The Retained Search Show
by Retrained Search
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- 🇨🇭CH · Entrepreneurship#119500 to 3K
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250 to 1.5K🎙 ~2x weekly·62 episodes·Last published 2mo ago - Monthly Reach
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500 to 3K🇨🇭100% - Active Followers
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AI, Influence, and the End of Traditional Recruitment with Sean Anderson
Jun 23, 2026
54m 35s
21 Years On LinkedIn: What Sam Rathling Knows That Most Recruiters Don't
Jun 9, 2026
43m 17s
Hyper Specialisation And The Future Of PE Talent with Paul Press
May 26, 2026
36m 54s
How Lucy Robinson Built a Global Search Firm From Leeds in a Super Niche Market
May 12, 2026
34m 03s
From Supplier to Trusted Partner: Why Most Recruiters Get It Wrong
Apr 28, 2026
37m 54s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/23/26 | AIrecruitment+4 | Sean Anderson | Hoxo | — | AIrecruitment+3 | — | 54m 35s | ||
| 6/9/26 | LinkedIn strategiesrecruitment+3 | Sam Rathling | LinkedInRetained Search | — | LinkedInrecruiters+3 | — | 43m 17s | ||
| 5/26/26 | private equityexecutive search+4 | Paul Press | Press & Associatesprivate equity | — | private equityexecutive search+4 | — | 36m 54s | ||
| 5/12/26 | executive searchrecruitment+3 | Lucy Robinson | LCR International | Leedsfresh produce industry | executive searchrecruitment+3 | — | 34m 03s | ||
| 4/28/26 | recruitmenttrusted partnership+4 | — | — | — | recruitmenttrusted partner+5 | — | 37m 54s | ||
| 4/14/26 | AIAutomation+4 | Adrian Byra | — | — | AIAutomation+4 | — | 37m 58s | ||
| 3/31/26 | trusted advisorrecruitment+3 | Somer Hackley | Distinguished SearchSearch in Plain Sight | — | trusted advisorrecruitment+5 | — | 56m 12s | ||
| 3/20/26 | successmoney+3 | David Plummer | Triage | — | successmoney+4 | — | 46m 02s | ||
| 2/24/26 | executive searchretained partnerships+3 | Blaine Daws | WNTD | — | executive searchretained search+3 | — | 52m 08s | ||
| 2/10/26 | personal brandingrecruitment+3 | David Wolstenholme | BrandMeBetter | — | personal brandingrecruitment+5 | — | 47m 51s | ||
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| 1/27/26 | customer successAI+3 | Sean Mallapurkar | Recruit CRM | — | Recruit CRMcustomer success+6 | — | 46m 44s | ||
| 1/13/26 | retained searchexecutive search+4 | — | Retrained Searchexecutive search+2 | — | retained searchexecutive search+5 | — | 32m 43s | ||
| 12/16/25 | recruitment industrycontingent recruitment+3 | Simon Lewis | RecConnect | — | recruitmentSimon Lewis+5 | — | 44m 46s | ||
| 11/25/25 | retained searchhiring process+3 | — | — | — | retained searchhiring+5 | — | 46m 08s | ||
| 11/11/25 | executive searchAI-driven CRM+3 | Jordan Shlosberg | Atlas | — | executive searchAI+5 | — | 45m 32s | ||
| 10/28/25 |  25,000 Competitors. 350 Million People: James Ward on Scaling Leadership R2R in the US | What if the best path to growth is doing more with less? We sit down with James Ward, founder of Clarity R2R, to unpack how a leadership-focused, values-driven R2R firm can scale in the United States without chasing headcount. From Manchester beginnings to a Miami base, James explains why a less saturated US market - with around 25,000 staffing firms serving 350 million people - creates space for specialist search across technology, life sciences, and financial services. We get candid about h... | 51m 01s | ||||||
| 10/14/25 |  Depth Over Speed: Candice Bourne on Retained Success in Search-to-Search | Want to know why retained search works in one of the toughest arenas - search-to-search - and how boutique firms are turning that challenge into a competitive moat? We sit down with Candice Bourne, Director at Bourne Consulting to unpack the real mechanics of retained search for recruiter-to-recruiter hires: from patient sourcing of passive originators to brand signals that actually move the needle. Candice traces her pivot from a contingent background to a partnership-first model, showing ho... | 25m 29s | ||||||
| 9/30/25 | The Sydney Masterclass: How Recruiters Can Adapt, Stay Profitable, and Thrive in Tough Times | Louise Archer, Sophie Robertson, David Wolstenholme and Adrian Byra come together to announce their exciting Sydney Masterclass Event taking place on October 23rd at the Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel, designed to help Australian recruiters navigate changing market conditions with innovative strategies. You'll Learn How to win exclusivity and commitment in cautious markets, avoid costly delivery pitfalls, and guarantee fill rates that keep clients coming back.How to uncover hidden temp oppor... | 44m 14s | ||||||
