The Death of the Generalist Recruiter | Chris Atiyah, CEO of Engtal

<p>Recruitment has always rewarded specialists — but how do you stay niche when you're scaling across multiple markets? On this episode of Carrot &amp; Stick, host Derry Holt sits down with Chris Atiyah, CEO and Co-founder of Engtal — a Chicago-based firm that has scaled to 50 people across three specialist brands with zero attrition in over eight months. </p><p>Chris shares his journey from Portsmouth to the Midwest and how a relentless focus on the right people, the right markets, and the right technology has built one of recruitment's most quietly impressive businesses.</p><p>If you want to know what a successful, AI-enabled recruitment business looks like in practice, this episode is for you.</p>