Starting out in the recruitment industry in Sydney more than 20 years ago, Simon is regarded as a leading talent partner in the sector. His career has taken him to the UK and Europe but it is his unrivalled Australian domain expertise that he is most recognised for. Always challenging the status quo, Simon founded Australian executive recruitment ‘super boutique’ FutureYou on the belief that there is a better way to connect outstanding talent with local businesses. Having launched FutureYou in April 2016, and grown the company to close to 100 employees across Sydney and Melbourne in the company’s first year of operation, Simon knows what it takes to become a multimillion dollar business in the mature professional services sector.
It was an absolute joy to turn the microphone on to Simon recently and explore what motivates him to keep challenging the norm and what drives him everyday to achieve more. There are so many interesting elements to this conversation around discovering and unleashing brilliance and for me three key take-outs were:
– Fear has no place in an organisation
– Everyone has to find the power to connect without limitations
– Be constantly curious about growth, learning and what’s next.