1:1 Career Conversation

Chris Robinson
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The One to One Conversation podcast, the exploring different peoples career journey stories, what drives their passions, sharing best practices, knowledge and ways of working along with their learning opportunities to help you grow your career and increase your skills toolkit.

  1. 12/14/2020

    EP34: Steve Moss Career Conversation - President Executive Springboard

    Welcome to Episode 34 of the 1:1 career conversation, this week we are meeting with Steve Moss. Steve is the president of executive springboard, a company focused on accelerating new executives' impact and sustaining it long-term ultimately reducing the risk and cost of failed hires. I chat to Steve about a huge range of topics including pivoting from one industry to another, being in the startup world, learning new industries and his guidance and advice on why executives in companies fail due to a lack of proper onboarding, guidance and coaching. We also chat about his pride in his daughter Jess, I interviewed Jess all the way back in episode 5 about her new book and we chat about that along with how he navigated the corporate world at huge companies. You can find out more about executive springboard here: You can find out more about Steve here: You can email the show at oneononeconversation@gmail.com or find us on Instagram / Twitter @theonetoonepod

    54 min

  2. 12/07/2020

    EP33: 1:1 Career Conversation with Kathryn Moos - Co-Founder OWYN

    This week we are meeting with Kathryn Moos, she is the co-founder of OWYN, they are a leading company in the plant-based protein drink, powder and shake space. We talk to Kathryn about her entrepreneurial spirit, being a professional soccer player in Iceland and how plant-based diets can help in the sport and business world. We also talk about company branding, why the naming of her company is the north start of her company + how relationships have had a positive impact on how quickly she is able to scale her business. You can learn more about Kathryn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryn-moos-2858634/  You can learn more about OWYN here: https://liveowyn.com/ You can email the show at oneononeconversation@gmail.com

    41 min

  3. 11/30/2020

    EP32: 1:1 Career Conversation with Steve Wanczyk - Executive Director at Protect Our Election; Founder at The Dunshire Group

    This week we are meeting with Steve Wanczyk. Steve is an executive director at a non-profit dedicated to election integrity along with being the founder of a company called the Dunshire group. We talk about the work Steve is doing to fight for election integrity in the US, key in 2020 and how his career in digital marketing and communications helps support his work today. Steve started out in online merchandising in 2006 then moved into online reputation. Steve moved on to a start-up and quickly progressed through the ranks, seeing the company grow from a small number of employees in a kitchen to hundreds of employees post many mergers and acquisitions. We talk about keeping teams in sync, progress through the ranks internally, setting up a business on your own and specifically non-profits. You can learn more about Steve here; https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenwanczyk/  You can learn more about Protect Our Election Here: https://www.protectourelection.com/  You can email the show at oneononeconversation@gmail.com

    1h 2m

  4. 11/23/2020

    EP31: 1:1 Conversation with Peter Russell - Operations Director Russell Technology Parternship

    This week we are meeting with Peter Russell. Peter is the Operations Director at Russell Partnership Technology and has a really varied career starting in hotels, managing big events to now being responsible for business development, technology development and training others. We chat about starting his career, how Peter took a pretty bold step to get experience, managing other peoples expectations, presenting and how important preparation is, how he builds trust with others when training them and how the current pandemic has changed his business. If you like today's episode and if you could spare 2 minutes to drop a review on iTunes that would be amazing. You can also connect with the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @theonetoonepod and over on Linkedin too by searching 1:1 career conversation podcast. You can learn more about the Russell Partnership here: https://www.russellpartnership.com/ You can learn more about Peter here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prussell007/  You can email the show at oneononeconversation@gmail.com

    58 min

  5. 11/16/2020

    EP30: 1:1 Career Conversation with Chris Wayne-Wills - CEO Crerar Hotels

    This week we are meeting with Chris Wayne-Wills Chris is the CEO of Crerar Hotels in Scotland and has a great career in and around the north of England and Scotland in hotels. Chris has worked for major brands, independent hotels and is now the CEO of Crerar Hotels you pride themselves on sharing the spirit of Scotland through authentic hospitality, Crerar Hotels are true to what Scotland is all about. Adventurous. Generous. Honest. Welcoming. We chat through the farm to fork strategy in the restaurants at Crerar hotels, his various roles in hotels from the commercial side to being a general manager for one hotel and then looking after multiple hotels in a regional role. We talk through how to manage big projects, the communication to stakeholders, building teams, evaluating teams, taking on a new role and setting expectations and what makes Scotland a unique place to visit and work. If you like today's episode and if you could spare 2 minutes to drop a review on iTunes that would be amazing. You can also connect with the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @theonetoonepod and over on Linkedin too by searching 1:1 career conversation podcast. You can learn more about Chris here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriswaynewills/  You can learn more about Crerar Hotels here: https://www.crerarhotels.com/

    51 min

  6. 11/09/2020

    EP29: 1:1 Career Conversation with Rich Cober - Human Resources Professional

    This week we are meeting with Rich Cober.  Rich is an Experienced HR leader specializing in transforming employee experience through talent management strategies, change leadership, and a really, in-depth analytic approach that drives individual and organizational growth. Rich has worked in HR across Construction, travel, big data and we talk about how to switch industries, how to be curious and what drove Rich to start a career in HR. We also talk about HR analytics, how to measure employee satisfaction both in normal times but also in times like today when people are isolated at home and not in the workplace for the most part. We chat through rankings on glassdoor and how Rich uses these to improve satisfaction in the work place but also uses it to drive company performance for the better. We also talk through engagement strategies for the remote workforce alongside how he begins to educate non-hr professionals he works with on the best practices and policies to keep everything aligned. Rich has worked for many companies including Marriott International  HITT Construction MicroStrategy You can learn more about Rich here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richcober/  You can email the show at oneononeconversation@gmail.com

    51 min

  7. 11/02/2020

    EP28: 1:1 Career Conversation with Craig Smith - Group President - Asia Pacific - Marriott International

    This week we are chatting to Craig Smith.  Craig is Group President, Asia Pacific for Marriott International. He is responsible for the strategic leadership of all operational and development functions spanning 24 countries and territories and  23 brands. He oversees more than 780 open hotels and 135,000 people. Prior to his current position, Craig served two-and-a-half years as President of Marriott’s the Caribbean and Latin American region. Before moving to the Caribbean and Latin American region in 2011, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer for the Asia Pacific region. As a son of an American diplomat, Craig has lived in 13 countries, working in North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and Australia. In today's conversation we chat about everything from his time in Thailand, leading a team through the tsunami in 2004 to how Craig’s career began in housekeeping 30 years ago. You can email the show at oneononeconversation@gmail.com You can learn more about Craig here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-s-smith-083010a1/  You can follow Craig on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/craigs_smith?lang=en

    37 min

  8. 10/12/2020

    EP27: 1:1 Career Conversation with Henry Russell - CEO and Founder Quench

    This week we are meeting with Henry Russell all about his career. Henry is the CEO and Founder of a company based in London called Quench, they are a really creative and unique brand focusing on all things craft food and beverage. Starting out in video production, they have expanded to product and web design alongside eCommerce shops too Henry is just 21 and I really wanted to speak with him to get an understanding of how to quench got started but also what his journey has been like so far You can learn more about quench at their website quench.London If you like today's episode if you could spare 2 minutes to drop a review on iTunes that would be amazing. You can also connect with the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @theonetoonepod and over on Linkedin too by searching 1:1 career conversation podcast. You can learn more about Henry here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/create-awesome/  You can learn more about Quench here: https://www.quench.london/

    44 min
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