Becoming an ISO consultant isn't a career path many aspire to, rather it's one often stumbled on after being tasked with either implementing or maintaining a Standard for a business.

We're continuing with our latest mini-series where we introduce members of our team, to explore how they fell into the world of ISO and discuss the common challenges they face while helping clients achieve ISO certification.  

In this episode we introduce Minoo Agarwal, a QHSE Consultant at Blackmores, to learn about her journey of following in her father's footsteps towards ISO Standards Management, and what drives her to help clients on their ISO journey.  

You'll learn

·      What is Minoo's role at Blackmores?

·      What does Minoo enjoy outside of consultancy?

·      What path did Minoo take to become an ISO Consultant?

·      What is the biggest challenge she's faced when implementing ISO Standards?

·      What is Minoo's biggest achievement?

 

Resources

·      Isologyhub

 

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[02:05 ] Episode Summary – We introduce Minoo Agarwal, a QHSE Consultant here at Blackmores, to discuss her journey towards becoming an ISO consultant who specialises in ISO 14001, ISO 9001, ISO 45001 and ISO 27001.   

[03:50 ] What is Minoo's role at Blackmores? Minno's official job title is QHSE Consultant. She is the ISO14001:20 15 standard champion and a Mental Health First Aider for Blackmores.

Ultimately, Minoo supports clients with embedding Management System into the heart of their companies. Her work with them typically consists of:

·      Conducting internal audits

·      Management review

·      Consultancy days or document review days

Essentially doing whatever it takes to getting the management system to be at a suitable level to pass external audits.  

[05:05 ] What does Minoo enjoy doing outside of consultancy?: Minoo's free time is mostly taken up by her dear son, Aarav.

He's very young at the moment; and so Minoo makes sure that any of her input into his life is to ensure that he is successful in whatever career he chooses. In addition, Aarav has a very busy social life! So, she's makes sure her gets plenty of time to play with his friends.

Minoo is also a bit of a foodie, enjoying eating out when possible. She also enjoys reading books by authors such as Jay Shetty and the Sad Guru.

[07:10 ] What was Minoo's path towards becoming an ISO Consultant?: Minoo, like many of our consultants, didn't know that she would become a consultant.

The opportunity was presented by Mel Blackmore via LinkedIn in 2019, on April 1^st of all dates!

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