Thinking about expanding your UK staffing business into North America?

Don't move an inch until you hear this. In this episode of Talent Titans, Suky breaks down the top five mistakes UK and European recruitment agencies make when entering the US and Canadian markets...errors that can cost you thousands in fines, lost contracts, or worse: your business. From misjudging employment laws to underestimating tax burdens and cash flow traps, this episode is the ultimate guide in what not to do, and how to do it right with the help of partners like Ascen.

Whether you're already operating overseas or considering your first move, this episode will save you time, money, and major compliance headaches.

• 00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message

• 00:39 Common Mistakes in North American Market Entry

• 01:16 Mistake 1: Right to Work Advertising Trap

• 03:46 Mistake 2: Multi-State Compliance Challenges

• 05:45 Mistake 3: Miscalculating Loaded Labor Costs

• 08:28 Mistake 4: The At-Will Employment Illusion

• 10:16 Mistake 5: Cashflow Death Spiral

• 13:01 Summary and Key Takeaways

"Bill rate is vanity—loaded cost is sanity."

• Suky

Check out more episodes of the Talent Titans Podcast:

Why Contingency Recruiting is Dying: https://youtu.be/BAE9lrl8z74

Master Niche Recruiting: https://youtu.be/RoRWQ5bwPm0

Award-Winning Advisor & Industry Voice | Founder: Canadian Staffing Summit, Talent Titans, Recruitment Professionals Forum | Backing Bold Moves in Staffing, Tech & Investment — No Clickbait, Just Real Talk

Suky doesn't just observe the staffing industry — she helps shape it.

She's built platforms where the industry's most honest conversations happen:

🔹 Canadian Staffing Summit

🔹 Talent Titans Podcast

🔹 Recruitment Professionals Forum

For over two decades, Suky's helped recruitment businesses scale with integrity — from internal team builds to boardroom strategy. She works with agency leaders, tech innovators, and the investors backing the future of staffing.

But here's what Suky doesn't do: copy-paste playbooks, fluff-filled advice, or empty hype.

She believes in smart growth, real talk, and community over competition.

Her work sits at the intersection of:

People + Performance

Tech + Disruption

Strategy + Soul

Whether she's coaching founders, advising SaaS firms, or connecting those quietly rewriting the rules — one thing holds true:

Suky backs those who build.

LinkedIn

www.eliteglobalrecruiters.com

Grab of a copy of "How to Launch a Staffing Agency: Plan to Profits in 90 Days or Less"

Talent Titans is sponsored by Ascen. Ascen is an employer of record that helps staffing and recruitment agencies hire employees compliantly throughout the US and Canada. Ascen's all-in-one, white-label platform handles onboarding, timesheets, payroll, benefits, insurance, invoicing, and funding so you can grow quickly in the US and Canada without worrying about back office and paperwork. Visit ascen.com to learn more.

This episode of Talent Titans features Suky guiding Canadian staffing professionals and recruitment leaders through a performance audit, especially of Q4 in 2025. She covers analyzing data, identifying disconnects, and cultivating accountability for your actions. Suky provides real-world strategies for recruiters and business owners to understand their contribution to results, move past blame, and achieve consistent success. This episode highlights how self-reflection and asking "why" can lead to significant agency improvements.

Watch the episode about mindset shifts you need to make in your staffing business here: https://youtu.be/oxvvHmJMyuo

• 00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message

• 00:39 Jumping into Auditing 2025

• 01:19 Running a 360 Desk: Key Metrics and Analysis

• 05:28 Mindset and Self-Reflection for Success

• 09:12 Managing a Team or Business: Leadership Insights

• 14:34 Conclusion

"But if you want different results, you have to think differently about your business, about your desk, you have to take total accountability for your actions and taking accountability for your actions can't happen until you understand what's going on up here."

• Suky

Check out more episodes of the Talent Titans Podcast:

Why Contingency Recruiting is Dying: https://youtu.be/BAE9lrl8z74

Master Niche Recruiting: https://youtu.be/RoRWQ5bwPm0

Award-Winning Advisor & Industry Voice | Founder: Canadian Staffing Summit, Talent Titans, Recruitment Professionals Forum | Backing Bold Moves in Staffing, Tech & Investment — No Clickbait, Just Real Talk

Suky doesn't just observe the staffing industry — she helps shape it.

