Meet the Trainers

Inside Orca, you'll learn from agency founders, leadership coaches, performance experts, and recruitment trainers - Each bringing deep, hands-on experience to help you level up fast. From BD to mindset, finance to delivery, it’s the full spectrum of what actually drives growth.

Josh Kirkham

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Josh Kirkham, VP of Revenue at Quil, has guided 1,000+ agency recruiters in adopting AI. A growth-minded leader, he thrives on hard work, improvement, and his mantra of relentless perseverance.
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  • Founder
  • Recruitment Traning

Liz Neidhardt

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Liz Neidhardt brings 20+ years in technical recruitment, from leading teams at SThree and launching Huxley Engineering to founding Cressida Consulting. She now coaches recruiters in strategic, relationship-led sales.
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  • Founder
  • Recruitment Traning

Jayke Annan

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Jayke Annan, a recruitment trainer with 15 years’ experience at Network Rail, National Grid and Atlas Hotels, helps agency recruiters work more effectively with talent acquisition teams.
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  • Founder
  • Recruitment Traning

Mitch Sullivan

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Mitch Sullivan has worked in recruitment since 1988. He co-created Copywriting for Recruiters in 2015 and has since trained nearly 2,000 recruiters across the UK and Ireland.
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  • Founder
  • Recruitment Traning

Derry Holt

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Derry Holt is CEO & co-founder of OneUp Sales, a former software developer, and active angel investor in UK B2B SaaS, supporting founders with advice and syndicate connections.
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  • Founder
  • Recruitment Traning

Robin Burr

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Robin Burr is a Sales Performance Trainer and Therapist at UGen, helping sales professionals boost performance by tackling the mental and emotional challenges of sales through his unique ‘sales therapy’ approach.
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  • Founder
  • Recruitment Traning

Jamie Burrows

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Jamie Burrows is a recruitment coach and NLP Master helping recruiters replace outdated tactics with psychology-led strategies to boost billings and build high-performing teams.
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  • Founder
  • Recruitment Traning

Chris Hart

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Chris Hart, founder of arcade, blends nearly 20 years in tech recruitment with no-nonsense training, boosting retention and ROI while coaching on both performance and mental health.
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  • Founder
  • Recruitment Traning

Steve Twinley

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Steve Twinley, a BACP-accredited counsellor and ex-recruitment MD, helps professionals manage work stress and life challenges through confidential, resilience-focused online mentoring.
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  • Founder
  • Recruitment Traning

Rich Gibbard

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Rich Gibbard, Director of Recbound, helps recruitment agencies grow by combining smart inbound and outbound marketing strategies to win clients, attract top talent, and boost placements.
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  • Founder
  • Recruitment Traning

Naz Harrison

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Naz Harrison is a proven L&D leader who’s built high-performing teams, coached top billers, and delivered results-focused training across recruitment and sales for over 14 years.
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  • Founder
  • Recruitment Traning

Mike Ames

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Mike Ames, founder of Flair, coaches recruitment leaders to sell smarter and scale faster, drawing on decades of experience building and selling multi-million-pound firms.
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  • Founder
  • Recruitment Traning

Poonam Mawani

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Poonam is a finance leader who’s scaled, sold, and advised recruitment firms driving growth, funding, M&A, and global expansion with strategic precision and confidence.
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  • Founder
  • Recruitment Traning

Tom Bedford

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Tom Bedford is a seasoned recruitment professional and trainer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in consultant development and practical skills training across all areas of recruitment.
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  • Founder
  • Recruitment Traning

Nick Booth

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Nick Booth is a global leadership coach delivering the Seventh-Wave® programme, known for developing talent through strong relationships and a natural coaching style.
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  • Founder
  • Recruitment Traning

Michelle Flynn

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Michelle is a Health and Performance Coach, Breathwork Instructor, and ex-recruiter who helps individuals and teams achieve personal and professional balance.
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  • Founder
  • Recruitment Traning

Dan Alexander

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Dan Alexander is a global recruitment coach and growth strategist, known for scaling and exiting high-performing teams.
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  • Founder
  • Recruitment Traning

Charlotte Flatley

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Charlotte Flatley is a recruitment expert with 12 years’ experience, helping founders scale growth-focused agencies.
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  • Founder
  • Recruitment Traning

Andy Hallett

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Andy brings decades of recruitment experience, known for his no-nonsense, results-driven mentoring that helps recruiters grow and lead with clarity.
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  • Founder
  • Recruitment Traning