The Recruiter's Recruitment Podcast

In this episode of The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast , Lysha Holmes is joined by Chloe Marsh , Managing Director of Get Recruited , to explore an inspiring recruitment career that began at just 15 years old and has led to the boardroom. Chloe shares how she progressed through five promotions in eight years within the same business, the mindset shifts required to step into a Managing Director rol...

In this episode of The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast , Lysha Holmes sits down with Mike Dias , Senior Talent Partner at Forge Talent , to explore an inspiring career journey that spans international rugby, life across three countries, and a successful transition into recruitment. Mike shares how the skills developed through competitive sport—resilience, teamwork, accountability, feedback, and di...

What really happens when you leave your recruitment business behind to compete on one of the UK’s biggest TV shows? In this episode of The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast, host Lysha Holmes sits down with Melica Moshiri, Founder of SkillTorch, AI and robotics search specialist, TEDx speaker, podcast host, and former contestant on BBC’s The Apprentice . Melica shares her journey from a law graduate...

In this episode of The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast , Lysha Holmes sits down once again with Shannon Rowlands, Principal Recruitment Consultant at Qui Recruitment, to explore market trends, as well as what it really takes to build a long-term, successful career in recruitment. The conversation covers the habits, behaviours and mindset that have helped her thrive through market highs, lows and e...

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In this heartfelt and inspiring episode of The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast, Lysha Holmes sits down with long-time industry friend Caroline Kingsley , co-founder of Kingsley Recruitment , to explore the realities of building, scaling, and reshaping a recruitment business through life’s biggest challenges. Caroline shares her unconventional route into recruitment after starting her career as a s...

In this episode of The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast, host Lysha Holmes sits down with Emilia Kruszewska , founder of RecruitHer Consulting and a Female EdTech Fellow , to explore her inspiring journey from educator and language school founder to specialist recruiter in the global EdTech space. Originally from Poland and now based in Kent, Emilia shares how she built and successfully exited her...

In this episode of The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast, host Lysha Holmes sits down with James Rowe, Founder & MD of The Recruitment Experts, to explore his unconventional journey from professional rugby at Harlequins to launching one of the recruitment industry’s most unique self-employed recruitment models. James shares the highs, lows, and lessons from his career — including burnout, losing...

In this episode of The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast , host Lysha Holmes sits down with Lisa Kitt , founder of Dahlia Recruitment and co-host of the RNG Girls podcast, for a candid and refreshingly honest conversation about building a recruitment business from instinct, not spreadsheets. With over 30 years in recruitment, Lisa shares her journey from traditional agency life to RPO, global roles,...

This week on The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast , host Lysha Holmes sits down with Simon Bucknell , founder of EMBS Talent , Peak Intelligence , GenX Talent and more, for a powerful and honest conversation on the realities shaping today’s talent market. From tackling ageism in recruitment to building a “recruitment for good” movement, Simon shares how a viral LinkedIn post sparked the creation of...

In this episode of The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast , Lysha Holmes is joined by Alex Hashash , founder of Global Capability , dialling in from Kenya to unpack one of the hottest (and sometimes controversial) topics in recruitment right now: offshoring. Alex shares his journey from UK healthcare recruitment to launching a global capability model in East Africa, and why Kenya is emerging as a ser...

In this powerful episode of The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast , host Lysha Holmes sits down with Ellis Rouch , founder of Joint Ventures Group , to unpack one of the most raw and inspiring journeys in recruitment. Ellis shares how a devastating rugby injury—requiring multiple surgeries and relearning how to walk—forced him to completely redefine his identity and future. What followed was a journ...

In this powerful episode of  The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast , Lysha Holmes is joined by  Ali Braid , L&D consultant and founder of  The Recruitment Trainer , to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing the industry tod...

What if success in recruitment wasn’t about scaling, exiting, or building a huge team? In this episode of  The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast , Lysha Holmes is joined by  Natalie Wells , founder of  Natalie Wells Recruitment , to&nbsp...

In this episode of The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast , Lysha Holmes sits down with entrepreneur, investor, and first-time podcast guest James Martin . James shares his journey from breaking into recruitment in 2007 to building and scaling multiple ventures, including his latest focus—remote hiring through global talent pools. Together, they explore how the recruitment landscape is evolving, why...

In this episode of The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast , host Lysha Holmes sits down with Hong Kong–based entrepreneur Mark Francis —an exited founder, recruitment leader, and HR tech innovator. Mark shares his journey from accidental recruiter to building and exiting multiple businesses across Asia, including executive search firms and a fintech platform supporting contractor funding. He dives in...

In this episode of The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast , host Lysha Holmes sits down with Leo Harrison, founder and CEO of Chapter 2, to explore what it really takes to build high-performing recruitment teams and scalable talent solutions. Leo shares the journey behind Chapter 2 — launched just weeks before COVID — and how his experience scaling global teams (including growing Oliver from four peo...

In this episode of The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast, host Lysha Holmes speaks with Natasha Klymczuk , founder of Kelham Partners , about her journey from an unexpected start in nursing to building a retained recruitment business in the global chemicals sector. Natasha shares how a chance interaction with a recruiter led her into the industry, how her background in sales shaped her recruitment a...

In this episode of The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast, host Lysha Holmes is joined by Lucy Robinson , Founder & CEO of LCR International . Lucy shares her journey from FMCG recruitment into building a truly global, specialist search firm focused exclusively on senior appointments within the fresh produce industry. With clients in 22 countries and a team spanning the UK, South America and Asia...

In this powerful episode of The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast , Lysha Holmes is joined by Mel Knight and Naomi Hewitt , Co-Founders of Action Potential Performance , to tackle one of the biggest questions facing our industry right now: are we investing enough in people? From the decline in trainee hiring to the over-reliance on experienced billers, Mel and Naomi unpack the commercial pressures r...

In this episode of The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast , Lysha Holmes speaks with Sam Hameed , Co-Founder of SPG Resourcing and Director of SPG Intelligence , about challenging recruitment’s traditional playbook. Sam shares how SPG has built a technical recruitment model that prioritises credibility over clichés. Every consultant receives a £2–2.5k annual training budget to gain real industry cert...

In this episode of The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast , Lysha Holmes is joined by global talent sourcing trainer and international speaker Vanessa Raath for a refreshingly practical conversation about AI in recruitment. This isn’t another hype-filled AI episode. Instead, Vanessa shares how recruiters can use AI intentionally to remove admin, save hours each week, and refocus on what truly drives...

This week Patrick Flanagan the Founder of Clarence George joins the podcast , to unpack nearly two decades in recruitment and the long-term strategy behind building a high-performing specialist agency. Patrick’s journey started with a business degree and graduate scheme before he fell into recruitment - initially working in Accounting & Finance , then pivoting into the actuarial market back in...

Allicia Birch is the founder of 4tify , a specialist recruitment agency serving the new-build residential construction market across the UK and US . Allicia shares her journey of launching an agency in a challenging market , offering pragmatic, no-nonsense advice for anyone who’s thinking about starting a business, or trying to gain traction when conditions aren’t easy. We dive into: How Allicia h...

This week, we’re joined by Louise Davey, founder and owner of White Label Recruitment—engineering and manufacturing recruitment specialists since day dot. From the very beginning, Lou has stayed true to her niche while intelligently pivoting across markets when needed, building a business that’s both focused and resilient. Based in Manchester (with seriously impressive offices), Lou leads a team o...