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CAREER-VIEW MIRROR offers career lessons from the experiences of senior leaders and rising stars in the exciting global automotive industry. Aquilae's Managing Director, Andy Follows, hosts candid conversations, reflecting on their career journeys to help you with yours.
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In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Stéphane Crasnier.Stéphane is Group Chief Officer Fleet & Operations at Europcar Mobility Group a role he's held since September 1st 2023. Prior to joining Europcar Stéphane enjoyed an 18 year career with BMW Group during which he held roles in corporate sales, sales volume planning, fleet management and leasing in France, China and Australia, culminating with him being the President and Managing Director of Alphabet France.He describes himself as still a car fan who embraces the chance to lead change & people. He's a happy man in a challenging environment!In our conversation we talk about the leadership opportunities he had at school, how his father's role gave him early exposure to thinking internationally, his experience of military service and his progression through a series of corporate roles, first with Heineken and then in the automotive industry. Stéphane shares how he negotiated his first international assignment and what he learned from working overseas.I first met Stéphane in China when we worked together on a post merger integration project after I'd left BMW. I was delighted to get this opportunity to sit down with him and learn more about his life and career journey. I'm happy to share his story now and I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.If you're listening for the first time, hello, I'm Andy Follows. I'm a trusted advisor to senior leaders in the automotive industry. I work alongside them and their teams to enable Fulfilling Performance. If you'd like to know more about Fulfilling Performance, you can sign up for our weekly newsletter. In it you will find easily digestible ideas on how to increase levels of performance and fulfilment for yourself and those you lead and care about. Connect with Stéphane:LinkedIn: Stéphane Crasnier Thank you to our sponsors: ASKE Consulting Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilae Email: cvm@aquilae.co.ukEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. If you'd like to know more about Fulfilling Performance, check out Release the handbrake! - The Fulfilling Performance HubEpisode recorded on 8 April, 2024.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Larry Sutton.Larry is the founder and CEO of RNR Tire Express. Larry established RNR Tire Express in 2000 in Tampa, FL as a company that gives consumers access to quality, name-brand tires regardless of budget or financial circumstance. It’s since grown to over 190 locations in nearly 30 states with many more stores planned.Larry’s been interested in sales since high school, when he sold inventory from his uncle’s TV and appliance business to his teachers.After a short stint in college, and a short-lived path down business ownership, he was introduced to the rent-to-own industry.In our conversation we talk about how he didn't really have an appetite for school but had a work ethic and discovered that sales was a route to make money for a car and to help his mother. Larry admits that the first time he had his own business to run he didn't have the business acumen to make it succeed, and he explains how he then got a job and learned how to help the dealers he was selling to run their businesses. We discuss how he applied that learning when he got his next opportunity in business ownership. That allowed him and his partner to build up a chain of 30 stores which they eventually sold out to a larger group and Larry shares his experiences back as a corporate employee. Let's just say, I don't think I've heard anyone laugh so much about being fired before.And of course we talk about building RNR Tire Express, how Larry came across the opportunity somewhat by chance and how he was able to bring his experience of Rent to Own in consumer appliances to the tire and custom wheel business. He explains why he didn't set out to become a franchisor and how he and his team have set about creating a common culture across almost 200 locations as a purpose driven organisation.I loved this conversation with Larry and I am delighted to have this opportunity to share his life and career story. I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.If you're listening for the first time, hello, I'm Andy Follows. I'm a trusted advisor to senior leaders in the automotive industry. I work alongside them and their teams to enable Fulfilling Performance. If you'd like to know more about Fulfilling Performance, you can sign up for our weekly newsletter. In it you will find easily digestible ideas on how to increase levels of performance and fulfilment for yourself and those you lead and care about. Website: RNR Tire ExpressThank you to our sponsors: ASKE Consulting Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilae Email: cvm@aquilae.co.ukEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. Episode recorded on 4 April, 2024.