She's built platforms where the industry's most honest conversations happen:

🔹 Canadian Staffing Summit

🔹 Talent Titans Podcast

🔹 Recruitment Professionals Forum

For over two decades, Suky's helped recruitment businesses scale with integrity — from internal team builds to boardroom strategy. She works with agency leaders, tech innovators, and the investors backing the future of staffing.

But here's what Suky doesn't do: copy-paste playbooks, fluff-filled advice, or empty hype.

She believes in smart growth, real talk, and community over competition.

Her work sits at the intersection of:

People + Performance

Tech + Disruption

Strategy + Soul

Whether she's coaching founders, advising SaaS firms, or connecting those quietly rewriting the rules — one thing holds true:

Suky backs those who build.

LinkedIn

www.eliteglobalrecruiters.com

Grab of a copy of "How to Launch a Staffing Agency: Plan to Profits in 90 Days or Less"

Talent Titans is sponsored by Ascen. Ascen is an employer of record that helps staffing and recruitment agencies hire employees compliantly throughout the US and Canada. Ascen's all-in-one, white-label platform handles onboarding, timesheets, payroll, benefits, insurance, invoicing, and funding so you can grow quickly in the US and Canada without worrying about back office and paperwork. Visit ascen.com to learn more.

You set the goals. You made the plans. So why do you still feel stuck, burnt out, or avoiding the one move that actually matters?

In this solo episode of Talent Titans, Suky breaks down the uncomfortable truth behind why most entrepreneurs and agency owners fail to execute, despite having the knowledge, the strategy, and the ambition. From the danger of "effortless" social media gurus to the fear-driven behaviors we disguise as productivity, this episode goes deep into mindset, self-awareness, and the real work required to scale without burning out.

As we step into 2026, Suki challenges the traditional way entrepreneurs approach goal setting. Instead of resolutions, affirmations, and endless planning, this episode focuses on the knowledge/action gap, the space where most people stall. Suky shares a candid breakdown of how fear of failure nearly stopped her from launching a $150,000 industry summit, why consuming more content can actually be a form of procrastination, and how deep self-reflection became his competitive advantage.

• 00:39 New Year's Resolutions and Goal Setting

• 02:05 The Impact of Social Media on Mindset

• 04:50 Evaluating Influencers and Self-Audit

• 06:12 Overcoming Fear and Taking Action

• 10:39 The Importance of Consistency and Self-Reflection

• 17:54 Applying Mindset to Professional Scenarios

Favorite Quote:

"When you keep consuming content but never take action, you're not learning, you're avoiding the discomfort of doing the real work."

• Suky

I'm Suky an adrenaline junkie who celebrates every single win. I believe we must celebrate and collect all our wins along the way as it fuels forward momentum to ensure we exceed our goals. When we fuel forward momentum, complacency simply can not settle in.

With over 25 years of experience working in the staffing industry, 16 of those working with global recruitment companies, I bring the knowledge and experience of working in 18 countries and successfully navigating through numerous "recession" cycles.

Companies often get so focused on the bottom line that they forget that we are in the "people business". For me, the magic happens when my clients recognize the best way to create a truly sustainable high-performance sales culture is to align both.

LinkedIn

Canadian Staffing Industry Summit

www.eliteglobalrecruiters.com

Talent Titans is sponsored by Ascen. Ascen is an employer of record that helps staffing and recruitment agencies hire employees compliantly throughout the US and Canada. Ascen's all-in-one, white-label platform handles onboarding, timesheets, payroll, benefits, insurance, invoicing, and funding so you can grow quickly in the US and Canada without worrying about back office and paperwork. Visit ascen.com to learn more.

What if the real threat to your staffing agency isn't AI or the economy, but your own mindset?

Fresh off the South African Staffing Summit, Suky shares the raw truths that were revealed during two powerful days of one-on-one strategy sessions with agency leaders. From the false promises of AI to the silent drain of mindset fatigue, this episode gets real about why some will rise in a tough market and why others are already sinking.

