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Giig It A Rest

Giig It A Rest

By: A Giig Hire Production Featuring - Luke Pitkin Andy Sturgess & James Hardy
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New Episodes Every Thursday. Get to know the humans behind the Giig Hire brand. Giig It A Rest is a lighthearted podcast following the Startup journey of the Giig Hire product Since 2020 we have been bootstrapping a SaaS platform and wanted to give you a chance to get to know the humans behind the software. :)A Giig Hire Production Featuring - Luke Pitkin, Andy Sturgess & James Hardy Economics Leadership Management & Leadership
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  • #60 - Build Your Swimming Confidence
    Jan 29 2026

    Are you looking to build your swimming confidence?


    If so, you've come to the right place.. Sort of... This week on 'Giig It A Rest' we kick of with a bit of an update on Andy's Ironman training and how he's building confidence in the pool....


    This leads us down a road to contemplating how we used to be young, hip and trendy and now find ourselves as the old boys on the block..


    Apart from our struggles in the gym we cover off:


    - Our confusion between manually and annually

    - Our Full Moon Party Mishap

    - The reality of what it's like being a business owner

    - Operation repaint the house

    - How I got caught in a compromised position by my neighbour

    - How we're tweaking things to get the most out of a 3 man start-up

    Enjoy x



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    53 mins
  • #59 - How To Fake A Ted Talk
    Jan 22 2026

    Welcome back to the 'Recruitment Industries Most Informative' Podcast...


    This weeks episode is a bit of a two parter!! It was recorded on the same day as our 2026 kick off meeting.. The first half before and the second half on our lunch...


    In the first half we chat about:

    - Andy' risky roast

    - Our mishaps in Dunelm and IKEA

    - Why Winnie The Pooh is back in the mixer

    - How it feels being back to work...


    When we get stuck into the second half we cover all the important topics like:

    - Our thoughts on the traitors

    - How the podcast might evolve

    - Should you be yourself online

    - What topics we would pick if we had to blag a Ted Talk


    Enjoy x


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    57 mins
  • #58 - Jonny Woodhead - XCD
    Jan 15 2026

    It's our first guest episode of 2026 and the closest thing we've had to Stephen Bartlett so far.. (Inside joke, you will pick up on that when you listen)....


    Guest number 1 of the year is Jonny Woodhead - Customer Success Manager at XCD...


    To give you the spiel on XCD they are an all-in-one single-solution HR and Payroll software which helps put you back in control and achieve more.Built for businesses of over 250 employees who are experiencing business growth or transformation.


    In this episode we had a Giig It A Rest first where we played a game of...


    'Is the guest related to Andy's Ex Girlfriend'


    As well as:

    - Drumming

    - Leeds

    - Politics

    - All things customer success

    - A bit of recruitment


    &


    Who he would take with him to live for 5 years on a desert island..


    Enjoy x




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    1 hr and 1 min
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