A Podcast for aspiring finance leaders looking to take that next step in their careers. Hosted by the [axr] Recruitment & Search 3 amigos: Greg O’Shea, Kunal Gupta and Nick Constain, this podcast will give you a unique insight into what it takes to become a successful CFO. Tune in as we speak to inspiring and successful CFOs from the [axr] network as they share their career journeys, how they got to be a CFO and what they learn along the way. It’s the closest thing you’re going to get to del ...
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A podcast that can help you make great decisions to get the most out of your Sales & Marketing career. In this podcast, Your hosts from [axr]’s specialist sales and marketing recruitment team will introduce you to the [axr] network of established senior leaders, and a handpicked group of future aspiring leaders who have it all in front of them. You’ll learn what it’s like in the top job and how to get there. You can also expect bonus career episodes on how to work with recruiters, write a re ...
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Episode 107: Dan Bitti & Justin O'Sullivan, Jack Link's | when sales and marketing collide
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50:43Send us a text In this amazing crossover episode, Mike Dickson is joined by not one, but two FMCG powerhouses, Dan Bitti, APAC Marketing Director for Jack Link's & Justin O'Sullivan, Sales Director for Jack Link's to share their career insights, the journey and ambition of Jack Link’s and ask the big question: What is the difference between Jerky a…
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Episode 106: Kerry (Kez) Appathurai | Women in leadership and building trust with your team
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52:46Send us a text We’re back with our first senior leader on the pod for 2025, Kerry (Kez) Appathurai, National Sales Director at Lion – and what a story she has to tell! In this insightful chat, Kez sat down with Mike Dickson to share her journey to becoming a sales director, what it’s like working in the consumer beverages space, paving the way for …
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S2,EP17: Skills in demand for 2025 with Kunal Gupta & Dave Goldbach
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25:38In this special episode of the podcast, [axr] Finance & Accounting recruiters, Kunal Gupta and Dave Goldbach sat down to talk all this jobs, market trends, skills in demand and more! It's packed full of insights, as they talk through what will be the top skills in demand for accountants in 2025 and what you can do to level up in your career and mak…
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Episode 105: Job market update with Andrew Cannock & Ben Carnegie
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21:12Send us a text In this special episode of the podcast, [axr] Sales & Marketing recruiters, Andrew Cannock and Ben Carnegie sat down to talk all this jobs, market trends, skills in demand and more! It's packed full of insights, as they talk through: Trends we saw emerging in 2024 and how that impacted marketing, sales and category jobs. What we can …
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S2, EP16: Discussing the [axr] 2025 Salary Guide with Dave Goldbach & Kunal Gupta
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15:02Back by popular demand - our review of the [axr] 2025 Salary Guide! In this episode, Dave Goldbach & Kunal Gupta give you a deep dive into our latest salary guide, including: What to expect from Finance & Accounting roles in 2025 How we’ve categorised the salaries and what the numbers mean Skills in demand for 2025 for finance and accounting profes…
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Episode 104: Discussing the [axr] 2025 Salary Guide with Andrew Cannock & Ben Carnegie
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12:29Send us a text Back by popular demand - our review of the [axr] 2025 Salary Guide! In this episode, Andrew Cannock & Ben Carnegie give you a deep dive into our latest salary guide, including: What to expect from Sales, Marketing & Category roles in 2025 Market trends and industry insights What the numbers mean What we are looking for as recruiters …
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S2, EP 15: [axr] career advice | How to resign
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14:30In the latest epsiode of [axr]'s 'How To' career series Amanda Dinte, Zara Church and Amelia Kettle sat down to share their top tips for resigning effectively. Highlights include: The main reasons why someone leaves a role, including: access to opportunities they are not getting in their current role, lifestyle factors, along with company culture a…
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Episode 103: [axr] career advice | How to resign
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14:37Send us a text In the latest epsiode of [axr]'s 'How To' career series Amanda Dinte, Zara Church and Amelia Kettle sat down to share their top tips for resigning effectively. Highlights include: The main reasons why someone leaves a role, including: access to opportunities they are not getting in their current role, lifestyle factors, along with co…
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S2, EP 14: [axr] career advice | How to be interview ready
