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We recently had a great conversation with Andrej Danis and Kanishk Raghuvanshi from AlixPartners on The Route to Networking Podcast, discussing everything from the changing fiber market and AI infrastructure to the future of digital infrastructure itself. After exploring the technology side of the conversation further, one thing kept sticking with us afterwards. The mindset of the people leading these industries through all of this change. So we decided to dig deeper into how telecom leaders are thinking differently about careers, adaptability, problem solving, and growth in industries that are evolving faster than ever. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eZ3fEhah This is a great read for anyone working in telecom, networking, AI infrastructure, or digital infrastructure who wants to better understand the mindset driving the industry forward. We’ve linked the other articles in the comments 📝 Has Fiber Reached Its Turning Point? 📝 AI Isn’t Just Changing Infrastructure - It’s Exposing Its Limits #HamiltonBarnes #TheRouteToNetworking #Telecom #DigitalInfrastructure #Leadership #AIInfrastructure #Networking

A huge congratulations to Samantha Maas on her promotion to Consultant 👏. Since joining the business in August last year, Samantha has shown a huge amount of determination, resilience, and drive. Despite a challenging start, she stayed focused, kept pushing forward, and quickly established herself as an important part of the US team. Over the last few months especially, she’s really grown into a business development-focused role - taking ownership of the TOLA market, winning new business, and building momentum across the region. She’s developed a strong approach to the market and isn’t afraid to get on the phone and create opportunities 📞🔥 What’s exciting is the clarity of her plan moving forward... Samantha is focused on continuing to grow the Texas market, building her presence within the Pre Sales and Account Executive space. A brilliant next step and, at the rate she’s going, the next promotion might not be too far away 👀 #HamiltonBarnes #Promotion #BusinessDevelopment #TechRecruitment #SalesRecruitment #CareerGrowth #TeamGrowth #Hiring

Another well-earned promotion at Hamilton Barnes… A huge congratulations to Emilio Bertuzzi on his promotion to Consultant 👏 After joining Hamilton Barnes in August last year, Emilio’s journey hasn’t been completely straightforward, but the way he’s kicked on in 2026 has been brilliant to watch. Over the last few months especially, he’s built real momentum - increasing his activity levels, growing in confidence, and developing into a much more consistent recruiter. What’s made the difference has been the mindset. Emilio stayed patient through the tougher periods, kept backing himself, and continued improving week by week. That resilience is now paying off in a big way and this promotion is fully deserved. Next up, he’ll be expanding into the US Finance market alongside supporting UK roles - a brilliant opportunity and an exciting next chapter in his journey. Excited to see where he takes it from here - congratulations 🌳 #HamiltonBarnes #Promotion #Consultant #TechRecruitment #FinanceRecruitment #CareerGrowth #Hiring

Big news for the Financial Networks & Infrastructure team 👏 Tom Caton has officially been promoted to Team Lead. Nearly four years ago, Tom joined Hamilton Barnes as a trainee with no recruitment experience. Fast forward to today, and he’s become one of the standout performers in the business - delivering consistently in a highly competitive market and playing a major role in the growth of the Finance division. Over the last few years, Tom has built an impressive track record across the Financial Networks & Infrastructure space, delivering major placements and becoming a key name within the market. This promotion reflects the way Tom has developed over time. Not just in results, but in the way he approaches the market, drives new business, runs client processes, and leads from the front day-to-day. As Team Lead, his focus will be on continuing to grow the UK Finance market, supporting the development of the US side of the team, and helping scale the division as we continue to hire 🌍. A very well-earned promotion and an exciting next step. Congrats Catman! #HamiltonBarnes #FinancialNetworks #Infrastructure #TechRecruitment #Leadership #CareerGrowth #Hiring #TeamGrowth

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We’re delighted to share that Luca Bansept has been promoted to Principal Cyber Consultant 👏🏻. Luca joined Hamilton Barnes in November 2023 as a Trainee and, in just 2.5 years, has worked his way up to Principal Cyber Consultant with three promotions along the way. What’s stood out most has been the consistency. Luca has built strong relationships across the market, become a trusted partner to clients and candidates, and continued to raise the bar year after year. That progression has been backed up by huge year-on-year billing growth, increasing by over 700% from year one to year two, followed by another major jump in year three. He’s also built several strong client partnerships which have led to a high volume of repeat placements. Alongside his success in the market, Luca has stepped up internally too, taking on more responsibility within the team and helping drive things forward during a key period for the business. Looking ahead, he’s focused on expanding into new market verticals and mentoring others across the team. We can't wait to see what else you achieve, congratulations Luca 👏 💚 #HamiltonBarnes #CyberSecurity #Recruitment #TechRecruitment #CyberRecruitment #CareerGrowth #Promotion #TeamGrowth #Hiring #CyberJobs

Has fiber reached its turning point? Jack Rafferty recently hosted Andrej Danis and Kanishk Raghuvanshi on The Route to Networking Podcast, and the conversation explored a big question: What happens when the fiber industry moves beyond the “build at all costs” phase? We discussed: ⚡️Why consolidation now feels inevitable ⚡️Whether smaller operators can survive long term ⚡️How investor expectations are changing ⚡️Why operational execution matters more than ever ⚡️What the next stage of fiber growth could look like The industry isn’t slowing down, but it does feel like it’s entering a very different phase. Really interesting discussion for anyone working across fiber, telecom, and digital infrastructure. Read the full article below https://lnkd.in/ei9vSCVW #Fiber #Telecom #DigitalInfrastructure #Broadband #TheRouteToNetworking #HamiltonBarnes

Another promotion at Hamilton Barnes 🎉… Big congratulations to Max Fraine on his promotion to Consultant. Max joined the business last September and has gone from strength to strength since day one. He’s someone who’s always willing to put the hours in, work hard behind the scenes, and back himself to keep improving. Like anyone in recruitment, he’s had a couple of tougher months where things didn’t quite fall his way, but what’s stood out is that his effort and attitude never changed. He stayed persistent, kept pushing, and the results have followed. More recently, he’s been doing a great job re-engaging accounts and creating new opportunities across the market, while continuing to make a real impact across his market. Max is now moving further into the AI space, with a focus on Platform Engineering, and we’re excited to see him continue building things out there over the coming months. Well deserved promotion and excited to see what’s next 👏 #HamiltonBarnes #Promotion #Recruitment #TechRecruitment #AI #PlatformEngineering 

The digital infrastructure market has spent years chasing one thing: growth. But now a lot of operators are running into the same problem: Growth is getting more expensive, networks are becoming harder to monetise and the strategies that worked a few years ago are no longer guaranteed to work today. So what’s the solution? In the latest episode of The Route to Networking Podcast, Andrej Danis and Kanishk Raghuvanshi from AlixPartners discuss why the market is shifting towards profitability, operational efficiency and consolidation, and why scale alone is no longer enough. The episode also dives into: ✅ Why fiber consolidation feels inevitable ✅ The hidden connectivity challenge AI infrastructure is creating ✅ Why execution matters more than high-level strategy ✅ And how operators need to rethink the way they build and run networks To hear why Andrej believes every industry eventually enters a “survival of the fittest” phase, and why Kanishk thinks the old telecom playbook is changing fast, check out the full episode and article below... https://lnkd.in/eAratNzY #HamiltonBarnes #TheRouteToNetworking #Telecom #DigitalInfrastructure #Fiber #AIInfrastructure #DataCenters #Telecommunications #Networking #TechLeadership