Dave Lewis

Helping recruitment agency owners build teams they don’t have to carry.

Warwick, England, United Kingdom

About

Most recruitment agency owners I speak to know their team could be better. They just don't have the time, the framework, or the internal resource to do anything about it. So they fill the gaps themselves. They become the best biller, the de facto manager, the person everyone leans on. And the business stops growing because they do. That's the problem I work on. I develop recruiters and managers through live, human-led programmes - group training, one-to-one coaching, and on-the-desk support. Not portals. Not video libraries. People, developing people. I've spent 26 years in this industry. As a recruiter, as Dean of Reed Business School, as a trainer and director of Enabling Change where I worked with 20,000+ consultants, and now as founder of The Recademy. If you're keen to discuss how I can help your team, give me a call.

Experience

  • Founder at The Recademy
    Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    I work with recruiters and recruitment leaders to build confidence, capability and better judgement in how they operate day to day. My work focuses on live, bespoke, interactive development rather than one-size-fits-all training. That includes group programmes, one-to-one coaching and on-the-desk support with individuals and teams. I’ve spent 25 years developing recruiters across temp, perm and exec markets, working with people at different career stages and inside very different businesses. The emphasis is always the same. Practical application. Real behaviour change. Development that works in the real world, not just in the room.

  • Director at Enabling Change
    Jan 2005 - Jan 2026 · 21 yrs 1 mo

    Training and coaching recruiters to achieve more — from their first placements to leading teams. - Improving recruiters’ performance through tailored training, coaching and support - Helping billers step up as managers and grow into genuine leaders - Co-founded The Recruitment Academy placing trainees into their first recruitment roles

  • Founder at Recruiters' Lunch Club
    Mar 2020 - May 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

    The free networking group and podcast helping recruiters get through the Covid crisis. We're all in this together; we're going to help each other to the other side.

  • Dean & Director/Co-Member Development Officer at Reed Business School
    Aug 2001 - Dec 2004 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Recruitment Consultant at Reed
    Apr 2000 - Aug 2001 · 1 yr 5 mos