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A podcast where I speak with people about their career path. Focusing on their decisions, success, advice, key traits, career moves, mentoring and listening to interesting stories. This podcast is an interesting perspective on how careers can take a linear path to success, but all often career paths take a zig-zag path. Fun Stuff to learn about. Enjoy!
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I'm your host Gary Nowak and what a wonderful conversation I had with my guest Maya Doueihy. Maya brought so much energy, passion and beautiful perspective to her career and I know you'll enjoy it. Career Background: Grew up in Beirut, Lebanon Studied at the Lebanese American University studying International Relations and affairs Worked as a project coordinator for: Lebanese center for policy studiesLebanese American UniversityProject manager for A political partyFore...
I'm your host Gary Nowak and I am honored to have as a guest a young man who has served our country with 5 years in the military. Adam Mowl is a self proclaimed Renaissance man with a great foundation for life and very strong character. Career Background: Served at a Marine for 5 years and spent 1 year in Afghanistan tracking high value targetsSince returning Finished up his education with a Bachelors in International / Global StudiesWorking as: An Account Executive Op...
I'm your host Gary Nowak and today I've had the great honor of reconnecting with a former colleague and extremely successful consultant @Greg Tucker Career Background: Award winning CXO, CMO, Chief Customer Officer Chief Journey mapper, heling companies better understand the customer journeySelf employed with his highly successful consulting company for over 10 yearsHeld positions with great companies like Clorox, AAA, Copart, CSC Index and mercer Management ConsultingEducation Und...
I'm your host Gary Nowak and I've got a China / Germany KPMG connection for you with my outstanding guest Angelika Alt-Sherer. I was blown away by the great perspective and advice provided throughout this conversations Biography Snapshot Borne and grew up in Munich, Bavaria, GermanyMarried for more than 25 years, met my husband at KPMGCareer start at KPMG after graduating 30 years ago with 7 years out of the box experience at another Big Four, a smaller consulting firm and as a freelanc...
Career Background: Founder and Executive Chairman of QI Group of companies HQ's in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur Operations in over 30 countries He is diversified with business interests in: Real estate Education Retail and Hospitality Also owns a football / soccer club in Malaysia Highlights Following in his fathers footsteps early with wanting to a lawyer and studying in the UKImpact of Margaret Thatcher on his educationNot liking accountancy al...
I'm your host Gary Nowak and in addition to being a great person and fantastic former co-worker my guest Liz Evans has one of my most favorite accents of all time (Northern England). Career Background: Big 4 Principal for over 5 yearsManaging director at EquaTerraManaging consultant with PA Consulting GroupAttended University of Hertfordshire just north of London studied Business and Decision ScienceHighlights Baby sitting Dads golf buddy kidsClaim to fame for her town Captain Cook - Gr...
Career Background: Coca Cola in various role SVP Customer Excellence VP of the West Zone National Team leader with sales associate recruiting National account executive Florida State University majoring in Advertising CommunicationHighlights Being a Seminole vs a GatorNo idea on the major, sound familiarSales career began early with convincing her dad of a way out of government workPodcast host with Origin storiesFind your own authentic pathHead / heart / gut conversa...
Career Background: Author of the book "The Career Toolkit"MIT Graduate and an engineer by backgroundChief Technology Officer at several companiesFaculty at MITCreator of the "brain Dump" Apphttps://brainbumpapp.com/ Highlights Mom "Why don't you teach the chess class"Book "The Career Toolkit" 10 Topics / 10 chaptersLearning the intangible skills to go along with the technical skillsGiving content to MITHelping people reach their potentialGraduate degree in CryptographyPolitical volunteer...
Career Background: Founder and CEO of Avanti SearchRecruitment experience with: Accolade Wines Class Ltd Wolters Kluwer NSW Dept of Industry Apprentice Australia ContestantAmbassador for: Ferrari Australian Grand Prix Corporation Miss World Australia 2006Her Company - https://www.avantisearch.com.au/ Highlights Best first job ever Miss World Australia 2006Looking for a way to get into charity workFinding excitement in recruitmentCreating a c...
Career Background: Currently President and CEO of Axion MedicalBoard member with: Bottlenose ESSI Advisor to Private Equity and Venture capitalistsEquaterra for nearly 8 yearsFounder of Morgan Chambers in the UKHighlights Hard working family and the oldest of 6 kidsCommunity College degree / Great visualPower plant engineering degreeSemi autonomous robot workExtremely technical background out of CollegeKilling two sacred cows at onceCitigroup came calling early onThe drive for...
