Season 7 | Ep23 - Jamie Reynolds on the changes required to deliver multiple 7 figures of profit as former CEO of Cordant Group

In this week’s episode, I’m joined by Jamie Reynolds, a man who’s held some impressive titles in his career but most notably was the Former CEO of PMP Recruitment, a part of the Cordant Group, COO of Halian, and most recently, CEO of The Recruitment Co. In this in-depth episode, he shares his journey from a 17-year-old trainee to his moves toward CEO. During his time at Cordant, he delivered multiple millions in profit through a company wide business transformation programme.Jamie is passionate about empowering people to think differently, and it’s inspiring to hear how he uses this mindset to deliver financial results!It’s not always smooth sailing, and it’s refreshing to hear someone speak so realistically about mental health and wellbeing. Jamie and I discussed the lessons he learned during the acquisition and merger of Halian and Staff Group, including the need for empathy and respect when making tough decisions like redundancies. One of the good guys in the recruitment sector, take notes- there is lots to learn!TakeawaysAcquisitions and mergers can create synergy and growth opportunities for businesses.It is important to ensure that promises of wealth creation are legally bound and fit for purpose.Driving results requires finding efficiencies, building culture, and galvanising people.Entrepreneurial skills can be applied to both large and small businesses.Mental health and well-being should be prioritised in the workplace.Chapters 00:00 Introduction02:20 Jamie’sackground and expertise 06:04 Transition from service sector to recruitment sector 07:20 Jamie's journey to CEO level10:38 Joining the Cordant Group12:59 Transformation within the Cordant Group19:04 Implementing transformational projects25:11 Managing multiple projects32:15 Turning around the business36:32 Transition to Group CEO40:56 Transformation during the pandemic43:46 Dealing with redundancies49:55 Role evolution and disposals52:06 Acquisition and merger of Halian and Staff Group53:31 Lessons learned from exits and transformations55:50 Success of PMP Recruitment56:42 Driving results57:08 Ability to work with both large and small businesses58:58 Offering growth, transformation, and coaching/mentoring01:00:37 Jamie's life and approach to work01:02:31 Importance of mental health and well-being01:04:06 Closing remarks and contact information__________________________________________Hoxo MessageReady to find 25+ warm leads within 7 days on LinkedIn?As a recruiter, most of the working day is spent chasing people via cold outreach on LinkedIn.This method is super time-consuming and most people don’t reply because they simply don’t know or trust you.But it can be different...If you follow the process in this document you will hack the LinkedIn Algorithm in just 15 minutes per day and drive warm leads whenever you want them.A warm lead is a person who you can 100% guarantee knows who you are, and what you do and has shown interest in you and/or your services in the past 48 hours.Over 5000 recruiters around the globe are following this process daily and the results have been amazing!You can have this too!Access the Hoxo 20:10:5 guide here: https://bit.ly/3PLjaJYIf you’d prefer to consume this information directly from our Co-Founder & CEO Sean Anderson (The creator of 20:10:5), you can join our free training