Suky explores why mindset, not technology, is the real differentiator in today's staffing landscape. She exposes the illusion of AI as a magic fix, calls out the passive waiting game many are playing, and offers a direct, no-fluff blueprint for regaining clarity, direction, and control. If you're exhausted by the market, questioning your next step, or secretly waiting for someone to save your business, this episode is your wake-up call.

• 00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message

• 00:39 Recap of the South African Staffing Summit

• 02:31 The Reality of Market Exhaustion

• 05:57 The AI Illusion in Staffing

• 09:28 Mindset: The True Separator

• 12:06 Actionable Steps for Growth

• 14:28 Conclusion

Favorite Quote:

"Mindset leaves a scent. You can smell when someone is ready, and you can smell when someone has already quit."

• Suky

I'm Suky an adrenaline junkie who celebrates every single win. I believe we must celebrate and collect all our wins along the way as it fuels forward momentum to ensure we exceed our goals. When we fuel forward momentum, complacency simply can not settle in.

With over 25 years of experience working in the staffing industry, 16 of those working with global recruitment companies, I bring the knowledge and experience of working in 18 countries and successfully navigating through numerous "recession" cycles.

Companies often get so focused on the bottom line that they forget that we are in the "people business". For me, the magic happens when my clients recognize the best way to create a truly sustainable high-performance sales culture is to align both.

LinkedIn

Canadian Staffing Industry Summit

www.eliteglobalrecruiters.com

Talent Titans is sponsored by Ascen. Ascen is an employer of record that helps staffing and recruitment agencies hire employees compliantly throughout the US and Canada. Ascen's all-in-one, white-label platform handles onboarding, timesheets, payroll, benefits, insurance, invoicing, and funding so you can grow quickly in the US and Canada without worrying about back office and paperwork. Visit ascen.com to learn more.

If your marketing feels busy but not profitable, you're not alone. In this episode of Talent Titans, staffing leaders get a straight-talking breakdown of why marketing ROI fails, and what actually works when budgets, teams, and time are limited.

Suky welcomes Leslie Vickrey, Founder and CEO of ClearEdge, to talk about why marketing often underperforms in staffing and recruitment businesses. With nearly two decades of experience inside global staffing firms and as an agency founder, Leslie explains the critical difference between branding and marketing, why "checking the box" kills ROI, and how small and mid-sized firms should think about strategy before tactics.

The conversation covers everything from LinkedIn content myths and chasing vanity metrics, to when it makes sense to hire a fractional CMO, how much staffing firms should really invest in marketing, and why founders can't hide from being the face of their brand.

If you've ever said "we tried marketing and it didn't work," this episode explains exactly why and what to do instead.

• 00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message

• 00:52 Meet Leslie Vickrey: Founder of ClearEdge

• 02:01 Branding vs. Marketing: Understanding the Difference

• 03:11 Marketing Strategies for Small and Mid-Size Companies

• 04:39 Aligning Marketing with Business Goals

• 08:08 The Importance of Target Audience and Engagement

• 12:05 Challenges and Solutions in Marketing for Smaller Companies

• 19:08 Breaking Down Marketing Silos

• 20:34 The Importance of Marketing Investment

• 21:57 Aligning Marketing with Business Goals

• 24:21 Who Should Own Marketing?

• 25:22 The Role of Executives in Marketing

• 29:14 Steps for Improving Marketing Effectiveness

• 32:34 When to Seek External Marketing Help

• 34:52 Conclusion and Contact Information

Favorite Quote:

"If what you're doing in marketing isn't directly tied to your business goals, you're not doing strategym you're just checking boxes."

• Leslie

Leslie Vickrey is an author, podcast host, business leader, investor, board member, and advocate for unleashing the power of women. She is the founder of ClearEdge, a company dedicated to transforming the business of talent through marketing, recruiting, and leadership development services, and the co-founder of ARA, an organization working to attract, retain, and advance women in technology.

Leslie is a co-author of Together We Rise and the forthcoming Rising with Courage: A Women's Guide to Life and Leadership, and hosts two podcasts, TheEdge and Honestly, We're Learning. Through her work, Leslie aims to break down stereotypes, build confidence, and encourage the next generation of leaders to rise.

