Paul Kelly
Chief Operating Officer After working in recruitment for 10 years, Paul witnessed a complete change in how business was being conducted in the sector. This…
Paul Kelly
Chief Operating Officer
After working in recruitment for 10 years, Paul witnessed a complete change in how business was being conducted in the sector. This shift lead to him come up with the bold idea of starting a new agency that approached things differently to everyone else. Coming up with crazy ideas was nothing new to Paul, and like most of them, this one chipped away in his head and just wouldn’t go away. Two years later, a simple phone call to his longstanding colleague David Molt went like this:
PK “Hey, keep this to yourself, but how’d you fancy going it alone and setting up our own agency?”
DM ”Yep, lets sort it out tomorrow after work, I’ll come to yours”.
The following night, over a stodgy Domino’s and a few beers in Paul’s garden, Strictly Recruitment was born.
Over the years, Paul’s role in the business has evolved and his main focus is now growing the business and identifying growth areas. He is a mentor to our wonderful team and is widely recognised as ‘the face’ of Strictly. Given his deep-rooted client relationships, Paul still holds a limited client base knowing the Strictly team can deliver the best possible service.
Paul says: “Professionally I look back at my career with immense pride at some of the things we’ve achieved: growing a business from two people to where we are now; hosting the only awards ceremony of its kind; all the exclusive restructuring projects we’ve delivered on; and being nominated for awards such as Best Client Service and Best Professional Services agency. But none of that compares to my biggest achievement of being a Father to two wonderful children. Looking forward, I am excited for the journey ahead because I know we still have some amazing achievements to come.”
When Paul isn’t training for his latest marathon or race, he will be found outside somewhere. Invariably trying to keep up with his two incredibly active kids!