BDX Week is Here!

17th June – 21st June

Get ready for an industry-first! Join us for BDX Week, 5 days of exclusive content drops focused on business development in recruitment. We’re diving deep into the ‘X’ factor— discussing the unknowns of business development—and providing actionable insights, tips and real world advice and experience that will empower recruiters like never before.



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What’s in store

It’s time to master the unknown and harness the power of predictability across your BD efforts! BDX Week is here!



  • Access to the BDX Week Content Hub: Download and view content at your convenience
  • Daily content drops packed with actionable tips and advice
  • Exclusive video interviews with influential industry experts sharing real-life tips, insights and guidance
  • First look at the BDX Official Magazine – packed with invaluable BD content

Sign up for BDX week today!

5 days of content covering:

10

Industry
experts

5

Video
sessions

1

BDX
magazine

10

BDX
Articles

What makes potential clients tick?

Monday 17th June – Video

JobAdder’s Matt Gallivan, recently sat down with Katrina Collier, one of the industry’s best-known HR and recruitment experts, for the JobAdder Inside Scoop.

Katrina has a wealth of knowledge and expertise when it comes to recruitment, having worked with agencies, in-house, and as a trainer over the past 20 years. Nowadays, she runs workshops helping managers and recruiters, alongside authoring her first book, the Robot Proof Recruiter. Her second book, Reboot Hiring, is out this August.


With a passion for leading the charge on breaking down barriers between recruiters and hiring managers, no one is better placed to help answer one of the industry’s big questions – what makes potential client’s tick? During this session Katrina lifts the lid on the things Recruiters really should know and do before approaching prospects.


Katrina Collier

Author, Facilitator & Speaker

Katrina Collier Limited


Matt Gallivan

Head of Sales EMEA

JobAdder

BDX Forum: Mastering the X in Recruitment BD

Tuesday 18th June – Video

As professionals, we possess a wealth of knowledge or the means to acquire it.

Yet, despite the capabilities of modern technology, many Recruitment Professionals still navigate business development (BD) with numerous ‘unknowns’ in play.



Mastering the Unknowns and harnessing the power of predictability should be a continuous focus for anyone undertaking BD in recruitment, so our panel have come together to discuss how this is possible.



View the session to discover the X in Recruitment BD: what the most significant ‘unknowns’ really are and how to master them to gain more predictability and better control over your process.


Ben Cawood

VP Sales

Sourcewhale


Claire Howell

Director of Product

Recruitment Juice


Melissa Agnew

Founder and Director

Temp & Agnew

In Real Life: Five ways to fastrack BD with AI and Automation

Wednesday 19th June – Video

Practical strategies for intergrating AI to automate your BD process

We connected with Chris South, Founder and CEO of ROI-AI to explore practical strategies and real-life examples of how AI and automation can revolutionise the recruitment BD process, enabling recruiters to increase efficiency and achieve greater success.

During the session Chris discusses the full spectrum of recruitment BD, from streamlining prospect sourcing and identification to optimizing outreach and engagement. Chris offers actionable insights and expert advice on how to leverage cutting-edge technology that will fast-track your recruitment BD and keep you ahead in today’s competitive landscape.


Chris South

CEO

ROI-AI

In Real Life: Top Biller Tips with Max Stone

Thursday 20th June – Video

We’re delighted to welcome Max Stone to the BDX Stage!

Max has been the Top Biller for Principal People for the past three years, enjoying JobAdder as his skills in sourcing new clients have gone from strength to strength. Tune in to hear how Max transformed a mediocre BD strategy into something that changed his world.


Max Stone

Recruitment Manager

Principal People

BDX Magazine

Friday 21st June – Digital magazine

The pinnacle of BDX Week: a groundbreaking magazine that brings together the collective wisdom of some of our industry’s leading voices and delivers it directly to you.

This is your comprehensive resource, combining insights, strategies, and best practices from thought leaders at the forefront of BD innovation. Whether you’re a seasoned BD veteran or just starting your journey, the magazine will inspire you with the latest trends, strategies, and insights shaping the future of BD.


Ready to get the tips from BD experts?

Join us for BDX Week, a five-day immersion into business development for recruitment professionals. We’ll explore the ‘X’ factor, tackling the unknowns of business growth, and providing actionable insights, practical tips, and real-world experiences to elevate recruiters like never before.

Contributors

Katrina Collier

Author, Facilitator & Speaker

Katrina Collier Limited

Katrina Collier is on a mission to end the collaboration issues between recruiters and hiring managers, creating clunky recruitment processes and a poor candidate experience.

