Are you exhausted from being the Chief of Everything? Discover how to transform your genius into a scalable and replicable business model, working smarter instead of harder. Nicky and Katy will guide you through leveraging systems, teams, and technology, empowering you to become the CEO you were always meant to be. Their proven strategies have delivered remarkable results for their clients. Witness the transformation as businesses double their monthly revenue from £30K to £60K in just 8 weeks,…
Feel your chest tighten every time you open the accounts? Often, the pressure you feel around money in your business has very little to do with the numbers, as our guest this week found out... Many recruitment business owners carry pressure around money that goes far deeper than monthly revenue or market conditions. In this episode of The Recruitment CEO's Inside Guide , Katy Green speaks with…
Most recruitment business owners are trying to lead better, grow faster and scale their agencies without realising what's actually driving their behaviour. In this episode of The Recruitment CEO's Insider Guide , host Katy Green sits down with Rob Lenaghan, a recruitment business owner who attended Beyond Beliefs - our immersive retreat designed to help leaders deconstruct the unconscious biases…
What happens when a recruitment agency founder billing a million dollars a year realises she's working 7am to 10pm every single day and nothing has actually changed? Andrea Rishmawi had built impressive revenue, but beneath the success, she was juggling everything herself, convinced that if she didn't control every outcome, things would fall apart. When the market heated up again in Q2 2025, she…
Is your recruitment business stuck in the cycle of feast or famine? Tired of the grind of cold calling 80+ prospects just to land a single vacancy? In this power-packed episode, Jane Pettit reveals why you're making business development harder than it needs to be… and exactly how to fix it. Say goodbye to the cold calling burnout that defined recruitment in the Yellow Pages era. Jane shares her…
Feeling the fatigue as we hurtle toward the end of 2025? You're not alone. In this solo episode, Jane Pettitt tackles one of the biggest challenges facing recruitment business owners right now: the dreaded year-end slump. With over half the workforce reporting burnout as the holiday season approaches, Jane cuts through the noise to deliver practical, actionable strategies that will help you finish…
What happens when you know how to find great candidates but have no idea how to run a recruitment agency? Sofia found herself in exactly this position when she decided to shift from client-side HR and recruitment into building her own business in the aesthetics and wellness industry. With years of experience finding talent but zero agency structure to lean on, she faced a challenge that many…
You've got an underperformer on your team. They're missing targets, the rest of your people are watching, and you're losing sleep over it. Do you coach them through it or let them go? Make the wrong call and it could cost you six figures. One recruitment business owner discovered this the hard way when keeping someone for 11 months cost them £140K in lost revenue, £35K in salary, and nearly their…
What happens when a recruitment agency founder admits he hates sales, spends his days buried in tasks that drain his energy, and relies on clients randomly knocking on the door? For Ivan Gasparetto, CEO of Techified, this was his reality for years. Running a specialist recruitment agency finding tech talent in Brazil for the AEC sector, Ivan had built a 13-year-old business that survived but never…
It's 9am and you've already handled a candidate no-show, fielded a client complaint, and squeezed in a "quick minute" with your top biller. By 5pm, your to-do list remains untouched, your team has left, and you're still at your desk wondering where the day went. Sound familiar? In this episode, Katy and Jane tackle the brutal reality of firefighting management and reveal why your best work…
What happens when two complete newcomers to recruitment decide to build a talent agency for musicians on cruise ships? Carolina Torrallardona and her husband started Studio 16 Entertainment with nothing but passion and industry contacts; zero recruitment knowledge. Fast forward six months, and they've completely revolutionised their business, going from constant offer rejections to a 100%…