Podcast Episodes

Joe Jani on growing Metric Search to 90 heads and a private equity deal in six years

Season 9 Episode 45

This week on The RAG Podcast, I’m revisiting my episode with Joe Jani, founder and CEO of Metric Search, one of the fastest growing recruitment firms in the world.

Joe launched Metric in 2019 and in j…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Jordan Shlosberg on how AI can help you remove admin forever!

Season 9 Episode 44

This week on The RAG Podcast, I’m revisiting my chat with Jordan Shlosberg, founder of Atlas, the first AI-first CRM built for the recruitment market.

Jordan’s no stranger to scale. Before Atlas, he f…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Stuart Mitchell on using personal brand to build a seven-figure agency in nine months

Season 9 Episode 43

This week on The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by Stuart Mitchell, the founder of Hampton North, a specialist cybersecurity search firm based in the US.

Stuart launched his business, and in just nine months…

Published on 3 months ago

Digital nomad to 60% profit: Chris Redmond on remote success and exit plans

Season 9 Episode 42

Chris Redmond is back on The RAG for the third time and his story keeps getting better.

When I first interviewed Chris in 2019, he’d just gone fully remote and was chasing a digital nomad lifestyle wi…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Season 8 | Ep41 Season 8 wrap-up: What I’ve learned from 40 founder stories this year

Season 9 Episode 41

What I’ve learned from 40 recruitment founder interviews in a year

This week’s episode of The RAG is a little different - it’s just me

After 40 in-person interviews across the UK, Dubai and Sydney, I w…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Season 8 | Ep40 Jamie Trevett on going all in on the US and shutting down his UK contracts business

Season 9 Episode 40

Would you walk away from recurring revenue to chase a bigger opportunity overseas?

On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by Jamie Trevett, founder of Just Construction. Jamie was last …

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Season 8 | Ep39 Matt Tyson on two life-changing exits and the personal cost of chasing growth

Season 9 Episode 39

What’s the point in building a business if you lose everything at home?

On this week’s episode of The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by Matt Tyson, founder of Knockout Consulting and former owner of two succ…

Published on 4 months ago

Season 8 | Ep38 Dan Grim on what top recruitment talent really wants and why most agencies miss the mark

Season 9 Episode 38

Why most recruitment businesses fail to attract top-tier leadership talent

On this week’s episode of The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by Dan Grim, founder of Inside Recruitment.

With 25 years in the industr…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Season 8 | Ep37 Why Martin Smith spends 90% of his time on what he's best at - BD and brand growth

Season 9 Episode 37

Most recruitment founders try to do it all and burn out in the process.

On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by Martin Smith, founder of Talent Group, who shares how he's structured h…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Season 8 | Ep36 Philippa Smith on losing it all then scaling back to build a £1m+ EBITDA lifestyle agency

Season 9 Episode 36

What happens when your 15-person agency runs out of cash and you have to start over from scratch?

On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by Philippa Smith, founder of Silver Swan Recrui…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago