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 Ga

Celebrating the ladies of Ellis Knight: a female perspective on mental health, being an ethical recruiter, workplace culture, the value of university and being a working mum

Mar 3rd, 2021 48m 9s

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 recrui

Running a blemish-free business: the mental health battle that inspired Warpaint founder Danny Gray to face the demons and Dragons

Feb 24th, 2021 51m 5s

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 m

Have you got what it takes? Career, relationships and even parental skill - all of it comes down to your male mentor - Dr Richard Kay talks about the problem with fatherlessness

Feb 17th, 2021 54m 38s

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

Random meeting with a recruiter in Germany: sliding door moments and graduating the university of life for international careers - Karen Williams OBE from Buddy Bag Foundation talks about the European recruitment opportunity that changed her life!

Feb 10th, 2021 50m 44s

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 recruitm

The art of running a purposeful business: Kyan, a company built around doing good work that's in tune with its staff

Feb 3rd, 2021 53m 59s

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

Flushing away poverty: Toilet Twinning, the charity that wants to get the whole planet properly sanitised

Jan 26th, 2021 53m 49s

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 als

Saving the world by filling it with better colours: Seacourt, the B Corp positive printing business

Jan 20th, 2021 46m 15s

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 Cor

Leaving a positive mark on the planet: Planet Mark CEO Steve Malkin tells his story of racing between cars and sustainability

Jan 13th, 2021 1h 4m

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 actu

Holding hands as a hospice: Fundraiser Paul Morgan talks us through the inspiration and vision behind his work at Naomi House and Jacksplace

Jan 6th, 2021 1h 4m

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 hear

Director of fundraising and communication at Naomi House and Jacksplace, Paul Morgan

Jan 5th, 2021 1m 18s

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!

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From band to business: The Ethical Recruiter talks to Ellis Knight's senior account manage Shaun Flanagan about his fascinating story of a musical dream realised

Dec 30th, 2020 14m 54s

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 sen

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Christmas cracker jokes, and reflections on the recruitment year: The Ethical Recruiter looks back on 2020, and predicts what's in store in 2021

Dec 24th, 2020 1h 4m

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 yo

Running your business for good: how B1G1 is helping to create a world full of giving

Dec 23rd, 2020 1h 4m

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 tha

Hospitality with Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal: how Tony Carson went from Fat Duck to Modern man

Dec 16th, 2020 56m 38s

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 trag

Tsunami survival and communist cheers in Sri Lanka: how the drama of life in South East led to a drive to positively disrupt early years. Catherine McLeod of Dingley's Promise tells her fascinating story.

Dec 9th, 2020 58m 49s

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

An olympic mindset and approach to business and climate change: how can you apply a winner's mentality to your office? Commercial Group's Simone Hindmarch reveals her process!

Dec 2nd, 2020 58m

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 t

Getting to the B Corp of purpose driven business: what IS B Corporation certification? And how does it help the planet and people? - Paul Hargreaves - Chief Exec of Cotswold Fayre and B Corporations ambassador

Nov 25th, 2020 56m 18s

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 wo

Not going to uni: is university worth it? Can you make it in business without a degree? Also, we explore the staff view of the Ellis Knight difference!

Nov 18th, 2020 14m 40s

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

Our journey into recruitment!

Nov 17th, 2020 16m 35s

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.

The people that make THIS recruitment team ethical! The staff get quizzed...

Nov 17th, 2020 18m 48s

Paul, Dave and Patrick chat with the staff at Ellis Knight International Recruitment. They have a bit of fun attempting to establish how ‘on the same page’ the management team are with the people that make the firm ‘tick’. Listen in as they fin

What IS ethical recruitment? Why this podcast ISN’T about recruiting!

Nov 17th, 2020 24m 26s

In this first episode, “The Ethical Recruiter” podcast team describe the mission behind this weekly production, as well as the recruitment firm, Ellis Knight, overall. Paul, Dave and Patrick discuss the importance of their charity involvement.

The Ethical Recruiter - Inspire. Disrupt. Empower

Oct 31st, 2020 1m 1s

The Ethical Recruiter from Ellis Knight International Recruitment is NOT a podcast about recruitment. It's about providing a platform to people and businesses who want to positively disrupt and empower change. Each episode, Paul, Dave and Patri