Leslie also serves on the Board of Advisors for New ERA ADR, VMS Professionals, and Central Michigan University's College of Business Administration, which honored her with its Distinguished Alumni Award. Recognized as one of Chicago's most compelling innovators and entrepreneurs, Leslie was inducted into the UIC Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame and honored as an Enterprising Woman of the Year.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lvickrey/

I'm Suky an adrenaline junkie who celebrates every single win. I believe we must celebrate and collect all our wins along the way as it fuels forward momentum to ensure we exceed our goals. When we fuel forward momentum, complacency simply can not settle in.

With over 25 years of experience working in the staffing industry, 16 of those working with global recruitment companies, I bring the knowledge and experience of working in 18 countries and successfully navigating through numerous "recession" cycles.

Companies often get so focused on the bottom line that they forget that we are in the "people business". For me, the magic happens when my clients recognize the best way to create a truly sustainable high-performance sales culture is to align both.

LinkedIn

Canadian Staffing Industry Summit

www.eliteglobalrecruiters.com

Talent Titans is sponsored by Ascen. Ascen is an employer of record that helps staffing and recruitment agencies hire employees compliantly throughout the US and Canada. Ascen's all-in-one, white-label platform handles onboarding, timesheets, payroll, benefits, insurance, invoicing, and funding so you can grow quickly in the US and Canada without worrying about back office and paperwork. Visit ascen.com to learn more.

Is South Africa the offshore talent secret you've been missing? Discover how tapping into this powerhouse market could slash costs by 60% without compromising performance.

In this episode of Talent Titans, Suky is joined by Deborah Booth, co-founder of Talexus, to explore why South African offshore recruitment teams are not just a cost-effective alternative, but a competitive advantage.

They go deep into what sets South African recruiters apart from traditional offshore markets like India and the Philippines, including cultural alignment, communication style, and work ethic. Deborah breaks down the operational models, time zone benefits, and the surprising long-term ROI companies can gain. Whether you're considering global recruitment support or just curious about the evolving BPO landscape, this episode will reshape the way you think about offshore staffing.

• 00:00 Introduction to Offshore Savings

• 00:53 Meet Today's Guest: Deborah Booth

• 01:40 South Africa vs. Traditional Offshore Markets

• 04:08 Recruiter Management Models

• 05:40 Working Hours and Time Zones

• 07:22 Youth Unemployment and Graduate Opportunities

• 09:07 Ensuring Client ROI

• 12:19 Cultural and Communication Advantages

• 19:36 Spelling Differences Between US and UK English

• 20:26 Cultural Nuances in Communication

• 21:50 Challenges in Recruitment

• 22:55 South Africa's Western Influence

• 23:46 Future of South Africa's Offshore Industry

• 25:47 Training and Recruitment Strategies

• 29:11 Legislative Challenges in South Africa

• 32:12 Opportunities and Challenges for Foreign Investment

• 37:14 Conclusion and Contact Information

Favorite Quote:

"If your outreach feels staged or too professional, it'll come across as AI, even if it's not. That nuance in communication is where South African recruiters shine."

• Deborah

Deborah Booth brings over two decades of expertise in Financial Services and thereafter Talent Management and Recruitment Strategy and Operations. After completing her Marketing Degree, she worked in London for 2.5 years, gaining experience in companies such as Gartmore Asset Management. Upon her return home, Deborah started off her career within Marketing and thereafter as a Financial Services professional spending 7 years at Investec and Standard Bank in Private Banking, Wealth Management and Corporate and Investment Banking.

Since 2011, Deborah has found her passion within the talent arena where she excels at delivering top talent for clients by driving high-impact recruitment teams and the strategies and operations behind the business. For the past 11 years Deborah has been a Director and Partner within her own businesses and has worked closely with her team and clients to successfully deliver talent locally and internationally across numerous industries such as Financial Services, Payments, Tech, Cyber Security, Finance and Executive level roles globally. Deborah has a B.Tech in Marketing Degree (Cum Laude), is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and has an Advanced CFP Postgraduate Diploma.

