Agency Owner Rollercoaster | Gareth Morris - 20 years in recruitment, innovating and growing a successful, values-led international business

Claim your Hunted profile today with your exclusive and amazing offer which is only valid for Recruitment Rollercoaster Listeners!Use the code - ROLLERCOASTER25 to get a HUGE 25% off all of Hunted's annual subscriptions.https://portal.hunted.comIf you're a recruiter then make sure you set yourself up a profile on https://www.hunted.com/ to get access to the best companies in the industry.This week I’m joined by Gareth Morris, Owner of Evolution Recruitment Solutions.He initially started his career at SThree’s Computer Futures, and after two and a half years decided to set up his own recruitment business. With an entrepreneurial mindset ingrained from a young age, we pick apart the last 20 years of business at Evolution Recruitment Solutions on this episode. The highs, the lows as well as the international expansion over the last 10 years.I always find that conversations with individuals like Gareth naturally adds a different dimension to the podcast, as he’s been able to give a holistic view on the industry in the last 10 years. As well as a lot of tangible advice in this episode. I hope you guys like it!You can connect with Gareth on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gareth-morris-2277b43/Timestamps:How did you enter the world of recruitment? [1:21]SThree environment, what was it like? [3:51]What gave you the confidence to start your own business? [5:08]Were you in an entrepreneurial environment? [6:44]What was IT recruitment like in the 90s? [8:30]What was the mindset towards the intention for the business? [11:55]The first key milestones [14:17]What were your thoughts on growing headcount? [17:22]When did LinkedIn come into play? [21:55]The financial crash [26:15]What did you learn from that time period? [28:29]How did investing in your people impact your business in spite of adversity? [32:10]What did you wish you knew in those first few years? [33:40]Hiring triggers [35:20]The eleventh year… [36:28]How did you penetrate international markets? [40:35]Hiring internationally [42:44]Biggest challenge growing internationally [44:33]Replicating your culture internationally [46:07]How important are company values? [48:26]Impacting the profitability of your business [53:35]What are some of the key factors that enabled you to scale? [58:00]How have you retained people so well? [1:00:58]Journey with evolving recruitment over 20 years [1:07:04]How has your role changed now? [1:11:38]What’s your thoughts on the future of recruitment? [1:14:15]Advice to other aspiring recruitment owners [1:17:16]What are you excited about? [1:22:40]I hope you enjoyed the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/If you would love me to cover certain topics with future guests please drop me a message. Finally, if you have been enjoying the podcast and you have two minutes then it would be greatly appreciated if you could leave a review. Simply it will enable me to reach more people with the podcast, you can easily leave a review with the following link - https://ratethispodcast.com/rollercoaster 🙌