Love Your Career

We know we say this a lot but what an episode this is and so happy to have Mike Clare on the podcast. Mike is the CEO of Junior Adventures Group UK and is someone we work with in a partnership relationship with our Love Care Recruitment business. Mike begins with some history of his background at Tesco, starting aged 15 and progressing through to leading parts of the entire operation before his cu...

Well, we needed to roll out the Love Recruitment red carpet for this week’s guest…. It is industry legend, the man, the myth that is Mr Steve Scales. Steve is a real and true friend of Love and someone the entire team gravitate towards whenever we see him. Formerly at UK Active, Steve is now Chief Revenue Officer at Gladstone Software. We love this episode. Among many, many great topics, some of o...

Sporting excellence joins us this week! This man has a baggy green cap! For those that do not know what that means, he has played test cricket for Australia. John is a brilliant guest throughout. He begins by describing his transition from elite sport to become Managing Director and Master Franchisee for Strong Pilates. John is a wonderful character and equally wonderful person and we are delighte...

So pleased to welcome fitness industry connecter and leader Steve Orton. You may know Steve from events like Body Power and Perform X but he is also an exceptional industry consultant and well regarded by anyone who knows him. In this episode you will get to know him better, find out about his career journey, his learnings, his successes and also where the challenges have been. Just by hearing his...

In celebration of our 1 year anniversary of the Love Your Career Podcast, todays conversation is with our host Lawrence! Lawrence is the CEO of both Love Recruitment and Love Care Recruitment and we are really excited for hearing his tips, advice and guidance. Our guest host is former guest and huge friend of Love, Craig Jones - he does a fabulous job and we are so appreciative of his time and the...

This podcast is about hearing great people’s stories and finding tips to help career decisions, personal development and businesses to hire better. This episode has all of that at every turn! Marianne is so passionate and authentic, words you will hear over and over again in this episode without ever getting tired of them. You will hear her why and her passion for fitness, wellness and the amazing...

A great episode from a true friend of Love Recruitment, James Lawrence, MD of Lifestyle Fitness. James has progressed at a crazy speed and we are so happy to bring his story, his journey, his entrepreneurial escapades and his learnings to Love Your Career. From making sales calls aged 15, deciding on the balance of education vs work to becoming owner and MD. This is episode is jam packed with guid...

If you have wondered what it’s like to be a senior manager within the trampoline park industry and what it takes to get there, we have the episode for you! Today we welcome Alex Lewis from Oxygen Adventure Parks. Oxygen are the leading light in trampoline park activity in the UK and having used them many many many times, its a wonderful business that offer children and families a chance to exercis...

We love this episode. Ty is a good friend of ours at Love and this episode is authentic, clear and with amazing tips and guidance throughout. We cover a lot. Some of the highlights are: - his career, starting early in the uk as well as Australia. Broaching early entrepreneurship with working for businesses. - Early lessons from his parents - Key lessons learnt in covid after becoming global ceo -...

This is a great episode and we get to hear from the great human that is Alex Hudson. Alex is Head of Talent and Retention for Junior Adventures Group UK. The really exciting element for us in this episode is not just hearing his story, it’s hearing it based on Alex’s outstanding coaching, leadership and operational background and that he then moved into talent and retention. So many tips and so mu...

Today’s guest is Huw Edwards, CEO of UK Active. We have always been big fans of both Huw and the whole UK Active team. It was an amazing opportunity to sit down with arguably the most influential person in the UK fitness industry. - Hear his career journey from working at the Oval, politics, through London 2012, British Tennis and now UK Active. - Hear Huw talk about the challenges presented by th...

Today’s guest is Aaron McCulloch, MD of YOUR PT. This episode is a fantastic one, best described as an authentic, honest, informative and true conversation. We know Aaron well, he is a partner of Love Recruitment and we are lucky to have someone of his knowledge and experience as a guest. - We talked his 3 different careers, the journey to where he is now as an MD and owner of a fantastic business...

We are perhaps a little biased on this one but we think this podcast is a great one for the single reason of who it is, Catherine Ferma, Operations Director at The Gym Group. Lawrence worked for Catherine at Esporta Croydon many years ago and has always been very open about the impact and credit he gives to Catherine for helping to shape his management style. Catherine is dynamic, open, honest and...