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahaimeebooth/

I'm Suky an adrenaline junkie who celebrates every single win. I believe we must celebrate and collect all our wins along the way as it fuels forward momentum to ensure we exceed our goals. When we fuel forward momentum, complacency simply can not settle in.

With over 25 years of experience working in the staffing industry, 16 of those working with global recruitment companies, I bring the knowledge and experience of working in 18 countries and successfully navigating through numerous "recession" cycles.

Companies often get so focused on the bottom line that they forget that we are in the "people business". For me, the magic happens when my clients recognize the best way to create a truly sustainable high-performance sales culture is to align both.

LinkedIn

Canadian Staffing Industry Summit

www.eliteglobalrecruiters.com

Talent Titans is sponsored by Ascen. Ascen is an employer of record that helps staffing and recruitment agencies hire employees compliantly throughout the US and Canada. Ascen's all-in-one, white-label platform handles onboarding, timesheets, payroll, benefits, insurance, invoicing, and funding so you can grow quickly in the US and Canada without worrying about back office and paperwork. Visit ascen.com to learn more.

What really happens behind the scenes when global brands like Coca-Cola hire talent? In this candid conversation, Vinolia Singh shares what makes or breaks partnerships, why tech won't replace recruiters, and the true cost of a bad hire.

In this episode of Talent Titans, host Suky sits down with Vinolia Singh, Head of Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding at Coca-Cola, for an unfiltered look at the evolving recruitment landscape. With experience on both sides of the table, agency and corporate, Vinolia offers a sharp look into what makes recruitment partnerships thrive (or fail), how AI and tech will change hiring (but not replace humans), and why the "wise work" still belongs to people.

They dive into ghosting, culture fit, hiring metrics, the emotional cost of a bad hire, and how to future-proof talent strategies. Whether you're in staffing or internal TA, this episode challenges assumptions and reveals what top talent leaders actually want from their agency partners.

• 00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message

• 00:40 Meet Vinolia Singh: A Journey in Talent Acquisition

• 02:26 The Value of Recruitment Partners

• 04:52 The Role of Technology in Recruitment

• 07:28 Balancing Speed and Quality in Hiring

• 10:50 The Importance of Culture Fit

• 12:51 Transparency and Communication in Recruitment

• 20:54 The Cost of Prioritizing Price Over Quality

• 26:02 Metrics and Their Impact on Recruitment

• 30:27 The Future of Hiring: Skills vs. Adaptability

• 33:42 Accountability in Failed Hires

• 39:02 Improving Agency-Client Partnerships

• 42:28 Conclusion

Favorite Quote:

"While AI can do the smart work, recruiters still own the wise work, the judgment, the connection, the care."

• Vinolia

Vinolia Singh is a dynamic People & Culture Executive and transformative leader in talent acquisition, renowned for driving strategic people initiatives that align with the future of work. With a unique blend of operational expertise and visionary leadership, Vinolia has consistently delivered strategic value to organizations by shaping talent strategies that elevate organizational performance and foster sustainable growth.

Leveraging her deep understanding of both human capital and advanced technologies, Vinolia has revolutionized recruitment processes, ensuring they are not only efficient but also future-ready. Under her leadership, organizations have adopted data-driven insights, AI-powered solutions, and human-centered strategies that maximize talent potential, promote diversity, and enable agility in today's fast-moving business environment.

With a career marked by successfully integrating HR and talent acquisition strategies at the executive level, Vinolia has driven the cultural and organizational transformations needed to thrive in a rapidly changing global landscape. She is passionate about creating high-performing teams, unlocking untapped potential, and ensuring organizations attract, engage, and retain top talent that will lead them into the future.

As a sought-after speaker, Vinolia inspires industry leaders to rethink talent acquisition as a strategic lever for organizational success, pushing the boundaries of traditional hiring models while embracing innovation at every level

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinoliasingh/

I'm Suky an adrenaline junkie who celebrates every single win. I believe we must celebrate and collect all our wins along the way as it fuels forward momentum to ensure we exceed our goals. When we fuel forward momentum, complacency simply can not settle in.

