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The RAG Podcast - Recruitment Agency Growth Podcast

Sean Anderson
Recruitment
Recruitment Industry
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Entrepreneurship
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Covid-19
AI In Recruitment
Personal Branding
Recruitment Agency
Life Sciences
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Cybersecurity
Business Growth
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Dubai
IT Staffing
HM Staffing
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Remote Working

We’re having real and raw conversations with successful recruitment entrepreneurs about what is happening in their businesses right now and their plans to navigate market changes.

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Julia Arpag is the founder of Aligned Recruitment, a retained search business working with US tech startups. She has built a LinkedIn following of over 91,000, and she has never made a single cold call.

It started in the hardest possible way. Julia ... more

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Rich Rosen has been recruiting software sales talent from his home outside Boston since 1996. Thirty years, almost 1,300 placements, and he's done it pretty much solo.

He lasted six months at Management Recruiters in New England. He closed two deals... more

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Dom Khedun landed in Sydney in 2007 on a sponsored visa with Michael Page. Ten months later he moved companies, and then the financial crisis arrived. He was made redundant and worried he'd have to go back home.

Years later he was building a legal t... more

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Mike Williams was handed a cold desk in a rural US town and told to place accountants. There weren't any. So he placed an engineer instead, and kept going, until his boss's boss rang to tell him the whole thing was going to fail and he'd be fired whe... more

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Dom Khedun
Founder of Mizzen Search and legal recruiter with more than 20 years of experience
Mizzen Search
Episode: Season 10 | Ep3 Dom Khedun: Two Billers. Just Under A$1M. No Plans to Hire Again.
Mike Williams
Founder of Carnegie Search, a recruitment firm focused on the industrial sector
Carnegie Search
Episode: Season 10 | Ep2 Mike Williams: My Team Can Bill $250K Off My Accounts. That's the Problem.
Jordan Shlosberg
Founder of Atlas
Atlas
Episode: Season 10 | Ep1 Jordan Shlosberg: Why Your Old Conversations Are Now Your Best Asset
Max Learmonth
Founder of Forge Talent, finance and accounting recruitment specialist
Forge Talent
Episode: Season 9 | Ep40 Max Learmonth: From Kitchen Table to £2.4m in Three Years
Scott Lechley
Founder of Lechley Associates, 24-year solo recruiter turned retained-search specialist
Lechley Associates
Episode: Season 9 | Ep39 Scott Lechley: How a Solo Founder Went 100% Retained and Had His Best Year Yet
Louise Archer
Founder of Retrained Search
Retrained Search
Episode: Season 9 | Ep38 Louise Archer: From Zero Retained Revenue to £12M and 1,500 Recruiters Trained
Tom Kelly
Founder of Evona, specialist in space recruitment
Evona
Episode: Season 9 | Ep37 Tom Kelly: £10M NFI in Space Recruitment With 35 People
Mike Ames
Founder/CEO who sold two recruitment companies and now coaches founders
Flair (consulting)
Episode: Season 9 | Ep36 Mike Ames: £39M in Exits. The Life He Almost Missed Building It.
Oliver Paull
Founder of Rec Gen (Construction Technology recruitment), solo operator
Rec Gen
Episode: Season 9 | Ep35 Oliver Paull: £800K in 3 Years, Solo, From a London Flat

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Sean Anderson
Host of The RAG Podcast - Recruitment Agency Growth Podcast

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 135 ratings
  • Episode with Brent Orsuga

    Since last March, I have listened to many of the podcasts hosted by Sean, this has to be one of my favourites.

    Lots of energy and really inspiring!

    Chirag

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ChiragTRS
    United Kingdom6 years ago
  • Ruella Crouch

    Fantastic podcast. Great learns from every episode.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    RubyRu16
    United Kingdom6 years ago
  • Insightful and honest

    Brilliant podcast, would highly recommend it to anyone ambitious in the recruitment industry (and anyone else who wants to learn how successful business owners think)

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    night_owl4
    United Kingdom7 years ago
  • ceo

    Since listening to the RAG podcast and using a guests advice, I have had x2 meetings which resulted in business. Congratulations @Sean Anderson you have a number of fans here at Mana Search.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    lloyd wahed
    United Kingdom7 years ago
  • Relating to S1 E10

    Episode 10 of season 1 was the podcast I could relate to most. I have been in recruitment for a year now after taking over a dying agency. I jumped straight into it after having 0 days experience in recruitment and it’s been a very tough year. Still on my own now, I have some support which has made it easier, but the hardest part is being on your own and listening to this podcast is extremely helpful. I’m in the Education sector and I want to build a business rather than get rich quick so it wou... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    A.Brown24
    United Kingdom7 years ago

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Season 10 | Ep3 Dom Khedun: Two Billers. Just Under A$1M. No Plans to Hire Again.
Q: So like that associate pyramid that perhaps you recruited into in the past. And then I know you do the higher level of fees now, but how does that affect the future of your market? Is the talent going to come through?
Khedun says AI could reduce junior lawyers' traditional grunt work, raising concerns about how future senior associates and partners will gain hands-on experience. He expects recruitment to shift toward finding lawyers who can either perform specialized work or use AI effectively, and believes agencies will continue to help firms find harder-to-source candidates.
Season 10 | Ep3 Dom Khedun: Two Billers. Just Under A$1M. No Plans to Hire Again.
Q: So what made you take that plunge? So, talk us through the story of coming to the conclusion that you're going to actually go out and do this yourself.
After years at Taylor Root, Khedun felt he had reached a ceiling and moved to a business building a legal recruitment brand. When its managing director publicly questioned his team's performance, he prepared to leave, remortgaged his apartment and resigned after the funds arrived. He had already set up the business and developed relationships that led to early placements.
Season 10 | Ep2 Mike Williams: My Team Can Bill $250K Off My Accounts. That's the Problem.
Q: What kind of test or evaluation should someone use to decide whether starting a business is right for them?
Williams says to consider risk tolerance and family responsibilities, build an emergency fund that can cover several months, and be prepared for years of demanding work while learning the business.
Season 10 | Ep2 Mike Williams: My Team Can Bill $250K Off My Accounts. That's the Problem.
Q: What got you into the industry?
Williams entered recruitment because he needed to earn more money and wanted a better life with his future wife. Uncapped commission appealed to him, and he took a chance on the role.
Season 9 | Ep38 Louise Archer: From Zero Retained Revenue to £12M and 1,500 Recruiters Trained
Q: What was the catalyst for Louise deciding to move away from contingent recruitment and into retained search?
Louise explains that a combination of the airSwift transition, a pivotal review of client engagements, and a desire to understand how to do retained properly led her to pursue retained search, initially testing the model with big clients and then expanding it across regions.

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Frequently Asked Questions About The RAG Podcast

What is The RAG Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This series spotlights recruitment entrepreneurs who are reshaping growth with disciplined strategy, niche focus, and human-led delivery. Across episodes, listeners hear how niche specializations (finance & accounting, construction, space tech, AI infrastructure) and retained vs contingency models drive profitability, while embracing AI tools, data-driven processes, and brand-led growth. The conversations frequently center on sustainable scaling, cash flow discipline, and balancing founder ambitions with life outside the business, making it a practical listen for operators seeking repeatable playbooks, not loud hype. A standout trait is the emphasis on real-world metrics, thoughtful pivots, and lessons learned from exits, pivots, and long-t... more

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1. Dom Khedun
2. Mike Williams
3. Jordan Shlosberg
4. Max Learmonth
5. Scott Lechley
6. Louise Archer
7. Tom Kelly
8. Mike Ames

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