What I learnt from 6 cans of beetroot
On the weekend, I finally cleaned out my pantry and realised: – I am not, in fact, the domestic goddess I imagined. – I owned six cans of beetroot. Here’s the problem: I couldn’t see what I already had. I kept buying more “just in case”. I was hanging onto things I was never going […]
The 3Rs in business development
Want to take the pressure off your BD? The 3 R’s will help you do exactly that. We live in the trust economy and people want to know if they’re going to work with you, that you can help them before they engage. This is why the 3 Rs are very important. R#1 – Referrals. […]
Forget the BD gurus. Find what works for you.
If your new client strategy isn’t working, here’s why. It’s just not the right strategy for you. Stop listening to the “gurus” who make you feel like you’re doing it all wrong. There are hundreds of ways to win new business. And 99% of them work… in the right scenario. Just not all for you. […]
What’s ChatGPT saying about you?
Have you “ChatGPTed” yourself? When ChatGPT launched back in 2022 it took just a few days to hit 100 million users. Faster than any app in history. Even more impressive… that user base doubled from 400 million to 800 million (from Feb 2025 – April 2025). Just 2 months! While Google still holds most of […]
Holding your power in any negotiation
There’s this brilliant moment in the movie Begin Again. Keira Knightley plays a talented but unpolished musician. Mark Ruffalo, a music producer down on his luck, spots her potential and together they record an album on a shoestring. Eventually, they walk into his old record label to pitch the album. The exec offers Keira just […]
Reduce your cybersecurity risk in minutes
I just hopped off today’s Expert Session in Growth Club with Cybersecurity pro Luke Irwin, and wow… pretty eye opening. So, I wanted to share a few of Luke’s “easier to implement” suggestions to help you safeguard your business. Cyber criminals are getting smarter (and faster). They have full businesses set up with finance, ops […]
Let’s beat your biggest challenge by Christmas🎄
People often ask why I only work with recruitment founders and not consultants. Honestly? Because founders are where I can make the biggest difference. Clearing bottlenecks. Installing growth systems. Helping you see a clear path forward. That’s me. And let’s be real, life as a business owner is pretty different to life as a consultant. […]
Turning Connections into clients
LinkedIn really is a candy store for recruiters, but so often we get stuck just looking in the window. We connect and then wonder how to engage further. Here’s the secret sauce Let’s think about dating (That’s a while ago for me! But I’ll do my best.) You meet someone and you say “Hi, how […]
OpenAI and the next recruitment tech wave
For a long time we’ve been waiting for a serious rival to LinkedIn. I don’t think we guessed though that it might have come from the same “parent”. OpenAI recently announcing its launch of an OpenAI Jobs platform flagged for launch in 2026 is a big sign that things are shifting. But why would Microsoft […]
The LinkedIn paradox
Here’s the thing I see all the time… Recruitment founders are pouring thousands into courses about “cracking the LinkedIn code” as LinkedIn makes it harder for contributors outside the top 2-5% to standout. Let’s be honest… Enough people just aren’t seeing your content on LinkedIn. Period! And I get it. It is a useful platform. […]
