EP224: Melanie Sedgley, Founder of Edge - How To Create A High-Performing Culture

Melanie's journey in recruitment started at Finlay James, in a 360 recruitment role, before transitioning into Talent Acquisition at AO.com, where she played a pivotal role in building out the sales function. However, her journey came full circle when she returned to agency life, joining a global recruitment firm, Oscar, in 2018. Here, Melanie's impact was profound as she contributed significantly to the company's growth, spearheading the opening of multiple offices and naturally elevating her career to Head Of People and Culture However, a pivotal moment of redundancy in November prompted Melanie to embark on a new chapter and went on to launch Edge.Edge provides bespoke talent and people consultancy services developed for Businesses that want to get ahead of their competitionJoin us as we delve into Melanie's journey and uncover how Edge is reshaping the future of talent management.In this episode, Melanie covers: What does culture actually meanHow do we attract the right people and retain themHow do we create a high-performing cultureConnect with Melanie here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/melsedgley/-----------The Recruiter's Recruitment Podcast is proudly sponsored by Paiger and partners to Needi and Inclusion Crowd.Our Sponsor: Paiger - Making Recruiters Smarter and Faster. Paiger helps recruiters build personal brands, identify new business opportunities, attract candidates, and have better conversations.Find out more details on Paiger here - https://paiger.co/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=sponsor&utm_campaign=recruiters-recruiterOur Partners: Needi is a concierge gift-matching service using psychology and AI, to pinpoint the perfect gifts and experiences for your recipient, from the best, local independent businesses. Their team of expert gift finders, save companies time and money, with their complimentary corporate gifting service . Find out more here -https://needi.co.uk/Inclusion Crowd works with organisations to create a credible and authentic DEI programme, they help clients attract & retain talent - as well as improve culture & engagement. Their vision is to make organisations reflective of the societies in which they operate. Find out more here https://inclusioncrowd.biz/Keybridge IT Solutions is a London-based Fully Managed IT Support and solutions Provider - Providing 24×7 Support to all Customers. Specialities include Microsoft Cloud, including Office 365, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, Security, Internet Connectivity, VoIP, and much more.