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  • #68 Liz Evans - Big 4 Principal / Catching Up / Lot's of LOVE / Connecting the Dots
    2024/10/22

    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 years
    • Managing director at EquaTerra
    • Managing consultant with PA Consulting Group
    • Attended University of Hertfordshire just north of London studied Business and Decision Science

    Highlights

    • Baby sitting Dads golf buddy kids
    • Claim to fame for her town Captain Cook - Grew up in Northern England
    • LOVED her small college north of London melting pot
    • Parameters from her Mum on where to attend university
    • The LOVE of London and her small university

    Wanting to stay at university and her Phd opportunity

    • Getting into Consulting to "Catch Up" with peers
    • A lot of LOVE in her career and life
    • Finding a mutually beneficial friend in college to provide an alternative perspective
    • Great Dallas project while living in London (Listen to the lifestyle)
    • Comparing working in the UK and the US, insightful
    • Getting terrible advice when moving to the US, using it as motivation
    • Know your own personal North Star
    • Consulting event in San Diego with family and kids, impactful (Mind blowing)
    • There is always a Plan B
    • Liz builds relationships quickly
    • Trust and integrity are core to Liz and her success
    • Consulting is about connecting the dots, we don't have to have all the answers
    • The beauty of a boutique consulting firm
    • Finding her sweet spot in consulting
    • Being Bi-Lingual, shocker
    • Trust who you are and know your boundaries
    • Proud moment of getting promoted to MD while on maternity leave
    • Working in the UK Friday at 4 pm is the best

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

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  • #87 John Ashworth - Transformation Guru / Finding your path / Key mentors / Comedy
    2024/10/08

    Career Background:

    • Finance transformation expert most recently with:
      • BT in London
    • Prior to that:
      • SVP Finance Operations with Smith and Nephew
      • VP Finance Transformation and systems with Pearson

    Highlights

    • Not knowing how to do his first job and getting promoted
    • Compensating with a Porsche
    • Taking a year off prior to University
    • Coming from humble stock
    • Degree in English, but switching to accounting for a job
    • Having verbal agility and emotional intelligence have served John well
    • The Gap Year discussion
    • Growing into Leadership
    • Advice on public speaking
    • Talking stand up comedy
    • Why he chose his first employer
    • Being stubborn and getting accounting credentials
    • Watching Dad and loving what he saw
    • Getting out of accounting at the right time
    • Coming down to Shared Services where we eventually met
    • Logistics eats strategy for lunch everyday
    • Great story about a US Major General that changed his life
    • Crafting his own career path, MAGIC
    • Finding his stride for 3 to 5 years in shared services, being so happy
    • Great approach to conflict resolution
    • Wonderful mentors that shaped his career
    • Mentoring - Migrant Leaders
    • What young people want these days
    • Wonderful advice that fits everyone, so powerful
    • Never been to a McDonald's
    • Translation
      • Canteen = Lunch Room
      • Cud = Fat
      • Lager = Beer

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

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  • #88 Katherine Twells - Coca Cola Executive / Executive Leadership Coach / Podcast Host
    2024/09/24

    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 Communication

    Highlights

    • Being a Seminole vs a Gator
    • No idea on the major, sound familiar
    • Sales career began early with convincing her dad of a way out of government work
    • Podcast host with Origin stories
    • Find your own authentic path
    • Head / heart / gut conversation - where to listen
    • "Everyone will let you down" comment
    • Your choices create our outcomes
    • People and soooo generous
    • The informational interviews
    • The Coke interview and starting with then in California
    • The 12 to 1 ratio
    • Being a successful woman at coke for 33 years
    • We all have Plot twists that happen in our lives
    • Paying attention to
    • Quiet the voices in your head
    • Stopping is a great thing
    • Always check in on your career path
    • We've got your back
    • Great proud moment
    • Best career move had an element of regret
    • Trust yourself

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

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  • # 83 Mark Herschberg - Author / MIT Professor / CTO / App Creator
    2024/09/10

    Career Background:

    • Author of the book "The Career Toolkit"
    • MIT Graduate and an engineer by background
    • Chief Technology Officer at several companies
    • Faculty at MIT
    • Creator of the "brain Dump" App

    https://brainbumpapp.com/

    Highlights

    • Mom "Why don't you teach the chess class"
    • Book "The Career Toolkit"
      • 10 Topics / 10 chapters
    • Learning the intangible skills to go along with the technical skills
    • Giving content to MIT
    • Helping people reach their potential
    • Graduate degree in Cryptography
    • Political volunteer for Clinton
    • Never ever have software based voting
    • Not knowing what to do, he "Hid" out at MIT as research staff
    • How to think about looking for a job
    • Look at the job not the title, dig deeper
    • Looking at your career like a chess match
    • Running towards is better than running away
    • Look for material changes at your company
    • Building your career plan
    • Don't "Drift" with your career
    • Field testing his book
    • Be open to randomness and opportunities
    • Focusing on the outcome
    • Hates consulting
    • Competitive dance career
    • Discount all advice you are given
    • Sabbatical 5 months prior to 30 years old