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10:14In the latest epsiode of [axr]'s 'How To' career series, Nick Constain, Andrew Cannock and Kunal Gupta sat down to discuss what you can do to get yourself interview ready. Highlights include: First impressions matter Demonstrate your interest in the business – do your research Be authentic about who you are as a person, and your career history The …
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Episode 102: [axr] career advice | How to be interview ready
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10:20Send us a text In the latest epsiode of [axr]'s 'How To' career series, Nick Constain, Andrew Cannock and Kunal Gupta sat down to discuss what you can do to get yourself interview ready! Highlights include: First impressions matter Demonstrate your interest in the business – do your research Be authentic about who you are as a person, and your care…
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S2, EP 13: [axr] career advice | How to write a good resume
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9:44In the latest epsiode of [axr]'s 'How To' career series, Nick Constain, Amanda Dinte and Zara Church sat down to discuss the elements that make up a good resume and what will get you noticed. Highlights include: Keep it simple - don't overly complicate the message Treat your first page as your elevator pitch Context is important The value add to yo…
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Episode 101: [axr] career advice | How to write a good resume
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9:51Send us a text In the latest epsiode of [axr]'s 'How To' career series, Nick Constain, Amanda Dinte and Zara Church sat down to discuss the elements that make up a good resume and what will get you noticed. Highlights include: Keep it simple - don't overly complicate the message Treat your first page as your elevator pitch Context is important The …
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S2, EP 12: Vahistad Patel | Staying curious and positioning yourself for growth
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29:23In this insightful chat of From Go to CFO, Kunal Gupta sat down with Vahistad Patel, Head of Commercial Finance and Control at Ausgrid to talk all things life and career. From humble beginnings at a small start up 20 years ago, to his current role at Ausgrid, Vahistad has had a very successful career. He talks about: The move from Mumbai to Austral…
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Episode 100: [axr] Live Event | Turning the tables | Mike Dickson gets interviewed
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45:43Send us a text To celebrate our milestone 100th episode of the Your Future in Sales & Marketing podcast, we held a live event with all past guests, and turned the tables on podcast host Mike Dickson - this time, the interviewer got interviewed!! With Trish Pegorer, MD for Mutti Australia at the helm firing off the questions, Mike shared his insight…
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S2, EP11: Andrew Walker | Transitioning from commercial to for-purpose
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32:06In this episode of From Go to CFO, Nick Constain sat down with Andrew Walker, CFO for Sunnyfield Disability Services to talk about his transition from commercial organisations to for-purpose and what drives him. Key highlights include: Working at Woolworths and the importance of influencing - it was a big part of his role and shaped him to where he…
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Episode 99: Clare Darroch | The fun of sales and prioritising what's important
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42:08Send us a text As we edge towards episode 100 of the pod, Mike Dickson sat down with Clare Darroch, Global Director of Sales for Vida Glow to talk about her varied and diverse career. Full of amazing insights, she shares her thoughts on: Falling into sales after originally wanting to go into marketing, and how it’s the best thing that’s ever happen…
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Episode 98: Kurt Hegvold | Taking chances, creating value and bringing passion to everything you do
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50:41Send us a text In this episode of Your Future in Sales and Marketing, Mike Dickson sat down with Kurt Hegvold, VP Commercial Area Head and Managing Director ANZ, Electrolux to talk all things career, life and leadership! Kurt talks: Favourite brands, including Patagonia and their success with being purpose-led. How he started out in psychology and …
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S2, EP10: Tim Peel | start-ups, scaling for growth and successful leadership
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27:36In another insightful episode of From Go to CFO, Nick Constain sat down with Tim Peel, CFO for Scape, Australia's largest student accommodation provider. Tim has had a very impressive and interesting career and has achieved great successes in a short period of time. In this episode, he talks: His international ‘yo yo’ career – moving from London to…
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Episode 97: Future Leader Series | Samantha Corrigan talks career progression, mentoring and side hustles
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22:42Send us a text In this insightful episode of our Future Leader Series, Andrew Cannock and Amelia Kettle sat down with Samantha Corrigan, Customer Marketing Manager for SC Johnson to talk all things career, life and hobbies! In this episode, Samantha shared her thoughts on: Her varied and interesting career journey and how it's always been a combina…
