Would you walk away from recurring revenue to chase a bigger opportunity overseas? On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by Jamie Trevett, founder of Just Construction. Jamie was last on the show in 2022 when his UK construction recruitment firm had 25 staff and a growing contract book. Fast forward to today and Jamie has completely transformed the business. He shut down the contract side in the UK and relocated the company’s focus to the US market, where he now runs a similarly sized team doing 95% of their work stateside. In this episode, we discuss: Why he made the bold decision to leave the UK market behind The operational and cultural shifts required to succeed in the US How time zones and remote management work across continents The growing influence of AI on recruitment delivery What the future could look like for Just Construction, including a potential sale If you're thinking about scaling into the US or questioning how to futureproof your business in a changing market, you’ll get real insight from this one. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Jamie Trevett and Just Construction 02:59 Transitioning from the UK to the US Market 05:56 Challenges in the UK Construction Recruitment Market 08:49 Shutting Down the Contract Side of the Business 12:07 Building a Stronger Focus on Permanent Recruitment 14:57 Navigating Time Zones and Work Arrangements 17:53 Strategies for Expanding into the US Market 21:04 The Impact of AI on Recruitment 23:43 Future Plans and Potential Sale of the Business __________________________________________ Episode Sponsor: Atlas Your memory isn’t perfect. So Atlas remembers everything for you. Atlas is an end-to-end recruitment platform built for the AI generation. It automates your admin so you can focus on the business tasks that matter. How many conversations do you have every day? With clients. Candidates. Your team. Service providers. Now how many of those conversations can you recall with 100% accuracy? How many hours a week do you spend making notes to try and retain as much as possible? And how much is still getting lost along the way? Traditional CRM systems weren’t built for the type of recruitment business you’re running right now. They were built to rely on the structured, tagged, categorised, and formal data you could feed it. Manual processes that needed you to input specific information, based on specific questions and answers. But what about all the other conversations you’re having every single day? Atlas isn’t an ATS or a CRM. It’s an Intelligent Business Platform that helps you perform 10X better than you could on your own. How? By removing all your low value tasks, acting as your perfect memory, and providing highly relevant recommendations to impact your performance. Learn more about the power of Atlas – and take advantage of the exclusive offer for The RAG listeners – by visiting https://recruitwithatlas.com/therag/ __________________________________________ Episode Sponsor: Hoxo Recruitment agency founders - this one’s for you. What’s your plan for the rest of 2025? If it’s based on more cold outreach, referrals, or hiring more recruiters… we’ve got news for you. That’s not where the smart money is going. The market has changed. AI is everywhere. Noise is louder than ever. So if you want to scale profitably this year, you need to do things differently! It starts with what you already have. Your experience. Your network. Your voice. And we are showing you exactly how to use it in a...
