{"podcast":{"title":"Recruitment Mentors Podcast","slug":"recruitment-mentors-podcast-1064772","podcast_index_feed_id":1064772,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/recruitmentmentorspodcast/","website_url":"https://recruitmentmentors.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0ed6f71d-9885-4342-9d08-48514e035b86/podcast-cover2.jpg","author":"Hishem Azzouz","episode_count":500,"summary":"The #1 Most Practical Recruitment Podcast In the World","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T10:18:04.200060+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/recruitment-mentors-podcast-1064772"},"episode":{"title":"Two PE Deals. $100M Valuation. Six Years: Inside the Metric Search Story with Joe Jani & John-Joe Walker","slug":"two-pe-deals-100m-valuation-six-years-inside-the-metric-search-story-with-joe-jani-john-joe-walker","published_at":"2026-04-27T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/recruitment-mentors-podcast-1064772/two-pe-deals-100m-valuation-six-years-inside-the-metric-search-story-with-joe-jani-john-joe-walker","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/recruitment-mentors-podcast-1064772","url":"https://recruitmentmentorspodcast.captivate.fm/episode/two-pe-deals-100m-valuation-six-years-inside-the-metric-search-story-with-joe-jani-john-joe-walker","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/659d7491-6629-4a94-8a5f-a0ade58bba21.mp3","summary":"In this episode, I sit down with Joe Jani and John-Joe Walker, Founder & CEO and Chief Commercial Officer of Metric Search, the perm-only recruitment business that went from a New York startup to a $100M valuation in just six years across two private equity deals. We cover the micro-niche strategy and grad-led blueprint that made Metric PE-backable, what actually happens inside a PE roadshow, how they grew 56% in a down market, and what the Southfield majority investment means for the business and the people in it. You can connect with Joe here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-jani-b5667a57/ John-Joe here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-joe-walker/ ------------------------- Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-6rUtTSxxRE ------------------------- 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://limitless-learning.thisishector.com/subscribe ------------------------- Get in touch with me: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/ -------------------------","meta_description":"In this episode, I sit down with Joe Jani and John-Joe Walker, Founder & CEO and Chief Commercial Officer of Metric Search, the perm-only recruitment…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6017,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/recruitment-mentors-podcast-1064772/episodes/two-pe-deals-100m-valuation-six-years-inside-the-metric-search-story-with-joe-jani-john-joe-walker/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/recruitment-mentors-podcast-1064772/two-pe-deals-100m-valuation-six-years-inside-the-metric-search-story-with-joe-jani-john-joe-walker.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}