I'm grateful to have a fantastic guest - Rocky Biasi

• CEO of Human Connections for over 15 years
• Creator and presenter of the Accidental Counsellor training
• Passionate about mental health and wellbeing
• Realized when he was a teacher the impact that they have on students and wanted to make a difference

humanconnections.com.au

Introduction Highlights

• He got some bad advice early, so don't always listen to your teachers growing up
• Avoiding labels and carving out your own path
• How 2020 impacted him professionally and personally
• Being open, flexible, determined and the power of perseverance
• Executing the technical skills requires the right mindset
• If you want to help someone you sometimes have to connect with their pain
• One simple approach to changing the World (Empathetic Listening)

Want to be a guest? Email me at gpnowak@gmail.com!

Welcome to another episode of "Wish I Knew . . . "

A podcast where I speak with people about their careers focusing on their success, advice, mentoring and listening to interesting stories.

I'm your host Gary Nowak and I've got another international flavor podcast with a creative young lady who loves the sales process and a global role, please enjoy my guest Christina Doueihi (Do Eh He).

Career Background:

• Leader for Strategic business growth plans in Middle East / Turkey & Africa based out of Zurich
• Regional Sales Manager for the Middle East in Dubai
• Head of Project Sales for UAE and Oman
• Interior Architect
• Founder of What's On Design
• Studied at the Lebanese American University with a BA in Interior Architecture

Highlights

• Making a sale at 12 years old without any training
• Visualized a space and how to change it
• Growing up in Beirut and what it teaches you
• Getting a job and opening up a new store in a Dubai @22
• Being a successful woman in the UAE
• Changing shoes to deal with the end to end process
• Enjoying sales and having people believe in you
• Being curious and following your instincts
• Having your dad and grandfather as you mentors
• Time boxing your emotions
• Wanting to experience a new industry
• Having structured thinking is key
• What success looks like for Christina
• Getting insight into the afterlife

Want to be a guest? Email me at gpnowak@gmail.com!

Welcome to another episode of "Wish I Knew . . . "

A podcast where I speak with people about their careers focusing on their success, advice, mentoring and listening to interesting stories.

I'm your host Gary Nowak and I am so grateful to my guest Mirko Hilsheimer coming to us from Germany and providing some genuine advice, sharing of his experience and giving me great perspective throughout our conversation.

Career Background:

• Started off in mechanical engineering, then an international business admin degree
• MBA in Strategic Market from Sheffield Business school in the UK
• Solid consulting background with:
  
  • Nearly 4 years at PwC
  • Over 17 years with KPMG in Germany & China

Highlights:

• Job at 14 to get a better bike (I can totally relate)
• Proud of 3 degrees?
• Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday
• Figuring out what to do in your 20's
  
  • 3 pieces of Great advice / Talk to people
  • Follow your gut do what you believe in / Don't be too rationale
• What he looks for in a candidate for consulting
• Walking through the decades
• Getting the basics right
• Loving connections in Consulting
• Big blue knocking him out of PwC
• Diversity in Consulting
• #1 thing a good consultant should be doing
• Communication in the younger generation and connections
• What Mirko does well
• Sharing success
• His CHRO role, fantastic
• Being in the people business
• Creating awareness of leadership and importance of people
• Great setback story with a positive outcome
• Reaching out for personal feedback
• Giving feedback today,
• His China decision
• Great advice discussion
• Awesome consulting story

Want to be a guest? Email me at gpnowak@gmail.com!