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S2, EP 9: James Plummer | Being an authentic leader and finding your passion
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14:59In this episode of From Go to CFO, Nick Constain sat down with James Plummer, CFO for City Chic Collective to discuss his career journey so far and what he has learnt along the way. James speaks with authenticity about the importance of backing yourself and having the confidence to step in into that next role, having good people around you champion…
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Episode 96: Future Leader Series | Matthew May talks FMCG complexities, and developing as a leader
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16:12Send us a text In this latest episode of our Future Leader Series, Andrew Cannock and Amelia Kettle sat down with Matthew May, Head of Sales, Woolworths for Inghams to talk all things FMCG, career aspirations, what it takes to be a good leader and advice for his younger self! It's a great listen - tune in now!…
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S2 E8: Christina Katsibouba | navigating challenges, corporate pressure and staying positive
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28:02In this insightful episode of the podcast, Greg O'Shea sat down with powerhouse, Christina Katsibouba to discuss her career, key learnings and where to from here. Christina talks about her most recent role as CFO for The Star Entertainment Group, namely: The pressure that came with working for such a well-known company in a time when they were regu…
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Ep 95: Sue Temple and Hollie Fenning | How to keep your customers loyal in retail
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42:30Send us a text In this episode of the podcast, Mike Dickson sat down with loyalty powerhouses, Sue Temple, Founder & General Manager of L-Founders and Hollie Fenning, Head of Customer Planning & Continuity for the Coles Group to talk all things loyalty, customer brand and data in retail. Between them, they have had some amazing career experiences, …
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S2, EP7: Dave Newton | Learning to lead, getting out of your comfort zone and being kind to yourself
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33:55In this episode of From Go to CFO, Kunal sat down with former colleague (and neighbour) Dave Newton, Director of Finance, ANZ at HelloFresh, to talk all things career, leadership and self discovery. David shares his insights on: The shift from being a contributor to a team vs the person leading the team Why it's important as a leader to be in a sta…
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Ep 94: Steve Dumpleton | Founder, NorthStar | Negotiating your way to career success
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42:26Send us a text In this special episode of the podcast, Mike Dickson sat down with former engineer, turned Sales professional, turned business owner, Steve Dumpleton to talk about his new business venture NorthStar Negotiation, career success and the role negotiation plays in career decision making. Steve shares his pearls of wisdom when it comes to…
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S2, EP6: Hari Viswanathan | building relationships, backing yourself and knowing your worth
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30:07In this episode of From Go to CFO, Kunal Gupta sat down with Hari Viswanathan to talk about his career to date and what it takes to be successful in the CFO role. Key insights included: Always be open to take on new challenges and push yourself out of your comfort zone Learn to back yourself and identify where you can add value Building relationshi…
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Ep 93: Sophie Scott & Michelle Foley | When two worlds collide: the future leader & the senior leader
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45:28Send us a text In this special episode of the podcast, two worlds collide as Mike Dickson & Andrew Cannock sit down for a joint interview with Future Leader (Sophie Scott, Customer Director for Woolworths Group) and Senior Leader (Michelle Foley, Chief Customer Officer for The Arnotts Group) to talk all things Sales, namely: Where is the Sales func…
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S2, EP5: Carolyn Beagley | life and numbers, career diversity and living your passion
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23:30In this insightful episode of From Go to CFO, Greg O’Shea sat down with Carolyn Beagley, Head of Commercial, Accent Group Limited to talk about life and numbers, her move from South Africa to Australia, her diverse career, working in the rag trade and her insights on how to get a seat at the table. Key highlights: How she has always been headhunted…
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Ep 92: Michael King, Haleon Sales Director | from humble beginnings to senior leadership and everything in between
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49:03Send us a text In this episode, Mike continues his journey of speaking to great Scottish leaders, sitting down with the enigmatic Michael King, Sales Director for Haleon. Michael talks career, life, travel, people and how he got to be where he is today. Key highlights: · His journey from Scotland to Australia · How he fell into a Sales career and m…
