The Retained Search Show
This is the show for ambitious recruiters who want to win and deliver retained searches with confidence. Expect real stories, proven strategies, and insights you can actually use.
The Retained Search Show
Latest Episodes
From Supplier to Trusted Partner: Why Most Recruiters Get It Wrong
What does it actually mean to be a “trusted partner” in recruitment and why are so many getting it wrong?In this episode of Retained Search, Louise and Jordan unpack the shift from transactional recruitment to true partnership. ...
AI, Automation & The Death of Transactional Recruitment with Adrian Byra
AI is transforming delivery.Client expectations are rising.And the traditional, transaction-based model is being quietly dismantled.In this episode, Adrian Byra shares a sharp, no-nonsense perspective on what’s really happening b...
How to Earn Trusted Advisor Status in Recruitment with Somer Hackley
In this episode, Louise Archer speaks with Somer Hackley, CEO of Distinguished Search and author of Search in Plain Sight, about the real difference between transactional recruiting and true trusted advisory.Somer shares th...
Is This It? The Raw Truth About Money, Success, and Building a Meaningful Business with David Plummer
Is this what success is supposed to feel like?In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, David Plummer — founder of Triage — shares the lessons he learned after achieving everything he once thought he wanted.By his ...
From Traditional Exec Search to Multi‑Million Retained Deals with Blaine Daws
What if the process for hiring a data center technician isn’t so different from hiring a CEO?In this episode, we sit down with Blaine Daws, co‑founder of WNTD, to unpack how a specialist firm launched two weeks before lockdown and still ...