Clare Gillard

Clare's Story

Clare is an Associate Director who brings a wealth of experience in sales leadership and people development to her role at Aaron Wallis Sales Recruitment. Passionate about connecting top sales talent with the right opportunities, she hit the ground running as soon as she arrived!

Known for her friendly, straight-talking style and ability to spot potential that others might miss, Clare thrives on building genuine relationships with both clients and candidates. She's a natural coach who loves helping people unlock their strengths and guiding businesses to find the high-performing salespeople they need to grow.

When she's not matching candidates to their dream roles, you'll probably find Clare in the gym at 5.30 am most mornings, travelling in her campervan, or walking her sausage dog Stanley.

Facts about Clare

1. Describe your role in one sentence I connect brilliant sales talent with the right opportunities and help businesses build high-performing teams with amazing people.
2. What is your style? Friendly, honest, and straight-talking - I like to get to the heart of what makes people and businesses tick, without overcomplicating things.
3. What's the one thing that you're best at solving for your clients? Finding those hard-to-spot gems - the candidates who don't just tick boxes on paper but actually fit the culture and deliver results.
4. Why would a client want to work with you? Because I combine sales leadership experience with a genuine passion for people, I know what great sales talent looks like, and I'll work hard to find it.
5. Favourite aspect of your work Matching someone to a role that changes their career - and hearing the excitement in their voice when they get the offer!
6. What makes a great salesperson - three words Curiosity. Tenacity. Empathy.
7. What do you have a knack for (better than most)? Building instant rapport - whether with clients or candidates, I can help people open up and communicate effectively.
8. What characteristics and skills make you suited to what you do? I'm a natural listener, endlessly curious, and I genuinely like people. Pair that with years of sales leadership, and I instinctively know what makes a high performer.
9. I confess to being bad at... Sitting still. I'm always thinking about what to do next at work and in my personal life.
10. Three things you'd never guess about me
    1. I'm running my third marathon in 2026
    2. I (not so) secretly love cheesy 80s power ballads.
    3. I've seen Robbie Williams live 15 times since 2003.
11. Last book I read Atomic Habits by James Clear — I'm always looking for ways to help myself (and my candidates!) perform at their best.
12. Best movie you've ever seen Top Gun. I still love it after all these years.  I went to the cinema to watch it on its 30th anniversary!
13. What is the best program on television? Friends, without question. I can't tell you how many times I've watched them all. They are constantly on repeat, and it still makes me laugh, and I can probably say most of the lines with them!
14. What one day in your life would you like to live over again? My wedding day in New York.
15. If you had a million pounds to give to a charity, who would you choose? Any connection to suicide prevention, having lost my partner to suicide many years ago.  
16. Mantra or motivational quote "You become the average of the five people you spend most of your time with – choose them wisely!"
17. A skill you'd like to learn I'd love to get better at photography. I am forever capturing moments and posting them on Instagram as a diary to look back on.

Contact Details:

Phone:   01908 061400

Email:   clare.gillard@aaronwallis.co.uk

LinkedIn:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/clare-gillard-sales-recruiter/