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EPISODE · Nov 27, 2025 · 1H 3M

Why This Executive Recruitment Company is Going Public | Scott Ellam #208

from The Bitcoin Collective · host Jordan Walker

Scott Ellam, founder of XCE & Spencer Riley, is preparing to take his international executive recruitment firm public, with a Bitcoin treasury. He explains why he started stacking BTC as the company’s primary reserve in 2021, how he scaled buying from daily to weekly, and why the UK needs more businesses openly running Bitcoin strategies.WRAP offer open across AJ Bell, Hargreaves Lansdown and Interactive Investor: https://x.com/XCEofficial/status/1994093795177029705?s=20CONTACT JORDAN:💬 X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/JayW132⁠💼 LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-walker-293955106/📬 Email:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [email protected] SCOTT:💬 X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/btconlyscott💼 LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/scott-p-ellam-5a097449- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Podcast Introduction and Guest Welcome 01:59 - Bitcoin on the Balance Sheet: A Natural Evolution 05:49 - Understanding the Core Business: Spencer Riley 06:07 - The Recruitment Industry and Business Model 16:52 - The Origin Story of Spencer Riley 22:49 - Discovering Bitcoin: A Personal Journey 31:12 - Challenges of Holding Cash Reserves 32:16 - Transition to Bitcoin Strategy 33:13 - Implementing the Bitcoin Balance Sheet 35:20 - Daily and Weekly Bitcoin Purchases 37:15 - Educating the Team on Bitcoin 40:07 - Preparing for IPO and Team Motivation 45:11 - Bitcoin Strategy and Recruitment 51:21 - Future of Bitcoin in Business 60:57 - Concluding Thoughts and Future Plans - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -READ OUR NEWSLETTER: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📬 https://newsletter.bitcoincollective.co/LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06sBiOznJDxuhafDmkE9VK?si=3f0a8bb8abd64eecApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bitcoin-collective/id1561573613Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/AYHiNhTTv0HOgGEjRjWNYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bitcoincollective?sub_confirmation=1All content provided by The Bitcoin Collective and guests in this episode is for informational and educational purposes only and is not meant to represent financial, trade or investment advice.Disclosure: Jordan is an investor in XCE (Spencer Riley), which is discussed in this episode.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -EDITED BY JAMES PEARCE💼 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-pearcesf/

Scott Ellam, founder of XCE & Spencer Riley, is preparing to take his international executive recruitment firm public, with a Bitcoin treasury. He explains why he started stacking BTC as the company’s primary reserve in 2021, how he scaled buying from daily to weekly, and why the UK needs more businesses openly running Bitcoin strategies.WRAP offer open across AJ Bell, Hargreaves Lansdown and Interactive Investor: https://x.com/XCEofficial/status/1994093795177029705?s=20CONTACT JORDAN:💬 X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/JayW132⁠💼 LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-walker-293955106/📬 Email:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [email protected] SCOTT:💬 X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/btconlyscott💼 LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/scott-p-ellam-5a097449- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Podcast Introduction and Guest Welcome 01:59 - Bitcoin on the Balance Sheet: A Natural Evolution 05:49 - Understanding the Core Business: Spencer Riley 06:07 - The Recruitment Industry and Business Model 16:52 - The Origin Story of Spencer Riley 22:49 - Discovering Bitcoin: A Personal Journey 31:12 - Challenges of Holding Cash Reserves 32:16 - Transition to Bitcoin Strategy 33:13 - Implementing the Bitcoin Balance Sheet 35:20 - Daily and Weekly Bitcoin Purchases 37:15 - Educating the Team on Bitcoin 40:07 - Preparing for IPO and Team Motivation 45:11 - Bitcoin Strategy and Recruitment 51:21 - Future of Bitcoin in Business 60:57 - Concluding Thoughts and Future Plans - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -READ OUR NEWSLETTER: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📬 https://newsletter.bitcoincollective.co/LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06sBiOznJDxuhafDmkE9VK?si=3f0a8bb8abd64eecApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bitcoin-collective/id1561573613Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/AYHiNhTTv0HOgGEjRjWNYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bitcoincollective?sub_confirmation=1All content provided by The Bitcoin Collective and guests in this episode is for informational and educational purposes only and is not meant to represent financial, trade or investment advice.Disclosure: Jordan is an investor in XCE (Spencer Riley), which is discussed in this episode.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -EDITED BY JAMES PEARCE💼 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-pearcesf/

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