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I Fell Into This

Stories from recruiters who fell into this.

The recruitment podcast — partner conversations, market insight, and what it really takes to build a recruitment business of your own.

I Fell Into This Recruitment Podcast with guest Christian Bannister
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I Fell Into This Recruitment Podcast with guest Christian Bannister

The podcast for recruiters who 'Fell into Recruitment' welcomes guest Christian Bannister, a Creative Director with over 10 years experience of launching recruitment businesses. On this episode, hosts Alexi Heidemann and Paul Rayner discuss building a brand, why your brand is not your business and the fundamental mistakes that some recruiters make in the early stages of launch.

Ep. 851:06·16 Apr 2026
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EP 749:42·1 Apr 2026

I Fell Into This Recruitment Podcast with guest Matt Cook

The podcast for recruiters who 'Fell into Recruitment' welcomes guest Matt Cook, former recruitment business owner, now turned business advisor. On this episode, hosts Alexi Heidemann and Paul Rayner discuss a range of topics with Matt including starting a business from scratch, defining risk, measuring the metrics to success, the importance of documenting processes and much more. Straight talking as usual from Matt, definitely not an episode to miss if you are a current or aspiring recruitment business owner!

EP 639:16·19 Mar 2026

I Fell Into This Recruitment Podcast with guest Simon Arnold

The podcast for recruiters who 'Fell into Recruitment' welcomes guest Simon Arnold, owner of Raptor Tech Recruitment. On this episode, hosts Alexi Heidemann and Paul Rayner discuss Simon's lifestyle choice of being a solopreneur, coping with moving from a big brand agency to recruiting 'when nobody is watching', and getting into the mindset of good planning and motivation to succeed.

EP 551:10·5 Mar 2026

I Fell Into This Recruitment Podcast with guest Ben Gatt

The podcast for recruiters who 'Fell into Recruitment' welcomes guest Ben Gatt, co-owner of Kanvas Recruitment Group. Great insights on this episode as hosts Alexi Heidemann and Paul Rayner discuss Ben's journey from working as a carpenter in the fit-out world to becoming the go-to experts within Fit-Out recruitment. Ben also talks about identifying their ideal customer profile and saying no to business.

EP 436:22·19 Feb 2026

I Fell Into This Recruitment Podcast with guest Julie Cole

The podcast for recruiters who 'Fell into Recruitment' welcomes guest Julie Cole, owner of Florida based recruitment business ISO Workforce Alliance. On this episode, hosts Alexi Heidemann and Paul Rayner discuss the transition from scaling teams in agency to scaling a business for yourself, leaving the corporate umbrella, onboarding staff to fit into an ethos, and we'll also be exploring Julie's passion and connection to the Healthcare and Education industry.

EP 330:48·5 Feb 2026

I Fell Into This Recruitment Podcast with guest Phil Smith

The podcast for recruiters who 'Fell into Recruitment' welcomes guest Phil Smith who is an Organisational Development Consultant. On this episode, hosts Alexi Heidemann and Paul Rayner talk to Phil about Managed Services Providers and a Talent Audit solution that he is developing for businesses of all sizes.

EP 246:16·22 Jan 2026

I Fell Into This Recruitment Podcast with guest Julie Rose

The podcast for recruiters who 'Fell into Recruitment'. This week we welcome Julie Rose, owner of Rhodium Consulting into the studio. On this episode, hosts Alexi Heidemann and Paul Rayner discuss building a remote team, the pitfalls of hiring for yourself and getting your commission structure right.

EP 148:03·8 Jan 2026

I Fell Into This Recruitment Podcast with guests Hnosi Space Solutions

The podcast for recruiters who 'Fell into Recruitment' welcomes guests Matt Saunders and Elivia Atkinson from Hnosi Space Solutions. On this episode, hosts Alexi Heidemann and Paul Rayner discuss the first 90 days of launching a recruitment business and of course how their guests fell into recruitment and their journeys to where they are now.