The Purpose-Led Leadership Podcast

EP44: How to Take Consistent Action To Improve Your Life with Loren Greiff

Loren Greiff is the Founder of PortfolioRocket. Launched in the shadow of the global pandemic, Loren and her business help people get hired 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆. And 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒖𝒑.And on the face of it, what Loren does is uplift others, empower them to be their best selves and find careers they love. But the wisdom to do so hasn't come without her own personal challenges, adversities and heartbreaks. This conversation was so uplifting and inspiring to have, I hope you feel the same way listening to it. Find Loren here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorengreiff/Find Vincere here: https://www.vincere.io/chrisoconnell 

EP43: How I Scaled and Exited my £25 Million Recruitment Business

"How can I scale my recruitment business?", "How do I exit my business?" - Two of the most-asked questions I get as a NED.  I started my recruitment career at SThree and it wasn't long before I was the Top Biller, globally and getting itchy feet to do something on my own. Fast forward to 2003 and I co-founded Timothy James Consulting and over the course of 10 years scaled the business to, £25 million in revenue - £1.8 million in EBITA  and eventually exited in 2014. In this podcast, I walk through HOW we did that and what steps I now advise my clients to take when scaling and preparing for an exit. Find Vincere here: https://www.vincere.io/chrisoconnell

EP42: Why Real Men Cry with Warren Ryan

This episode is special for me. Not just because my guest, Warren Ryan, is a special guy - but because it's two men having a real, honest, vulnerable - and emotional conversation and sharing it with the world. Two men who have been raised to "man up" and take life on the chin, proving that you can be masculine and still be open with how you're feeling. Warren is an incredible man. From growing up in what he describes as a "broken home", care, depression, grief - sleeping in his care, to where he is today. A happy, healthy and secure human being. This episode is special because of the impact it's had on me. I hope it has the same impact on you listening. Find Warren here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/warreninspireryan/Find Vincere here: https://vincere.io/chrisoconnell/

EP41: How To Generate £45 Million in Revenue As A Recruitment Agency with Andy Morrell, CEO of Oscar Technology

Andy Morrell is the CEO of Oscar Technology, a 200-person, £45 million revenue recruitment business headquartered in Manchester. Andy joined the business nearly 15 years ago to - in his words "turn it around and get out of there". Over a decade later, he's helped grow the business to be a  Sunday Times #1 Ranked Recruitment Co to work for 3 years in a row and record-breaking revenues. Andy is the epitome of purpose-led leadership and it was a pleasure to dive into his story and leadership style on The Purpose-Led Leadership Podcast. 

EP40: How To Turn Yourself ’On’ with Laura-Jane Hand

I met Laura-Jane at a party in Manchester and since meeting I've been fascinated with her work in relationships, intimacy and childhood trauma. Laura-Jane helps unhappy women in unhappy relationships find their happiness - and themselves again. But we talk about so much more than relationships on this episode of The Purpose Led Leadership Podcast.Laura-Jane Hand: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurajanehand/Vincere: https://www.vincere.io/chrisoconnell 

EP39: Turning Childhood Trauma into Triumph with Elise Michaels

Elise Michaels helps men find purpose and passion by healing subconscious trauma. But she does this great work through experiencing trauma of her own. Elise is a friend, a coach of mine - and today, my podcast guest. We talk about her overcoming a childhood with two parents in and out of jail, bouts with bankruptcy and how she's healed the childhood version of herself by helping others heal too. Elise is a force and having this conversation was an honour. Find Elise here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elise-micheals/Find Vincere here: https://www.vincere.io/chrisoconnell 

EP:38 How Recruiters Can Make More Money with Hung Lee: Recruiting Brainfood

This wasn't a conversation I was expecting to have with Hung Lee. Hung is someone most people know in recruitment. Founder of Recruitment Brainfood and Workshape - a talent matching service for Startups... So naturally, I expected to spend 100% of this conversation discussing the industry. But what we started off with is Hung's accident and how that one moment in his life shaped everything. This was an incredibly raw, insightful and honest conversation. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed having it. Find Hung here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunglee/Find Vincere here: https://www.vincere.io/chrisoconnell/

EP37: A Millionaire at 26 Years old To Nearly Losing Everything - Including my life: Chris O’Connell, This Is My Story

This week's episode isn't my usual episode because this week, my podcast guest is me. I've posted a lot of snippets about my rise and fall as a multi-million-pound recruitment business owner - and the journey I've taken to rediscover myself, but I never really told the story from the start. I believe a huge part of being a purpose-led leader is having the strength to be vulnerable, so here is me - being vulnerable and telling my story. Find Vincere here: https://www.vincere.io/chrisoconnell