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Ep 91: Laura Johnson talks Strivin’, women in leadership and career connection
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36:01Send us a text In this fascinating chat, Mike Dickson sat down with Laura Johnson, the wearer of many hats (and no, we're not talking about actual hats!) With a career that has spanned both Marketing and Recruitment, Laura has achieved a lot, and is now the Founder of Strivin,' an initiative that helps professionals find connections and access cont…
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S2, E4: Kate Denton | From Acting CFO to the Top Job
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27:28In this latest episode of 'From Go to CFO,' Greg O'Shea sat down with Kate Denton, Chief Financial Officer at Symbio to talk all things career, life and travel! Kate talks about her experiences working as the Acting CFO to stepping up into the top job, how she had to throw her hat into the ring and go through the 'process' with everyone else, why e…
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Ep 90: Mark Powell, Chief Customer Officer, Inghams | from wine to chicken and everything in between
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47:12Send us a text In this exciting episode of the podcast, Mike spoke to Mark Powell, Chief Customer Officer at Inghams. With his trademark enthusiasm and honesty, Mark shares his very interesting and diverse career, from accounting to sales, wine to chickens and taking bold risks along the way. Tune in for some great insights on his philosophy of cul…
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Episode 89: [axr] career advice | How to take the next step
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11:10Send us a text In the second episode of our 'How to Series,' [axr] recruiters Amelia Kettle, Kunal Gupta and Connor Weetman sat down to talk about some key things to consider when you're looking to take that next step in your career, but are unsure as to what that might look like. Key highlights include: Assessment your current mood for change - do…
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S2, EP3: Georgia Coulston | working as a CFO in a male dominated industry
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34:37In this latest episode of From Go to CFO, Kunal sat down with Georgia Coulston, CFO for A W Edwards and president of the NSW Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction in Australia to talk all things finance, being a female leader in a male dominated industry and how she balances work and family life. It's an incredibly insightful…
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Episode 88: Future Leader Series | Pete Doran talks career ambition and whether you can have it all
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22:12Send us a text In this first episode of our Future Leaders Series of the podcast, hosts Andrew Cannock & Amelia Kettle talk to Pete Doran, former Customer Marketing Manager for V2 Food. In this candid chat, Pete speaks vulnerably about his experience with redundancy and how he juggles his career with life, being a father to both a human and fur-chi…
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Episode 87: Paul Bull on his new venture MindPick and building an FMCG community
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37:37Send us a text In this special episode of the podcast, Mike Dickson sat down with FMCG extraordinaire, Paul Bull to talk about his new venture Mindpick and the exciting new ‘Growth Pods' that are launching soon! So, what is a Growth Pod? Paul describes it an “innovative career coaching and mentoring service designed specifically for FMCG profession…
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Episode 86: Rachel Humphrey on her “cookie cutter” FMCG marketing career
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47:09Send us a text In this pod, Mike Dickson speaks to Rachel Humphrey, Marketing Director of Mars Food. Rachel share some amazing insights into her career and tips for aspiring marketing leaders, along with discussing: Why she loves marketing and how it all started with a pen! The power of storytelling The move from the UK to Australia and how it spar…
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S2, EP 2: Eden Skyring | Challenging the stereotypical view of a CFO
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16:56Tune in for a great chat between Nick Contain and Eden Skyring, CFO for Coombes Property Group as he shares the highs and lows of his career, moving out of chartered, working across diverse industries and stepping outside of the finance bubble. Key highlights include: · Why the role of the CFO can be largely undefined, so you have to make it your o…
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Mini Pod: Rachel Humphrey, Marketing Director of Mars Foods
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1:55Send us a text In this mini pod, Mike sat down with Rachel Humphrey, Marketing Director of Mars Foods. She talks being like Aldi - "good different" and Ted Lasso as the ultimate leader! It's one not to be missed. Tune in next Thursday at 9am for the full chat!By Your Future in Sales & Marketing
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Episode 85: Richard Morgan on turning a side hustle into a new career
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39:12Send us a text Tune in for a pod with a difference! In this episode, Mike interviews Richard Morgan, Founder of Freedom Funding, about how to build financial wealth whilst building your career. He talks: The move from FMCG sales to property development and wealth creation Turning a side hustle into a career The experience of starting from scratch i…
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S2, EP1: Working with a recruiter - perspectives from a former finance professional | Kunal Gupta
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20:30In episode one of our newly relaunched podcast, From Go to CFO, Greg O'Shea sat down with Kunal Gupta, a Senior Finance & Accounting Recruitment Consultant from [axr], to talk all things finance and recruitment. Kunal is a former Commercial Director, and after a lengthy finance career, decided to move over to the so-called 'dark side' of recruitmen…
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Mini Pod: Richard Morgan, Founder of Freedom Funding
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2:05Send us a text This week's rapid fire is with Richard Morgan, founder of Freedom Funding and former FMCG sales professional. He talks career advice and who he would most like to work with. Stay tuned for the FULL PODCAST which will be live next Thursday at 9am!By Your Future in Sales & Marketing
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Episode 84: Elizabeth Miller on career diversity, leadership roles and being vulnerable
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42:29Send us a text In this episode, we get candid with Elizabeth Miller, GM for Manassen Foods as she shares some amazing insights on life and career, including: Life in Scotland and what brought her to Australia Her start in Chemical Engineering and how she decided it wasn’t for her Taking opportunities as they come and stepping up into leadership rol…
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Mini Pod: Elizabeth Miller, GM, Manassen Food Group
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3:01Send us a text In this mini pod, Elizabeth Miller, General Manager of Manassen Food Group, talks the 3 C’s that describe her, meeting Richard Branson, and her biggest career achievement. Stay tuned for the FULL PODCAST which will be live next Thursday at 9am!By Your Future in Sales & Marketing
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Episode 83: Paul Tucker talks recruitment, luxury FMCG brands and the intersection of life and career
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39:05Send us a text Join us for an insightful chat with Paul Hennessy, Sales Director for Moet Hennessy. Paul has had an amazingly fascinating career as a citizen of the world, having worked both overseas and locally for big brand names including: Wella, Loreal, Diageo and, now, Moet Hennessy. In this chat, he talks about: his start in recruitment and t…
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Mini Pod: Paul Tucker, Sales Director at Moet Hennessy
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2:22Send us a text In this mini-pod, Mike Dickson gets to know Paul Tucker, Sales Director at Moet Hennessy with 5 rapid fire questions! Stay tuned for the FULL PODCAST which will be live next Thursday at 9am!By Your Future in Sales & Marketing
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Episode 82: Getting Interview Fit with Phillipa Moig, Jade Lish & The Marketing Academy
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44:59Send us a text Join Mike Dickson as he guides Philippa Moig, Group Business Director & New Business Lead of PHD, through a live interview-preparation session, offering invaluable tips on enhancing the storytelling aspect of her career journey, leveraging her strengths, addressing development areas, and mastering the art of answering competency-base…
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Episode 81: 2024 job market predictions with Andrew Cannock & Amelia Kettle
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31:33Send us a text What happened in the job market for Sales, Marketing and Category in 2023 and what can we expect to see in 2024? In this episode, Mike is joined by [axr] Sales & Marketing Consultants, Andrew Cannock & Amelia Kettle as they share their insights on the year that was, predictions for the year ahead, and the roles that will be in high d…
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Episode 80: How to work with a recruiter with Andrew Cannock & Amelia Kettle
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15:21Send us a text In this special episode in our "How to" series, Mike Dickson sat down with [axr]'s Sales & Marketing Consultants, Andrew Cannock and Amelia Kettle to discuss how candidates can work with a recruiter effectively in order to get the best value out of the relationship. Key insights include: * Recruiters can only place about 5% of people…
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Episode 79: [axr] special event - Who runs the business?
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42:24Send us a text In this special event podcast episode, we answer the age old question of who really runs the business? Broadcast live at the Campari Offices and with over 80 guests in attendance, we assembled an expert panel of senior FMCG leaders across Sales, Category, Marketing & Finance to put forward their case for why they think their function…
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