In this episode, Jeannette talks about the differences between working in corporate and entrepreneurial environments. Jeannette has 25 years in the corporate world where she was MD of the Emerging Markets for TUI and CEO of the Travel Division for Saga. Today Jeannette has a portfolio of her own businesses including property investing, board advisory, mentoring as well as sitting on the Board of the Founders Factory. Providing her with the experience to be able to successfully combine the best of the corporate and entrepreneurial way of conducting business.
Jeannette also speaks about her recent work with The Founder´s Factory. An organization that brings together people from the corporate and SME worlds. To network, share knowledge, support each other, and develop new hybrid ways of doing business.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
There are pros and cons of working in both the corporate and entrepreneurial worlds.
Typically, when you work in the corporate world you impact a bigger pool of people and customers.
In large corporations, the opportunities you have tend to be more diverse.
Working corporately exposes you to more scrutiny, in the form of regulatory bodies, shareholders, and layers of management.
Bureaucracy and a stiff hierarchy can stifle creativity and limit agility, something the corporate world suffers from.
SMEs have a flatter organizational structure, which encourages innovation and creativity.
Many SMEs suffer from a lack of robust processes and often financial discipline is not as stringent as it is in the corporate world.
Both types of businesses can learn from each other and improve the way that they each work.
BEST MOMENTS
‘(Larger corporations) often have quite diverse business models within them. ’
‘Whether it's big business corporations or entrepreneurial SMEs, neither is necessarily better or worse, they're just different. ’
´I think a more interesting opportunity really is to bring the best of both together into whichever world you are in.’
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ABOUT THE HOST
Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.
Jeannette is a down to earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams.
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Podcast Description
Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being Brave, Bold & Brilliant, which have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers, and life in general. From the boardroom tables of ‘big’ international business to the dining room tables of entrepreneurial start-ups, how to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities and take risks, whilst staying ‘true’ to yourself is the order of the day.
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