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RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Welcome to RecTalk, the UK's biggest recruitment industry podcast on YouTube and a Top 15% Video Podcast on Spotify! Hear from trailblazers in the recruitment industry who want to have their say on all things recruitment - unbiased, unfiltered, unscripted.
Episodes
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
How Recruitment Agencies Are Losing Hidden Revenue (And How to Fix It) with David Clark, bobcheck
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma sits down with David Clark, the founder of bobcheck, to unpack one of the most overlooked (and costly) problems in…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
From Recruiter to Business Owner: De-Risking Your Startup Journey with Keith Davidson
In this week’s episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma sits down with Keith Davidson from Recruitment Funding Solutions to unpack one of the biggest questions in…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Why Most Recruiters Stay Average (And How to Build a High-Profit ‘Money Bus’) – with Mike Ames
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma sits down with Mike Ames, founder of Flair Business Growth Consultancy, for a brutally honest and insightful…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
From Recruiter to Strategic Talent Advisor: How HireBoost is Redefining Hiring with Jodi Marchewitz
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma sits down with Jodi Marchewitz, founder of HireBoost.ai, to unpack one of the most important shifts happening in…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
The Future of Recruitment: Why “Heroic” Recruiters Will Win, with Jeremy Snell, Your People Engine
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma sits down with returning guest Jeremy Snell, now of Your People Engine, to unpack one of the most honest and…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Africa: Recruitment’s Next Frontier — Alex Hashash on Building Global Capability Centres in Kenya
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma sits down with Alex Hashash, Founder & MD of Global Capability, to explore why Africa—specifically Kenya—is fast…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Hidden Wealth in Recruitment: Property, Finance & Smarter Growth with Bobby Russell & Lakhbir Singh
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma sits down with Bobby Russell (Managing Director) and Lakhbir Singh (Commercial Finance Specialist) from Contact…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
FOUNDER DIARIES - Ross Linnett on Building Recite Me & Turning Struggle into a £8M Mission
In this Founder Diaries episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma sits down with Ross Linnett, Founder & CEO of Recite Me — a business born from personal struggle and…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
From Recruiter to Recruitment Angel: How Sarah Higgs Helps Agencies Reclaim Their Time
In this episode of RecTalk, host Nitin Sharma sits down with Sarah Higgs, founder of Recruitment Angel, to explore a topic every recruitment business owner…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
AI That Actually Helps Recruiters: Eli Duane on Building NOVA by Dweet
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma sits down with Eli Duane, Founder & CEO of NOVA by Dweet, to unpack one of the biggest questions facing the…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
From Recruitment Agency to AI-Powered SaaS: The SourceWhale Journey with Tim Hogwood
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma sits down with Tim Hogwood, Co-Founder of SourceWhale, to unpack the fascinating journey from launching a small…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
AI in Recruitment: Hype vs Reality - with Andy Jones, CEO of Tracker
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma sits down with Andy Jones, CEO of Tracker, one of the longest-standing enterprise CRM platforms in recruitment, for a…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Locking In & Levelling Up: The Future of Recruitment from TEAM South Midlands - LIVE PANEL
This time on RecTalk, we’re back with another live panel discussion recorded at the TEAM Network South Midlands Regional Meeting, in front of a record-breaking…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Live from Coventry: Collaboration, Value-Add & The Truth About LinkedIn for Recruitment Suppliers
This week’s RecTalk is recorded LIVE at the TEAM Network Service Providers Meeting in Coventry – and it’s an absolute belter 🔥Nitin Sharma is joined on stage…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
FOUNDER DIARIES - Scott Ellam on Bitcoin-Backed Recruitment PLCs & Rethinking Treasury Strategy
Welcome back to Founder Diaries, a RecTalk podcast hosted by Nitin Sharma.This episode is a big one.Most recruitment businesses measure success by headcount…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Brand Is What People Say When You’re Not in the Room – with James Whitelock of ThinkinCircles
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin is joined once again by James Whitelock, MD of ThinkinCircles – a recruitment marketing agency that lives and breathes brand…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Winning with South African Recruitment Talent: Offshore Done Right with Ross Thompson
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin is joined again by Ross Thompson, founder of Infinity Staff Global, to unpack the reality behind the South African offshore…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
THE MIXED GRILL - The Recruitment Curry Club Explained | Mental Health & Real Conversations
Welcome to a slightly different episode of The Mixed Grill – the official podcast of the Recruitment Curry Club. This time, it’s a solo special hosted by Bobby…
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If You Started Again Tomorrow, What Would You Do Differently? | Live TEAM Network Panel
