🎙️ Should You Leave Your Recruiting Agency? The Lone Wolf Truth
(Full Interview with Mike Anderson)
You’re billing well.
You’ve built relationships.
You know the game.
But you keep asking yourself one question:
Could I build this on my own?
This episode is the real conversation recruiters are having behind closed doors.
No hype.
No fantasy entrepreneurship.
No “just believe in yourself” nonsense.
Just truth about what it actually takes to burn the ships and go lone wolf.
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Why This Episode Matters
Every recruiter eventually hits this fork in the road:
Stay at the agency and scale inside the machine…
or leave and bet on yourself.
This episode will help you:
Determine if your success is actually yours
Understand the financial runway required
Avoid the partnership mistakes that destroy firms
Build business development strength that makes you recession-proof
Create demand — even without a big brand behind you
If you care about scaling a recruiting firm, improving your closing ratio, mastering business development, or protecting your time — this is mandatory listening.
What You’ll Learn
The dangerous lie recruiters tell themselves before going solo
How to know if your billings are agency-dependent
The minimum financial runway you need before leaving
Why most recruiting partnerships fail
The difference between reactive goals vs. proactive process goals
The exact LinkedIn voice note strategy landing new clients right now
How to calculate your true hourly value as a recruiter
Why sales is acceleration — not persuasion
About Mike Anderson
Mike Anderson is a top-producing recruiter who walked away from the big agency world to build his own operation. Known for elite-level business development and raw honesty, Mike has billed millions and built multiple revenue streams while maintaining full control of his time and identity.
The Real Takeaway
This isn’t about “going solo.”
It’s about this:
Can you create demand on command?
Because if you can…
You control your desk.
You control your income.
You control your future.
If you can’t…
The agency controls you.
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Connect
Follow Mike Anderson on LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/recoveryandrecruitingmike/
Host Benjamin Mena → http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/
Benjamin LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminmena/
Benjamin Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/benlmena/
