This guy started recruitment at 35. 
Did ONLY $65K and got fired on the spot. 
Now he's a Million Dollar Biller.



If you want to hear a good comeback story, keep reading.

Brendan, didn't get into recruitment until the ripe age of 35.

He joined an agency and made $65K in his first 6 months.

The company fired him on the spot.

With a family to feed and something to prove…

He reached out to another company and gave the best sales pitch of his life:

"You don't have to pay me. I'll work commission only. I can do this."

In his first 12 months at this new company?
$650,000.

Fast forward to today:

No. 3 in lifetime billing at Jobot
6 years in a row CEO Club (2020, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
Qualified for every quarterly event ($125K+) - 22 quarters straight
Billed $1 Million for 5 years in a row

But here's the thing…

Brendan's become a master at landing HUGE enterprise accounts.

In this episode, we dive into:

→ Brendan's incredible backstory 
→ His exact step-by-step process for winning whale clients 
→ Why everyone told him to avoid enterprise (and why he ignored them)

I know I always say this…
But you don't want to miss this one.
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The best recruitment comeback stories I've ever heard:



$500 to his name and a baby on the way. 
Twelve months later: $800K billed.

Homeless for ten years. Living rough. 
Scraped together enough to buy a recruitment business at 43.

So skint he couldn't afford petrol to get to the office. 
Eighteen months later: $1 million biller.

Went seven months without closing a single deal. 
Three years on: top biller in her firm.

Teaching teenagers for $35K a year. 
Four years later: Billing half a million.

I could go on.
Whatever you're dealing with right now. 

The dry spell
The ghosting
The deal that fell through
The voice in your head saying you're not cut out for this… 

Somebody's had it worse.

Way worse.

And they got through it.

If they can, you can.

This recruiter traveled to 42 countries
And built a $10 Million contract desk 
With $3 Million in gross profit


Here’s her average day: 

20 minutes priming her mind (Tony Robbins, David Goggins) 
Surf twice before work even starts 
3-4 hours of HIGH IMPACT work 
Break from 1-4pm (she knows she's useless then) 
Light admin to wrap up the day. 

It felt a bit surreal hearing that.

Because I’m still grinding 10–12 hours most days.

But here’s what Ashley mastered that I haven’t — yet:

Delegation - She partnered with senior recruiters (no employees to manage). 
She passes everything draining to other people.

Automation - AI reduced 3 days of candidate evaluation to 1 hour. 
She's ruthlessly systematized everything repeatable.

Now, she's making MORE money working FEWER hours.

Because she stopped glorifying hustle and started focusing on leverage.

Ashley is living proof you can build a 7-figure recruitment business while actually living your life.

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Sometimes I speak to recruiters who make my skin crawl.
(Maybe 1 in 150 - most of you are good eggs)



But every now and then I get one who:

Thinks they're God's gift because they've billed well 
Acts like they've got all the answers
Looks down on anyone not obsessed with money
Has an air of arrogance and borderline narcissism

Had one this week.

And it reminded me why I love the recruiters I actually work with / speak with. 

They're good people first.

Ambitious? Yes. 
Want money? Of course, nothing wrong with that. 

But they're humble. 
They don't take themselves too seriously. 
And they haven't let success turn them into arseholes.

Our Guest has bailed : ( 
So we need a Podcast guest on Thursday 
Our last 3 podcasts had over 200k views 




Unfortunately, we had another last-minute cancellation.

This means we need a podcast guest for Thursday 

We're looking for:

- A Top Biller
- Someone who's passionate about recruitment
- A high performer who's willing to share their secrets

Here's what's in it for you:

- A ton of free marketing (Our promo posts reach tens of thousands of people)
- You will get hundreds (if not thousands) of profile views on your brand
- Your inbox will blow up
- You could win business (it’s happened before, multiple times)
- You will forever be on our Top Billers Toolkit Wall of Fame, alongside some of the best recruiters in the world

DM if you’re interested

Spoke to a recruiter today. 
He has a team of 8.
But his biggest biller is toxic AF. 



She's rude. 
Throws tantrums. 
Only thinks about herself. 
And drags down the rest of the team.

But she's also his biggest biller.

I could hear the frustration in his voice. 

I wanted to tell him right there: fire her.

But it wasn't my place.

It's the classic dilemma, profits VS culture (and your sanity).

Who else has dealt with this? And where did you finally draw the line?

If you’re stuck with BD 
Remember the basics 
A simple method used by 77 Top Billers 



MPCs.

Whenever you're lost, confused or overwhelmed with BD

Go back to basics.

Find a problem in the market.

Find a shit hot candidate.

Present that candidate as the solution…

Via email, phone or LinkedIn (ideally all three).

Don't use automation
Don't use AI
Don't be lazy

Do it yourself… every day.

And watch your pipeline grow.

I’m just gonna stay it...




I LOVEEEEE Christmas. 

Here’s a list, in no particular order: 

Christmas movies 
Mulled wine 
Christmas trees 
Christmas Dinner
Presents 
Snow (We never bloody get it in the UK) 
The iconic Coke adverts 
Time with the family

Who’s with me?

Just remember…
When you're sitting on your deathbed 
You won't give a monkey's about:


How much money you made 
How long you worked

You'll care about the school plays you missed
The dinners you ate at your desk
And the holidays you cancelled.

There's no trophy for dying with the most placements.

