We are so lucky to have the brilliant Elaine Coulthard as this week’s guest on our podcast. Elaine is an industry legend and is a big friend of Love Recruitment, playing a critical role in our journey. She is a friend and mentor and had so much knowledge and expertise to pass on. We hope you love this episode and if you have any favourite parts or if anything resonates with you we would love to hear from you. Contact is here or via any of the links below. You can find out more about Elaine below. https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainecoulthard You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below. https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/ You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise. https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove

An absolute industry expert and figure head in the chair this week - Andy King, Chair of GM Active and industry consultant. Andy has had a wonderful career, from being a drummer, being a mature student to moving into our great sector and progressing through council leisure, Virgin Active (where he was their 1st ever GM), Fitness First, GLL, Carlisle Leisure and GM. There is so much knowledge, guidance and mentoring in this chat and we are so lucky to have had him. Some highlights were: - Best career decision - follow your heart - Importance of goal setting. He also does this alongside his wife which was a really great element of this chat. - Always following the gut and it being the right thing to do. Andy gave a great example from Fitness First in this regard. - Believe it enough - if you believe you can you can, if you believe you can’t you can’t. - Exploring the balance of goal setting and the execution of the goals. - A great chat around entry points into our sector. - Overcoming self limiting beliefs. - Importance of mentors - How to get more people active in our sector here in the uk - a great perspective from an expert. - Graciously advised to read our blogs! - Read more about our sector, read, be passionate and have an opinion. - Advice on recruiting for businesses and hiring managers. - Importance of mentors and people who can help develop you! - Explore yourself! If you think you know yourself you are wrong… speak to others and find out their opinions on you. - Career advice - CV tips - equate a cv to how you see your career. What’s a bullet point? What are your outcomes and achievements? - How to prepare for an interview. Prepare! Don’t do the bare minimum. Ask around, look at glass door, look into their values. Don’t leave it too late. - Advice for businesses on their recruitment - use of agencies, being clear and having the courage to not just recruit because you are filling a gap. - Biggest mistake, when recruited people ‘like them’. - Book recommendations - 7 habits and Good to Great / Built to Last. - Common traits of great people - emotional intelligence is prominent. - Be patient and serve. We hope you love this episode and if you have any favourite parts or if anything resonates with you we would love to hear from you. Contact is here or via any of the links below. You can find out more about Andy below. https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-king-b569277/ You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below. https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/ You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise. https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove

It’s time for a TWICE recommended guest and it’s the fantastic Andy Kay. Andy was recommended by both James Lawrence and Chloe Kinch and we can see why. Andy brings so much knowledge, wisdom and guidance in this episode. As usual, we have summarised some key areas but this chat is so much more than just the below. Tune in and listen. Whether you are a business leader, budding entrepreneur or looking to glean some tips for your career, Mr Andy Kay is here. - Early entrepreneurial efforts and actions. - Importance of time and space and thinking. Importance of looking up and thinking about tomorrow. - Importance of not feeling like you are owed anything. You aren’t. Be flexible. - Importance of being human. Building relationships - Being proactive - Doing that bit more to get on. - So much knowledge, experience and guidance for both businesses looking to recruit better and for people looking to progress. - CV Tips - Interview tips! We hope you love this episode and if you have any favourite parts or if anything resonates with you we would love to hear from you. Contact is here or via any of the links below. You can find out more about Andy below. All the businesses he is linked to are on his page. https://www.linkedin.com/in/arkay/ You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below. https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/ You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise. https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove

We welcome a big friend of Love Recruitment, James Lorey to this episode of the Love Your Career Podcast. James is the co-owner and Operations Director of the fantastic Your Personal Training businesses, The UK’s most successful personal training brand. So much expertise, energy, passion and guidance comes through in this incredibly authentic chat. James is one of the great guys of the sector and we are very lucky to have him in the chair. He covers so much, below are just a few of the highlights…. - Importance for your career of getting stuck in early on. Degree or not, this has been a common theme of so many guests. - So many times he says - “so many learnings!” - Bravery and backing yourself. - Early breakthroughs personally at Your PT. Not just recruiting but as importantly retaining them. - Bravery and steps in their management buy out. Confidence was key! - Coming out of COVID and still having over 100 pts associated with their brand. - Pathways in our sector. Hear James’ view in helping the individual find their journey. - His expert advice and guidance of how to create, guide and help PT’s to be a success. Also what role operators play in this too! Importance of value proposition and what’s in it for them. - Advice for businesses in this regard… - Exploring PT models in our sector. - Desire being a critical reason for his success. - Books - Black Box Thinking and 10x Rule. - Guidance for people’s careers - follow your own directions. - Keep LinkedIn updated. Add your successes!! - CV advice. - Advice for interviews. - Adding science to their recruitment processes and how much value it adds. They have a 10 stage process in their recruitment. Thorough and robust but clear and open. - Importance of hearing from your teams and how that is integral in building a culture. - Importance of discipline. - Always willing to learn and how important that is. We hope you love this episode and if you have any favourite parts or if anything resonates with you we would love to hear from you. Contact is here or via any of the links below. You can find out more about James and the Your PT business via the links below. https://www.yourpersonaltraininguk.co.uk/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-lorey-a88b163b/ You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below. https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/ You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise. https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove

