After completing a Law Degree in the UK Jonathan worked in California and London before entering the recruitment industry in Australia. Moving to New Zealand in 2006, he started recruiting recruiters in 2007 and founded Rice Consulting in a spare room on Auckland's North Shore in 2009. He is also co-founder of JOYN, an new innovation for flexible, on-demand Recruitment and HR Consultants to work ad hoc recruitment gigs and projects. He loves recruiters, he even married one, and enjoys contributing to the community by writing, blogging and speaking on recruitment at any given opportunity.

Scott hails from the sunny channel island of Jersey. Only 9 miles by 5 and smaller than Waiheke, he credits his recruitment ability to this social petri dish, ensuring good relationships were upheld in order to avoid any unnecessary run ins with big brothers, cousins etc. With a Scouse mum and a Glaswegian dad, a sense of humour was genetic; allegiance to both Liverpool FC and Celtic FC solidified when Kenny ‘Dalglish’ was chosen as a middle namesake having played and/or managed both football teams.

Having spent 3 years at a large global multi-disciplinary agency, building up both architectural and property desks, Scott learnt the tools to become a successful recruiter and importantly the ability to identify what makes a successful recruiter. After achieving his residency, he jumped at the chance to join an organisation with such a strong focus on establishing and nurturing relationships. Working a range of roles, from new-to-recruitment candidates to General Managers, Scott is able to use his 6 years in the local market to source hard to find talent at varying levels. Being the sole rec to rec operating from Auckland CBD he is able to meet with clients and candidates with relative ease, so if you would like a confidential coffee or a solution to your staffing requirements, Scott is always happy to chat.