Not saying don't work hard. 

Just don't forget to have fun and spend time with your family!

I'm back in London for 2 days.
And it reminded me why I hate big cities.
Give me nature over concrete any day... 


Here's where I want to grow old:

By the sea.
Near nature.
With a ton of dogs and cats.
Near trees.
Close to people who actually talk.
Far away from the chaos.

London's great for 48 hours.

But after that? I'm reminded why I left.

Give me a quiet life over the rat race any day.

This recruiter runs a $5 million Agency 
He Bills $500k and is a BD genius 
Here’s his process for attracting new clients



Follow the link to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eG9N3jeg

Spoke with a brilliant recruiter 
25 years in the game.
15,000 LinkedIn connections.




Of those 15,000, about 2,300 are his ideal clients.

Here's what he told me:

"Ben, I'm too busy to focus on marketing.
But I know I'm leaving money on the table.

I'm barely posting.
I'm not tracking anything.
And I'm not positioning myself as the expert I actually am.

The business is just sitting there in my network."

So I invited him to try our free trial.

Post 1 = 17k impressions
Post 2 = 36k impressions

He could see it working immediately and signed up with us on the spot. 

6 months later?

He's made over $200k directly from content.
Gets regular messages from his market mentioning his posts.
And can't believe he wasn't doing this years ago.

If you're using LinkedIn for business...

If you've got a decent network and solid reputation...

This could work for you too! 

Check out the Link to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eG9N3jeg

Client win! 
Been working with a recruiter for 5 months. 
Here's what we've achieved:



- Over 4 Million impressions
- Constant influx of high-calibre candidates reaching out
- Getting mentioned at industry events by people he's never even met
- Won a massive client with 8 live roles.

All from posting 2-3 times per week.

Here’s what we’ve been talking about: 

- Pain points of hiring managers and CEO’s 
- How to attract the BEST talent on the market 
- Success stories and case studies 
- Personal posts to humanise his brand 

It’s not complicated! 

But if you stick with it, you will see a return. 

Happy to show you for free : ) 

Check out the link in the comments

Spoke with a $1 Million Biller. 
He's a master at winning enterprise accounts.
Here's the INBOUND VERSION... (it has 3 stages)

This Recruiter made $1 Million + from his content. 
I deconstructed 4 areas of his content Strategy. 
If you want more inbound, Listen to this:


Check out the link to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eG9N3jeg

If you've been in your sector for 10+ years… 
You're probably sitting on what I call "Dormant Money". 



- Warm relationships that just need a nudge
- Ex-clients who could buy again
- Happy placements who could refer others
- Warm conversations that never converted
- Nearly-signed prospects who went quiet
- LinkedIn connections you haven't engaged in years
- Past event attendees gathering dust in your CRM
- Content engagers who interact but haven't bought
- Deals that fell through but could be revived

Take a recruiter we're working with:

20,000-strong network
15 years finding niche engineers

Posted 5 times on LinkedIn and got an inbound lead who became a new client.

He'd spoken with this prospect 6 months earlier, but timing was off. 

One post reminded them of his skillset right when they desperately needed engineers.

New leads often require A LOT of convincing 
While dormant relationships just require reminding.

One takes months of trust-building. The other takes a single post at the right moment.

Don’t waste a solid network and years of building trust in your space. 

It's an absolute goldmine if you know how to unlock it. 

Check out the link below if you want to learn more!

https://lnkd.in/eG9N3jeg

Spoke with a recruiter this week 
90% of his placements come from specs 
But he's leaving money on the table... 




Because despite his HUGE network 

He’s not posting any content.... 

Don’t get me wrong. 

I love a good spec (MPC) 

It works, it’s consistent and it delivers results. 

But here's the problem:

Specs only catch clients who are hiring right now.
Some of your best clients aren’t hiring today, or even next week.

They’re hiring 3-6 months from now. 

Which is why you have to have a nurturing strategy. 

A process where you’re educating, building trust and demonstrating expertise.
 
After a few months of doing this, you’ll notice… 

- A much higher response rate 
- More inbound (people actually coming to you) 
- Better roles and higher fees! 

I'm working with a client in California. 

He does cold calling, specs, automation campaigns, THE WORKS. 

But we’ve also been building his brand. 

Last week he got a inbound from a CRO, huge business with a ton of potential hires.

That CRO reached out because he'd been watching him build credibility for months. 

And NOW he’s ready for help. 

So I’m not saying stop your outbound. 

I’m saying use content as well. 

You’ll reach MORE people and attract MORE leads for your business. 

If you’re interested to learn more about how to do this… 

I’d love to show you for free : ) 

Head to the comments to find out more

How to Network like a $2 Million Biller 
A simple process thats booked 451 calls...


Website: https://lnkd.in/eG9N3jeg

This recruiter Billed $1M+ for 5 years straight.
His specialty is penetrating Enterprise accounts.
Here's what it actually takes to break in:




Minimum 60 days to get a first response

- 3-4 strategic emails
- LinkedIn connection + engagement
- Personal note
- 2 calls with voicemails

And that's WITH the right message and a battle-tested approach.

Then once you're in?

It takes another year to go from 1 placement to 5-10 placements annually with that account.

The lesson:

Most recruiters give up after 2-3 weeks and wonder why they can't land enterprise clients.

The ones who win? 

They play a completely different game.

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