Ep3: 30 Minutes with Grant Kaveney - How To Scale Your Business To Become A Global Company

Welcome back to The Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast. Episode 3 features GKR London’s Director, Grant Kaveney, to talk to us on “How to Scale Your Business to Become a Global Company”.

Grant started his recruitment journey in South Africa after finishing University and completing his Bachelor of Commerce. He was approached by a UK property recruitment company that was opening their offices in Cape Town and become their Sales Manager until 2010.

Grant has always had a passion for building and developing teams and decided to take the plunge in the summer of 2010 to relocate to London and launch GKR London after his previous employer decided to go in a different direction.

Grant’s journey to becoming the leading expert in his recruitment sector is incredibly impressive, with highs and lows that come from becoming an entrepreneur, he excelled in his business and partnered with Recruitment Entrepreneur in 2014 to help it expand globally.

Listen to the full episode now on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and iTunes to go through his journey, and take in Grant’s experience and advice to future entrepreneurs looking to start their businesses.

Episode Overview

[00:59] How did Grant get into Recruitment

 [02:38] Grant’s journey on becoming an entrepreneur and launching GKR London

[03:44] External mentors and moving to London in 2010

[04:44] How did Grant structure your launch in 2014?

[05:31] Early stages of GKR London. First 2 years and surviving the recession in 2008

[06:22] Decision to start scaling GKR London

[07:36] What year did Grant meet James Caan CBE, Chairman of Recruitment Entrepreneur

[09:13] Decision of becoming a Recruitment Entrepreneur partner

[13:46] Journey into global expansion post-pandemic   

[15:13] International plans for 2023

[15:59] Grant’s thoughts of going through tougher times alone

[16:59] GKR London’s success in scaling the business

[18:16] Training and development at GKR London

[19:37] Grant’s advice for someone looking to start-up a recruitment business through his experience

[20:56] Importance of positive reviews and client & candidate relationships

[22:14] Reflection over the past 12 years at GKR London

[24:11] Best practice to retain and develop top talent

[24:48] Where will GKR London be in 3 years

[26:00] How has the partnership with Recruitment Entrepreneur helped with Grant’s expansion plans  

[27:34] Grant’s advice to anyone looking to start or scale a business

Grant Kaveney and GKR London:

Grant’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantkaveney/

GKR London’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1179335

GKR London’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gkrlondon/

GKR London’s Website - https://gkrlondon.com/