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Jodie Monaghan.Jodie is Customer Experience Director at Tusker. Tusker is an award winning car leasing company, the largest salary sacrifice scheme provider in the UK and now part of Lloyds Banking Group. Jodie joined Tusker in 2015 as Head of Academy, where she was responsible for training and developing their people. Prior to joining Tusker, Jodie spent over ten years at Alphabet in a variety of roles.In our conversation Jodie reveals how two teachers took her to one side and helped her to get back on track, how her interest in becoming a forensic scientist was derailed by an accident and how she fortunately found an alternative outlet for her strengths and curiosity in an office environment.Jodie shares how she learned about leadership during her career journey and how increasing levels of responsibility fuelled her ambition causing her to volunteer for projects that represented an investment in her development and increased the breadth of her experience across the business.I first worked with Jodie 20 years ago. She is a wonderful colleague to have on your team and I am delighted to have this opportunity to share her life and career story. I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.If you're listening for the first time, hello, I'm Andy Follows. I'm a trusted advisor to senior leaders in the automotive industry. I work alongside them and their teams to enable Fulfilling Performance. If you'd like to know more about Fulfilling Performance, check out: Release the handbrake! - The Fulfilling Performance Hub on Substack. Connect with JodieLinkedIn: Jodie Monaghan Thank you to our sponsors: ASKE Consulting Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilae Email: cvm@aquilae.co.ukEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. Episode recorded on 18 March, 2024.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Martin Haley.Martin was head of Strategy and Corporate Development for BMW’s financial services businesses across the UK; and CEO and co-founder of Red Whale, the UK’s largest provider of medical education to primary care, which was acquired by the Medical Defence Union late last year. He now works with organisations to develop strategies whilst helping them avoid the pitfalls of poor implementation. He defines strategy as ‘how to get to where you want to get to’ and backs the research evidence that the vast majority of strategies fail because of poor implementation and not because the strategic direction itself is flawed. He is a qualified executive coach and loves working with leaders seeking to overcome imposterism.In our conversation we talk about his route into business and into automotive marketing and strategy. Martin shares some highlights and learnings from his time at BMW and his reasons for leaving a successful corporate career to co found Red Whale. We discuss how he and his team scaled and recently sold that business and we explore his passion for coaching and strategy and what the next phase of his career looks like.I met Martin 25 years ago when he interviewed me for a job at Alphabet. I enjoyed working with him and for him and we have stayed connected as friends and mental sparring partners. I am delighted to have this opportunity to share his life and career story and I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.If you're listening for the first time, hello, I'm Andy Follows. I'm a trusted advisor to senior leaders in the automotive industry. I work alongside them and their teams to enable Fulfilling Performance. If you'd like to know more about Fulfilling Performance, check out: Release the handbrake! - The Fulfilling Performance Hub on Substack. Connect with MartinLinkedIn: Martin Haley Thank you to our sponsors: ASKE Consulting Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilae Email: cvm@aquilae.co.ukEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. Episode recorded on 14 March, 2024.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Michael Kreeft.Michael recently retired from BMW after 37.5 years with the brand. He lived his first 32 years in the Netherlands, then started his international career with BMW in Germany and worked and lived over 22 years with BMW outside of the Netherlands That time was made up of 6.5 years in Germany, two stints of 4 years each in the UK, 4.5 years in France and 3 years in Japan. He gained experience as CEO in the Netherlands and in France with BMW Financial Services as CFO for BMW's National sales companies in the Netherlands, UK and Japan and as a Financial manager in BMW Plant Oxford in the UK.Michael loved his international experience and speaking languages to the extent that he is now fluent in Dutch, English, French and German as well as having a basic level of Spanish and Japanese.He is currently ‘between jobs’ and enjoying spending his free time with family and being granddad. In