In this episode we hear from Romanie Thomas who founded Juggle, the digital platform for companies to find, onboard, pay and manage experienced yet flexible professionals.

Romanie kept coming up against the same problem in her industry.  Witnessing the lack of flexible senior roles was preventing talented professionals from reentering the workforce, so she decided to leave her role in executive search to solve this problem and found Juggle.   Four years on, her company makes it possible for companies to hire outstanding professional talent in just a few clicks. 

Romanie shares advice on how important it is for founders to prioritise and own the recruitment process of their teams and continue to keep it really close even when the company scales and how putting self care first ensures that her professional self is in the strongest position to succeed. 

Romanie’s advice:

• When starting out, only take investment money from those you trust and respect; don’t just take it because it’s offered
• Try to build a group of like-minded founders around you for advice
• Always listen to your own instincts
• Hiring people can be tricky; be rigorous in your procedures and don’t assume it’s easy
• Prioritise hiring and fund-raising; a good product will follow on
• Accept you can’t do it all; focus on one thing at a time so you can do it well
• Take care of yourself; food and exercise are vital and your well-being is vital to the company
• When fund-raising, make sure you have good legal advice
• Take care of your team if you have one; you will find this rewarding
• Don’t put awkward things off but tackle them head on; be truthful early
• Aim high in your daily routine; if you can manage ten calls every morning it will soon become a habit

If you’d like to contact Romanie you can reach her via [email protected]

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• Canva has proved invaluable for creating all the social media assets and audio bites.
• For contracts check out Law Depot.

Recorded, edited & published by Juliet Fallowfield, 2021 founder of PR for startups advisory Fallow, Field & Mason. Edited by Renale Mathurin. MUSIC CREDIT Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod.  Link & Licence

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