#1- Success & how to break into a new career field with Jim Legg
Update: 2018-02-10
Description
Jim Legg, Biography
With an extensive background serving international, multicultural and general market brands on the client, ad agency and research sides, Jim brings a well rounded perspective of the changing consumer landscape both in North America and globally.
With experience managing integrated marketing plans for CPG, Travel & Tourism, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Education, Real Estate, Utilities, Retail, Construction, Gaming, Non-Profit, and Telecommunication brands just to name a few.
Currently, Jim leads SMX’s Global Operations team, which includes incentives, member relations, scripting (online surveys), data processing, sample supply (respondents acquired via preferred sample suppliers), platform competence, client service competence and centralized community administration teams. These teams are located in 5 countries (U.S., England, Brazil, Romania and India). Jim also supports pricing, marketing and a centralized reporting system for 18 countries.
Jim’s Secret to Success
Links to References Discussed
- Movie “Nothing in Common”
- Mad Men
- Ipsos
- Ipsos SMX (Social Media Exchange)
- SHRM: Society for Human Resources Management
- SHRM Foundation & Veteran Community
- Space X
- Elon Musk
- PayPal
- Tesla
- Ford
- The Boring Company
- Neuralink Corp.
- Tim Ferris Tribe of Mentors
- 4 Hour Work Week
- LinkedIn Jobs
- Book “Good to Great” by Jim Collins
Question for the audience:
What was the biggest takeaway from this interview that will HELP YOU SUCCEED?
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Show Notes
- 1:32 intro to Jim’s career & background
- 4:04 Jim’s thoughts on work-life balance
- 5:34 Why Jim go into the Advertising world
- 9:20 How to keep up with evolving time & innovative technology
- 11:37 how to break into an industry you might not have direct experience in
- 16:30 how military veterans can use core skills to break into a corporate career
- 18:10 thoughts on finding and working with a mentor to advance your career
- 21:15 how to approach things you aren’t good at
- 23:50 how to deal and celebrate with failure
- 28:00 what does success mean
- 31:17 the mentor / mentee relationship and how to define success
- 33:43 is the setup, or execution more important to be successful
- 37:47 what factors separate a successful person like Elon Musk from others
- 41:10 5 rapid fire questions & answers including:
- Room, office or car; which do you clean first?
- Favorite & most used smart phone app
- Favorite book, podcast to refer someone to
- How to manage all the noise
- 52:40 What are some common myths & perceptions people have about Human Resources
- 54:00 What makes good or bad HR partner
- 58:20 Key take away for someone looking to succeed
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