Joe Jani on growing Metric Search to 90 heads and a private equity deal in six years

Episode notes

This week on The RAG Podcast, I’m revisiting my episode with Joe Jani, founder and CEO of Metric Search, one of the fastest growing recruitment firms in the world. Joe launched Metric in 2019 and in just six years has scaled to 90 heads across the US and UK. At only 31 years old, he’s already closed a private equity deal, taking seven figures off the table while setting the business on course for a $100m valuation. We talk about: The strategic decisions behind launching and scaling Metric Navigating the COVID pandemic without slowing momentum How leadership and culture have fuelled rapid growth The truth about managing and billing at the same time What private equity means for the next stage of growth Joe’s story is proof that with the right vision, culture and commercial focus, you can scale globally at pace while still building a business that lasts.

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