Meet Harjit Khatkar, Founder and Managing Director of Icon Consulting Group. Harjit recently sold a majority stake in his business to a Singaporean private equity family office, billed 4 million personally last year and can boast of being one of the most successful ERP tech recruiters globally.
Harjit started his career as a police constable in Leicester, UK before embarking on a career in recruitment specializing in Tech. Fast forward to 2021, with global domination in his sights and an appetite for bigger plans for the business you will get inside the head of a true entrepreneur.
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Course Outline
[04:30] – Background of Harjit Khatkar
[06:30] – Starting out as a police constable
[11:00] – Receiving a Resilience Award from the police force
[14:15] – Reasons for leaving the police force
[17:43] – How Harjit fell into recruitment
[25:30] – Mentored by the top biller at Maximus and moved to the ERP tech sector
[34:49] – Reasons for moving to K2 Singapore
[42:50] – Secret to success: how he became one of the most successful ERP tech recruiters globally
[47:00] – Setting up Icon Consulting Group in 2018
[49:05] – Challenges of starting a sole-proprietorship
[56:32] – Harijit billed a staggering 4 million in 2020!
[58:00] – Sealed a multi-million-dollar deal with Gazelle Capital
[1:06:00] – What future looks like for Icon Consulting
[1:09:33] – Rapid Fire Round
Connect with the guest:
Harjit Khatkar, Founder and Managing Director of Icon Consulting Group
Reach out at https://www.linkedin.com/in/harjitkhatkar/
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