With over 25 years of experience working in the staffing industry, 16 of those working with global recruitment companies, I bring the knowledge and experience of working in 18 countries and successfully navigating through numerous "recession" cycles.

Companies often get so focused on the bottom line that they forget that we are in the "people business". For me, the magic happens when my clients recognize the best way to create a truly sustainable high-performance sales culture is to align both.

LinkedIn

Canadian Staffing Industry Summit

www.eliteglobalrecruiters.com

Talent Titans is sponsored by Ascen. Ascen is an employer of record that helps staffing and recruitment agencies hire employees compliantly throughout the US and Canada. Ascen's all-in-one, white-label platform handles onboarding, timesheets, payroll, benefits, insurance, invoicing, and funding so you can grow quickly in the US and Canada without worrying about back office and paperwork. Visit ascen.com to learn more.

Is your recruitment tech stack working for you, or just draining your budget? In this episode of Talent Titans, Suky sits down with Lex Duo CEO and AI educator Mike Wolford to dismantle the hype around artificial intelligence in staffing. From $30,000 retainer promises to sourcing tools you can build for under $150, Mike explains exactly how agency recruiters can cut through the noise, ditch unused tech stacks, and actually use AI to reclaim their time and competitive edge.

Mike exposes the pitfalls of vendor overload, AI slop, and why most recruiters are barely scratching the surface when it comes to leveraging artificial intelligence. Mike brings 20 years of recruiting experience, from agency to RPO to corporate, and now helps recruiters build their own custom AI tools with zero engineering background. He breaks down what tech stacks recruiters really need, why explainability is critical for compliance, and how to avoid wasting thousands on tools that underdeliver.

• 00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message

• 00:39 Meet Mike Wolford: AI Expert

• 02:10 AI in Recruiting: Tools and Independence

• 05:30 Building Custom AI Tools

• 09:09 AI's Evolution and Legal Implications

• 17:28 Optimizing Tech Stacks for Recruiters

• 26:12 Process Improvement and AI Integration

• 28:12 Challenges with LinkedIn and AI Tools

• 32:33 The Future of AI in Recruitment

• 37:36 Building Custom AI Tools

• 42:49 The Importance of Client and Candidate Engagement

• 47:28 Conclusion and Contact Information for Mike

Favorite Quote:

"If you're doing what everyone else is doing with AI, you're going to get what everyone else gets and that defeats the entire point."

• Mike

CEO, Lex Duo | Author "The AI Recruiter" & "The AI Analyst" | Turning TA teams from prompt dabblers into AI workflow builders

With over 18 years in talent acquisition and stops at NPR, Capital One, Twitter, and Claro Analytics, I've seen every side of the hiring game. From the war for talent to the leadership lessons learned in storms, one thing's always been clear: recruiting isn't broken—it's just behind.

My work has been featured in RecruitingDaily, ERE, and on stages like Talent42. Whether I'm writing about lessons from old farmers, unpacking Google's success, or calling out LinkedIn's blind spots, my goal is always the same: tell the truth and raise the bar.

I teach AI Basics Bootcamps for recruiters, empowering people to build their own tools, no code, no nonsense. Because AI isn't going to replace recruiters. But recruiters who know how to use AI? They're already winning.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikewolford/

Email: [email protected]

I'm Suky an adrenaline junkie who celebrates every single win. I believe we must celebrate and collect all our wins along the way as it fuels forward momentum to ensure we exceed our goals. When we fuel forward momentum, complacency simply can not settle in.

With over 25 years of experience working in the staffing industry, 16 of those working with global recruitment companies, I bring the knowledge and experience of working in 18 countries and successfully navigating through numerous "recession" cycles.

Companies often get so focused on the bottom line that they forget that we are in the "people business". For me, the magic happens when my clients recognize the best way to create a truly sustainable high-performance sales culture is to align both.

LinkedIn

Canadian Staffing Industry Summit

www.eliteglobalrecruiters.com

Talent Titans is sponsored by Ascen. Ascen is an employer of record that helps staffing and recruitment agencies hire employees compliantly throughout the US and Canada. Ascen's all-in-one, white-label platform handles onboarding, timesheets, payroll, benefits, insurance, invoicing, and funding so you can grow quickly in the US and Canada without worrying about back office and paperwork. Visit ascen.com to learn more.

