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In today’s fast- changing business landscape, the tendency for companies is to grow and expand rapidly, which most of the times means a great increase on the complexity and ramifications of the business. In this matrix of people and functions, one can get lost and start to disconnect from the companies’ core identity. Therefore, we brought Francis Debeuckalere to the “Career Success Podcast” to ask him about “founders’ mentality” or how to act and feel as if the company you work for is your own. Francis is the Regional President of Europe at Bacardi, a company he has been working at for over 20 years. With roots in Sales & Marketing, he has been a regional and international leader with renowned success in his field. Before starting his career in Bacardi he worked in other FMCG companies such as Nestle or Alken-Maes. With Francis, I’m going to try and figure out how one can stray away from complacency and adopt the “founder’s mentality”.

An MBA is extremely frequent in the Resumes of the top women and men we speak with. So, why do an MBA? Fabio Gabaldo, currently a Commercial Director at the Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza, has previously worked in companies like Walmart and FNAC, took a Global EMBA at IESE, one of the top ranked business schools, and we invited him to understand more about the true value of this program. On this Podcast, we cover: Why Fabio decided to take a Global MBA What he assessed before making his choice Positive aspects of doing an MBA Negative aspects of it How to balance an Executive MBA with a full-time job and family life Value it has added in hindsight

I’ve always ired people that are able to get the most out of teams, which are predominantly formed by people of different backgrounds, ages, nationalities, and even goals in life. The curiosity to understand what great leadership and management skills look like brought me to invite Christie Wilmer as a guest. Christie is a commercial leader that’s worked for the likes of Philip Morris, Pepsico and Kelloggs, managing big teams and customers. She was also recognized as one of the Top women in Grocery by Top Grocer in 2016. Topics covered on this Podcast How to assess talent Keeping team’s motivation up Leading high performing groups Assessing these actions  

On this episode of the Career Success Podcast we have invited Remko Tetenburg to us. He has 28 years’ experience within the FMCG industry where he developed a broad knowledge of Marketing & Sales. For the last 10 years he has been in General Management positions where he has been responsible for the full business including manufacturing operations. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Melitta Sales Europe where he is responsible for Sales over 1/2 billion Euros and is the leader of 450 employees. He has a vast international background as he has lived in 6 different countries and is fluent in five languages. On this episode we discuss: How different work and meeting cultures come into play How to involve and engage remote teams Why team values should be discussed and identified at the start Why it is important to look at the differences, but also the commonalities within teams The rewards and successes of managing diverse teams  

On this episode of the career success podcast we will be ed by Blandine Jean-Paul to discuss what companies must do to stay competitive in the labor market. Blandine is a brand Strategist with a proven ability to drive volume & equity growth across portfolios. She has driven a double-digit sales Increases of 72% through extensive research & creative integrated marketing.   On this episode we discuss: What companies MUST do to attract the best talent? The companies which are have an innovative strategy for attracting talent. How to differentiate consumer marketing from employer branding. Tips to achieve the best candidate experience.

On this episode of the career success podcast we are ed by Sharon Joseph. Sharon had an 18-year career in large multinationals such as PepsiCo, GSK and RB. She was rapidly promoted and considered a top talent in within these organizations. She recently left this fast track career to make a complete shift to entrepreneurship in the Craft Beer Industry. In this  episode we will discuss: The drivers behind becoming an entrepreneur Why Craft Beer and why now? How Sharon defined her value proposition and competitive advantage The top lessons she would like to share with entrepreneurs globally

The sales and operations process is today a  fundamental tool to align priorities across functions within current multi-national organizations, due to the complexity these have. It’s also key to understand how Operations have become central in today’s companies. In order to understand this process better and why it’s so important, but also how to build it, we have invited Francisco (Paco) Cadena. He is a Supply Chain leader with over 25 years experience in companies like Procter and Gamble, Novartis and Revlon and he’s known to be an S&OP expert. In this Podcast, we cover: What is a Sales and Operations Process How to build a great S&OP Process Why and how to engage your senior stakehodlers The evolution of S&OP in the next years

On this episode of the career success podcast we are ed by Malte Dammann. Malte has 27 years’ experience within large blue-chip multinationals such as Imperial Tobacco, ABinBev and Mars.  He is a truly international leader, bringing the best out of people regardless of the cultural and corporate context. He has a proven track record in steering organizational change to accelerate top and bottom-line growth and agility. For this reason, we have invited him here to discuss the importance of aligning employee engagement with business objectives. We will discuss: The fundamental driver for employee engagement How to keep millennials engaged at work Constant transformation and its effect on engagement

Alejandro, Alex Ouziel is an executive-committee level business leader that has worked in Marketing, Sales and General Management in FMCG across Europe, Russia, Middle East and Africa. Apart from his business career, Alex is also an avid runner. He’s completed marathons and the mountain race Tor des Geants twice. In a time where there’s a debate about work life balance or integration in the business world, I thought Alex would be the perfect guest as he’s been able to balance a great career with family and personal goals.   In this Podcast we speak about: Why Alex picked running as a major activity in his life besides business How he has managed to integrate both, together with family life What impact has running had on his business life Alex’s point of view on how companies will adapt to Gen Y and Z’s demands

This week, on the Career Success Podcast, we have invited Tom Goodwin. Tom is a speaker and writer. He recently wrote a book titled Digital Darwinism which was published in April 2018. It offers a guide for business leaders on how to embrace the power of the new, to transform companies for the modern age. Education is lagging behind when we look at its adaptation to today’s digital age. We will be discussing an article which Tom wrote in the world economic forum titled Forget coding, we need to teach our kids how to dream  which addresses some of these issues.

