With Ken’s support, we managed to add key talent in the right areas that ultimately led to the company’s continued growth and ultimately being acquired by US publicly listed, Amwell (NYSE: AMWL)”

We had a talent acquisition hill to climb at SilverCloud when we asked Ken to lead our recruiting endeavours. We were a year hence from our Series B fundraise and covid/early lockdowns had slowed the ambitions of our hiring plan and being able to grow even faster.

Ken took the challenge on and spent time with each function to deep dive on how each team ticked and what talent gaps he could support each functional lead on, particularly as Irish based functions were looking to grow US based teams remotely when travel was restricted.

Gary’s contributions extended into shaping the future of our development team. He worked closely with leadership to design an org structure aligned with our strategic goals.

Gary joined Phorest nearly four years ago as Talent Manager and made an incredible impact on both our people and the growth of our product development initiatives. During a period of hyper-growth, Gary’s contributions were instrumental in scaling our product development team from 35 to 110 people. He was critical in supporting us in delivering on our ambitious goals, by building the talent pool to achieve that vision.

Gary’s work was pivotal in ensuring we had the right people in place at the right time, and his impact was measurable. Over his time at Phorest, Gary helped us save hundreds of thousands in agency fees.

Gary’s contribution to Phorest was immense and he was an integral part of our growth journey, and his impact will continue to be felt for years to come. If you are lucky enough to work with him, he’ll do the same for you.

I would wholeheartedly recommend Ken to any organisation looking to reimagine their Talent Strategy.

Ken is that rare breed of Talent leader, who passionately brings together strategic insight, commercial acumen & essential experience markers, throughout the talent lifecycle.

His ability to holistically bring together the demands of the business, against a backdrop of maturity of market, saturation, scale, marketing, brand, sourcing, data & technology have been a key differentiator to the overall success of the International business, he supported, and indeed to myself as his leader.

“I needed to build a product management team from scratch in a new territory as quickly as possible. Healthcare experience & market knowledge were key requirements, as well as cultural fit. One of the positions was more senior with a global remit.

Ken collaborated closely with me to build two different processes to address hiring levels & ran a tight ship to quickly screen & narrow applicants, moving them efficiently & effectively through interview stage gates to decision points.

He drew on his background expertise in product management & healthcare technology, thinking outside the box in terms of team requirements & abilities. He expertly navigated the twists & turns of the journey, working creatively & flexibly with budget & brief to help build the team. He ensured an excellent candidate experience too, working well with their timeframes, needs & expectations.

He also encouraged me to step outside my comfort zone. The resulting hires represent an impressive diversity of skillset, experience & knowledge, able & willing to deliver with immediate impact. Ken was as invested as I was in making that happen.

I can’t recommend partnering with Ken and PhoenixRed highly enough.”

I would highly recommend Ken as a Strategic Talent Advisor.

Ken acted as my Strategic Talent Acquisition Partner in my role as Director of Corporate Development at Paddy Power.

Ken’s ability to understand the strategy, the technicalities of the roles and the characteristics required in a successful candidate was truly impressive.

This was matched by his ability to articulate and promote the employee proposition and drive to succeed. 

A creative, passionate professional, and very dynamic pair of hands that I am delighted to recommend.

When it came to recruiting our Operations Director, we engaged Ken to find the best possible candidate. It was easily our most important hire and one we couldn’t afford to get wrong.

Not only did Ken deliver the perfect candidate but the quality of everyone put forward was exceptional. Ken understood the importance of the right cultural fit and took the time to meet with all our team and get under the skin of our business.