RECRUITMENT DIRECTORS | LUNCH CLUB
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RECRUITMENT DIRECTORS LUNCH CLUB An exclusive, invitation-only members club for Business Owners, CEOs, Senior Directors & Material Shareholders within the Staffing Sector. Bring your business challenges to a table of experienced peers who can share their knowledge and ideas. Plug into some of our sector’s smartest thinkers offering you a fresh perspective and great insight. RDLC provides a vehicle to tap into serious advice and extends your network of industry players significantly.
“Leading a business can be a lonely place, we came up with the concept of RDLC to give peers a chance to talk openly, share ideas and help themselves by helping others within a relaxed environment” Gary Goldsmith
“Grasping the right business opportunities and driving them to success isn’t as easy as it may sound. Our aim is to ensure that our members get the right advice, support and direction, benefiting from all of our combined experience, knowledge and contacts” Dean Kelly
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RDLC (AKA PIRATES) When Apple started they were known as the “Pirates of Silicon Valley” Like them, we can change the status quo through collaborative learning, virtuous improvement and predictive assessment. Our members will continue to take market share from the “war story warriors”, the “also rans” and the “industry dinosaurs”. We believe we are the “Best in class” collective, where the advice and information you are given from your fellow members can be taken to the bank!
To be a part of “The Pirates” is a clear sign that you are a serious recruiter, running a serious business, intent on becoming the best that you can be, confident that you have a network and support infrastructure to match your greatest ambition. The recruitment world is a big one and there is enough room to‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟ help ourselves by helping others, confident that when we need the right input, it’s there for all of us.
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FORUMS AND LUNCH EVENTS The chance to meet peers, share ideas and make sure your plans are spot on. Every month we organise a forum for similar sized businesses to address specific issues completely relevant to you. These will be held at an affiliate’s location somewhere in London. Dean or Gary will chair these more formal sessions where key topics are addressed via an agreed agenda. These forums are included as part of general membership, and are kept a manageable size to ensure everyone’s issues are addressed in full. As the name suggests “lunch clubs” are typically organised in restaurant private dining rooms. We will meet mid-morning at a Central London location to not only talk shop, but also to have
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presentations by relevant business industry leading lights! We will send out invitations in advance and lunches will be at an extra cost and are on a first come first served basis. Lunches will be limited to 12-15 people maximum so that they remain open and intimate affairs to be a informative and rewarding as possible. The format is professional yet relaxed. However, subject matter is always specific, relevant and valuable with all meetings set under strict “Chatham House Rules”. As the agenda is put to bed, there is a chance to pick people’s brains informally. We aim to organise a Lunch Club 6-9 times per annum.
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YOUR RDLC... With RDLC you can seek informed advice across all aspects of your strategy and day to day operations to ensure you are maximising your profits. You can use the RDLC as much or as little in the way that works for you.