Background Currently - Director of Talent X & Educate X Cracked into consulting in 2011 with Gallop Solutions where she worked with some incredible people who helped shape her career.Marnie eventually Started her own Business consultant organizationHighlights: Hungry Jacks (Burger Kind) and the $300 phone billNo drive or desire to go to universityOut of High School "I want to go to England" so she didDaniel and Lindy internshipFirst client at 19, "you can pay me to talk about my or h...
I'm your host Gary Nowak and I have a conversation with a young lady Walkyria Whitlock who shares amazing stories about her life and time in Idaho, Fiji, Rio, The Hamptons, Florida, Australia and working on Yachts while traveling. Career Background: Author of the book "I love what I've forgotten"Self Employed as President of Global MVPYoga Instructor on Private Yachts and VillasAttended Boise State UniversityHighlights Scooping ice cream and losing weight at age 14Tremendous high...
I'm your host Gary Nowak and this is by far one of my most organic and fun podcasts where my former boss and guest Dave Brown and I don't get past what he studied in college and managed to enjoy a very insightful conversation. Career Background: Principal & Global leader for Shared Services and Outsource advisory for KPMG10 years of experience with Equaterra and TPIDirector of Finance with AT&T for 6 yearsUniversity of Windsor Bachelor of Psychology / FinanceMBA from Queen's Uni...
Highlights Moving around 10 times prior to age of 20Saw the world early and oftenParis at 7 am is MagicThe freedom of being a consultantYou can take a 10 euro taxi home, c'monNo clue on what to do with her career, that changed quicklyLearning something is a great dayFalling in love with Japan and learning yet another languageTraveling to China & Russia with her financial reporting floppy disksBringing value at an early age and being very eagerWorking in the Salt MinesBeing told how to mak...
I'm your host Gary Nowak and you are going to have to "buckle up" for this one as I bring you a colleague and good friend from down under, Mr. Mark Bladon. As only Mark can do, he brings a unique, authentic perspective throughout our conversation. Background overview KPMG Partner in IT Advisory since 2010Partner with IBM for 6 yearsPWC Partner for 13 yearsUniversity of Queensland for a Philosophy degree Highlights: Lacking enthusiasm at the chicken shopComparing himself to: &nbs...
Career Background: Best selling author of her book "The Cancer Channel"COO for a start up in SF AdentroEbay for over 14 yearsConsultant at AccentureStarted her career at Chubb in LA and spent time in NYCEducated at - Occidental College Cornell for the MBALe Cordon Bleu Ottawa culinary institute Highlights what to do during "down time" her YMCA GigHaving PhD Parents and loving learningTalking her way into numerous jobsWhat is this Management Consulting all aboutMBA at Cornell and NO...
Background: Vanderbilt University Bachelor in PsychologyDirector of sales and marketing VP of Business DevelopmentVP of CommunicationsCollaborating AuthorCo-Founder / Co-Moderator (Leadership Chat)President of Impactiviti / ClarityFuel for over 17 yearsHighlights Another paper boyConsultant / AuthorSunday French ToastClarity is the heart and soul of everything he doesChose his College based on Astronomy, Quickly adjusted to PsychologyReads 3 to 8 books at a timeHis mind loves to put...
Background Went to my Alma Mater Macomb Community CollegeHard working guy who had several jobs prior to finding his career Award winning and Top Producing Realtor in the Metro Detroit area Author of "Think like a realtor" "Beating the Force of Average"Created a real estate show and an Expert media contributor to all kinds of real estate showsHighlights Job straight out of college and Assessing career earlyExperiencing mid life crisis in his early twentiesFinding the...
Career Background Central Michigan University Alumni MIS and Accounting Heaps of Credentials from the University of MichiganSolid career in consulting with Equaterra and KPMG Highlights Searching for the next phase of his careerStudying Management Information Systems early onGreat first job story, awesomeThe big houston move, loved itWonderful start up company story and wooing a clientAnother Enron impacted individualHaving to let your team of 7 goCompany cultural differencesTh...
Career Background Troy University Journalism and Public Relations News Writer @ Troy ProgressFeatures editor @ Troy MessengerFreelance Writer and PhotographerSouth Alabama Cooperative Marketing and member Services / Communications Over 21 years Author of 3 books When in Doubt, Delete ItGet Noticed / Get HiredCulture Secret Highlights Great first job working with his dad in a beauty shopEarly receipt for chocolate milk and grilled cheeseBeing in the Electric ...
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