Episode 101

EP 101: David Jenkins of Vertical Advantage & Nurture Talent - The Confessions of an MD

Published on: 9th November, 2021

David Jenkins is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Vertical Advantage and Nurture Talent

Vertical Advantage is a specialist recruitment agency within the FMCG & consumer marketplace that works in niches across Sales, Marketing, Digital, E-Commerce, Supply Chain, Logistics and Procurement.

Nurture Talent launched in April 2021, working with established businesses, start-ups and scale-ups, who don't want the traditional recruitment method. Their dedicated talent team works on-site, and a one monthly subscription fee covers every hire which is agreed upfront based on the expected volume of hiring. It's - "Not a recruitment agency. Not an In-house team. The best of both".

The topic of this episode is 'The Confessions of an MD'

The truths, cutting through the 'BS'...

In the following David shares:

His journey to becoming a leader
What advice would he give to his younger self?
The challenges of trying to get the right talent through the door and retaining existing staff.
David's 3 top tips when starting out

Link to connect with David:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-jenkins-4251724/

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This podcast episode is proudly sponsored by Hoxo Media and Vincere.io

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