Building Strategy Remuneration Incentives, Share Schemes
Visioning and Agility
Delegation and Nurturing
Pirates
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Management Process and Structures
Advisors
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KIPs and KPIs
Consultancy Staffing, Recruitment and Retention
+ NEDs
Marketing
Board Dynamic
Training and Development Financing
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Reporting
Owner Directors Owner Directors have additional responsibility for their business. The RDLC is uniquely positioned to help you maximise value, on board investment and eventually exit successfully. Our knowledge and networks will help you navigate hazardous waters, providing access to trusted parties and advisors as well as some exceptional creative thinking. Regardless of where you are with your business, your education on how to deal with the end game should have started already. Plans change, markets move and options vary but the core elements of your business that generate money, be it profits or multiples, are impactable. Use the RDLC principles to consult and advise on operations and exit drivers to build a platform to maximise your income and wealth. Bring data alive… By sharing information, we are creating a unique reference tool. Businesses can benchmark and compare performance, yields, territories, etc. to rationalise, trend and govern strategic thinking, financial reviews and decision making. Short cutting and cost cutting Trending, experimenting or simply struggling to make a decision on systems, partners or processes can delay growth and be prohibitively expensive. To this end, we believe that it is a key strength of RDLC that we can short cut many of the key decisions you need to make. And let’s not forget RDLC has buying power … the partner deals we bring to the table will genuinely save you money. Overall, RDLC is an enabling vehicle for like-minded individuals collaborating for mutual benefits. ‟‟‟
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Investment capital Accelerating and growing an enterprise at any stage in its lifecycle is difficult, so it always pays to have the right partners, advice and guidance to help deliver the plan. Investing in a business, especially startups and SMEs, involves risks, including loss of capital, illiquidity, lack of dividends and dilution. Seed, Angel or PE investment appreciate these risks as part of their investment decision, but picking the right investor is as important as the investment itself. We work and have invested alongside successful recruitment entrepreneurs and renowned sector experts to create exceptional and sustained growth for shareholders and management. Mentor and guidance Being alone at the top can be a lonely existence, without much in the way of an equal or a sounding board to affirm or confirm that what you’re doing is right, or indeed, analyse and critique to improve performance. Mentoring, coaching, training and guidance are all great ways in which to accelerate achievements. We match mentor and mentee so that the appropriate advice is received. We help to push new perspectives, open networks, decipher the jargon and bolster output through measured mentoring. The mentor can work directly with an executive or an entire team, as part of the management meeting structure or as a business constant working as a non-executive advisor or chairperson. No one said that the road to success had to be walked alone, so ensure you pick the right partners and friends to ease the journey.
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MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS There are a variety of memberships available: Full Individual Membership • Access to all forum events & members/partners & discounted deals, DK & GG, the web site, big data and 1st option on lunch club places. (subject to availability & at an extra cost)
Full Corporate Membership • This gives access to up to 4 Directors by brand (max 2 per brand to each Lunch Club)
Affiliate Membership • If selected to become a “pirate partner” whereby the RDLC endorses & recommends them as “best in class,” these businesses can: - promote themselves as part of our network - communicate directly with our extended membership with deals & offers - present to members - partake in events as appropriate
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RDLC Partners The RLDC has pre-screened and brought forward to its membership an affiliates list. These businesses are all known to us, have proved to be ‘best of breed� and have agreed to offer full members preferential terms and services. Partners provide scope across: Legal - from contracts to litigation Accountancy - from bookkeeping to contract FD Operations Consultancy - project work to help implement change or improvement Invoicing - discounting and factoring Business Protection - from contracts to backdoor enforcement Hospitality - from staff incentives to event management Travel - for all business and incentive travel Phone and Mobile - from off-the-shelf to bespoke solutions Web Site - a total solution to generate lead and candidates proactively CRM - options and deals with the prime industry tools Social Media - from branding and awareness to business generation and financial gain Analytical Tools - from in-house reporting to remote access management Media and Print - from brochureware and POS to design and signage HR - from complete documentation and 24hr advice line to departure guidance and protection (all insured) Private Members Clubs - introductions to the very best venues for work, rest and play Compliance - International business advice & governance Umbrella Companies - improved rates & SLA
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RDLC LTD BUSINESS PRINCIPLES Gary Goldsmith Founding Partner 07500018489 garygoldsmith@me.com Gary was one of the original principles behind the success of SThree PLC. Gary is an extremely experienced Board Director, NED, Consultant & his achievements in the Recruitment Sector have been well documented.
Dean Kelly Founding Partner 07956527008 Dean has founded and successfully exited several recruitment agencies. He has raised PE/VC investment, re-banked a public company and de-listed from the stock market. As an experienced PLC CEO, Dean has overseen acquisitions and disposals covering various sectors. He was voted Recruitment Business Leader of the year in 2013.
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@RDLC_PIRATES “Here to give our members unfair advantages & make a real difference to bottom line profits & business value� GG/DK