It's B-Corp month. We decided we needed to assemble our favourite purpose-driven businesses for their insights on this special occasion! During this conversation, you'll hear Paul, Dave and Patrick chat with Masami Sato, Paul Hargreaves and Gareth Dinnage. There are now nearly four thousand B-Corp certified businesses with a large chunk of those being in the UK.  It's fair to say the movement is growing, but more needs to be done to champion this worthwhile goal to aim for. That's why we decided to revisit this subject with some previous Ethical Recruiter guests.  Listen to previous ..read more

It's International Women's Day on Monday.  For this reason, we decided it was definitely time for celebrating the ladies of Ellis Knight!  They're the heart and soul of our business, and how we're able to position ourselves as an ethical recruiter. Without them, we'd be at a total loss.  During this conversation, you'll hear Paul, Dave and Patrick chat with Emma, Sammie, Maddie, and Stephanie! They cover a lot of ground. Emma shares her experiences of dealing with mental health, and her joys of being involved with our partners at B1G1. We hear from Sammie about first impressions ..read more

Do you cover your battle scars with war paint? The chances are, if you're a man who's reading this, you've never considered the idea of doing the morning routine of applying make up.  Danny Gray, founder of War Paint For Men wants to start a movement. He's trying to shift attitudes towards using make up being a woman-only ritual.  He's been doing it for years now, and he claims that men wearing make up isn't anything that new, it's just been stigmatised in modern times. During this powerful conversation, you'll hear how Danny came to become the fashion and mental health powerhouse, t ..read more

  What was your upbringing like? Did you have your father around growing up? Do you realise the impact on those who didn't? In this episode of The Ethical Recruiter, Paul, Dave and Patrick chat with Dr Richard Kay, the founder of Chapter2. He shares his own story of growing up in a loving home, and the benefits he admits he enjoyed from that experience. He also talks about the impact that growing up fatherless can have on a young boy. He explains how important mentoring can be for a young boy's development, and talks us through the ways we can help. He also mentions a relevant film that's ..read more

When it comes to what "The Ethical Recruiter" podcast is about, it doesn't come more 'on-brand' than this episode!  Karen Williams OBE is the epitome of exceeding expectations and proving a careers advisor wrong! In this episode of the recruitment podcast that's NOT a recruitment podcast, we learn how an immediate disconnect with conventional education led to an incredible once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Listen as Karen describes the thought-process behind her transition from would-be carpenter, to CEO of one of the most wonderful of life-changing charities in the UK, Buddy Bag Foundation ..read more

People like Gavin Shinfield don't come around very often.  This is a man who as a youngster grabbed life by the horns, absorbed as much culture as possible, and then set himself on the path to purposeful business. He lives and breathes CSR, and that's why we had to have him on the podcast. For this episode of Ellis Knight's The Ethical Recruiter, the business podcast that's NOT about recruitment, Paul, Dave and Patrick chat to Gavin about his story behind the foundations of Kyan. Topics covered: Gavin's parents plunging him into a childhood growing up in Saudi Arabia. His take on educatio ..read more

When did you last go to the toilet? Bet it was in the past few hours? It's ok, we don't need the details! Imagine if you couldn't go to the toilet. At least not into a fit for purpose bowl. Not only would it make you uncomfortable, it would also be quite risky, health wise. That's the problem that a lot of countries around the world face. Toilet Twinning are doing their part to fix this. During this episode of Ellis Knight's The Ethical Recruiter, the business podcast that's NOT about recruitment, Paul, Dave and Patrick chat with Lorraine Kingsley about her remarkable story. After starting off ..read more

As a Planet Mark accredited business, (listen to Planet Mark's Steve Malkin on The Ethical Recruiter, here) Ellis Knight International Recruitment are big fans of like-minded companies.  That's why we knew we had to chat with the boss of B Corp accredited Seacourt, whose strapline is 'Planet Positive Printing'! Gareth Dinnage lives and breathes sustainability and environmental awareness. This is another fun and humorous conversation between a bunch of men who have a lot in common.  However, there is a serious question at the heart of all this: What more can we do to help the global f ..read more

This isn't an episode about sustainability. It isn't even really an episode about business. Yes, it has sustainability within business as its central theme. And, indeed the subject's discussed all the way through. However, this episode is actually all about love. Planet Mark CEO Steve Malkin himself even points that out. During this hilarious but also heart-warming conversation, Steve shares his story of growing up, enjoying family holidays in Kent, and discovering a love for engineering in his school days. This passion carried him through university, and a career in motor racing, bo ..read more

Can you imagine the pain of having to say goodbye to your child, decades before you expected to? That's the challenge faced by those who benefit most from the hard work that Paul Morgan and his colleagues are doing. Paul's is a story worth hearing. You won't just learn more about Naomi House and Jacksplace and the incredible value they're bringing to the world. You'll also learn more about Paul, and why he does what he does. Our hope is that you'll feel inspired to undertake a similar mission once you've heard him tell his story. What he's experienced that's brought him to where he is. Why he ..read more