The 10 Most Popular Resilient Recruiter Episodes of 2025

This episode brings together the ten most listened-to conversations of 2025.
They weren’t popular by accident. These episodes resonated because they spoke directly to the challenges recruiters were dealing with day to day. Planning your time. Building pipeline. Positioning retained search. Recovering from burnout. Staying relevant as the market and LinkedIn both shifted.
If you missed any of these conversations the first time around, consider this your shortlist for heading into 2026 with a clearer plan and stronger focus.
In this episode, you’ll hear insights on:
• How to plan your day so you stay out of reactive work
• How to build business development into your week without burning out
• How to position retained search with confidence
• Why systems create more consistency than chasing placements
• How relationship-building compounds over time
• Why LinkedIn's reach dropped and what actually matters now
Episode timestamps:
• 00:01 Introduction
• 02:30 Allicia Birch – The 15-minute planning system
• 09:15 Rachel Filby – One BD day per week
• 14:20 Carol Wenom – Positioning retained search
• 21:05 Stuart Barnes – The three-bucket BD model
• 28:40 Jenny Diaz – Writing your plan by hand
• 34:10 Deedee Doke – Differentiation and innovation
• 39:45 Jessica Hamilton – Systems over placements
• 45:30 Brandon Glyck – Relationship compounding
• 52:00 Karolina Willis – From breakdown to breakthrough
• 58:15 Richard van der Blom – Why LinkedIn reach dropped
If you want to future-proof your recruitment business without burning out, this episode is a must-listen.