S2/Ep20: “The Recruiter Who Played Two Halves” with Martin O’Donnell from Sustainability
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Martin O’Donnell and Pete Zonnevylle started Sustainability in 2008, just before the GFC. Five years later, having conceded that things hadn’t quite gone according to plan, they found themselves having a bit of a heart to heart and trying to decide whether to downsize and essentially throw in the towel, or to fix a few things, roll the dice, and go at it again. Fast forward to 2020, and spoiler alert, the Sustainability group is now 50+ people across four different brands. So try and have a guess as to what choice they made. But, what forced them to almost throw in the towel? And what did they do to pull themselves well and truly out of the rut? This inspirational episode of “Recruitment Journeys” is called “The Recruiter Who Played Two Halves” and I really hope you enjoy it.
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