18 YEARS IN RECRUITMENT | £50M+ REVENUE GENERATED

Recruitment is the most
valuable professional service:
most firms sell it short.

Build a process for winning consistently. 

Ben Browning, founder of Resonant, in a navy blazer and white shirt in a modern office
Trusted by 100+ recruitment leaders

Ben is a weapons-grade genius when it comes to the recruitment game.

Jake Holt · Property Directors

The most significant impact on my BD career of anyone I’ve worked with.

Adam Tiberius · Equipment Sales Recruitment

Ben is reimagining recruiting. He has his pulse on the sales and recruiting industry.

Justin Michael · Executive Coach

Instrumental in changing how we think about generating revenue.

Reiss McNally · Co-Founder, Molecular

An ally covering your back instead of chasing the money.

Marcus Cauchi · Revenue Reality

Within the first week I’d had more client conversations than I ever had before.

Zach Miller · Strategic Talent Consultant

Ben is doing the work so many in recruiting try to avoid.

Anthony Iannarino · Author & Sales Leader

For the first time, a company-wide strategy and structure for BD.

Richard Fisher · CEO, Skillsearch

He challenges the way I think about recruiting when new perspectives are hard to come by.

Max Grouette · Director, Revel

Working with Ben has been transformational for us as a team.

Filip Dimitrov · Producer Recruitment

An excellent sales trainer, and a consultant who shows you the optimum way to win clients.

Nabil McNaughton · MD, Challenger

Already noticing a difference in the quality of our conversations and sales calls.

Mike Carter · Co-Founder, Change Recruitment

Everything Ben does goes back to his mission to make recruitment better.

John Phillips · Founder, Outstation

He’s helped me redefine my sales approach. I highly recommend investing with Ben.

Daniel Langley · Founder, Six Figure-OS

A fountain of knowledge worth every penny.

Anthony Heaphy · AI in Action Podcast

Ben is a weapons-grade genius when it comes to the recruitment game.

Jake Holt · Property Directors

The most significant impact on my BD career of anyone I’ve worked with.

Adam Tiberius · Equipment Sales Recruitment

Ben is reimagining recruiting. He has his pulse on the sales and recruiting industry.

Justin Michael · Executive Coach

Instrumental in changing how we think about generating revenue.

Reiss McNally · Co-Founder, Molecular

An ally covering your back instead of chasing the money.

Marcus Cauchi · Revenue Reality

Within the first week I’d had more client conversations than I ever had before.

Zach Miller · Strategic Talent Consultant

Ben is doing the work so many in recruiting try to avoid.

Anthony Iannarino · Author & Sales Leader

For the first time, a company-wide strategy and structure for BD.

Richard Fisher · CEO, Skillsearch

He challenges the way I think about recruiting when new perspectives are hard to come by.

Max Grouette · Director, Revel

Working with Ben has been transformational for us as a team.

Filip Dimitrov · Producer Recruitment

An excellent sales trainer, and a consultant who shows you the optimum way to win clients.

Nabil McNaughton · MD, Challenger

Already noticing a difference in the quality of our conversations and sales calls.

Mike Carter · Co-Founder, Change Recruitment

Everything Ben does goes back to his mission to make recruitment better.

John Phillips · Founder, Outstation

He’s helped me redefine my sales approach. I highly recommend investing with Ben.

Daniel Langley · Founder, Six Figure-OS

A fountain of knowledge worth every penny.

Anthony Heaphy · AI in Action Podcast

WHO WE ARE

The Commercial Strategy Partner for recruitment firms that know their true value.

Recruitment firms grow when winning is a repeatable process, everyone follows. Until then it's a rollercoaster. We uncover how you win, turn it into a system, and get your team running it consistently.

THAT IS COMMERCIAL STRATEGY. 

THE PROBLEMS WE FIX

Your value is hidden behind reactive BD and random acts of marketing.

You look at your clients or fees and think "we're better than that", and you're probably right. We fix the gap between what you do, what you say and how you get paid.

THAT IS THE GOLDEN THREAD. 

The proof

Three firms. Three shifts. One pattern.

Case 01Chris, Loophire
Chris, Founder, Loophire
Chris
Founder, Loophire
Loophire logo
Before

We were doing great work. But we sold it as recruitment.

Sold as recruitment. Invisible value.
After
£0k
Exclusive deal in 30 days, beating 11 firms.
We broke his process down and created a way to show why it matters.
Case 02Giancarlo, DJUP
Giancarlo, Founder, DJUP
Giancarlo
Founder, DJUP
DJUP logo
Before

My advice is the real value — but all clients wanted was CVs.

Best thinking given away for free.
After
26 weeks
First £6k advisory fee — paid for advice, not a placement.
We productised his offer, so he gets paid for his best work — and wins a higher standard of business.
Case 03Adam, Zenopa
Adam, Sales Director, Zenopa
Adam
Sales Director, Zenopa
Zenopa logo
Before

Something was working. We just didn't know what.

No repeatable engine to scale.
After
£0.0M
Billed in a new market. Team of 6 × £20k/mo.
We built the engine to grow with.

How we work

A complete commercial roadmap

Commercial Review artefact

Review

GET CLARITY

We ask the tough questions that get the true picture on how you win today, across sales, marketing and delivery. Your Commercial Review gives a clear and actionable feedback on what's working, what's not  and what to do about it.

Start with clarity

from £990 +vat

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React

THE REAL CHANGE

We define your commercial strategy then build the playbooks and assets that ensure it gets delivered consistently.  The Commercial Reset focuses on one high priority move at a time; outbound, inbound, client expansion - whatever moves the needle now. 

Improve our process

from £1,500+vat per month

Partner artefact

Refine

MAKE IT STICK

We  track the data, refocus the plan, and coach the team, accelerating your growth trajectory.   Refine is an ongoing development program and accountability partner keeping you on track and ahead of the competiiton.

Keep us growing

from £1,500+vat per month

Behind the playbook sits our complete commercial roadmap 

MARKETING

PositioningMarket SegmentationIdeal Client DefinitionValue Proposition

SALES

Trigger Based OutboundProactive Client AcquisitionInbound - Social and ContentActive Client ExpansionPartners, Referrals and Events

REVENUE

ProductisationPricing & NegotiationRecurring RevenueNew Market Access

How to measure us

The results that matter

Recruitment Leaders bring us in to improve momentum, margin and motivation. Agree the scorecard before the work begins. 

Commercial Performance Scorecard

Example measurement view
Momentum
Pipeline and opportunities worked
BD conversion
Fill rate
Account expansion
Referrals and commercial allies
Margin
Average fee
Fee discounting
GP per head
Revenue per hire
Retained vs contingent mix
Motivation
Activity levels
Billing consistency
Ramp time
Performance spread
Consultant satisfaction
ahead of target in progressfor  review
Momentum

A coherent strategy that scales.

When your commercial strategy is working for you, success becomes predictable and growth accelerates.

Margin

Better work, better paid.

Alignment drives profit. You'll see increases in your fees and fill rate, and capture revenue without making hires.

Motivation

A team that performs and stays.

The right process stops BD  feeling heavy, and makes activity easier to drive. A self motivated team inspired to deliver.

Who this is for

Some people. Not everyone.

0%

of recruitment businesses have no clear commercial strategy. See the research.

For
  • Leaders of expert niche recruitment and search firms
  • Firms who know the quality of their work is better than the fees they charge or clients they serve
  • Leaders ready to tackle their strategy, not just the team's activity
  • Teams who believe they can win better clients and better terms more consistently
Not for
  • Anyone after a quick lead-gen hack
  • Firms wanting a course to hand to the team
  • Owners who want it done to them, not with them
  • Anyone looking for more activity for its own sake

Twenty minutes with Ben.

A short call with the industries leading expert to see whether commercial strategy could genuinely lift your business. 

20 minutes with Ben

Ben Browning, Founder of Resonant

Ben Browning, founder of Resonant
Ben has been instrumental in developing our global business development strategy. We've seen results scale at pace with a substantial impact on exclusivity rates, fill rates and fees.

He's caused me to think differently about every aspect of how we win and serve clients and most importantly, why. That has stopped the rollercoaster, and earned the opportunity to work with clients who truly value what we do.
ADAM TIBERIUS, DIRECTOR, ZENOPA LIFE SCIENCES