This week on RecTalk, Nitin Sharma hosts a live panel discussion from the TEAM Network South Central Regional Meet Up, centred around one powerful question:If…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Making Recruitment More Human with AI | Ryan Frampton of CoRecruit
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin is joined by Ryan Frampton, Co-founder & CEO of CoRecruit (formerly Quil) — one of the fastest-evolving AI tools built…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
THE MIXED GRILL - Regrets, Recruitment in 2030 & Why 360° Consultants Are Overrated
Welcome back to The Mixed Grill, the official podcast of the Recruitment Curry Club. In this episode, Nitin Sharma and Bobby Banerjee pick up exactly where the…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Backdoor Barry Unfiltered: Scaling, Letting Go as a Founder & Building a Law Firm Beyond One Person
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma sits down with the one and only Barry Cullen, Founder of recLAW — aka Backdoor Barry — for a refreshingly honest…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Guaranteed Hours, Umbrellas & Risk: What Recruiters Must Prepare For | Theresa Mimnagh of Lawspeed
In this episode of RecTalk, host Nitin Sharma sits down with Theresa Mimnagh, partner at specialist recruitment law firm Lawspeed, to unpack some of the…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
THE MIXED GRILL - Busy Idiots, AI Myths & Why Human Connection Still Wins in Recruitment
Welcome back to The Mixed Grill, where Nitin Sharma and Bobby Banerjee pull up a chair, grab a metaphorical curry, and talk candidly about the good, the bad…
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Mortgage Myths & Financial Freedom – How Recruiters Can Remove Barriers with Contractor Financial
In this episode of RecTalk, host Nitin Sharma is joined by Jo Elwell and Billie Davoile, founders of Contractor Financial, to tackle one of the biggest (and…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
How to Exit a Recruitment Business the Right Way: Valuations & Sale Readiness with Matt Fox
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma is joined once again by Matt Fox, founder of Exitus Advisory, for a no-nonsense deep dive into what it really takes to…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
THE MIXED GRILL - Why Old-School Recruitment Is Breaking & Community Wins
Welcome back to The Mixed Grill, a relaxed, no-filter continuation of the last episode on RecTalk – and the official podcast of the Recruitment Curry Club.In…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Candidate Source: Recruitment’s Best-Kept Secret — How Agencies Save Time, Money & Win Candidates
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma sits down in the Candidate Source offices with Laura Carroll, Amy Kelly, and Tom Wickstead — three of the…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Live from TEAM Network North West – What 2025 Taught Us & How Recruiters Win in 2026
This episode of RecTalk was recorded live at the TEAM Network North West Regional Meet Up in December of 2025, bringing together four experienced voices from…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
THE MIXED GRILL - BD Myths, LinkedIn Nonsense & Why Top Billers Still Need Coaching
Welcome back to The Mixed Grill – a RecTalk podcast and the official podcast of the Recruitment Curry Club.In this laid-back, no-agenda episode, Nitin Sharma…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Email Isn’t Dead — You’re Killing It (And Don’t Even Know It) | Ben Fielding, Quinset
Is email really dead for recruiters… or have we just broken it ourselves?In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma is joined by Ben Fielding, email…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
FOUNDER DIARIES - Authenticity, Trauma & Truth in Recruitment with Chris O’Connell
In this deeply honest episode of Founder Diaries, host Nitin Sharma sits down with Chris O’Connell, founder of BASE Mindset, for one of the most raw and real…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Danny Steel of Recruso on Resilience, Recruitment Tech & Surviving a Tough Market
In this deeply honest and wide-ranging episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma sits down with Danny Steel, Founder & MD of Recruso, to talk about resilience…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Job Posting to Data-Driven Recruitment: Darren Brown on CRM Evolution & the Future of Job Boards
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma sits down with one of the most behind-the-scenes operators in recruitment tech – Darren Brown, Co-Founder of…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Recruitment Websites in the Age of AI: SEO, ChatGPT & Proving ROI with Will Astbury of SourceFlow
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma sits down with Will Astbury, Global Head of Marketing at SourceFlow, to break down what a modern recruitment website…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Inside Tracker with Cam Brady – The All-In-One CRM, AI, and the Future of Recruitment Tech
In this episode of RecTalk, host Nitin Sharma is joined by Cam Brady, Business Development lead at Tracker – a recruitment CRM and ATS that quietly does a lot…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
FOUNDER DIARIES - Joel Dalton on Exits, Employee Ownership & Life After Scale
In this episode of Founder Diaries, Nitin Sharma sits down with Joel Dalton, exited founder of Clone, strategic advisor, and NED, to unpack what really happens…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
RecTalk: The 2025 Wrap-Up – Real Talk, Real Growth, and Real Gratitude
As 2025 comes to a close, host Nitin Sharma takes a moment to reflect on a transformational year for RecTalk and the wider recruitment community. This isn’t…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Backdoor Fees, Restraints & Recruiter Myths — Barry Cullen of recLAW Tells It Like It Is
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma sits down with the man many recruiters know as “Backdoor Barry” — Barry Cullen, Partner & Solicitor at recLAW, one of…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Why Recruitment Agencies Are Broken – And How JOBBA Is Fixing It (with Andrew Philipson)
