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300 People, 5 Brands, 0 Private Equity: LHI’s Blueprint to £47M GP with Co-CEO's Ben Richardson & Mike Botty

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Most recruitment leaders believe Private Equity is the only route to a massive exit, but LHI Group proved them wrong by scaling to a £80M valuation and £45M+ GP using an Employee Owned Trust (EOT).In this episode, Co-CEOs Ben Richardson and Mike Botty break down the "steering wheel and heartbeat" structure they used to build a 300-person powerhouse across nine global offices.You can connect with them both here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardsonben/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikebott/-------------------------Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OeZZ2PmjzpM-------------------------Sponsors - Claim your exclusive savings from our partners with the links below:Sourcewhale - Check Out Sourcewhale & Claim Your Exclusive Offer Here.Atlas - Check Out Atlas & Claim Your Exclusive Offer HereRaise - Check Out Raise & Claim Your Exclusive Offer Here.-------------------------Extra Stuff:Learn more about our online skills development platform Hector here: https://bit.ly/47hsaxeJoin 6,000+ other recruiters levelling up their skills with our Limitless Learning Newsletter here: https://limitless-learning.thisishector.com/subscribe-------------------------Get in touch:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/-------------------------

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