We hear about how supply chains are changing, transforming. But how does that actually happen and work? In order to discuss that, we’ve invited Mattia Aste, Global Manufacturing Excellence Lead at Monsanto, which is currently integrating with Bayer. He has a vast experience in Logistics, Planning, Manufacturing, Strategy in Europe, US and Global roles. Given his end to end perspective, we discuss with him how he sees supply chain transformation and what it takes, as a leader, to drive these changes. Main topics: What a Supply Chain Transformation means and encomes Why do companies need to Transform their Supply Chain Which are the key elements in a modern Supply Chain How, as a leader, engage and motivate peers and team to lead change  

This episode of the career success podcast we are ed by Ralf Ne to discuss the on-boarding process for new hires. The onboarding process is a key factor to the success of every new hire and according to the SHRM Foundation which is a nonprofit of the Society for Human Resource Management, half of all senior-level outside hires fail within the first 18 months. Ralf will  give some tips on how to make sure all new hires into your team are successful.

There’s no doubt that supply chain and logistics are going through a major transformation, and the demographics isn’t an exception. In a space that used to be a dominated by males, women have gained territory in the last decades. Globalization has also contributed to diversifying the supply chain community. To speak about this topic, we’ve invited Flavia Sebastiani, currently a VP at DHL Brazil to speak about this topic and understand her personal experience and advice. In this podcast, we discuss: The changing role of women executives in Supply Chain How to lead diverse teams Diversity as a key business driver Advice on managing and leading through diversity

On this episode of the Career Success Podcast we invited Minera Acevedo to speak with us about the art of negotiation. Minerva has worked in consumer packaged goods in both marketing and sales roles, in the health and wellness industry with Johnson & Johnson and in the food industry with McCormick & Company. Through both experiences, she have been exposed to negotiations with large corporations such as Costco, Wal-Mart and some of the top Canadian retailers and media companies. In this episode we discuss: Negotiation vs. Selling – what are the key differences Why many people feel uncomfortable with negotiation and how to overcome this How to walk away from a negotiation feeling successful

Beauty is one of the most dynamic industries out there today. To learn more about it, we’ve invited Gianni Pieraccioni. He’s a C-Level executive that’s worked with global companies like Revlon, Alitalia, J&J and Pepsico and we’ve invited him to understand more about the beauty consumer, its distribution and how it will evolve in the coming years. In this Podcast, we review: The beauty consumer and the evolution of its behaviors Retailers adaptation to this new environment Technology’s influence on the beauty market How the big beauty companies are reacting to these changes

Navigating your way in a new business culture can be difficult, on this episode we speak with Carole Rissmann about her experiences working in the US and Europe.  Carole has a 20 year success record at Beiersdorf, where she led strategically and operationally top-ranked and Iconic global skincare brands like NIVEA and Eucerin. Her last role was as VP marketing for Beiersdorf in the US. In this episode we discuss: Business culture and how this is defined The types of profiles which are hired in each region How living and working in diverse environment effects your problem solving skills, creativity and leadership style Carole’s 3 tips on being successful in any new  business culture

Latin America is a market that is still a big mistery for many. While it’s biggest country, Brazil, has been lately on the headlines because of political instability, it is back on the growth track after some years of deep recession.,. this depticts the region a bit, unstable, unrelianble in the short term but a fantastic opportunity for long term growth. But what are the challenges in LATAM? What’s this market even like? To answer these questions and more, we’ve invited Jef Fernandes,Supply Chain Leader in Brazil and has experience across the region but as well in the United States. In this Podcast you’ll learn: Advice on how to approach the Latin America Market Supply Chain challenges in the region How to transition from Europe or North America to Brazil as an executive Future of the market

On this episode of the career success podcast we are following up with Craig Binkley, CEO of BINKTHINK Strategy Group on his white paper Digital Transformation and Impact on Value Chains and Routes to Market. During this podcast, Craig takes questions from our network on: The healthcare industry: how does Craig see the impact of digital fitting into the industry and what that means exactly. The human project in New York which is embarking on like the largest study ever, and could revolutionize healthcare because of digital technology. How to get your organization ready to embrace and drive towards digitization. How to motivate and enable people to think and act digital. Read the full white paper here.

Motivating a team can be a challenge. As business leaders, we will have to get people of different origins, ages, nationalities, genders, functions and even industries to work together. As this is a topic that comes up in many of our conversations, I have the pleasure to have Peter Hall her with me today to discuss it. Peter is currently the President for consumer brands at Dean & Deluca. Born in Australia, he’s held executive positions at the likes of Diageo and Heineken before his current assignment, having been based in the US, the UK, Mexico and Venezuela. In this podcast we discuss: How to motivate a team Why can people lose motivation Creating a purpose-led culture Advice on motivating and creating a purpose=led environment

Challenging yourself to take risks in your career isn’t always easy and there could be a lot to lose. We have invited Arnd Pickhardt former CMO of Lidl to discuss with us his experience with taking risks.   In this Podcast, you will learn about: Defining your end goal How to overcome fears of failure and make that leap in your career Overcoming failures and how that effects your career Understanding where you best fit in each organization and defining your career steps accordingly Arnd has 11 years of experience across multiple markets within Sales, Operations, Project management, internal Audit, Customer Services, Advertising, PR and marketing. During his time as the CMO for Lidl UK, he helped become the No 1 YouGov Brand Improver– Reaching from No 267 to No 2 and as CMO for Lidl , he helped them to become the No 1 “Customer’s Favourite” in German food retail for the first time in company’s history.