So proud to welcome Sarah Watts, Founder of Alliance Leisure to the podcast. Real and genuine industry royalty in the chair today. Sarah is one of the most authentic, open and talented people we know. Simply exceptional and wonderful understate this…. This conversation charts: - Sarah’s background - her reasons for starting Alliance - Alliance’s growth over the years - Her Why and what makes her, well her. - Tips and guidance for businesses in building culture. - Tips for people starting our of frustrated in their careers. - Hard work! - How important it is for her to be 2 years ahead all the time. We hope you love this episode and if you have any favourite parts or if anything resonates with you we would love to hear from you. Contact is here or via any of the links below. You can find out more about Sarah via her LinkedIn below and Alliance Leisure too. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-watts-248b931/ https://allianceleisure.co.uk/ You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below. https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/ You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise. https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove

Wow, what an episode! This week we welcome Suzanne Gabb to the podcast. Suzanne, COO of Good boost is a long time friend of Love and we are so excited to welcome her and for everyone to hear about her awesome story. She speaks about her rise into C-Suite and imparts some truly amazing tips on how you could do this too. We talk about so much more such as - What is Goodboost? - Interview tips for Candidates - How to conduct yourself in an interview Tips for the interview itself - Her big No, no's - And a quick nod to restarting her football career! We hope you love this episode and if you have any favourite parts or if anything resonates with you we would love to hear from you. Contact is here or via any of the links below. You can find out more about Suzanne via her LinkedIn below and BFThere - https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzanne-gabb/ https://www.goodboost.ai/ You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below. https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/ You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise. https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove

So proud to welcome CEO of BFT, David Aitchison to the podcast. We have got to know David well over the last few years and he is truly exceptional - as a person and as a leader. He speaks authentically about his own growth, his own learnings and how his career has progressed. He is exceptionally talented and his advice on internal development, interview prep and career development are superb. Thanks so much David and in addition to the above, we also loved these areas too…. - His start as a PT - Relationships and how important they are. - Put yourself forward! - Prep for interviews - ask AUTHENTIC questions. - Books - some great recommendations - Fantastic advice for both candidates and businesses alike. Clear, concise and information that we would advise people listen to at least once! We hope you love this episode and if you have any favourite parts or if anything resonates with you we would love to hear from you. Contact is here or via any of the links below. You can find out more about Davis via his LinkedIn below and BFThere - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-aitchison-12b97535/ https://www.bodyfittraining.com/ You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below. https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/ You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise. https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove

Andrea cook We are very lucky to welcome Andrea Cook, Head of People for Total Fitness to the podcast this week. Andrea is exceptional. She is excellent at what she does, is delightful, generous with her time and her honesty and authenticity is brilliant. She has worked for some brilliant brands including John Lewis and Emirates too. She has also played an integral role and driven one of the stories of the sector in transforming the employee proposition and narrative in working for Total Fitness. In what is sometimes an overused phrase, they have without doubt become an employer of choice. Andrea talks us through this journey, which we are so lucky for and then also gives her guide, tips and advice for people’s careers and how business can improve their recruitment processes. Thanks so much Andrea and in addition to the above, we also loved these areas too…. - How to get spotted for development - being bold, working hard are key areas in this advice - Luck and the importance of leadership within that. - Don’t be afraid to try something new. - Journey of Total Fitness - loved this part and so interesting. - Use of behavioural assessments - how these were used prevalently in her previous roles and how much value they have added to Total Fitness. - Embracing the fact that the advertising of their roles isn’t for everyone. And that’s ok! Not all businesses are right for everyone and that’s ok too! - Truth in the narrative is so important and critical for busiensses. - Transparency and being authentic key reasons for their success in recruiting and retaining huge talent. - Talked of the importance of their internal survey. - Books - 9 lies in work. - Fantastic advice for both candidates and businesses alike. Clear, concise and information that we would advise people listen to at least once! We hope you love this episode and if you have any favourite parts or if anything resonates with you we would love to hear from you. Contact is here or via any of the links below. You can find out more about Andrea via her LinkedIn below and Total Fitness here - https://www.totalfitness.co.uk/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-cook-assoc-cipd-a7594a80/ You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below. https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/ You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise. https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove

Honoured to welcome industry leader David Monkhouse to the Love Your Career podcast. David has been a friend to Love Recruitment for many years and is someone who’s opinion and guidance is both respected and adhered to within our walls! We hope you love this chat. David is so generous with his time and opinions always but particularly we believe this really shines through in this chat. We hope you will identify your own highlights, but for us, some of these are below. - Only had 3 bad days - David is so positive and enjoyed his career so much, he can pinpoint only 3 bad days in his career to date. That’s not bad is it!? - He describes so well his early steps being very ‘hands on’ - almost the apprenticeship route - ending up learning ‘how to learn’ with lead to more and more qualifications and growth. He talks this through so well and so succinctly. Loved it. - Volunteering, putting yourself forward. It’s a safe place to learn new skills. Sticking your hand up. - Succession planning - this is a big part of what makes up David’s job right now. Hear more about how he is learning to do it better and look after the future. - Books - some great recommendations here. Firstly Black Box Thinking. Also Who moved my cheese, Fish and Think like a Freak. - Advice for early stages of career and to step into senior roles - great great advice here. - What’s a great trait is great leaders he knows? Empathy and competency in their development of people. - “A lot of what I do is about solving problems”. Great quote. - Advice to people looking to develop their career or find a new role - Advice for hiring, how to do it better. It starts with retention. Love this. - How vital the narrative piece is when recruiting. - Identifying the value add a recruitment company can add to a business. - Mentorship and the different forms it happens. - Lastly he recommended the brilliant Sue Anstiss as a future guest. We are on it! We hope you love this episode and if you have any favourite parts or if anything resonates with you we would love to hear from you. Contact is here or via any of the links below. You can find out more about David via his LinkedIn below and Active net https://active-net.org/ here https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-monkhouse-fcimspa-4ba281b/ You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below. https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/ You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise. https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove

A truly unique episode today as we managed to snaffle the incredible Dean Pendergast whilst he was on a flying visit from New Zealand! Dean is an absolute innovator throughout his career and currently heads up the EnrolMy - the market leader in making bookings within the childcare industry simple and effective. It's a great episode where: - He talks about how leaders are both born AND made - The importance of being open minded - even at a senior level we may not always be right - How luck can give you the opportunity to get a good head start, but only you can make sure you get ahead. - How a starting point in life does not dictate where your career goes - Books - You’ll want to hear these recommendations! - CV tips and importance of honesty. - Plus a GREAT final ONE thing. Lawrence’s 3 things: “ 1. When Dean spoke about how to be a great leader he talks about the amount of literature out there that help with this. He talks about people being naturally gifted when it comes to leadership – but its through continuous hardwork and learning that you truly become a top class leader – it is both nature and nurture. 2. He talks about how he had a great start in life and how he was lucky with his upbringing however the onus is on him to develop and make sure he fulfils potential – it’s the opposite of the world owes me something mentality, it’s we owe the world something and its up to us to work towards it.  3. One thing to takeaway is to be open in your views and not afraid to accept that you are wrong – he needed to foster a team dynamic where any one can contribute but also where they feel comfortable disagreeing with senior management and that is what has pushed their business on. “ We hope you love this episode and if you have any favourite parts or if anything resonates with you we would love to hear from you. Contact is here or via any of the links below. You can find out more about Dean and EnrolMy via their website below https://enrolmy.com/uk You can find out more about Lawrence and the Love Recruitment team via the links below. https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceeverest/ You can also follow Love Recruitment for more content, help, jobs and fitness recruitment expertise. https://www.instagram.com/loverecruitment https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-recruitment-ltd You can follow our page on Instagram via https://instagram.com/loveyourcareerpodcast If any of the tips around interviews were of interest, you can find out more candidate help with our candidate guide, which point you in the direction blogs, tips and guidance from Lawrence and the team https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/candidate-guide Sponsored by Share The Love https://www.loverecruitmentgroup.com/pages/sharethelove