EP344: How AI Can Put Your Top Biller on Every Desk - Roheel Ahmad, Founder, Imagine AI

What if your CRM didn't just make recruiters faster, but actually made them better at recruitment? In this episode of The Recruiter's Recruitment Podcast, Lysha Holmes welcomes back Roheel Ahmad, CEO and Founder of Imagine AI, for a fascinating conversation about how AI is changing the way recruitment businesses operate, develop their people and drive performance. Having built and led successful recruitment businesses, including Forsyth Barnes, Roheel understands the frustrations recruiters face with traditional CRM systems. Too much data entry, too many disconnected platforms and too much valuable information sitting in databases without ever being turned into business. That's why he created Imagine AI: a platform designed to go beyond automation and deliver what he calls CRM improvement. Roheel shares how Imagine AI is helping recruitment businesses put their best practices into action, identify buying signals, improve candidate matching and use real conversation data to develop recruiters. The ambition? To put your top biller on every desk. But this conversation goes much deeper than technology. Lysha and Roheel explore why so many recruitment leaders have never received formal management or leadership training, why businesses need to get their expectations out of their heads and onto paper, and how structured playbooks can transform everything from business development to interviewing and performance management. They also discuss the importance of retaining great people, the future of AI in recruitment and why the real opportunity isn't replacing recruiters, but helping them become better at the parts of the job that matter most. Roheel brings a unique perspective to the AI conversation because he's not just building technology. He's lived the challenges of running a recruitment business and understands what recruiters actually need from their systems. If you're a recruitment founder, owner, leader or consultant thinking about how to get more from your people, your data and your technology, this is an episode you won't want to miss. 🔗 Connect with the guest Roheel Ahmad: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roheelahmad/ Imagine AI: https://www.imagine-ai.com/ 🔗 Connect with the host Lysha Holmes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyshaholmesr2r/ Qui Recruitment: https://www.quirecruitment.co.uk/ The Recruiter’s Recruitment Podcast is part of the Recruitment Podcast Network: https://recruitmentpodcastnetwork.com Follow the podcast on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@therecruitersrecruitmentpod https://the-recruiters-recruitment-podcast.captivate.fm/ —————— The Recruiter's Recruitment Podcast is proudly sponsored by Paiger and Atlas, and partnered with Bristow & Hardy and Keybridge IT Solutions. Our sponsors: Paiger — Making Recruiters Smarter and Faster Paiger helps recruiters build personal brands, identify new business, attract candidates and have better conversations. https://paiger.co/ Atlas — Recruitment powered by the latest in generative AI A recruitment platform that combines your favourite ten tools into one simple user interface with perfect integration out of the box. https://recruitwithatlas.com/ Our partners: Bristow & Hardy works exclusively with SME recruitment agencies on growth through sales enablement and recruitment marketing, including strategy, branding, websites, campaigns and sales support. https://www.bristowandhardy.co.uk/ Keybridge IT Solutions is a London-based provider offering 24×7 support, specialising in Microsoft Cloud, Microsoft 365, Azure, security, connectivity and VoIP. https://www.keybridgeit.com/ #Recruitment #RecruitmentPodcast #RecruitmentTechnology #ArtificialIntelligence #RecruitmentAI #ImagineAI #RecruitmentCRM #RecruitmentLeadership #RecruitmentBusiness #RecruitmentFounders #TalentAcquisition #RecruitmentTraining #RecruitmentPerformance #BusinessGrowth #TheRecruitersRecruitmentPodcast