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It's B-Corp month. We decided we needed to assemble our favourite purpose-driven businesses for their insights on this special occasion! During this conversation, you'll hear Paul, Dave and Patrick chat with Masami Sato, Paul Hargreaves and Gareth Dinnage. There are now nearly four thousand B-Corp certified businesses with a large chunk of those being in the UK. It's fair to say the movement is growing, but more needs to be done to champion this worthwhile goal to aim for. That's why we...

It's International Women's Day on Monday. For this reason, we decided it was definitely time for celebrating the ladies of Ellis Knight! They're the heart and soul of our business, and how we're able to position ourselves as an ethical recruiter. Without them, we'd be at a total loss. During this conversation, you'll hear Paul, Dave and Patrick chat with Emma, Sammie, Maddie, and Stephanie! They cover a lot of ground. Emma shares her experiences of dealing with mental health, and her...

Do you cover your battle scars with war paint? The chances are, if you're a man who's reading this, you've never considered the idea of doing the morning routine of applying make up. Danny Gray, founder of War Paint For Men wants to start a movement. He's trying to shift attitudes towards using make up being a woman-only ritual. He's been doing it for years now, and he claims that men wearing make up isn't anything that new, it's just been stigmatised in modern times. During this...

What was your upbringing like? Did you have your father around growing up? Do you realise the impact on those who didn't? In this episode of The Ethical Recruiter, Paul, Dave and Patrick chat with Dr Richard Kay, the founder of Chapter2. He shares his own story of growing up in a loving home, and the benefits he admits he enjoyed from that experience. He also talks about the impact that growing up fatherless can have on a young boy. He explains how important mentoring can be for a...

When it comes to what "The Ethical Recruiter" podcast is about, it doesn't come more 'on-brand' than this episode! Karen Williams OBE is the epitome of exceeding expectations and proving a careers advisor wrong! In this episode of the recruitment podcast that's NOT a recruitment podcast, we learn how an immediate disconnect with conventional education led to an incredible once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Listen as Karen describes the thought-process behind her transition from would-be...

People like Gavin Shinfield don't come around very often. This is a man who as a youngster grabbed life by the horns, absorbed as much culture as possible, and then set himself on the path to purposeful business. He lives and breathes CSR, and that's why we had to have him on the podcast. For this episode of Ellis Knight's The Ethical Recruiter, the business podcast that's NOT about recruitment, Paul, Dave and Patrick chat to Gavin about his story behind the foundations of Kyan. Topics...

When did you last go to the toilet? Bet it was in the past few hours? It's ok, we don't need the details! Imagine if you couldn't go to the toilet. At least not into a fit for purpose bowl. Not only would it make you uncomfortable, it would also be quite risky, health wise. That's the problem that a lot of countries around the world face. Toilet Twinning are doing their part to fix this. During this episode of Ellis Knight's The Ethical Recruiter, the business podcast that's NOT about...

As a Planet Mark accredited business, (listen to Planet Mark's Steve Malkin on The Ethical Recruiter, here) Ellis Knight International Recruitment are big fans of like-minded companies. That's why we knew we had to chat with the boss of B Corp accredited Seacourt, whose strapline is 'Planet Positive Printing'! Gareth Dinnage lives and breathes sustainability and environmental awareness. This is another fun and humorous conversation between a bunch of men who have a lot in...

This isn't an episode about sustainability. It isn't even really an episode about business. Yes, it has sustainability within business as its central theme. And, indeed the subject's discussed all the way through. However, this episode is actually all about love. Planet Mark CEO Steve Malkin himself even points that out. During this hilarious but also heart-warming conversation, Steve shares his story of growing up, enjoying family holidays in Kent, and discovering a love for engineering...

