Ep#280 The Nudge You Need to Start 2023 Off With a Bang! (Ft. Steve Grace, Founder & CEO of The Nudge Group)

Today on Eden Exchanges, our Founder and CEO, Raghu Rajakumar spoke with Steve Grace who is the Founder and CEO of The Nudge Group – a business specialising in recruitment for startup and scale-up businesses. 

Listen as Steve shares his background and how it has shaped him to become the successful entrepreneur he is today, Steve provides us with some insights into the aspects that caused rapid and substantial growth for The Nudge Group, he touches on what the startup and scale-up world is looking like in the recruitment industry, while also shedding light on the mediums that affect demand in the sector. 

Listen on to discover more.

Discussion Points

  • Background
    Steve shares how his parents greatly influenced his entrepreneurial spirit
  • Leadership and strategy 
    Steve discusses how investing in his and his employees’ personal development has greatly impacted his leadership style, and how it has aided in guiding the Nudge Group’s strategy
  • Rapid expansion 
    Steve provides insights on how the Nudge Group rapidly expanded to become the global business it is today 
  • Why the Nudge Group 
    Steve shares The Nudge Group’s point of difference and provides advice and insights on what has made the company work 
  • Sell the founders first
    Steve explains that recruiting for startups and scale-ups has different requirements 
  • Market insights
    Steve provides his insights on the Australian startup landscape 
  • Changes in the industry 
    Steve shares how demand for certain skills in different industries come and go, and why it’s important to stay vigilant 
  • Media influence 
    Steve touches on how the media influences the recruitment industry 
  • Scale-up advice 
    Steve provides his advice for scale-up businesses as well as introduces The Nudge Groups’ upcoming product designed to cut recruiting costs by 70%
  • Future plans 
    Steve talks about where The Nudge Group is heading in the future
  • Motivation 
    Steve shares what drives him to continue growing The Nudge Group
  • The exit 
    Steve shares his past experiences when exiting his businesses
  • And More!