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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Two founders. £100k of their own money. And a first year that hit £1.4m invoicing and £1.1m EBIT.

In this episode, I sit down with Ricky Burns and Tony Mulcock, co-founders of The Pulse Group, to unpack the real story behind their first 12 months.

The leap, the risks, and why 95% of their success came from long-term relationships, trust, and advisory-led recruitment.

Connect with them both here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonymulcock/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardmarcburns/

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When Matt Sykes took over JD Ross Europe, he inherited a £4M ledger crisis, a merged brand that wasn’t working, and a team that needed a complete reset.

In this episode, we walk through how that crisis forced a full pivot into renewables and how the business grew into a multi-country powerhouse across France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and beyond.

You can connect with Matt here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sykesmatthew/

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