due course he plans to set up his own company and become active as a coach, consultant, interim CFO and Non Executive Director.In our conversation we talk about the de-integration of Rover Group from BMW, Brexit preparation, organising and hosting the European Soccer tournament for BMW FS employees in the Netherlands, moving to Japan during Covid and you'll hear a story that may cause you to quickly enrol on a first aid course.My path had crossed with Michael's a few times during my time at BMW and I am delighted to have now had this opportunity for a deeper dive into his life and career story and to be able to share it here. I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.Connect with MichaelLinkedIn: Michael Kreeft Thank you to our sponsors: ASKE Consulting Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilae Email: cvm@aquilae.co.ukRelease the handbrake! - The Fulfilling Performance HubEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. Episode recorded on 11 March, 2024.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Naeem Ghauri.Naeem is the Chairman and a founding member of NetSol Technologies Inc., a Global provider of end to end IT solutions for the Leasing and Finance Industry. NetSol's clients are the Global Who's Who of Captive Auto Finance Companies as well as specialist Banks lending into Asset and Auto Finance for Large Enterprises, SME's and Consumers. They manage in excess of $300 Billion of their clients' Assets through their various IT platforms for over 200 clients globally. Naeem is also a founder and former CEO of OTOZ, an On Demand Mobility platform. OTOZ is the new enabling platform where OEMs, Auto Finance Companies, Car Dealers and Car Users will converge to create supply and demand for cars that are connected, insured, fuelled, charged, cleaned, accessible and ready for all types of journeys; an hour, a day, a week, a month or years. NetSol has been listed on Nasdaq since 1999 and has clients in 30 countries and offices in 8.In our conversation we discuss the influence that Naeem's entrepreneurial father had on Naeem and his brothers. We talk about why he turned away from aeronautical engineering and embraced IT. He shares openly about his successes and failures in property development in Australia and his route into NetSol with his brothers. He explains how his early years with Mercedes Benz finance were the start of a 28 year relationship between NetSol and Daimler. And we wrap up with some comments on the current landscape and NetSol's role to provide thought leadership and technology that enables their clients to be the beneficiaries of industry disruption rather than casualties.I first heard about NetSol when I was in China in 2008 and I've met Naeem on various occasions since then. But we had never had such a detailed conversation about his life and career journey. I found it fascinating and helpful to understand Naeem's background as one of the brothers behind the NetSol business and I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.Connect with NaeemLinkedIn: Naeem Ghauri Website: NETSOLThank you to our sponsors: ASKE Consulting Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilae Email: cvm@aquilae.co.ukRelease the handbrake! - The Fulfilling Performance HubEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. Episode recorded on 5 March, 2024.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Sylvia Scherer. Sylvia is a certified Business Coach who accompanies organisations and leaders in times of transformation.Before founding her own business, she worked over a decade as a sustainability leader for the BMW Group, including 3 years as Head of Strategy and Internal Communication in China.Sylvia is determined to transform the business world through coaching. She focuses on deep individual development of visionary and pioneering personalities, supporting them in being mature leaders and in moving our world forward together.In our conversation we discuss her childhood efforts to create some financial independence and the sense that there was more for her outside of her village. Sylvia shares how her desire to fit in affected both her performance at school and her choice of people to hang out with, which may surprise you. We talk about her career journey including her time in China and her reintegration back into Munich where she co-founded the Connected Culture Club. And Sylvia explains the work that she is doing now working with pioneers.I met Sylvia over 10 years ago and I feel I really got to know her a lot more and connect during our conversation. I'm pleased to give you the opportunity to get to know her too and I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.Connect with Sylvia:LinkedIn: Sylvia SchererEmail: sylvia@sylviascherer.comWebsite: Sylvia SchererThank you to our sponsors: ASKE Consulting Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilae Email: cvm@aquilae.co.ukRelease the handbrake! - The Fulfilling Performance HubEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. Episode recorded on 21 February, 2024.