So pleased to bring you this latest podcast. This week Lawrence welcomes Brad Rushton, CEO of SCL Education Group. SCL Education Group was established in 1999, with a vision is to positively impact on the future prospects of one million children and young people; creating a legacy in the communities they serve. SCL Education Group is built on four organisations, all driven and motivated by the sam...

Mark is COO for Sandwell Leisure Trust overseeing 10 leisure operations. Previous to this he was MD at 1life and various other senior roles within the leisure sector. Previous to this he was successful and progressed rapidly within the private sector. Mark and I cover keys areas and he gives his perspective on topics like: - Importance of showing up consistently - Tips for candidates in how to int...

This week we are proud to have a conversation with a great and widely talented professional Rob Christie, Group Commercial Director for Airparx. I’ve known Rob a long time and I was really keen to hear from him about his career and development. A key area for me was how he developed well and then transferred into the supplier side of the sector. Rob is engaging and very honest. Rob and I cover key...

This week we are proud to have a conversation with a truly awesome industry professional and leader, Lydon Smith. Lydon is a Regional Director for TeamSport Go Karting and he describes his career and learnings authentically and with truth. Lydon brings a new story to Love Your Career Podcast today as he has worked and grown in fitness but has seen the opportunity to take his skills in new areas. A...

This week we are delighted to welcome the truly impressive Marc Mclaren, Internal Recruitment Manager at PureGym. Coming from a successful background in the fitness industry spanning from PT to Multi Site Management, Marc is now going from strength to strength as Internal Recruitment manager at PureGym.   A truly inspirational man, Marc shares with us his journey so far and tells us his best tips...

This week we are proud to have a conversation with an industry expert, entrepreneur, and all round great guy Daniel Jones, CEO of Orbit4. Daniel and I cover a lot of areas of interest. We visit our standard areas of expertise - career advice, interview tips, helping businesses make better and quicker decisions. We also visit Daniel’s entrepreneurial journey and the decision making that lead to him...

This week we are proud to have a conversation with industry expert, leader and all round superstar Andy Thompson, Chairman of Anytime Fitness UK. I have known Andy a while now and each and every time I am in his company I unashamedly get something from it. He is a wise man and I’m very lucky to have him on the show. We cover some of the normal areas of helping people with their career and business...

This week we are joined by industry leader and all round great, Sophie Lawler. Sophie is the CEO of Total Fitness, a great brand within health and fitness and I think it’s very fair to say who have been on a journey as a business. Under Sophie’s leadership they have gone from strength to strength in regards to their offering, facilities, performance and crucially, their people. Lawrence asks Sophi...

Huge treat for everyone today, we are joined by Maddie Cummings, Account Director here at Love Recruitment. Maddie is an integral part of the leadership team and heads up the boutique, independent gym and suppliers division of Love Recruitment. Truly one of the most skilled and talented people in our industry, Maddie gives us her insights into: - the industry and what she believes can truly make y...

In this episode we take a look back at some of the best bits of advice that our industry leading guests have given us and reflect on our journey so far. Lawrence begins by reflecting briefly on the podcast so far and a recap of our guests. Abhi Lakhina - Managing Director of Love Recruitment Tom Trout - Managing Director of Love Care Recruitment Neil Randall - CEO of Urban Gym Group Craig Jones -...

This week's episode we are joined by Eve Sukhnandan. Eve is here to help you with interviews and knowledge, both with practical tips and thorough her experience. Eve is the Group Chief People Officer for PureGym and has been instrumental in their rise to becoming a global brand - spreading out as far as Europe, the Middle East and America. With a career focussing on people that has spanned 20 year...

This week Lawrence is joined by Jack Shakespeare Director of Research, Policy and Communications at Ukactive. Beginning his career within the child sport arena rising to the position of head of training and development for Fit For Sport. The last 5+ years have seen Jack make a huge impact at Ukactive. Jack is a senior figure at UK Active, helping to shape the sector to help everyone in and helping...