| 9/23/25 |  You’ll Never Walk Alone (sorry Pete!) - Pete Watson’s Vision for Uniting Recruiters | Pete Watson, founder of Mint R2R and Recruitment United, offers a refreshingly honest look at the realities of Australian recruitment today. With over 21 years building Australia’s longest-serving Rec to Rec business, Pete brings a unique perspective on how the industry is evolving and why community might be the secret ingredient most recruiters are missing. Pete's journey from running pubs in Manchester to becoming a recruitment entrepreneur began with a simple phone call from a friend boast... | 44m 19s | ||||||
| 9/16/25 |  The Human + AI Advantage in Executive Search With Sarah Chester-Nelson | The recruitment landscape is shifting fast and AI is handing boutique search firms the edge to compete with industry giants. In this conversation, we unpack how artificial intelligence is transforming workflows, enhancing capabilities, and reshaping competitive dynamics in executive search without losing the human touch. Jord shares how he went from using ChatGPT as “Google on steroids” to fully integrating AI into his day-to-day, like building a laser-targeted prospect list in minutes that o... | 42m 37s | ||||||
| 8/26/25 |  AI, Executive Search, and the New Era of Opportunity – Plus How to Start a Firm with $1,000 with Paul Press | In this episode, Paul Press, founder and managing partner of Press Associates, joins us to unpack how ChatGPT and other AI tools are transforming recruitment. From automating time-consuming tasks to enabling anyone to launch a search firm with minimal investment, the possibilities are limitless. We explore: Which CRMs are best for search firms, and why HubSpot is emerging as an AI-powered favouriteThe single biggest AI-driven time-saver for recruitersThree tiers of AI adoption—native, assiste... | 55m 52s | ||||||
| 8/12/25 |  The 15% Advantage: How Top Recruiters Use AI for Profit, Not Just Emails With Manan Shah | Ever wondered why most recruitment CRMs feel like they're designed for management rather than consultants? Manan Shah, co-founder of Recruiterflow, reveals how his accidental journey into recruitment technology led to creating a system that prioritizes consultant productivity over top-down control. Manan's insight is simple yet revolutionary: traditional recruitment software gets implemented when management "shoves it down the throat of consultants," creating adoption problems because it doe... | 46m 24s | ||||||
| 7/29/25 |  8–10 Roles Max: The High-Quality Hiring Philosophy Behind Healthii People with Paris Matin | How do you go from paying AU$50 a day just to shadow recruiters... to founding a national healthcare talent firm backed by a global partner? Paris Matin, founder of Healtii People, joins us to share his remarkable journey from chasing tennis dreams to redefining how Australia recruits for allied health, aged care, and social services. What started with pure hustle has evolved into a consultative, scalable, and sophisticated recruitment business with a mission to move beyond transactional hiri... | 42m 33s | ||||||
| 7/15/25 |  From 100 Doors to 6-Figure Billings: Jeron van den Elshout’s Advice for Building a Global Recruitment Empire | What do 100 door-knocks in a day and record-breaking recruitment billings have in common? Everything according to Jeron van den Elshout. In this high-impact episode, Jeron shares how he went from nearly getting fired in his first sales job to founding a global recruitment business operating across the US, Middle East, and Europe. You’ll hear how persistence turned rejection into revenue, and how a single conversation changed everything, catapulting him from frustrated jobseeker to top biller.... | 1h 00m 21s | ||||||
| 7/1/25 |  Clark Waterfall on Breaking Free from the Commoditization of Hiring | What does it take to escape the race-to-the-bottom world of contingency recruiting and build a high-impact retained search firm? In this episode, the wise and deeply experienced Clark Waterfall shares the lessons he's learned over decades in search, from placing hourly workers in the printing industry to founding Boston Search Group (BSG), a retained executive search firm serving private equity-backed businesses. Clark shares about the moment he realized contingency recruitment had become com... | 56m 34s | ||||||
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Chart history for The Retained Search Show
Peaked at #119 in CH, currently #119 in CH.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH | — | #119 | #119 | — |
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.