On 1 March, 2024 we celebrated the third anniversary of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR. It has become a tradition for us to mark each anniversary by curating a collection of different guest stories from the year's episodes and that's what we have done for this episode.We have also chosen 1 March 2024 to launch Release the handbrake! The Fulfilling Performance Hub. Think of it as a resource for you if you are interested in learning more about Fulfilling Performance and how to enable it for yourself and others. Over the coming weeks and months you can expect posts and articles, examples and interviews and a warm welcome, if you'd like to engage in discussion on those pages. I'm thrilled to be celebrating three whole years and 158 episodes of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR. I couldn’t have done it without the help of the CAREER-VIEW MIRROR team and we couldn't have done it without our guests. You'll hear 12 different voices in this episode. If you're a regular listener I hope you'll enjoy this trip down memory lane and if you are new to CAREER-VIEW MIRROR, I hope this will help you to identify some episodes to dive into next. #157 Katrin Zimmermann: building an adventurous, innovative and intentional career from an apprenticeship with Lufthansa to establishing and leading TLGG's New York office. #151 Karolina Bullock: Combining a set of transferable key ingredients with self awareness, determination and hard work to create an inspiring career. #140 Side Mirror: Caroline Rae on building a career on your own terms. #138 Vitória Lorenzetti: From Brazil to Amsterdam, Fueling the Future of EVs. #117 Elisa Viaud: The organisational psychologist bringing compassion back into fashion in the HR and recruitment world. #115 Kevin Powell: the "innovative scientist" on a mission to create delightful consumer experiences. #114 Mike Ellenthorpe: a case study in taking opportunities when they appear and remaining proactive and resilient when they don't. #113 Kit Wisdom: navigating an automotive career journey driven by an internal need to remain challenged.#110 Rachel Johnson: Defining a personal operating manual to help managers get the best out you. #109 Rhys Long: on taking a slow boat to China and making the most of opportunities along the way. #108 Dave Palmer - how a humble, hard working former auto finance guy is navigating an entrepreneurial journey in the world of travel. #107 Preston Rogers: on proximity to decision makers, customer feedback loops, awareness of diminishing challenge and the importance of balancing family priorities within an international career. As always, I'll look forward to hearing what resonates with you.Thank you to our sponsors: ASKE ConsultingEmail: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilaeEmail: cvm@aquilae.co.ukEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror Episode recorded on 27 February 2024.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Katrin Zimmermann.Katrin launched TLGG’s New York office. As Managing Director, she is responsible for consulting services with global clients. At TLGG, Katrin has served and mentored clients on business strategy, digital transformation, marketing transformation and innovation up to the C-suite.Prior to joining TLGG, Katrin co-created the Lufthansa Innovation Hub (named as best digital lab by Capital Magazine in 2017 and 2018) with global responsibility for business innovation where she developed ventures in the services and mobility field from Seoul to Berlin.She has a deep knowledge of digital marketing and growth hacking techniques which enabled new ventures to scale quickly and incumbent players to strategically maximize their ROI.Katrin has over 15 years of client-side experience in travel, hospitality, logistics and loyalty.She is also an expert in web analytics, SEO and SEM. She has a proven track record of driving traffic and improving conversions through data-driven optimization strategies.In our conversation we discuss the early influence of her Montessori education, her apprenticeship with Lufthansa, the transferable skills and experience she developed as a Flight Attendant and how she has built her career block by block, having fun, creating opportunities and taking them even (or maybe especially) if they took her outside of her comfort zone so that she now finds herself fulfilling one of her dreams which was to live and work in New York City.I enjoyed getting to know Katrin during our conversation and I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.Connect with KatrinLinkedIn: Katrin ZimmermannEmail: katrin@tlggconsulting.comWebsite: TLGG Consulting Thank you to our sponsors: ASKE Consulting Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilae Email: cvm@aquilae.co.ukEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. Episode recorded on 8 February, 2024.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Adam Harley.Adam is Sales Director for the Leasing division of Santander Consumer UK. He joined to help the business grow market share, volume and capability in the leasing sector. Santander is the 8th largest leasing company in the UK and has bold aspirations.Prior to joining Santander, Adam spent 18 years with BMW Group where he was fortunate to work in all three of the UK sales operations - Alphabet, BMW UK and BMW Financial Services. He's very much a family man. Work has to balance with home life and he needs more than a little bit of fun while he's at work. In our conversation we talk about the influence of his older brother and how that led to his first role in real estate. Adam shares how he later identified a desire to move into a larger corporate environment, ideally in automotive. He couldn't just walk directly into that world but he worked out some steps he could take to make that happen. He also reminded me how it was a call from me almost 20 years ago that led to him enjoying a successful 18 year career at BMW. Finally we talk about how in spite of BMW being such a great company he eventually felt the need to take on a fresh challenge and how he set about finding and securing that.I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.Connect with Adam on LinkedIn: Adam HarleyThank you to our sponsors: ASKE Consulting Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilaeEmail: cvm@aquilae.co.ukEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. Episode recorded on 6 February, 2024.