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma sits down with Andrew Philipson, Founder of JOBBA, to unpack one of the biggest problems in recruitment today: why…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
The Biggest Marketing Mistakes Recruitment Owners Make (and How to Fix Them)
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin Sharma is joined at Kitto Towers by Kris Holland, Founder of Kitto, and Rich Evans, to unpack one of the most common (and…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
TALKING TALENT - How to Fix Hiring with Transparency, Feedback & Human Touch with Gita Selli
Welcome back to Talking Talent, a RecTalk podcast, hosted by Nitin Sharma and Sean Kennedy.In this episode, we’re joined by Gita Selli, an experienced in-house…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
FOUNDER DIARIES - Kirsty Craig & Pauline Emmott-Royston on Why Your Hiring Process is Broken
In this powerful Founder Diaries episode of RecTalk, host Nitin Sharma, founder of the whole-of-market recruitment directory Rectools.io, sits down with two…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
THE MIXED GRILL - Cartel in Cars After Curry: Recruitment Real Talk & Ridiculousness
Welcome back to The Mixed Grill: After Dark Edition — a chaotic, curry-fuelled ride with your hosts Nitin Sharma and Bobby Banerjee. Just two recruitment…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Human Over Hype: What Recruiters Really Think at the Paraform UK Gala
In this special episode from the Paraform UK Recruiter Gala at the stunning Hedsor House, Nitin is joined again by guest hosts Bobby Banerjee and Kat Kingshott…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Live from the Paraform UK Recruiter Gala – Real Talk with Recruiters & the Paraform Team
In this special RecTalk episode, recorded live at the Paraform UK Recruiter Gala at Hedsor House, Nitin is joined again by guest hosts Bobby Banerjee and Kat…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
FOUNDER DIARIES - Taylor James on Mental Health, Starting Out, and the Truth About Podcasting
Welcome back to Founder Diaries, a RecTalk podcast hosted by Nitin Sharma, founder of Rectools.io — the only whole-of-market directory for recruitment…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
THE MIXED GRILL - Industry Icks, LinkedIn Chaos & Post-Curry Wisdom – Curry Club After Dark
Welcome back to The Mixed Grill, the official podcast of the Recruitment Curry Club hosted by Nitin Sharma and Bobby Banerjee — where recruitment chat meets…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Inside the Paraform Revolution: Recruiter Stories, AI Breakthroughs & Marketplace Mastery
Inside the Paraform Revolution: Recruiter Stories, AI Breakthroughs & Marketplace Mastery — Live from Hedsor HouseIn this special live edition of RecTalk…
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Paraform, UK Recruiters & Breaking Into the US Market: Real Talk with Wayne Zhou & Kat Kingshott
In this special on-location episode of RecTalk, recorded at the iconic Hedsor House ahead of the Paraform UK Recruiter Gala, Nitin Sharma and guest co-host…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
FOUNDER DIARIES - Door-to-Door Sales to Multi-Business Investor: The Founder Mindset with Rich Evans
In this episode of Founder Diaries, host Nitin Sharma sits down with the brilliant and brutally honest Rich Evans — entrepreneur, investor, advisor, and the…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
THE MIXED GRILL - Phone-In Special: Pebbling, Party Tricks & Recruitment Real Talk
Welcome back to The Mixed Grill, the official podcast of the Recruitment Curry Club, hosted by Nitin Sharma and Bobby Banerjee.In this week’s episode, Nitin…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
RecTalk Masterclass: Market Reality, Smart Scaling & Survival Skills for 2025
Welcome to a special roundtable masterclass edition of RecTalk, hosted by Nitin Sharma. Get ready for pure, unfiltered industry knowledge from five of the most…
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Getting Exit-Ready: How to Prepare Yourself AND Your Recruitment Business for a Future Sale
In this special edition of RecTalk, host Nitin Sharma sits down with two returning favourites and Rectools Recommended suppliers — Poonam Mawani of Azuki…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
FOUNDER DIARIES - Joe O’Mahoney on People-First Leadership, Mental Health, and Rebuilding a Life
Welcome back to Founder Diaries, a RecTalk podcast hosted by Nitin Sharma — founder of Rectools.io, the whole-of-market directory for recruitment tools.In…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
THE MIXED GRILL - Spec CV Chaos, Unicycles at Interviews... Recruitment’s Wildest Stories
Welcome back to The Mixed Grill, the official podcast of the Recruitment Curry Club—where your hosts Nitin Sharma and Bobby Banerjee simmer, roast and…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Financial Freedom for Recruiters with Christian Mather
This week on RecTalk, Nitin sits down with the brilliant and endlessly entertaining Christian Mather, founder of One Day Wealth, to unpack one of recruitment’s…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
Navigating Change & Winning in 2026: Live Panel Insights from TEAM Regional South Midlands
In this live special of RecTalk, filmed at the TEAM Network South Midlands Regional Meet Up, Nitin Sharma brings together a powerhouse panel of recruitment…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
The Hidden Risks in Recruitment: Insurance, Cyber & Global Hiring Explained
In this episode of RecTalk, Nitin sits down with Gary Williamson and Gary Brotherton of Gazelle Risk Solutions, recorded right inside the Gazelle podcast…
- RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights
THE MIXED GRILL - Is Recruitment Really a Sales Job? The Debate That Won’t Die
In this off-the-cuff episode of The Mixed Grill (the official podcast of the Recruitment Curry Club), hosts Nitin Sharma and Bobby Banerjee dive into one of…