"At Cento, the whole team has been working with Alison Humphries to some extent over the last 5 years (since 2020).

During that time we have transformed the business and her contribution to that cannot be overstated. We have radically uplifted our expectations of what we can achieve in NFI, and developed the tools and processes to do so.

We have created a contract business and a SOW business which have generated additional, long-term income, and reached out in entirely new markets. Internally, we have better control and use of our data, clearer career structures and a hiring plan.

Alison has supported us with processes, multiple very effective training initiatives and referrals. If you have the chance to work with her, grab it!"

"I found Alison via her blogs and podcasts, which cover every aspect of running a successful recruitment business, based on her real life successes.

As an established business in Japan, we don't always have access to lots of advice or information from sector specialists, but Alison was able to find data on Japan as well as having a wide and deep knowledge of the sector in the UK and other countries.

Her advice has encompassed reward, job structures, management development, sales, learning and development and she has even delivered training in the window of time we can overlap - all very well received.

I can highly recommend her to any ambitious recruitment business that is looking for robust, profitable growth."

"At Menlo Park Recruitment, my business partner and I have been working with Alison as our NED/advisor since 2020. Originally we engaged with her becasue we wanted to diversify our portfolio, and secure a market leading position.

Although not all our new desks have been succesful, Alison's support and advice has been invaluable in terms of her sector knowledge, challenge and broadening our horizons. She has advised us on areas including financial reporting and analysis, sales strategy and tactics, HR and staff planning, marketing and infrastructure as well as compliance.

She remains up to date with suppliers and market opportunities, and makes sure that actions are followed through."

"Alison has been supporting our business with an exceptional level of expertise in the recruitment industry and a strong emphasis on actionable advice and implementation.

She understands our unique business DNA- which is a genuinely bespoke process. As a result we have learned a lot about ourselves, our business and radically reviewed our plans.

Alison is engaging, fun, professional, organised and extremely talented with a high level of experience in building recruitment firms and planning actionable outcomes. I would highly recommend working with Alison."

"I started working with Alison in 2023 and have been very impressed so far!

Alison brings a range of different perspectives to our decision making, and while her advice can be strategic, she supports in detail with effective implementation. She has already impacted our sales processes, hiring plan, financial reporting and compliance. Alison's engagement with the team has been fantastic so the company are fully on board with all new processes and focus. If you're a director of a small to medium enterprise, don't think that you don't need a non-exec. After running a business nearly 15 years, Alison has given lots of input due to her extensive knowledge within the sector.

I feel confident about the changes we are making and our positive future growth. Alison always has an eye on profitability rather than vanity metrics, and is engaging to work with."

"At Select Offshore, we have worked with Alison consistently since 2020. During that time we have grown from a 8-person business to 35 staff and increased our revenues by 225%.

Alison learned our market, which is international and involves unique levels of regulation, and has advised us on growth, hiring, organisational structure, business support roles, HR matters and compliance.

We now have an international office and Alison has given very useful input, interviewing some of our key hires, introducing suppliers, and building on our Queens Award for export sales to win the Recruiter Award for best international agency and be recognised in the Recruiter Hot 100 list.

I'd definitely recommend her to ambitious business owners."

"The value that Alison has given the business this year has been phenomenal. Multiple levels of analysis and process have now been implemented successfully.

Alison has really made me see profit as key, among all the other great lessons. It's not exaggerating to say that the business has been transformed while working with her, and everybody's expectations and effectiveness have moved up.

The door is very much open, and we'd like to see you consult and deliver more training for us at some stage this year.

Alison is the complete package - financially literate, big on HR and people, analytical on sales performance and above all, about implementation!"

"I worked with Alison as my Executive Business Coach in 2019 and 20 to create a strong plan and infrastructure for my business.

Working with her was eye-opening in terms of having a really systematic approach to important financial issues, managing staff and developing business for the future. She produced many really helpful templates and documents and made sure I followed through on intended actions even when they were difficult.

I never felt I was on the clock and she was always available for urgent calls. Alison’s experience and knowledge of recruitment is second to none and I enjoyed working with her too."