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Justin Ammerlaan.Justin has spent the majority of his career to date with the Dutch bank ING and with BMW's leasing company Alphabet. He has lived in the Netherlands, America, Italy and Germany. All of which makes him a knowledgeable commercial leader in the international automotive and mobility sector. He has a focus on achieving growth, innovation and customer satisfaction in complex and competitive environments. And he is fascinated by everything related to sustainable mobility and energy. He is often described by others as 'a driving force', someone who gets things done.In our conversation we talk about how once he'd decided on business as an interesting route to take he became involved in digitisation and direct sales from the beginning of his career. He shares his experience with ING and then living through the acquisition by BMW's leasing company, Alphabet, and his onward trajectory within the new business. I learned the delightful story of how he met the woman who'd become his wife in Italy and why and how they felt the need to keep their relationship secret. Justin very generously lets us in on the challenges he faced that caused him to re-evaluate his path and the approach he has taken to preparing for the next phase of his life and career.I absolutely loved listening to Justin's story. I'm very proud to share it and I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.Connect with Justin on LinkedIn: Justin AmmerlaanThank you to our sponsors: ASKE Consulting Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilaeEmail: cvm@aquilae.co.ukEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. Episode recorded on 25 January 2024.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Paul Bennett.Paul's focus centres on the Asset Finance industry, primarily on the saleand delivery of complex FinTech/SaaS solutions to Tier 1 (captive andnon captive) automotive financial services companies, their OEMpartners and retail networks in Europe and other key internationalmarkets.Over the past 40 years he has originated, invested in, and successfullyexited several commercial ventures, mostly in the technology sector.He's a dynamic yet pragmatic highly skilled communicator with a proventrack record of UK and international success in all aspects of businessdevelopment, consulting, and relationship management. He thrives onclose customer interaction and developing executive relationships toachieve commercial success.In our conversation we talk about his entrepreneurial background, his early career years and his transition into automotive retailing and then the software side of customer retention. Paul shares some entertaining examples of how his appetite for risk has led to foreign adventures and business success.I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.Connect with Paul on LinkedIn: Paul BennettEmail: pab@madoxsquare.comThank you to our sponsors: ASKE Consulting Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilaeEmail: cvm@aquilae.co.ukEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. Episode recorded on 24 January 2024.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Tilly Lyles.Tilly joined Toyota Insurance Services in March 2023, after moving across from Toyota GB.She'd undertaken a year’s Student placement with Toyota in 2019 and was invited back onto the 18 month Graduate scheme after she completed her degree in 2021. Her student placement was spent within the Network Development team under Operations, and she returned to the Network Operations team for one of her graduate rotations.Other rotations during that programme included Retailer Services, Customer Experience & Innovation and Customer & Network Support. Each rotation provided an opportunity to manage projects, present to Directors and Senior management, plan and coordinate brand events and manage relationships with external partners. During her time so far with Toyota Insurance Services she's enjoyed the opportunity to offer support and advice to colleagues within Toyota and Lexus Centres and Groups.I'm pretty sure that Tilly is the youngest guest I've invited to join me. I first met her about a year ago as part of the work we have been doing with Toyota. She joined the Toyota Insurance Services team as an Insurance Performance Manager and took part in our Towards Fulfilling Performance development programme. Tilly immediately impressed my colleague Ian and me with her mindset and approach to the programme.During one conversation I had with her CEO he said, "Why don't you take a different angle with an episode of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR and feature someone who is much earlier in their career?"I thought this was a great idea and I hope that Tilly's episode will be particularly helpful for listeners who themselves are in the early stages of their career and find her experience relatable.I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.Connect with Tilly on LinkedIn: Tilly LylesThank you to our sponsors: ASKE Consulting Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilaeEmail: cvm@aquilae.co.ukEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. Episode recorded on 9 January 2024.