Recruiter Startup - Recruitment Podcast - Hosted by Dualta Doherty

The US recruitment market offers bigger margins, higher salaries, and huge demand for contract talent.

But behind the opportunity sits complex infrastructure - payroll, compliance, contractor management, and funding.

In this episode of the Recruiter Startup Podcast, our host Dualta Doherty speaks with Charles Causey, founder of Agile Partnering, about:

* Why recruitment firms are expanding into the US
* The operational realities of contract staffing
* How agencies typically scale in the US market
* The thinking behind Agile’s new Turnkey solution

Plus insights on AI, recruiter training, and the future of recruitment infrastructure.

If you’re a recruitment founder thinking about expanding internationally or building a contract desk, this conversation is well worth your time.

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The recruitment market is recovering.
But only the most disciplined agencies will benefit.

This full live Recruiter Startup Podcast event from Sydney brings together recruitment founders, M&A advisors, and tech leaders to discuss where the recruitment industry is heading next.

Across both panels, the discussion covers:

* Recruitment market recovery trends
* AI in recruitment and modern ATS systems
* Recruitment agency profitability and EBIT benchmarks
* What drives recruitment business valuation and exit multiples
* Leadership depth and second-tier management
* Revenue productivity vs headcount growth
* Why niche recruitment agencies are more valuable

If you are scaling a recruitment business, preparing for acquisition, or trying to increase profitability per consultant, this episode provides practical insights from experienced operators and advisors.

This is recruitment growth strategy grounded in financial reality.

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Featuring:
Paul Masters
Darragh Everard
Manu Vanderveeren
John Bourke
Victoria Kirwin

Hosted by Dualta Doherty

The recruitment industry is not going back to 2022.
And the agencies waiting for it to will fall behind.

In this live Recruiter Startup Podcast event from Melbourne, recruitment founders, tech leaders, and top billers break down what smarter growth really looks like in today’s recruitment market.

This full-length recruitment industry panel covers:

* AI in recruitment and ATS evolution
* Recruitment agency productivity and performance per consultant
* The biggest mistakes agencies made during the 2022 boom
* Why lean recruitment teams are outperforming large headcount models
* How leadership and activity drive billings
* What separates high-performing recruitment agencies from the rest

If you’re a recruitment founder, recruitment business owner, operations leader, or L&D manager looking to increase recruiter performance, improve onboarding, or build a more profitable recruitment agency, this episode is essential viewing.

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Featuring:
Matthew Cossens
Manu Vanderveeren
John Bourke
Victoria Kirwin

Hosted by Dualta Doherty

What genuinely drives value in a recruitment business?

In panel 2 of the Recruiter Startup Podcast live show in Sydney, our host Dualta is joined by two industry leaders with deep insight into building, scaling, and selling agencies.

Paul Masters is the founder of Sovereign Private, a specialist advisory and M&A firm for recruitment businesses, having worked on multiple high-value agency transactions and growth strategies.

Darragh Everard is Managing Director of The Anderson Partnership, an international recruitment business he has helped scale across multiple markets through strong leadership and commercial execution.

Together, they unpack the realities behind agency performance today, such as what buyers look for when acquiring recruitment companies, how profitability, niche focus, and leadership impact valuation, the difference between growing revenue and building a valuable business and market trends.

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How are recruitment businesses actually adapting to AI, automation, and changing market conditions?

In part 1 of the Build Back Better live show in Sydney, our host Dualta Doherty is joined by Manu Vanderveeren (Co-Founder & COO, Spott), John Bourke (Founder, RecView & Starting Point Recruitment), and Victoria Kirwin (Business Growth Specialist, APositive).

Together they discuss:

- Where AI and automation are genuinely delivering value
* How modern ATS platforms are evolving beyond databases
* The role of funding, cash flow, and financial strategy in growth
* Why brand, relationships, and human skills still matter most

Each speaker brings practical insight from working directly with recruitment agencies across technology, operations, and finance, offering a grounded view of what’s changing in the industry.

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