Recruiter Startup - Recruitment Podcast - Hosted by Dualta Doherty

In this episode, industry leaders discuss how AI, technology, and human skills are reshaping recruitment. From signal-based selling to training modern recruiters, we explore how to build smarter pipelines, improve calls, and stay competitive in a changing market. 🎙️

Part 2 from the Manchester event explores how recruitment is evolving with AI, community building, and smarter marketing. Industry leaders share practical insights on tech, referrals, personal branding, and how to future-proof recruitment businesses.

In this live episode, industry leaders Alex Elliott and Chris Evans share real-world insights on building, scaling, and exiting recruitment businesses during challenging economic times. From productivity and profitability to leadership, tech-first models, MBOs, and the future impact of AI—this conversation is packed with honest advice, lessons learned, and practical strategies for recruiters and founders.If you’re navigating growth, considering an exit, or rebuilding stronger after tough years, this episode is for you.

In Part 2, Dualta brings Bullhorn’s Gary Cordery into the conversation alongside ReferRec’s Dave Cahill to talk about what scaling really looks like when you get your tech right.They get into founder-led agencies thinking like tech companies, the post COVID push to do more with less, and what it means when one Bullhorn client is running 185 live automations and winning back hundreds of consultant hours. Gary breaks down Bullhorn’s Amplify AI, enriching old databases so you are not held hostage by LinkedIn spend, while Dave shares what he is seeing on the ground as agencies try to build lean, CRM first businesses.Part 1 was mindset. Part 2 is systems.Tune in to rethink your tech stack, your LinkedIn bill, and how you use the data you already own.

In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Dualta sits down with ReferRec co-founder Dave Cahill to unpack his journey from joining Liquid as a rookie to helping scale it into a high-performance machine that eventually sold for life-changing money. Dave shares what shaped him early on: intense standards, work-hard-play-hard culture, leadership that pushed people to operate above their limits, and the mindset that turned him into one of the most relentless operators in the industry.A real look at drive, culture, and what it takes to scale - the unfiltered version.Part 1 sets the stage. Part 2 brings the tech. Tune in now!