Podcast Episodes

Season 8 | Ep29 Graham Cosgrave on growing MatchMedics by going niche and marketing to doctors worldwide

Season 9 Episode 29

What happens when you go all-in on a niche? Graham Cosgrave shares how MatchMedics transformed from a traditional agency into one of Ireland’s leading medical recruitment brands by focusing solely on…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Season 8 | Ep28 From recruiter to founder at 25: Haseena Mooncey on building a global life sciences business

Season 9 Episode 28

Starting a recruitment business at 25 with just three years of experience takes serious courage. 

Haseena Mooncey did exactly that – and she’s built something special.

On this week's episode of The RAG…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Season 8 | Ep27 From refugee to 7-figure founder: Klajdi Bega on building Luminary Group by age 27

Season 9 Episode 27

From Albanian refugee to running a seven-figure recruitment firm by age 27.  

On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I'm joined by Klajdi Bega, founder and CEO of Luminary Group, a life sciences h…

Published on 5 months ago

Season 8 | Ep26 Tom Johnson on securing investment from Lord Sugar and buying back 100% of his recruitment business

Season 9 Episode 26

What happens when you cold email Lord Sugar asking for investment? Tom Johnson did exactly that…and it worked!

On this week's show, I am joined by Tom Johnson, founder of Hernshead Group, a recruitmen…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Season 8 | Ep25 Helen Yarrow on embracing solo entrepreneurship after 30 years in recruitment

Season 9 Episode 25

What if recruitment agency growth didn’t mean adding headcount?

Helen Yarrow has spent over 30 years in recruitment—and for most of it, she felt like she was falling short of the industry’s definition…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Season 8 | Ep24 Tom Essex on losing their niche, and completely rebuilding the agency inside the first five years!

Season 9 Episode 24

Founders fall out. Niches get blurred. This is what no one tells you about before you launch your own recruitment agency

On this week's show, I am joined by Tom Essex, co-founder of Kigyo Solutions, a…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Season 8 | Ep23 Marc Cohen on scaling in the US and securing an 8-figure exit!

Season 9 Episode 23

Marc Cohen scaled his recruitment agency in the US and secured an 8 figure exit.

On this week's RAG Podcast, I am joined by Marc, founder of ConSol Partners, who achieved something that 99.9% of recru…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Season 8 | Ep22 Kyle Winterbottom on how building his brand isn’t just attracting clients—it’s making his business an acquisition target!

Season 9 Episode 22

Here is a recruitment business that doesn’t rely on outbound sales

Kyle Winterbottom has done things a little differently to the rest

Kyle and I sat down for this week’s episode of The RAG Podcast to d…

Published on 6 months ago

Season 8 | Ep21 Lloyd Gordon: Merging 2 rec firms with 100+ staff into one unified team

Season 9 Episode 21

In 2022, Lloyd Gordon had just acquired Cognitive Group, bringing his team to over 100 people.

Over the past 3 years, he has had the challenge of successfully integrating the two businesses.

On this we…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Season 8 | Ep20 Alex Dick on why 400 recruiters apply to work with his business every week!

Season 9 Episode 20

Why 400 recruiters apply to work with Alex’s business every single week.

On this week's show, I am joined by Alex Dick, founder of Alexander Lyons Solutions.

Alex built a £1m legal recruitment desk for…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago