The Recruiter's Recruitment Podcast

Perran Cooke, an ex-professional footballer to a dynamic leader & CEO founder of Sowena Group - with over a decade of senior/exec finance recruitment. He delivers an elite finance and accountancy search service to high-growth and private equity/VC backed businesses in the North West of England. After his injury in professional football, he moved into sports insurance down in Cornwall. Perran e...

Toby has gone from working in technology at Accenture and the BBC for 8 years, to founding his own consultancy - Mildon, which focuses on diversity and inclusion. His introduction to D&I was implementing a gender balance action plan in the BBC technology department. Also, creating his own book - My Inclusive Growth Book. Which enables anyone to deliver a sustainable, diverse & inclusive wo...

Laura has been a powerhouse in recruitment since her first day, 21 years ago, in July 2003, when Laura and Lysha first met. Starting her career at PFJ on the Rec2Rec desk as a trainee, she quickly established herself as one of the most successful recruiters in the business. She spent a decade living down in London working at a couple of agencies and towards the latter years she set up her own rec2...

Greg Elton, Founder of Day2 and Co-founder of Recruitment Founders Club, delivered an inspiring talk as our fourth guest at The Recruiter's Recruitment Podcast LIVE event on November 14, 2024, in Birmingham. As someone with over 17 years of experience in recruitment, Greg brought a wealth of knowledge and perspective to the evening, aligned with the theme of "How to Achieve and Maintain Personal a...

EP255: Darren Westall, Co-Founder of Paiger - How To Utilise Tech Effectively Our final guest of the evening for The Recruiter's Recruitment Podcast LIVE event was the Co-founder of Paiger , one of our proud podcast sponsors. With over 17 years of experience in the recruitment industry, though never a recruiter himself, he has carved a unique path within Rec-tech and shared invaluable insights dur...

Scarlett Allen-Horton, Founder of Harper Fox and a passionate advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), was our fifth speaker at The Recruiter's Recruitment Podcast live event in Birmingham on November 14, 2024. Learn more about Scarlett on LinkedIn . The event's theme, "How to Achieve and Maintain Personal and Professional High Performance," set the stage for an engaging and insightful...

EP253: Emma Devereux, Founder of Maintech Recruitment - Finding The Balance Between Being an Effective Leader & A Present Parent Emma Devereux, Managing Director of Maintech Recruitment, delivered an engaging and insightful talk as the third guest in our expert panel at The Recruiter's Recruitment Podcast LIVE event in Birmingham. Centered around the theme of "How to Achieve and Maintain Perso...

Steve Guest of S Guest Consultancy Services Ltd was our second talk and delivered a compelling and insightful interview during our live event for The Recruiter's Recruitment Podcast on November 14, 2024, in Birmingham. The evening revolved around the theme of "How to Achieve and Maintain Personal and Professional High Performance" and was brimming with actionable advice and inspiration. Key Highli...

EP251: Lindsay Hartland of Hanison Green & RFC - The Recruiter's Recruitment Podcast Live Event. Talk 1 - Why Gaining Candidate Exclusivity Is A Secret Sauce To Success Lindsay Hartland was our first talk of the evening at the live event we hosted for The Recruiter's Recruitment Podcast in Birmingham on November the 14th 2024! https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsayhartland?utm_source=share&ut...

This episode marks a milestone for the podcast: the very first in-person recording! Joining Lysha is Lilia Holmes , making her podcast debut. Lilia entered the recruitment industry in 2024 as a rec2rec, after gaining experience of working across hospitality and retail! There is SO much that is uncovered in this episode: Lilia’s Recruitment Journey & potted life history - A firsthand account of...

In this episode, we’re joined by James Mowat, Managing Director - EMEA at Energi People. James brings over 17 years of experience & a huge passion to MEP Building Services Design Recruitment, executive search & talent management, specialising mostly within the MENA, UK and APAC regions. James has an inspiring story and we feel honoured that he told his story on today's episode. From experi...

We’re thrilled to welcome back Jo Gregory! Jo is a Recruitment Trainer, Performance Coach, and the Founder of TrainRec , as well as the Head of Training and Associate Director at I-intro . In this episode, we dive deep into resilience, a must-have skill for recruiters and leaders navigating the challenges of 2025 and beyond. 🔑 What you’ll learn: What resilience really means for recruitment profes...

