235: Finding Fulfillment — and Your Niche — in Recruitment ft. Greg Fischer
Update: 2025-10-16
Description
In this conversation, we're joined by Greg Fischer, founder of Well Oiled Machine — a direct hire recruitment firm specializing in recruiting "internal" offshore employees from every corner of the globe.
Greg shares his journey from being a recruiter to becoming a successful agency owner, discussing the challenges and triumphs he faced along the way. Throughout, he emphasizes the importance of finding fulfillment in one's work, the power of niching down in recruitment, and the potential of offshoring as a strategy for growth.
It's an inspiring episode on multiple levels — one that will have you thinking about your own path AND your agency's. A must-listen (I know; we always say that...but we really, really mean it!).
Chapters:
00:00 - From recruiter to global agency owner: The Greg Fischer journey
03:20 - The two ingredients every recruitment agency needs for growth
09:50 - Why global offshoring became the key to scaling
14:50 - The mindset shift from recruiter to entrepreneur
19:50 - The most unexpected lesson in scaling a recruitment agency
25:20 - Defining your Ideal Client Profile (ICP) for your recruitment agency
30:20 - The breaking point: Why he walked away from his recruiting job
37:30 - Building a winning culture in a global, remote-first agency
43:38 - The power of niching down: From generalist to industry authority
51:45 - Reinventing recruitment with a global talent strategy
56:50 - Greg’s final advice for ambitious agency owners
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Explore all our episodes and catch the full video experience at loxo.co/podcasts
Becoming a Hiring Machine is brought to you by Loxo. To discover more about us, just visit loxo.co
Greg shares his journey from being a recruiter to becoming a successful agency owner, discussing the challenges and triumphs he faced along the way. Throughout, he emphasizes the importance of finding fulfillment in one's work, the power of niching down in recruitment, and the potential of offshoring as a strategy for growth.
It's an inspiring episode on multiple levels — one that will have you thinking about your own path AND your agency's. A must-listen (I know; we always say that...but we really, really mean it!).
Chapters:
00:00 - From recruiter to global agency owner: The Greg Fischer journey
03:20 - The two ingredients every recruitment agency needs for growth
09:50 - Why global offshoring became the key to scaling
14:50 - The mindset shift from recruiter to entrepreneur
19:50 - The most unexpected lesson in scaling a recruitment agency
25:20 - Defining your Ideal Client Profile (ICP) for your recruitment agency
30:20 - The breaking point: Why he walked away from his recruiting job
37:30 - Building a winning culture in a global, remote-first agency
43:38 - The power of niching down: From generalist to industry authority
51:45 - Reinventing recruitment with a global talent strategy
56:50 - Greg’s final advice for ambitious agency owners
.
Explore all our episodes and catch the full video experience at loxo.co/podcasts
Becoming a Hiring Machine is brought to you by Loxo. To discover more about us, just visit loxo.co
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