy's On The Beach 12.06.2025

This week on the recruitment industry's most informative podcast.... ANDY'S ON THE BEACH ... Yep, he's decided that he's going to take a week off, so I decided to throw a paddy and have a moan about the fact he's not here... Anyway, he will hopefully be back soon, and we also have a couple of guest episodes coming up! We're planning on taking the pod on the road to film something outside... I hope...

#27 - Giig Hire Needs A Slogan 05.06.2025

This week on the recruitment industries most informative podcast: We need a new slogan!!!! We're thinking of creating a new Giig Hire Website and with that, adding a fancy new slogan. All ideas are welcomed... Before we got round to chatting about the song, we ticked off all of the important stuff first: - Andy's upcoming holiday - Luke smuggling Limoncello into Italy - Lukes run in on an interest...

#26 - Stuck In The Mud 29.05.2025

This Week On The Recruitment Industry's Most Informative Podcast.... Andy shares intimate details about his love life in the early years, from being interrogated by his first girlfriend to dumping his year 6 girlfriend on MSN. Around our primary school love lives, we also chat about: - Andy's new watch - An inappropiate mug - Landing our first sub - The excessive bank holidays but a lack of holida...

#25 - Sperm Racing 22.05.2025

This week on the recruitment industry's most informative podcast, we discuss: - Sperm Racing (Yea it's a real thing) - Andy's Childhood hero - How Luke's mum invites random blokes into the house - The race to become the next big thing on TikTok - How likes are damaging the youth of today - A breakthrough in Luke's Tinitus - How we're still tracking for the McRunny Enjoy x

#24 - Do Gingers Burn? 15.05.2025

This Week On The Recruitment Industry's Most Informative Podcast... We help you to find the answer to one of life's most pondered questions - ... Why Do Gingers Burn? Around that, we chat about: - Andy's love for the Navy - How Andy ran to the rescue of someone in a motorcycle accident - How I had a run-in with my local MP & - All the usual stuff around the Giig platform, features on the go an...

#23 - Imposter Syndrome (The Heebie-Jeebies) 08.05.2025

This Week On The Recruitment Industry's Most Informative Podcast. As a business owner, do you ever get that feeling that you're not sure what you're doing? We do.... Some call it impostor syndrome, we call it the Heebie-Jeebies... We tried to have a serious conversation about impostor syndrome, but it kind of got sidetracked. Around that, we chat about: - Andy's trip to the lakes - An aggressive E...

#22 - Bobby Banerjee - Elev8 Learning 01.05.2025

This week on the recruitment industry's most informative podcast... We welcomed Bobby Banerjee from Elev8 Learning. Honestly, Bobby had me laughing straight out of the gates. We followed his story from his early days as a Choir Boy in a private school in Hull through to where he is today with his coaching business, Elev8 Learning, and being the Founder of the Recruitment Curry club. The Recruitmen...

#21 - The Godfather 23.04.2025

This week on the recruitment industry's most informative podcast, the big news is that I'm now a Godfather... The responsibility levels have just lifted! Around that we also chat about: - Andy's new skin regimen - Undercover oven replacement - Emergency Bacon - How, as a West Ham fan, I am developing a weird relationship with Arsenal - How my best mate stopped a fight in the chill-out zone - Who c...

#20 - Samwise Returns! 16.04.2025

He's back!! The man that twiddles the knobs and bashes the keys to build the software is back. Always love it when Samwise is in the room! This is his first appearence since the birth of his second child, so naturally there was a lot of chat about that. After speaking about his kids at home, we switched to speaking about his kids at work and how he probably squabbles more with them. It then switch...

#19 - Kate O'Neill - Kate O'Neill Coaching & The Job Slinger Academy 09.04.2025

Our second guest on Giig IT A Rest is the fantastic Kate O'Neill from Kate O'Neill Coaching & The Job Slinger Academy. As you can probably guess from the company name, Kate is a coach within the recruitment industry. She does a lot of work with entry level recruiters helping them get up to speed, as well as business development training and coaching across all experience levels. Her agency, Th...