Lea Turner is the most-followed guest we've ever had on LinkedIn! Lea smashed into the market in 2019 with unstoppable energy and insight, becoming a prolific voice and community leader. As the creator of a thriving membership platform, HoLT aimed at solopreneurs and small business owners, and host of her own podcast, Lea knows firsthand what it takes to build and sustain a strong community. ...

We’re back with another solo episode from the host, Lysha Holmes! Not only is Lysha the voice behind this podcast, but she's also the founder of Qui Recruitment, a Rec2Rec agency she launched in 2005, specialising in placing fee earners into the recruitment industry within the UK. Lysha’s journey into Rec2Rec began in 2002, after starting her career as a headhunter in engineering—an industry shift...

Mitch Sullivan is a recruitment industry veteran with over 34 years of experience spanning both agency and in-house roles. Now a coach and trainer to the industry - he is most well known for Copywriting for Recruiters, which he established over 9 years ago - a transformative training program that equips recruiters with repeatable strategies to attract more qualified candidates through standout job...

Helen McGuire is a passionate leader and innovator who has made a profound impact on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) landscape. Helen's journey is nothing short of remarkable — from ex-DJ to board advisor, fellow podcaster, and successful exited CEO & Co-Founder of a recruitment-led business. Helen's experience and insight into DEI are reshaping industries, and in this episode, she...

Leanne Finnigan is the Managing Director of Jobwise, she joined as an administrator in 1993 and has worked her way up to the top. With decades of experience in the recruitment industry, Leanne shares her personal evolution from recruiter to leader, and her vision for the future of Jobwise. Leanne’s leadership has been widely recognised, earning her the titles of Corporate Business Woman of the Yea...

Victoria Fordshaw is an inspiring entrepreneur who has been in the recruitment industry since 2010 who launched her own agency in 2023 - 4sure Recruitment , specialising in engineering and manufacturing talent. In this episode, Victoria shares: Her story behind launching 4sure Recruitment and why she decided to take the leap into starting her own agency after over a decade in the industry. With re...

Kate is the dynamic Founder of CORAL and Co-Founder of Harvey Jacob. With over 20 years of expertise in providing talent solutions across the UK, UAE, Sydney, London, and the USA, Kate has helped shape recruitment businesses and grow them into successful enterprises. As the Founder of CORAL, Kate focuses on helping recruitment businesses thrive by building strong talent teams and creating recurrin...

Kicking off Season 5 with the one and only Jo Major - the Founder of Diversity in Recruitment and one of our new podcast partners! Perfect timing too as we celebrate International Week of Happiness at Work and National Inclusion Week ! 🌍✨ In this episode, we’re joined by the incredible Jo Major —a leading voice in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) with over two decades of experience in...

That’s a wrap on Season 4! 🎉 I’m incredibly grateful for your support as we conclude another phenomenal season. We've had the privilege of hosting guests from around the world—industry leaders and key players who’ve shared invaluable insights. I hope you've learned, felt inspired, and enjoyed each episode as much as we have. If you haven’t already, make sure to like and subscribe to our podcast....

Mike Ames is the go-to expert, who transitioned from a solid foundation in computer science into a thriving career in recruitment. After university, he spent over six years as a programmer, analyst, and data analyst—roles that honed his business acumen. Mike then pivoted and had a very successful career within recruitment and has since become a leading voice. Today, he is the Founder, Scalability...

In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome Diane Prince, a highly successful entrepreneur from Arizona. Diane launched her first niche staffing agency from her home, growing it into a multi-million dollar business before selling it to a public company for $28 million. Since then, she has co-founded, scaled, and exited several staffing and recruiting firms, while also guiding countless entrepreneur...

James Lovell-Butt has been in the recruitment industry for over 18 years, and is now a successful business owner, James is the founder of two thriving recruitment agencies—The Solutions Group, which he has led for over 8 years, and a newly launched agency in June 2024, called You Recruitment. In this episode, James dives into What it means to be part of the "1% club" How can leaders foster this mi...

Simi Rayat is a distinguished Multi-Award Winning Global Business Psychologist and the visionary founder of SimiRayat.com. Simi has over two decades of experience as an Organisational Psychologist, and is also an Executive Leader Coach, an engaging facilitator & speaker, She is also the author of the eagerly anticipated book, Productivity Joy , available for pre-order now. This is the link to...