Recruitment Mentors Podcast

By Hishem AzzouzBusiness Entrepreneurship Careers

Recruitment Mentors Podcast episodes

March 12 Golden Nugget #104 | The £30k WGP Blueprint: First Principles of World-Class Contract Recruitment with James Gamble
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30 min
March 09 The Dubai Reality Check: The Real Cost of Building a Dubai Agency with Justin McGuire
Dubai is often sold as a tax-free paradise for recruitment founders, but the reality is a high-stakes market where 450 new agencies opened in just the last 12 months.
If you’re planning a move, you need to look past the beach clubs and understand the $100k "buy-in" required to survive the first year.
This week I am joined by Justin McGuire is an 18-year veteran of the Middle East recruitment scene and the founder of MCG Talent, who recently completed a successful MBO and now advises founders on navigating the region’s unique commercial landscape.
Connect with Justin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jumcguire/
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1 hr 9 min
March 05 Golden Nugget #103 | The Co-Founder Multiplier: From Solo-Hustle to a £1.6M Run Rate with Elliot White
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11 min
March 02 £800K Solo, One Niche, No Team: Sophie Allen's First Year In Business
In this episode, I sit down with Sophie Allen, a specialist SDR recruiter who after 10 years working for others went solo in 2024. In her first full year, she generated nearly £800K in revenue with a team of one, running everything from Nice in the South of France.
We get into the launch decision, the failed European pivot, how she broke into New York, her exact LinkedIn content strategy, and what the hard bits of year one actually looked like.
Connect with Sophie here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiewearetrampoline/
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1 hr 14 min
February 19 Golden Nugget #102 | Michael Wiggington: The Friday Night the Bank Pulled Our Funding (We Owed £8 Million)
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9 min
February 12 Golden Nugget #101 | Tim Sammon: The $60k Graduate: Why Your US Expansion Budget Is Wrong
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18 min
February 09 From a £4M Deal Collapse to a Perfect Exit: The "Sell-Ready" Roadmap with Matt Fox
Imagine signing a £4M deal to sell your agency, only for it to collapse 3 days later because of a global pandemic.
In this episode, Matt Fox shares the brutal reality of losing his exit, rebuilding his business from 25 staff down to 9, and successfully selling it again in 2024. this time for 100% guaranteed cash and no earn-out.
Connect with Matt. here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-fox-50b10311/
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1 hr 26 min
February 05 Golden Nugget #100 | Laura Clark: The "Terrifying" Truth About Buying a Recruitment Business (Debt, Risk & 11pm Signatures)
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15 min
February 02 Adding £100k Weekly GP in 12 Months: How To Lead High-Performance Contract Teams with Dan Harris
£100k in Weekly GP in just 12 months is rare. Doing it after leaving a 16-year corporate career to join a scale-up is even rarer.
In this episode, Dan Harris (MD of EMEA at InterEx) reveals the exact playbook he used to inherit a team, fix client concentration, and drive massive contract growth.
Connect with Dan here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielharrisrecruitment/
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1 hr 8 min
January 29 Golden Nugget #99 | Adam Tiberius: Why You Should Stop Calling for 30 Days (And Do This Instead)
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19 min