#18 - Luke's Uncle 02.04.2025

This week, on the recruitment industry's most informative podcast, we were supposed to be chatting about email marketing as a recruiter! However, in Giig fashion, we ended up getting distracted and spent more time talking about my family. My Uncle recently wanted some support with a training programme, and my Mum's recently bought a caravan, which is where the conversation seemed to go. Around tha...

#17 - The Rec Expo 26.03.2025

So we're back... We've returned from the two big events that have taken over our lives recently! Andy's Sister got married, and we then hit up the Recruitment Expo in London. It's unusual for us to get out so much, and unfortunately, it didn't all go to plan. We've had a broken-down car, an issue with the kitchen sink and a surprise visit to Birmingham. Enjoy x

#16 - Weddings & Events 19.03.2025

This week, I was overly excited by the fact we had a wedding coming up... Andy's sister is about to tie the knot so we spent a lot of time covering that off. Around that, we spoke about: - Should Andy get an Ice Bath on his balcony - My brother's anti-chafe pants - When are you too old to stop selling Ibiza rocks holidays? - Becky's Wedding - Our upcoming recruitment events and features. We've got...

#15 - Designing Your Company Email Signature 12.03.2025

Every business needs an email signature, and in this episode, we run through some tips and some tools that you can use to get your signature together. Before we get to the hints and tips, we talk about: - Is it acceptable to use the word flabby? - Highlights from the stag-do - Painting Garden Ornaments - The upcoming wedding All the usual bits you'd expect from the recruitment industries' most inf...

#14 - Hacking Grandma's Hearing Aids 05.03.2025

After a stellar week last week with our first ever guest, we're back to just the two of us... This week on the recruitment industries most informative podcast ,we chat about: - Andy's 30th Birthday - Our upcoming Stag Do - The Excel World Championship - The Latest Updates to the Giig Hire platform - How Andy managed to hack his Grandma's hearing aids Enjoy x

#13 - Saeed Bor - EmbeddedOps 26.02.2025

Saeed Bor from EmbeddedOps joins us on the pod this week, I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed recording it. Saeed operates as a consultant in the recruitment sector helping recruitment agencies to grow through optimising their processes and RecTech stack. Initially, that's what we were supposed to chat about. However, that got very quickly sidetracked and somehow we ended up f...

#12 - Time Management Tools For Recruiters 19.02.2025

Welcome back to the recruitment industry's most informative podcast! This week's 'GiigAbyte' is all about 'Time Management Tools ' for recruiters... We've tried to think of little ways we can help you to save time and get more out of your day... Around this, we also cover off: Our new podcast slogan Tracy's tragic trip to Benidorm Sam's graduation photo Luke's routine Our new podcast assistant/MVP...

#11 - How To Start A Recruitment Agency For £80 12.02.2025

Let's break down how you can kick-start your recruitment agency for £80... This episode runs through the following 7 steps to setting up with all the tools you need. 1. Regiesting A Company 2. Buy The Domain 3. Build a Website 4.  Get a registered office 5.  Get your Recruitment CRM 6. Set up business emails 7. Business bank account Outside of this, we chat about: - How Luke wants to become Freddi...

#10 - Exporting Your Data From Giig 05.02.2025

In all honesty, this might be our worst episode yet and we're only 10 in! I was hoping that Andy would carry it, with his Skiing stories and Andy was hoping I would carry it with my work stories. In the end, we were both a little flat, This week, in the recruitment industry's most informative podcast we chat about: - The new Export feature which allows you to pull your data from Giig. - Andy's new...

#9 - The Exploding Scotch Egg 22.01.2025

This week on the Recruitment Industries' most informative podcast we speak about: - How do you pronounce Moss Bros - Samwise sabotaging us before his return - Eating at work - An exploding Scotch Egg - Our first podcast guest - How to start turning your business into an asset Enjoy x

#8 - The Evolution of Luke 15.01.2025

This week on the recruitment industries most informative we talk about: - The rules behind candles - How to join our 'Come Fly With Luke' WhatsApp Group - The evolution of man - Discovering Australia - The top descaler brands out there - The traitors - Who Andy would choose to play him in a film - GDPR in recruitment - The tools we've built to help you with GDPR Enjoy x

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