In this episode of the UK Director Business podcast, sponsored by Unity Online, host Sue Wilcock and co-host Alex Pattenden talk to Michelle Denny, Founder and MD of Michelle Denny Recruitment.

Michelle talks about how she fell into recruitment at a fairly late stage in her career, and the pivotal point that led her to take the gigantic step and set up her own business six years ago at the age of 53. She shares her vulnerability and challenges around running her business, as well as explaining the reasons behind her a straight-talking, people-first approach. She also talks about her plans for the future, why family is so important, and how she would advise her younger self to be more courageous and to not be frightened about making mistakes.

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In this episode of the UK Director Business podcast, sponsored by Unity Online, host Sue Wilcock and co-host Matt Sykes talk to Founder and CEO of HALO.

HALO is the world’s first Purebred Unicorn and the UK’s second most valuable software company (behind sage). Paul shares his reasons behind starting the business, how they hire on character rather than experience, and how the business has grown from its HQ in Suffolk, to become a global player employing hundreds of people, competing with the leading AI platforms, Salesforce and ServiceNow. He also talks about the HALO mission to ‘change the way the world works’ and the launch of halograduates.com, aimed at supporting the next generation of talent into the industry.

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In this episode of the UK Director Business podcast, sponsored by Unity Online, host Sue Wilcock and co-host Matt Sykes talk to Jake Nicholls, Managing Director of Tru7 Group.

Jake is the third generation in the family business, having made the decision to join Tru7 in his mid-twenties after giving up competing internationally as a professional motorcross rider. In this episode, Jake talks about his reasons for making this decision and how the family dynamic works. He shares how he is learning from his father and being given the freedom to put his own stamp on the business. He also talks about legacy and how he believes in the next generation and is actively encouraging younger people to join the business and make a difference.

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