From Layoff to Closing $750K in 15 Months as a First-Time CEO | Julia Arpag, Founder & CEO of Aligned Recruitment

In this episode of The First-Time CEO podcast, host Victoria Loskutova interviews Julia Arpag, founder and first-time CEO of Aligned Recruitment. Julia shares her inspiring journey from being laid off just five weeks postpartum to building a thriving HR agency that generated $750K in revenue within 15 months while staying fully bootstrapped and profitable from day one. Julia connects mission-driven SaaS startups to top-tier tech talent. Her approach is about building engineering teams that drive success.-Episode #2 explores: Julia's journey from being laid off five weeks postpartum to becoming the CEO of Aligned Recruitment her insights on leveraging LinkedIn for business growth, personal branding, and client acquisition how she scaled her agency to $750K in revenue within 15 months without prior sales experience the role of AI in recruitment, where it helps, and where the human touch remains essential her strategies for balancing work, family, and self-care as a founder and foster parent the importance of mindset shifts, resilience, and leveraging warm leads for first-time CEOs and more-Julia's story is a testament to trusting your intuition, leveraging your strengths, and staying adaptable as a founder. If you're a first-time CEO looking for actionable insights on growth, recruitment, and mindset, this episode is a must-listen!-References & Resources:Diane PrinceToby OluwoleThe Four-Hour Workweek by Tim FerrisThe Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark ComerWe Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel RogersTFT CEO Previous Newsletter⁠⁠Podcast Guest Application Form⁠-Find Julia here:LinkedinAligned Recruitment-Find Victoria here:Newsletter⁠⁠YouTube⁠SpotifyApple Podcasts⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠Instagram⁠OlympiaBook Olympia AI demo with Victoria