Ep1: 30 Minutes with James Caan CBE - How To Build A Better Business
Description
Join us for episode 1 for 30 minutes with our Chairman and serial entrepreneur, James Caan CBE where he shares his insights on how to build a better business within recruitment.
James started out his career in recruitment in the mid-eighties when he launched Alexander Mann. He successfully scaled the business which led to an exit in 2002.
James then went on to co-found the executive headhunting firm Humana. Today he is currently chairman of Recruitment Entrepreneur and equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw.
James is a seasoned entrepreneur and is also known as a TV personality for his time on Dragons Den. With the launch, scale and exits of many businesses over the years and being chairman of two large and rapidly expanding global companies - we talk to James about how he launched and scaled his businesses, led them to a successful exit and how, in today’s market, to improve your recruitment business.
Episode Outline
[01:00 ] James Caan CBE’s experience in building a business to scale.
[06:27 ] How James’ experience influenced launching Recruitment Entrepreneur.
[08:16 ] Knowledge gained from launching Alexander Mann.
[09:40 ] Investing in people and their visions.
[11:37 ] Is recruitment more competitive today than when James started.
[14:45 ] How to stand out in a competitive market.
[17:31 ] What James looks for when making an investment decision.
[20:56 ] How James defines success within business.
[24:48 ] How has Recruitment Entrepreneur expanded.
[26:55 ] How long it takes to scale a business with Recruitment Entrepreneur.
[28:23 ] James’ advice to those looking for investment in their recruitment business.
James Caan CBE:
- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamescaancbe/
- Twitter - https://twitter.com/jamescaan
- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jamescaanonline/
- Website - https://www.james-caan.com/
- Resources & Publications - https://www.james-caan.com/all-resources-publications/
United States