Can you imagine the pain of having to say goodbye to your child, decades before you expected to? That's the challenge faced by those who benefit most from the hard work that Paul Morgan and his colleagues are doing. Paul's is a story worth hearing. You won't just learn more about Naomi House and Jacksplace and the incredible value they're bringing to the world. You'll also learn more about Paul, and why he does what he does. Our hope is that you'll feel inspired to undertake a similar...

Tomorrow, the boys are joined by Paul Morgan, the director of fundraising at Naomi House and Jacksplace. Click here to subscribe and make sure you don't miss it!

We're a diverse bunch at Ellis Knight International Recruitment. We've got ex pro-footballers, amateur actors and even heavy metal band members! In this special New Year episode, we're breaking format to bring you the fascinating story of senior account manager Shaun Flanagan. Shaun's toured the world with his melodic heavy metal band "High Hopes", and played to crowds in North America and Asia. Listen as Shaun tells us all about how music has been a major part of his life, and how it's...

2020 has been a challenging but insightful year for all of us. In this special bonus Christmas themed episode, we wanted to share a bit more of a free-form, fun and festive conversation with you. We wanted to use this quieter period to offer you some suitable conversation which we hope will get you in the mood to shut down your emails, stop processing your invoices, and instead join with us in reflecting on what 2020 has brought to businesses in the UK. Whether in recruitment or...

Have you set up the business you dreamed of running? Or are you spending every spare moment planning and preparing your own business to get going in the future? Whichever one applies to you, have you at any point considered how you can use that business to do good in the world? To create change? To have impact? To contribute to a more positive world full of giving? In this episode of "The Ethical Recruiter", Paul, Dave and Patrick talk with Masami Sato, founder of B1G1, a global...

As a recruitment company we're always impressed by the many go-getters we meet. There are very few people who go-get like Tony Carson. Growing up in Berkshire, he didn't have the easiest of starts. At a young age, he suffered with parental tragedy, and serious health scares. His academic career wasn't hugely inspired, either. But he didn't let any of that stop him. Tony's story is a massively inspiring one for any business owner or passionate employee who wants to reach...

Can you imagine a life where one moment you're being celebrated by a communist party, and the next, you're hearing national radio broadcasts from a government asking its people to spy on you? It sounds like something from a movie, but this was life for Catherine McLeod, CEO of Dingley's Promise. Catherine's story is one of pure positive disruption, so you can probably already guess how excited we were to chat with her. Ellis Knight and Catherine have worked together a lot, but even we...

You don't have to be an Olympian to win at business, but it definitely helps. This episode is for you if you want to learn what it takes to have the discipline and mindset of an Olympic champion. During this conversation, things get real when the lads chat with Commercial Group's Simone Hindmarch. Simone set up the £60m organisation with her brother Arthur back in 1991. They provide the stuff that helps businesses run smoothly. This can be pens and paper or even the design of your...

In this laugh-filled, disruptive and very inspiring business-savvy episode, the lads talk with B Corp's biggest UK fan, Paul Hargreaves. If you don't know what B Corp is, you'll definitely want to listen! Paul’s something of a pioneer in the world of purpose-driven business, having started with a vision: to put people before profit. He's also written a popular and best-selling book all about it. He's one of the founding members of the B Corporation certification initiative, which has...

Do you think that not going to university could hinder somebody's ability to do well? That's the question that's posed by The Ethical Recruiter's Paul Smith to the other lads, and to two staff members. First, we hear a funny story from Patrick about his uni days. Maddie didn't go to uni, and had no intention of doing so. Stephanie DID go to uni. How did they respond to the above question? Listen to find out. Dave reflects on the changes to the university journey. Also, the team talk...

The lads discuss the different ways in which they were drawn into the recruitment industry, and their hopes for moving things forward, positively. Listen as Paul, Dave and Patrick describe their thought processes when getting started in life. Dave reflects on his acting background, and how that has influenced the vision for Ellis Knight’s philanthropic outlook. Paul talks about his start working in a field he wasn’t really enjoying. Patrick reveals his upbringing which started outside of...