Primary Job Title Senior Partner Primary Organization Hesketh James
Location Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Gender Male
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Toby’s hospitality career began at the age of 6, working in his grandparent’s restaurant the Oak Cottage in Knutsford Cheshire. His grandfather an astute business man had come to realise that no customer could resist a chubby six-year-old upselling a sherry trifle (it was the 80’s). And I guess this is where Toby’s passion for the hospitality
industry began.
Leaving his trifle selling days behind, Toby went on to study at the University of Liverpool and in 2003 began a career in hospitality recruitment. Berkeley Scott approached Toby to join their business in 2008, with his early career focusing on managing temporary recruitment teams in the North of England. Toby successfully trebled the Berkeley Scott Manchester temporary business in his first two years, demonstrating his ability to deliver business growth in challenging market conditions.
Working closely with friend and colleague Amanda Hesketh, he rose quickly through the management ranks to the position of Director of Operations at the Kellan Group.
Co-founder of Hesketh James, Toby reunites with his friend and former colleague to take everything that they have learnt, unlearn it and reapply their shared knowledge and experience into their new venture. Toby and Amanda are immensely passionate about the hospitality industry and believe that customer care and delivering an exceptional service are key to success.
Toby brings over 14 years of Hospitality Recruitment to the business, has a proven track record in terms of team management and galvanising his people around a common goal of business growth. Whilst Toby has managed temporary, contingent permanent and search businesses. Toby prides himself on his in-depth knowledge of the temporary recruitment market. Providing high volume, well trained, professional colleagues to a broad range of hospitality businesses across the UK.
