{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"20 Years of Stellar","title":"20 Year of Stellar","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3629,"description":"To mark 20 years of Stellar Recruitment, our Co-Founders Shaun McCambridge and Robbie McIlraith sat down for a special milestone podcast. From humble beginnings to building one of Australia and New Zealand's most trusted recruitment brands, they share the real stories, lessons, and moments that shaped Stellar into what it is today. It's honest and personal, so join us in celebrating 20 years of connecting great people with great opportunities. \n \nSETTING THE SCENE \nTwo school friends. One idea. Twenty years later - 36,000 people placed, nearly $800,000 given back to communities, and a team with people who've stayed for over a decade. This isn't a polished corporate retrospective. It's an honest conversation between two founders who backed each other from day one, survived a prolonged mining downturn with family homes on the line, navigated COVID, and kept going. Shaun and Robbie reflect on what it really took to build Stellar - the hard years, the culture they fought to protect, and what they're most excited about for the next chapter. \n \nEPISODE CHAPTERS \n0:04 - Meeting the Founders \nShaun and Robbie met at King's High School in Dunedin aged 14. Decades later, complementary skill sets and three clients who believed in them became the foundation of Stellar Recruitment, launched in Brisbane in 2006. \n5:25 - Starting the Business \nShaun was already in mining recruitment; Robbie came from a surveying background. They spotted a gap between the big firms and the small boutiques - and backed themselves to fill it. \n8:54 - The Early Financial Reality \nFor the first months, there was no salary. Then $2,000 a month. Three founding clients paid half their fee upfront - a cash flow lifeline that made everything possible. \n9:40 - Culture & Hiring \nFrom the beginning, culture wasn't an afterthought. Multi-stage interviews involved the whole team, values were distilled from 100+ staff voices, and the result speaks for itself - some team members have been with Stellar for 10-18...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/lnZzJs6QwYGlBorYXWjGaUFybXw5AtxgP8r3OkF0qAo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xOWQ5/MGFkMjUxYWQ1YWY0/ZTNkNjA1ZmY5MjAx/NWVlZC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}