Join your host Alison Humphries, as she speaks with Ollie Whiting, CEO at La Fosse and discover Ollie’s secrets of successfully scaling recruitment businesses. This includes growing La Fosse Associates to over 300 employees, $7.6+ million in EBIT, and reaching number 26 in the Recruiter Hot100 this year. The discussion highlights key themes for successful recruitment businesses that have scaled, such as: Delegation, leadership and data-driven decisions Customer-centric growth and diversification Addressing skills shortages and showcasing the value proposition to clients. Creating a culture fo ..read more

Join your host Alison Humphries, as she is joined by industry veteran Lysha Holmes, founder of Qui Recruitment, to unpack the secrets to retaining top talent in the face of a challenging recruitment landscape.  Drawing on her 18 years of experience of running Qui Recruitment, Lysha offers invaluable insights on creating a thriving work environment that fosters loyalty and engagement. From the hidden reasons behind recruiter turnover to cultivating a culture of belonging and empowering individuals through intrapreneurship, Lysha shares practical tips, tricks and insights that recruitment b ..read more

In the latest episode of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host, Alison Humphries is joined by DeeDee Doke, Editor at Recruiter.   If you (somehow) don’t recognise her name - DeeDee is an industry legend having been Editor at Recruiter since 2005, a leading source of news and business intelligence both via their website and magazine.    It’s safe to say she has an unbeatable network and encyclopaedic knowledge of the recruitment industry, making her the perfect person to hear from 11 days into 2024!   From covering decades of disruption in the industry and what’s to ..read more

In the latest episode of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host, Alison Humphries is joined by Wendy McDougall, CEO of Firefish.   Business development is a big theme for recruiters at the moment, and many are struggling with this skill that has in recent years, become fundamental to the success or a recruiter.   In this episode, Wendy sits down with Alison to share her top tips when it comes to business development, drawing on her experiences both as a recruitment business owner, and as the CEO of Firefish, an all-in-one CRM, ATS and marketing tool.   Wendy explains why ..read more

In the latest episode of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host, Alison Humphries is joined by Matthew Banks, Growth Manager at Red Nevada Tech. Discussing how recruiters can leverage artificial intelligence, Matthew shares his experience as both a recruiter and tech salesperson.  He provides advice on where recruiters should focus their initial AI efforts, how to advise candidates and clients on using AI, while informing where AI works within the recruitment process and warning against fully automating the human aspects of recruitment.  Matthew demonstrates Red Nevada's platf ..read more

In the latest episode of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host, Alison Humphries is joined by Christian Hughes, CEO of MyPeople Group.   Many recruitment business leaders will have either listened to podcast episodes (including The Recruitment Leadership Podcast!) concerned with psychometrics, or know something about them from their own experience.    However, within the current market, MyPeople will be of specific interest to a lot of recruiters.   In this episode, Christian and Alison discuss, dissect and demonstrate how psychometric assessments can be used to eva ..read more

In the latest episode of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host, Alison Humphries is joined by James Lawton, host of The Staffing RecOps podcast and Enterprise Account Executive at Mployee.   James joins Alison to share his hot take on tech and automation in recruitment; starting with CRM (ATS) systems, and then venturing onto the wider tech stack, before exploring AI implementation and ChatGPT.   In terms of his background, James started his 17-year recruitment career as a recruiter himself, understanding the pain points that come with the territory of being a consultant. Sin ..read more

In our latest episode on the Recruitment Leadership podcast, Alison is joined by Gabi Preston-Phypers, the co-founder of Tooled-Up Raccoons, a groundbreaking company that is poised to transform the way recruiters search for candidates.  By empowering recruiters to discover a more diverse pool of talent in previously untapped markets, Gabi's business is revolutionising the recruitment landscape. The results from their previous experiments have been nothing short of remarkable, with a staggering increase of up to 200 times in the number of potential candidates identified. During the episode ..read more

Alison is joined by her friend and former colleague, Alex Elliot, a recruitment industry expert, in the latest instalment of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast.  Together, they discuss the importance of internal hiring for the success of recruitment businesses and delve into the unique approach of Alex’s London-based agency, Liquid Personnel, which specialises in finding top-tier sales talent. With over 1,000 interviews under his belt, Alex shares his insights on the common mistakes recruiters make when hiring for themselves, including psychological bias, lack of clarity in purpose, failu ..read more

In the latest instalment of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host, Alison Humphries is joined by Sacha Koffman, a Leadership and Talent Executive.    Sacha is a seasoned professional who has navigated the ever-evolving landscape of talent acquisition and leadership. With experience spanning international consulting firms, recruitment startups, and internal talent acquisition for a top bank in Australia, Sasha brings a wealth of knowledge to the table.    In this exclusive episode, Sacha discusses the multifaceted topic of leadership. He examines the process of findi ..read more