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No Office, No Team, No Exit Plan: £585K a Year As a Solo Founder with Patrick Reynolds

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Recruitment Mentors Podcast
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Jun 22, 2026
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Summary

In this episode, I sit down with Patrick Reynolds, founder of Nord Search, who walked away from leading a nine-person team to build a half-million-pound recruitment business entirely on his own terms. Two young kids, a pregnant wife, and a deliberate decision to stop optimising for someone else's version of success. We cover the niche strategy that shrunk his entire target market to 300-400 companies, the podcast he launched in month two that now generates fully inbound business, and why 65% profit margins beat a big headcount every time. Connect with Patrick here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patnordsearch/ ------------------------- Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zi_tKhFu2V0 ------------------------- Podcast Sponsors: Claim your exclusive savings from our partners with the links below: Sourcewhale - Check Out Sourcewhale & Claim Your Exclusive Offer Here. Atlas - Check Out Atlas & Claim Your Exclusive Offer Here Raise - Check Out Raise & Claim Your Exclusive Offer Here. ------------------------- Want more content like this? The Wednesday Debrief is our free weekly newsletter for recruiters who take their craft seriously. Join 7,000+ subscribers here: https://newsletter.recruitmentmentors.com/ ------------------------- Get in touch with me: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/ -------------------------