S7 E11 - Andrii Oliinyk: From Superyachts to Royal Palaces: Life as a UHNW Butler

Life in Private Staffing · Aug 25, 2026 · 52m

What does it really take to build a career as a Butler at the very highest level of private service?

In this episode of Recruitment Diaries: Life in Private Staffing, Philippa is joined by Andrii Oliinyk, an experienced Head Butler whose career has taken him from an engineering degree and supermarket job to superyachts, a Royal residence in the Middle East and a UHNW private household in London.

Andrii's route into private service was anything but traditional. Rather than starting at a prestigious Butler Academy, he learned on the job, continually upskilled and built an international career…