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Steve Siebold.Since 1997, Steve Siebold, CSP, CFEd has helped Fortune 100 companies increase sales by $1.3 billion USD through his flagship training program, Mental Toughness University.Siebold has delivered $16 million in keynote speeches at National and International Conventions for companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Ingersoll-Rand, Caterpillar, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Toyota, Chrysler-Fiat, Transamerica and hundreds of others. His 12 books have sold over 1.6 million copies, including the #1 selling book of 2020 on Personal Finance, How Money Works, with co-author Tom Mathews. Siebold’s books have been translated into 7 languages.He’s a former professional tennis player and national coach. His sports clients include Andre Agassi, the Boston Celtics, Miami Marlins and Ohio State Buckeyes.As the CEO of Siebold Success Network, Steve oversees a team of 118 inside and outside salespeople, which gives him unique insights on how to build a mentally tough sales team.Steve’s work has been featured on every major television network in the United States and Canada, and his interviews and articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes, USA Today and hundreds of other publications around the world.As a professional speaker, Steve ranks among the top 1% of income earners worldwide. He is the former chairman of the National Speakers Association’s Million-Dollar Speaker Group.In our conversation, we talk about what Steve learned from his professional tennis career and how that helped him as an entrepreneur, the value of coaches and mentors (particularly if we are able to follow their guidance with commitment), how it's easier to commit if what we are committing to is genuinely the right thing for us, the role that luck has played in his success and how he and his wife and business partner Dawn are now intent on giving back and giving others a hand up in various ways including the International Personal Development Association whose mission is to reduce human suffering around the world through personal development. I first got to know about Steve in 2010 and I've followed his work ever since. I'm delighted that he joined me to create this episode and I'm thrilled to share his insights with you.Connect with Steve on LinkedIn: Steve SieboldSpeaker Steve SieboldInternational Personal Development AssociationSteve on TVThank you to our sponsors: ASKE Consulting Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilaeEmail: cvm@aquilae.co.ukEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirrorIf you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. Episode recorded on 4 January 2024.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Karolina Bullock.Karolina is the General Manager, Corporate Planning and Strategy for Toyota Insurance Services UK.Before taking on her latest role, Karolina spent the majority of her career within facilities management with the Japanese insurer Aioi Nissay Dowa, part of the MS & AD Group.In our conversation, we talk about her childhood in Poland, her move to the UK aged 18 and the key ingredients that she has leveraged over the last decade or so to develop her career.When I first heard Karolina's story I was struck by her courage, her tenacity and drive, her pragmatism, her self awareness and her ambition. Karolina openly shares the paradigms and behaviours that have clearly contributed to her success so far and that will transfer easily and equally effectively into other domains. I am inspired by how Karolina has navigated her career journey so far and delighted to give you an insight into her mindset and approach in this episode. I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.Connect on LinkedIn: Karolina BullockThank you to our sponsors: ASKE Consulting Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilaeEmail: cvm@aquilae.co.ukEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. Episode recorded on 8 January 2024.
This is Episode 150 of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR. We are celebrating this milestone with a very special guest, Annie Wechter.Annie helped us to get the podcast started and was our guest for Episode 1.When we last spoke to Annie, she was in lockdown mode, fresh out of a world tour and taking a career break from the EV world while launching a sustainable swimwear company. She didn't sit out of the game for long. Annie joined the exciting British start-up Arrival at the end of 2020 to launch their innovative electric delivery Vans and city Buses, powered by local microfactories. After an exciting ride at Arrival, which witnessed the highest-valued IPO in UK history, followed by many twists and turns, Annie left to join a Cambridge-based battery tech company called Nyobolt this year, leading their Investor Relations activities while also pursuing a Master's degree in International Development, Social Justice and Sustainability. In our conversation we talk about Annie's experiences and learnings from 2.5 years at Arrival, she gives us an update on the 4 months she spent this past summer in Uganda and Brazil supporting her personal social projects, we talk about her appreciation and passion for renewable energies and green tech and how she has now joined Nyobolt and enrolled on a Masters programme at Bath University in the UK.I am proud to call Annie a friend and privileged to be able to share this latest phase of her career and life journey. As always, I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.Connect with Annie on LinkedIn: Annie Wechter Thank you to our sponsors: ASKE Consulting Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilaeEmail: cvm@aquilae.co.ukEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. Episode recorded on 16 November 2023.
