Episode 12 - Lessons learned to date
In this episode Jim and Ellen consider the lessons learned from the first 10 Episodes.
They discuss the impact changing careers had on their guests and what drove them to seek new challenges.
Like Gavan O’Brien CEO of gradeireland (Episode 6) who found being on the road 5 hours a day meant he rarely saw his children on weekdays or personal trainer Pat Henry
(Episode 8) who took a year out following a serious accident to regain his spirit working in in a Hollywood gym.
Chats about the value of networking, great customer service, weekend hustles, self belief, a desire to keep learning, work/life balance and loving what you do; all were common aspects of the podcast guests who came from different business sectors and disciplines..
Declan Kelly, an experience digital marketing expert, (Episode 9) said of having more mature people involved in the communications sector, "it’s not the grey hair that matters, its the matter in the grey hair” The Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) recognised that in Jim who was recently presented with the PRCA inaugural Hall of Fame Award. Ellen teases out the reasons.
Aileen O’Toole, former journalist, one of the founders of the Business Post and now a corporate consultant (Episode 3) found her self belief coming into play when the Business Post almost never made it past week one.
Don Harris, (Episode 7) who also saw his career dramatically change after a serious illness described from moving from media advertising to being a tour guide and monitoring his passion.
Networking and getting involved were common themes. Patrick Atkinson, (Episode 2) credits networking for his rise from marketing positions to now CEO of the building material retailer Chadwick’s.
Likewise Carmel Doyle (Episode 4) now CEO of the Osophageal Cancer charity found the same.
Other intriguing chats were with marketer, innovator and educator Conor Lynch (Episode 5) who predicted that half of workers will freelancing, weekend hustlers, in the next 10 years.
and David Orr (Episode 10), who made the jump from accountancy to advisor in the entertainment world with Riverdance the lessons were around relationships.
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