Recruitment Mentors Podcast

By Hishem AzzouzBusiness Entrepreneurship Careers

Recruitment Mentors Podcast episodes

January 26 3 Founders, 3 Offices, £5M Revenue: Lessons on Diversification & Global Expansion with Taylor Nathaniel
In this episode, we unpack how CLM Search navigated a painful £600k revenue dip to build a resilient, multi-office search firm across London, Austin, and Morocco.
Taylor Nathaniel is the Co-Founder of CLM Search and a former 3x Top Biller who previously led a 15-person team to generate £2M annually.
Connect with Taylor here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-nathaniel-779695b4/
About CLM Search
CLM Search is a specialist, boutique executive search firm focused exclusively on leadership hiring across Manufacturing, Energy, and Technology.
Recognised as trusted automotive executive search, semiconductor executive search, and energy executive search specialists, CLM partner with OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, advanced manufacturers, and clean energy innovators across Europe and North America.
With offices in London, Austin, and Rabat, CLM deliver C-suite and senior leadership appointments that shape strategy, drive operational excellence, and accelerate long-term growth.
https://www.clmsearch.com
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1 hr 13 min
January 22 Golden Nugget #98 | Tom Chick: Enterprise Recruitment Strategy: Valuation, Multiples & The "Committee of No"
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20 min
January 19 Owed £1.8M & Lost 85 Contractors: The Reality of Scaling a Contract Business with Nasar Rehman
What do you do when you lose your centerpiece account of 85 contractors almost overnight while being owed £1.8M in unpaid invoices?
This episode is a masterclass in resilience, detailing exactly how Nasar Rahman rebuilt a £50k-a-week GP engine from the brink of collapse.
You can connect with Nasar here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nasar-rehman-06aa0658/
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1 hr 12 min
January 15 Golden Nugget #97 | Edmund Blogg: Equity vs. Bootstrapping: Protecting Your Long-Term Recruitment Upside
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10 min
January 12 300 People, 5 Brands, 0 Private Equity: LHI’s Blueprint to £47M GP with Co-CEO's Ben Richardson & Mike Botty
Most recruitment leaders believe Private Equity is the only route to a massive exit, but LHI Group proved them wrong by scaling to a £80M valuation and £45M+ GP using an Employee Owned Trust (EOT).
In this episode, Co-CEOs Ben Richardson and Mike Botty break down the "steering wheel and heartbeat" structure they used to build a 300-person powerhouse across nine global offices.
You can connect with them both here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardsonben/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikebott/
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1 hr 16 min
January 08 Golden Nugget #96 | Breaking the Cycle of Self-Destruction, Personal Evolution & The Miracle Morning with Jack Salmon
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15 min
January 05 From Burnout to £1M: The "Back to Basics" Agency Blueprint with Jack Cole
In this episode, I sit down with Jack Cole to unpack the raw reality of building, losing, and ultimately rebuilding a million-pound recruitment business.
We dive deep into the ego-driven mistakes of scaling too fast, including signing a 32-person office lease before the systems were ready and the tactical "reset" required to find a sustainable path to growth.
Connect with Jack here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-cole-we-do/
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1 hr 1 min
December 19, 2025 [REPLAY - TOP 5 EPISODES OF 2025] Adam Tiberius #5 Listened to episode of 2025.
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1 hr 15 min
December 18, 2025 [REPLAY - TOP 5 EPISODES OF 2025] Elizabeth Kennedy #4 Listened to episode of 2025.
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1 hr 20 min
December 17, 2025 [REPLAY - TOP 5 EPISODES OF 2025] Edmund Blogg #3 Listened to episode of 2025.
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1 hr 19 min