Buying your mum’s business sounds like a dream but for Laura Clark, it came with pressure she’d never felt before.

In this conversation, Laura opens up about the emotional rollercoaster of buying OA through an MBO. She shares how leading with fear nearly broke the business, and the mindset shifts that helped her rebuild confidence and momentum.

We get into the realities of hiring and culture, why she lives by “if it’s not a yes, it’s a no” and the brutal truth that sometimes growth means making tough cuts.

Laura also talks candidly about juggling four kids with running a recruitment company, the trade-offs she makes daily, and why leaders need to stop pretending you can “have it all.”

From the hidden cost of unproductive meetings to the overlooked importance of the candidate journey, this episode is full of unfiltered insights on what it really takes to lead a recruitment business today.

Follow the show for more conversations to help you build a smarter, stronger recruitment business.

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