Lee Ballen

Co-founder, Hunter Bond

“In 2022, we significantly increased the number of staff working at Hunter Bond. With that came the introduction of many employees from different cultures, nationalities and ethnicities. We now manage employees from diverse backgrounds across three different continents and time zones. Our greatest business learning, which we will apply in 2023, is the ability to individually manage and be understanding of all employee cultures. Moving forward we will be committed to making diversity & inclusion a part of everything we do, including how we communicate to our clients, candidates, and how we continue to build our workforce globally.”

David Gettins

Managing director, Lorien

“My greatest business learning is the power of positivity. I passionately believe that we create our own environment, and I think we’ve proven that this year by adapting to some very uncertain market conditions while still managing to grow as a business. If you and your people believe in your product, your capability and your potential, then I believe you create a virtuoso culture that strives for more. Because at the end of the day, people make the difference. I would like to take that optimism into 2023 – if you and everyone around you believes the sky is the limit, then there’s no distance you can’t go, and no situation you can’t overcome. Positivity feeds creativity, and creativity feeds progress.”

Ed Rossiter

Founder and co-CEO, Phoenix

“Employees of the future will want the freedom to work from anywhere they want and the hours they want, while also having the ability to be part of an office-based culture and create relationships with their colleagues in person. This year reinforced to me that we are social beings that crave interactions and connections. ‘In-real-life’ meetings are difficult to recreate, and to me they are what build culture. Understanding of both sides of the coin is what I will be carrying into 2023.”

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