Following working with Artifeks on a consultancy basis, I joined Artifeks in a permanent capacity.Leading internal recruitment, learning and development, my role encompassed working closely with the founding Director of the business to drive forward the organisations growth strategy across the UK, European and US markets.

Following the successful completion of set organisational objectives and achieving our growth goals as a business, I was promoted to Operations Director in November 2016, working in partnership with both our Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the wider JuhlerGroup, whilst retaining my role as Learning and Development Director for Principal People.My role was growth-centric, holding responsibility for our Learning and Development strategy and operational delivery, talent… Show more Following the successful completion of set organisational objectives and achieving our growth goals as a business, I was promoted to Operations Director in November 2016, working in partnership with both our Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the wider JuhlerGroup, whilst retaining my role as Learning and Development Director for Principal People.My role was growth-centric, holding responsibility for our Learning and Development strategy and operational delivery, talent acquisition for our growing business, alongside developing our 2022 organisational strategy. Since 2015 we grew our team by over 300%, building our business prior to our acquisition by the JuhlerGroup and launching a new business in Social Housing Recruitment, providing recruitment services for the housing industry across the UK.Alongside my team, we built an unparalleled organisational culture and internally developed a standard of excellence which allowed us to dominate the markets we served.Towards the end of my time with Principal People, I was delighted to be selected to speak at the Recruitment Expo 2021, on the topic of growth and retention for business success. Show less

Working closely with the Directors of the business, my role encompassed managing internal recruitment across the organisation, in addition to providing dedicated training and development for our high performing team. This was an extremely exciting opportunity to couple my passion for training and developing exceptional talent, whilst recruiting outstanding individuals as the business continued to grow.

Following the success of my first business which I was fortunate enough to have experienced; the strong desire to work for myself remained. Having made the difficult decision to return to the UK to focus on my family, I was keen to grow my career in a role which would allow me to focus on every element of recruitment, enabling me to business develop, continue to recruit on a 360 basis and follow my passion for training others in the sector.Three Sixty was a business which… Show more Following the success of my first business which I was fortunate enough to have experienced; the strong desire to work for myself remained. Having made the difficult decision to return to the UK to focus on my family, I was keen to grow my career in a role which would allow me to focus on every element of recruitment, enabling me to business develop, continue to recruit on a 360 basis and follow my passion for training others in the sector.Three Sixty was a business which allowed me to focus on all three.Having started to work with Principal People in 2014, they soon became my primary client and I began spending a significant portion of my week imbedded with their business. Having worked closely with the organisation delivering a multi-faceted training programme for all levels of the team, I was offered a permanent opportunity to join them. Focussing on the ambitious journey of building Principal People, we rapidly attracted a sale in 2016 and were successfully acquired by The Juhler Group. Show less

Shortlisted Nominee - RCSA National Recruitment Awards 2013 - Aspiring Leader.Joining Talent2 will always be a treasured career highlight for me. After a short time in the Accounting Support division, I pushed for the opportunity to start the Business Support desk; the first of its kind for the group.Initially working as a 360 Consultant before beginning to grow a small but high performing team as a Team Leader for the Business Support division, I focused my energy on business… Show more Shortlisted Nominee - RCSA National Recruitment Awards 2013 - Aspiring Leader.Joining Talent2 will always be a treasured career highlight for me. After a short time in the Accounting Support division, I pushed for the opportunity to start the Business Support desk; the first of its kind for the group.Initially working as a 360 Consultant before beginning to grow a small but high performing team as a Team Leader for the Business Support division, I focused my energy on business development alongside the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle. Working on a hybrid basis amalgamating both the permanent and contract desk, I felt so fortunate to have the hugely positive challenge of developing a brand new desk in another country. During my time with the business, I was thrilled to be shortlisted for the RCSA National Recruitment Awards as an aspiring leader. Towards the end of my time with Talent2, I started to become involved in learning and development for the wider business and my passion for empowering others to succeed in recruitment began. Show less

As the UK entered the challenges of an economic downturn, I felt there was an opportunity to branch out alone following four successful years with Office Angels.A bold move at 22 years of age, but an amazing journey to go on and undoubtedly the highlight of my early career.Focusing on business support recruitment and winning enviable clients including two FTSE 100 organisations within my first year of operation; my small business went from strength to strength in an incredibly… Show more As the UK entered the challenges of an economic downturn, I felt there was an opportunity to branch out alone following four successful years with Office Angels.A bold move at 22 years of age, but an amazing journey to go on and undoubtedly the highlight of my early career.Focusing on business support recruitment and winning enviable clients including two FTSE 100 organisations within my first year of operation; my small business went from strength to strength in an incredibly challenging financial climate.Just under two years after starting Recruitment Solutions, I was approached with an unexpected offer to purchase the business. Simultaneously, a once in a lifetime opportunity arose to move to Australia which I took with both hands! Show less

Winner – Highest Billing Contract Consultant - 2008 and 2009