300 People, 5 Brands, 0 Private Equity: LHI’s Blueprint to £47M GP with Co-CEO's Ben Richardson & Mike Botty
Recruitment Mentors Podcast · Jan 12, 2026 · 1:15:59
Recruitment Mentors Podcast · Jan 12, 2026 · 1:15:59
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Most recruitment leaders believe Private Equity is the only route to a massive exit, but LHI Group proved them wrong by scaling to a £80M valuation and £45M+ GP using an Employee Owned Trust (EOT).
In this episode, Co-CEOs Ben Richardson and Mike Botty break down the "steering wheel and heartbeat" structure they used to build a 300-person powerhouse across nine global offices.
You can connect with them both here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardsonben/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikebott/
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Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OeZZ2PmjzpM
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