Are you unknowingly holding your agency back?

In this raw and honest solo episode of Talent Titans, Suky confronts a hard truth that many staffing leaders face, but rarely admit: you're not being held back by the market, AI, or your clients…you're being held back by your mindset.

If you've found yourself avoiding hard conversations, lowering your fees, or hesitating to make bold moves in your business, this episode will resonate deeply. Suky shares from her personal journey of playing small to leading with clarity, expansion, and intention, and even offers a framework to help you step into the version of yourself your business truly needs. This is a must-listen for agency founders, recruiters, and staffing leaders who are ready to stop shrinking and start scaling.

• 00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message from Ascen

• 00:39 The Dangers of Playing Small

• 01:46 The Cost of Playing Small

• 03:36 Why Leaders Play Small

• 07:48 The Power of Expansion

• 09:29 Steps to Overcome Playing Small

• 11:40 Conclusion

Favorite Quote:

"Playing small is the ultimate survival strategy, but you're not in survival mode anymore. You don't need permission to rise. All you need is courage."

• Suky

I'm Suky an adrenaline junkie who celebrates every single win. I believe we must celebrate and collect all our wins along the way as it fuels forward momentum to ensure we exceed our goals. When we fuel forward momentum, complacency simply can not settle in.

With over 25 years of experience working in the staffing industry, 16 of those working with global recruitment companies, I bring the knowledge and experience of working in 18 countries and successfully navigating through numerous "recession" cycles.

Companies often get so focused on the bottom line that they forget that we are in the "people business". For me, the magic happens when my clients recognize the best way to create a truly sustainable high-performance sales culture is to align both.

LinkedIn

Canadian Staffing Industry Summit

www.eliteglobalrecruiters.com

Talent Titans is sponsored by Ascen. Ascen is an employer of record that helps staffing and recruitment agencies hire employees compliantly throughout the US and Canada. Ascen's all-in-one, white-label platform handles onboarding, timesheets, payroll, benefits, insurance, invoicing, and funding so you can grow quickly in the US and Canada without worrying about back office and paperwork. Visit ascen.com to learn more.

Think no one hires in December? Think again. In this episode of Talent Titans, Suky breaks down why Q4 might just be your hidden window to land the perfect role and what not to do when offers start rolling in.

Contrary to the myth that hiring stops before Christmas, Suky shares insider knowledge that prove companies are still making offers, often with January start dates. But there's a catch: too many candidates rush into roles out of fear or panic. From setting clear intentions to tracking your applications and avoiding the "panic accept," this episode is all about powerful reminders that will help you job hunt with clarity, purpose, and confidence.

• 00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message

• 00:39 Job Hunting During the Holidays

• 05:28 Be Intentional with Job Applications

• 09:27 Staying Organized and Reducing Anxiety

• 10:39 Conclusion

Favorite Quote:

"Make decisions from a place of clarity, not a place of panic."

• Suky

I'm Suky an adrenaline junkie who celebrates every single win. I believe we must celebrate and collect all our wins along the way as it fuels forward momentum to ensure we exceed our goals. When we fuel forward momentum, complacency simply can not settle in.

With over 25 years of experience working in the staffing industry, 16 of those working with global recruitment companies, I bring the knowledge and experience of working in 18 countries and successfully navigating through numerous "recession" cycles.

Companies often get so focused on the bottom line that they forget that we are in the "people business". For me, the magic happens when my clients recognize the best way to create a truly sustainable high-performance sales culture is to align both.

LinkedIn

Canadian Staffing Industry Summit

www.eliteglobalrecruiters.com

Talent Titans is sponsored by Ascen. Ascen is an employer of record that helps staffing and recruitment agencies hire employees compliantly throughout the US and Canada. Ascen's all-in-one, white-label platform handles onboarding, timesheets, payroll, benefits, insurance, invoicing, and funding so you can grow quickly in the US and Canada without worrying about back office and paperwork. Visit ascen.com to learn more.