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

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  • #90 Sabrina Houssami - Founder CEO of Avanti Search / Former Miss World / Apprentice contestant
    2024/08/27

    Career Background:

    • Founder and CEO of Avanti Search
    • Recruitment experience with:
      • Accolade Wines
      • Class Ltd
      • Wolters Kluwer
      • NSW Dept of Industry
    • Apprentice Australia Contestant
    • Ambassador for:
      • Ferrari
      • Australian Grand Prix Corporation
    • Miss World Australia 2006

    Her Company - https://www.avantisearch.com.au/

    Highlights

    • Best first job ever Miss World Australia 2006
    • Looking for a way to get into charity work
    • Finding excitement in recruitment
    • Creating a company that aligns with her values
    • Taking care of the family with an unwell Mother
    • Building up confidence early on and taking that with her throughout
    • Being discovered through her great interview skills
    • An interview is just a conversation
    • Key skill is her listening ability
    • Hearing impairment is her super power
    • Aligning career to her values
    • Communicating with Executives
    • Coaching candidates on their career experience and imposter syndrome
    • Ask for a water, coffee or tea
    • Admitting your nerves
    • Overdelivering on content
    • The "Golden" interview question
    • Avanti Search is her own company with high touch
    • Great perspective on her success
    • Venice to Vegas
    • Summertime in New Delhi

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

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  • #89 Mark Robinson - President & CEO / Mom advice / Live in the Gray / Drive for $$$
    2024/08/13

    Career Background:

    • Currently President and CEO of Axion Medical
    • Board member with:
      • Bottlenose
      • ESSI
    • Advisor to Private Equity and Venture capitalists
    • Equaterra for nearly 8 years
    • Founder of Morgan Chambers in the UK

    Highlights

    • Hard working family and the oldest of 6 kids
    • Community College degree / Great visual
    • Power plant engineering degree
    • Semi autonomous robot work
    • Extremely technical background out of College
    • Killing two sacred cows at once
    • Citigroup came calling early on
    • The drive for $$$
    • Learning outsourcing at the very beginning
    • Gaining cultural experience early on as an independent contractor
    • Outworks everyone else
    • Loves the English language
    • Massive advice from Mom - Understand people
    • EQ = Understanding or caring for people
    • Best advice - Question everything
    • Secret to success "Live in the Gray"
    • Speed in decision making
    • Get over yourself and ALWAYS Be yourself
    • Constant knocks on his door for opportunities
    • Choose your partners wisely and monitor the alliance
    • Contention unattended becomes conflict
    • Engineering, Outsourcing, Ad Agency
    • Organic career choices with good decisions
    • Never selling his soul
    • World Class Philly Cheesesteak sandwich maker / Comfort Food

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

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  • #102 Marnie Jones - Expert consultant / 2 wonderful mentors / 6 months turned into 6 years (no way)
    2024/08/02

    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 organization

    Highlights:

    • Hungry Jacks (Burger Kind) and the $300 phone bill
    • No drive or desire to go to university
    • Out of High School "I want to go to England" so she did
    • Daniel and Lindy internship
    • First client at 19, "you can pay me to talk about my or how I can help you."
    • Analytical and structured thinker
    • Working with small businesses
    • Really likes people, loves human beings
    • 6 months, no way. Turned into 6 years
    • 24 hour decision, do you want to be here or not
    • Being completely self aware
    • Best advice - Death Bed Exercise
    • Having a casual lack of concern - "Insouciant"

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

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  • #5 - Bob Cecil (Re-Release) - Consulting Executive / Nuclear Engineer / The power of "I Don't Know" as a consultant
    2024/07/16

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

    A podcast where I speak with people about their career success, advice given or received and listen to their interesting stories about how they got to where they are today.

    I am honored to have someone I've always looked up to in my consulting career Bob Cecil

    - Nuclear Engineer to a Big 4 Partner
    - Involved in 3 start up consulting firms
    - Widely recognized as a thought leader and industry spokesperson for shared services and outsource advisory
    - Worked with several Fortune 100 clients globally
    - One of the best consultants I've ever had the pleasure to work with

    ​Some Highlights for our discussion:

    - Business development - Letting go of your fears
    - What intrigued him about Consulting
    - Solving complex problems and Being Curious
    - The most important thing in being a successful consultant
    - Having Role Models is important for success
    - Mentoring the good ones embrace it
    - Solid advice he received "Hero's don't scale"
    - Go quick go alone . Go far go with a team
    - The Power of "I Don't Know"
    - His key to success
    - Strong team around you
    - Keeping your own compass around ethical dilemma's
    - How Bob wants to be most remembered

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

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    41 分