Robert Kenward

Robert Kenward
20 August 2026

Finding a person is the bare minimum you should expect from a recruiter. The real value comes before recruitment even begins. I believe most hiring mistakes don’t start with recruitment. They start with unclear hiring decisions.

Recruitment is execution. Hiring is the business decision that comes first. That’s why clients increasingly involve me before they push the hiring button, not after.

The results speak for themselves:

96% success rate
12-month guarantee
25+ years’ specialist experience
350+ recommendations
27,000+ LinkedIn followers
4,200+ newsletter subscribers

I’ve built my reputation on two things:

An unrivalled network (MIA board member, featured columnist, mentor, awards judge, speaker at CONFEX, IMEX, TMS etc.)
Knowing that culture + ambition matter just as much as skills.

I also try to play my part in supporting the industry.
I mentored female event professionals, launched a men’s mental health programme for people working in events, co-founded an award-winning scholarship helping people of colour into the sector, and occasionally lumber through a charity run for Meeting Needs.

If you’re thinking about making a senior hire, speak to me before you push the hiring button.

We’ll shape the hiring decision together.
Then I’ll find the right person to deliver.

Whether you're ready to recruit today or simply
thinking ahead, let's have a conversation.

Contact us

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