Recruitment
Post LinkedIn lead magnet · Recruitment
"There is more to life than being in the boardroom for 40% of the week and engaging with meaningless meetings." That is Jon Woolley talking about why he left a recruitment business he had spent a decade building. 40% of his time was managing people. Not billing. Not building relationships. Not doing the thing he was actually good at. Managing people who didn't always care about it the way he did. So he left. 3 weeks before his wife had their third child. Started from scratch with £30,000 in savings and a niche called "Industrial automation". I asked him what all of that management time taught him about himself as a leader and his answer was refreshingly honest. He said he finds it really difficult when people don't do it exactly the same way, or when they just don't care as much. Most founders think that but won't say it out loud. The thing that fascinates me about Jon's story is that the commercial upside came after he chose the lifestyle, not before. He didn't build a big business and then step back. He stepped back first, built something around his family, and the numbers followed. Year 1 was tough as it took 3 months to land his first deal. He suffered with constant self doubt and found himself asking everyone around him whether he was making a mistake. In Q1 2026 (start if yr 3) he has billed $350,000 a quarter. Solo. From a farmhouse in Staffordshire working just 25 hours a week to be close to his wife and kids. I am obsessed with building businesses that support lifestyle goals, and Jon's story is one of the best examples I have come across. Full episode out NOW. Link in comments to listen or watch!
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