In November 2010, prompted by a suggestion in an email newsletter that I had subscribed to, I sat down and fleshed out the details behind the statement, “What my life will be like”. I’m recording this episode knowing that it will be published on 1 January 2024.As it’s a time of year when we often set aside some time for reflection and goal setting I thought it would be an ideal episode to share my experience of this exercise. Often when we talk about Goal Setting, we are encouraged to set SMART goals. That is goals or objectives that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time bound or some slight variation of the SMART acronym. We are recommended to break them down into action steps and work out how we are going to measure our progress. Whilst this approach is well proven and effective, it can feel like a fair amount of work and be offputting. Sometimes so much so that we decide not to bother at all!Unlike that approach, I'd say this exercise was fun. I'd even use the word playful. I use that word very deliberately because play is a behaviour we often consign to our childhood. The exercise I am going to share with you allows or even requires us to use our imagination. Some of us find that easier than others. The exercise encourages us to create in our imaginations how we would like our life to be. When I did this, just over 13 years ago, I chose to focus on imagining my next career. My end in mind for sharing this story is to encourage you to have some fun, unleash your imagination, reflect on your values, strengths and interests and in some way, shape or form capture that stream of consciousness about how your life will be in a document. That exercise will give you increased clarity and a sense of intentionality that will inform your decision making and actions.And I hope that you will return to this document after an appropriate period of time to find that much of what you have wished for you have been able to create for yourself. Thank you to our sponsors: ASKE ConsultingEmail: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilaeEmail: cvm@aquilae.co.ukEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. Episode recorded on 29 December, 2023.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Gurpreet Singh. Gurpreet is the Founder at 3rd Eye Consulting in Dubai in the U.A.E.Born in India, he started his career in consumer electronics with LG before spending ten years in the Indian automotive market, first with Maruti Suzuki and then BMW. He seized an international opportunity to join Jaguar Land Rover in the UAE where he spent a further 7 and a half years until he left to start 3rd Eye.3rd Eye aims to be the MENA region's Agency of choice when it comes to Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Media and CRO Services. They uncover insights that help clients take the meaningful decisions that matter most for their businesses. Their Tech partnerships with industry leading OEMs put them in the driving seat to bring cutting edge solutions and solve problems with the utmost efficiency. All this is done by a highly skilled, experienced and accomplished team who are on a mission to help their clients unlock the tremendous growth opportunities hidden beneath reams of data.I had the pleasure to first meet Gurpreet when I was in India around 10 years ago and we have kept in touch. I am grateful to him for sharing his life and career journey with me and look forward to hearing what resonates with you.Connect with Gurpreet on LinkedIn: Gurpreet Singh Email: gurpreet@3rdeye.aeWebsite: 3rd Eye Consulting Thank you to our sponsors: ASKE Consulting Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilaeEmail: cvm@aquilae.co.ukEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. Episode recorded on 23 November 2023.
In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Pieter Demaeght. Pieter is director of mobility at the consultancy DDX, building products and services while serving global customers. He has a rich international management background and specialises in automotive sales, financial services and customer loyalty. Pieter's experience spans leading automotive digital transformation at DDX, roles in Sales, Marketing, Finance and Operations at BMW Group Financial Services, and transformation projects for international banks. He also works as a mentor and coach for young professionals around the world, sharing his international network, experience and growth mindset.Our conversation covers his challenging childhood dealing with a rare medical condition, his early consulting career, his international experiences with BMW and his recent move back into consulting and back to Europe where he has settled in Portugal. Enjoy Pieter's story and I invite you as always to reach out and share what resonates with you.Connect with Pieter on LinkedIn: Pieter Demaeght Email: Pieter@ddxtransformation.comWebsite: DDX Thank you to our sponsors: ASKE Consulting Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilaeEmail: cvm@aquilae.co.ukEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. Episode recorded on 22 November 2023.
For this episode I am joined by Dr Lucy Ryan who has a well-earned reputation as a wise, vibrant leadership coach and a voice that leaders take seriously. Lucy is a senior lecturer at the University of East London and a visiting research fellow at the University of Liverpool.With a master's in Positive Psychology and a PhD in Leadership, she has developed over 10,000 global leaders, blending psychology with practical, accessible guidance, encapsulated in her 2021 book, Lunchtime Learning for Leaders.Lucy’s latest book “Revolting Women” offers a fresh and informed take on why professional women over 50 leave their jobs at the top of their game - and what business leaders can do about it.In this book she draws on her PhD research and extensive experience of working with female leaders to challenge assumptions of women over 50 in the workplace and promote their strengths. Revolting Women shows that assumptions about declining midlife motivation and energy just aren’t true for women and reveals how you can retain and develop this invaluable talent pool with a better understanding of their challenges and a few simple changes.LinkedIn: Lucy Ryan Website: www.lucyryan.co.ukBuy Revolting WomenThank you to our sponsors: ASKE ConsultingEmail: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilaeEmail: cvm@aquilae.co.ukEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. Episode recorded on 20 November, 2023.
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