May 19, 2025

Ep 215 – Scaling a Small Recruitment Business the Smart Way

Scaling a recruitment agency sounds exciting – until you’re stuck paying high salaries to recruiters who aren’t billing, and wondering where it all went wrong.

In this no-nonsense ep, I break down a smarter way to grow headcount without gambling your cash flow or sanity.

Tune in for:
👉 Why hiring senior recruiters too early often backfires
👉 The #1 reason your hires might be failing (and it’s not “just them”)
👉 How to create desks with demand before you hire into them
👉 Why you should build each market yourself first
👉 The real power in knowing your own clients and pipeline

If you’re planning to go from 2 to 10 staff (or even 1 to 3), this is your blueprint for doing it right. Learn how to build desks with real revenue, hire people into momentum, and avoid the most common trap recruitment founders fall into.

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