She delivers design-thinking workshops to hiring managers or talent acquisition to swiftly uncover and solve the real issues preventing successful hiring. She is also a global keynote speaker and author of The Robot-Proof Recruiter: A Survival Guide for Recruiting and Sourcing Professionals and the upcoming book Reboot Hiring: The Key To Managers and Leaders Saving Time, Money and Hassle When Recruiting. Connect with her on LinkedIn or follow her on Instagram @KatrinaMCollier.

Ben Cawood

VP Sales

Sourcewhale

Introducing Ben Cawood, a seasoned recruitment professional with seven years of recruitment experience across industries including O&G, Finance, and Tech.

Ben’s career took a transformative turn three years ago when he encountered a game-changing tool that reshaped his approach to recruitment. Now, as an integral part of the SourceWhale team, Ben is committed to empowering recruiters to achieve similar breakthroughs.

SourceWhale stands at the forefront of business development and headhunting platforms, dedicated to enhancing recruiters’ productivity by enabling them to make more calls and secure more meetings. Leveraging his deep understanding of recruitment BD, Ben and his team are on a mission to equip recruiters with the tools and insights needed for success.

Thrilled to share their wealth of experience, Ben and SourceWhale have been warmly welcomed to participate in JobAdder’s prestigious BDX week.

Max Stone

Recruitment Manager

Principal People

Max Stone is the Recruitment Manager at Principal People.

For over 35 years, Principal People has been the leading specialist recruitment agency in health, safety, environment, and quality, though Max hasn’t been there quite that long! His career at Principal People has spanned the past 12 years. Despite his successes, like everyone, he has faced various challenges in business development (BD). Max has joined BDX Week to share his tips for better BD.

Claire Howell

Director of Product Development

Recruitment Juice

Claire is a seasoned learning and development expert with over 35 years of experience in the recruitment sector.

Holding a psychology degree and a teaching qualification, she specialises in designing and delivering training experiences that transform attitudes and behaviours in recruitment, sales, communication, and leadership. As Director of Product Development for Recruitment Juice, Claire leads the creation of pioneering digital learning programs for recruiters globally, constantly innovating with the latest technologies and best practices in learning.

Melissa Agnew

Founder and Director

Temp & Agnew

Melissa Agnew entered the recruitment industry in 2000, accumulating extensive experience before embarking on a new venture in April 2010.

By December 2022, she had established Temp and Agnew, a recruitment agency headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Specializing in temporary, contract, and permanent placements across the nation, the agency focuses on key sectors such as Financial Services and Business Support. With a strong passion for business development, Melissa demonstrates a consistent enthusiasm for daily cold calling.

Shaun Colton

Client Relationship Director

Alexander Appointments

Recently appointed to the executive team of Alexander Appointments, Shaun Coulton spearheads their national expansion as the head of client engagement and growth.

Shaun comes with a strong background of over 18 years in the workforce capability and recruitment leadership domain, having led teams for some very high-profile organisations, steering organisational growth via people strategy, attraction, and development. 

An ex-Olympic rower, Shaun’s enthusiasm and energy is infectious, and he’s excited for what the future holds within the highly competitive recruitment space.

Chris South

CEO

ROI-AI

Having spent 10 years recruiting and leading recruitment teams, Chris established Prominence, the region’s first dedicated Recruitment Marketing Agency in 2014. Fast forward nine years and he is now CEO of marketing automation business Roi-AI.

A serial entrepreneur and public speaker Chris loves discussing new ways marketing and technology can help recruitment businesses grow and is inspired by people that break the mould and try to make things better.

Martin Herbst

CEO

JobAdder

Martin is the CEO of JobAdder, with over 20 years experience launching and scaling tech businesses across the globe.

Adept in fostering customer-centric cultures, Martin’s vision for JobAdder is to provide a recruitment platform centred on design-led usability, enhanced by e-learning and support and augmented by the transformative power of AI, thus fulfilling the company’s purpose to make recruitment more efficient and joyful for everyone.

Matt Gallivan

Head of Sales EMEA

JobAdder

An experienced Sales Professional with a passion for people, data, and tech, Matt has worked in sales for more than 20 years with 10 of those selling into the recruitment space.

In that time Matt has worked with amazing people and companies, Manpower, Adecco, Michael Page and so many more. Matt has been involved with the growth and sale of multiple businesses and taken a number of new technologies to market. Matt now works with the team at JobAdder, heading up sales for EMEA and North America.

What’s in store

It’s time to master the unknown and harness the power of predictability across your BD efforts! BDX Week is here!



  • Access to the BDX Week Content Hub: Download and view content at your convenience
  • Daily content drops packed with actionable tips and advice
  • Exclusive video interviews with influential industry experts sharing real-life tips, insights and guidance
  • First look at the BDX Official Magazine – packed with invaluable BD content

10

Industry
experts

5

Video
sessions

1

BDX
magazine

10

BDX
Articles

Sign up for BDX week today!