Season 5 | Ep 35 - Lawrence Rose & Elliot Payne on going into business as life long best mates and achieving £1m GP in their first full year during a pandemic!

On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I was joined by Lawrence & Elliot, the founders of Arto Recruitment, a specialist life science recruitment agency. The business is headquartered in Canterbury, Kent and expanded to more than 23 staff in just over 2 years of existence during the pandemic!Lawrence and Elliot have been best mates since they were 3 years old! Their story is one of real trust, ambition and friendship.People say to never go into business with friends, but these guys are proving it can work.I met Lawrence at a property development course in 2017 and we have been friends ever since - I am so happy to bring him and Elliot onto the show!In this episode they discuss how they: - Grew up together and never spent any time apart - Started in recruitment and both flew up the ranks at Phaidon International- Decided to move back to Kent and commute 2 hours each way to London daily- Kicked off Arto a month before Covid-19 happened and what life was like for them- Had to work in UK perm when their whole experience was in EU contract recruitment- Hit £1m GP and bought sports cars to celebrate- Plan to grow in the UK and the USA to begin with!Don’t miss this conversation with two friends of mine who I am convinced are building a real powerhouse recruitment agency for the future. Enjoy!!