Business
“Anything you’ll ever need or want is going to come from another person” Jason Roulston is a seasoned recruitment executive, serial entrepreneur & managing director of Blackroc -- a c18 month old, multidisciplinary agency grown from Jason’s dining room table to 20+ staff & $10m+ in generated fees. In addition to Blackroc, Jason has co-founded 4 other businesses, including a digital first recruitment organisation producing 8 figures in annual turnover, with over 40 employees & offices across 3 states. For this episode, we sit down with Jason to discuss some general career advice, the key ingredient to every business partnership & his thoughts on stoic philosophy. To learn more about Jason & Blackroc, you can follow them on LinkedIn @JasonRoulston & @BLACKROC. If you’d prefer to watch instead of listen, head over to my YouTube channel @carterlagana. Timecodes: 2:18 | Highest paying professions 3:13 | Advice for selecting a career 4:47 | Maximising your employability 6:30 | How important is having a degree? 9:10 | Can you trade experience for qualifications? 10:13 | Jason’s thoughts on cold emailing 11:10 | How to nail your next job interview 12:43 | Key ingredients to succeeding in the workplace pt.1 14:26 | Key ingredients to succeeding in the workplace pt.2 16:01 | Something EVERY business partnership needs 17:51 | Why Jason awards equity to key employees 21:22 | Balancing happiness & huge ambition 23:47 | Chasing external validation vs living your life 28:26 | Observed benefits of digital minimalism 32:22 | Embracing isolation & introspection 34:52 | Learnings from Ryan Holiday 36:55 | Jason’s vision for Blackroc 39:16 | Want to work for Jason? Listen up 42:19 | A counterintuitive insight worth noting Books Mentioned: Ego is the Enemy | Link: https://www.amazon.com.au/Ego-Enemy-Ryan-Holiday/dp/1591847818 Stillness is the Key | Link: https://www.amazon.com/Stillness-Key-Ryan-Holiday/dp/0525538585 Credits: Filmed | @Blackardt Crew | @BriannaBlack Crew | @SamuelJBernard Set | @BLACKROC If you’d like to keep tabs on what I’m up to, you can find me @carterlagana on all social media platforms.