1:1 Career Conversation

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.

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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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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/ 

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 

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/

This week we are meeting with Anna Harris all about her career.

Anna is currently the global expansion director for Profitroom, a hospitality software and technology provider. Anna has worked in a wide range of industries, from in-home technology, sales, consultancy government relations and all over the world too.

Anna joined me from Poland over zoom last week and we talk through a huge range of topics, from everything home tech, working relationships, what hotels can do to drive direct business and working abroad.

If you like this weeks episode, 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 profit rooms here: https://www.profitroom.com/

You can learn more about Anna here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-harris-42b97832/

If you want to get in touch with the show, you can over on Instagram and Twitter @theonetoonepod

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This week we are meeting with Kim Kenific all about her career. 

Kim has had a great career, starting in the agency world and growing from there, she has worked for massive corporations like Marriott International, she has worked for associations and also smaller companies too, she now works for herself.

Kim has been a tremendous mentor to so many, we chat developing others, managing through change, saying no to others when you have to and being a woman in high-level leadership roles balancing family life alongside the pressures of her role.

If you want to get in touch with the show, you can over on Instagram and Twitter @theonetoonepod

If you like today's conversation, if you could drop a quick review over on iTunes, it really does help us out.

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You can learn more about Kim here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimbreisacher/