The Executive Career Jump Podcast - For Executive Leaders On The Move

Welcome to Episode Forty One (Season Three) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Natalie Louise. Natalie is a Registered Naturopathic Nutritional Therapist offering corporate wellness workshops and education on health in the workplace. In her previous life, she worked as a City Of London-based marketeer in the corporate world for 10 years and struggled personally with exhaustion, digestive issues, and migraines. She decided to make massive changes in her life to heal herself and now shares that experience with the people she works with.  

Welcome to Episode Forty (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Rachel Power. Rachel is a Licensed Career Coach, an experienced Trainer & Facilitator, and Transformation Consultant. Rachel spent 20 years in corporate procurement and now she helps mid-career managers find the self-confidence to get off the hamster wheel at work and get the job satisfaction they deserve.

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Welcome to Episode Thirty Nine (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Today our guest in the hot seat is Gary Wills. Gary is an experienced recruiter of over 20 years in the IT sector who found himself furloughed at the beginning of the pandemic. Gary decided to set up a non for profit initiative to improve the mental wellbeing of the job searcher and people on furlough. The project has since gone on to become recognised and awarded "The point of Light" by the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.<...

Welcome to Episode Thirty Eight (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Today our guest is Hannah Mason. Hannah is a CV Writer, Interview Coach and Job Search Strategist and Founder of The English Meeting Room. With a background in international recruitment, her passion is to help people land jobs they love. Hannah shares her job search and CV writing advice on LinkedIn where she has grown a following of over 590k. She was recently named a ‘LinkedIn Top Voice’ for careers and job search advice and can also be found shar...

Welcome to Episode Thirty Seven (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Today our guest is Mark Badley. Mark is the Managing Director of Ronin who specialise in the recruitment of qualified Procurement and Sourcing professionals across the UK.  Mark has worked in the recruitment industry for over 20 years and created Ronin to provide an innovative and progressive approach to traditional recruitment. 

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Welcome to Episode Thirty-Six (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Today our guest is Jessica-Leigh Suffolk. Jessica is an Accredited Business & Personal Coach using her years of experience in search and selection to set up the People & Culture practice with Tessiant a Business Change and Transformation Management Consultancy. Jess is an advocate of both lifelong learning and the ‘People, Purpose, Profit Movement’ and has recently completed a Sustainable Business Strategy course with Harvard Business School online. 

Jessica advises business leaders on talent acquisition, retention, and team struc...

Welcome to Episode Thirty-Five (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Today our guest is Fiona Hathorn. Fiona is the CEO of Women On Boards UK – an organisation committed to accelerating women into non-executive director roles. 

In addition, Fiona is an Advisory Board Member to Spktral (a technology company that helps organisations simplify the gender pay gap reporting process), advisor to Peel Hunt (mid-cap stockbroker), and Chair of Hanx's Board Nominations Committee (FMCG start-up). She is an expert in the areas of Governance, Regulation, and Talent Management who...

Welcome to Episode Thirty Four (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Today our guest is Dylan Roberts. Dylan is NOT your ‘average HR guy’! Instead, Dylan works with founders of fintech’s and scaling technology businesses primarily to deliver a higher return on investment from their people. He works as a ‘Chief People Officer’ or ‘People Partner’ within these companies and provides them with proven expertise to realise their commercial potential through their teams whilst at the same time enhancing their peoples’ wellbeing and value. Dylan is an accredited platinum member of HRi, t...

Welcome to Episode Thirty Three (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Today my guest is Ben RainforthGott. Ben is an experienced Human Resources Director with over 20 years ‘in the trenches’ on both sides of the table and across the globe. He is described as an ‘agitator’ in HR because of his progessive approach to how employees should be viewed and treated in the new world of work. Like many people, Ben found himself in recent months considering ‘contract’ and ‘interim’ HR roles and consultancy and having to adapt his own skills t...

Welcome to Episode Thirty Two (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! 

Today my guest is Lola Brocklesby. Lola is a Career Change Coach and works with mid-career professionals who are great at what they do but have reached a point in their career where they no longer enjoy what they’re doing and are now ready to find a career with passion and purpose! She helps people just like you to interview like a boss and land your dream job...

If you are maybe stuck in a rut in your current job or not...

Welcome to Episode Thirty One (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! 

Today my guest is Alex Coates. Alex is an experienced Sales Consultant, Recruiter an now an Account Executive for JobAdder in the UK. Alex works with recruitment agencies to make the hiring process easier for their clients and candidates through technology.

Before Alex went to work with JobAdder he, like a lot of people, found himself without a job and back on the open job market. In this episode Alex discusses his experiences as a job seeker and transition to a different role w...

Welcome to Episode Twenty Nine (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! 

Today my guest is Kat Reid. Kat has spent 14 years in customer service, sales, recruitment, and HR and is the Co-Founder of Throman Reid, an HR and Wellbeing consultancy in Manchester. 

Kat works with businesses to put better policies, processes, and practices in place that have wellbeing at the heart of how they operate their people management strategy. She trains managers and employees within organisations to be at the top of their game and helps to guide businesses into making workplaces that ar...

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Welcome to Episode 28 (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! 

Today my guest is Sarah Fitton, career coach, CV expert, founder of Coach Me To Success, and also proudly one of my coaches working with me at ECJ.   

In this enlightening episode, Sarah shares with us her own ‘squiggly and twisty turny’ career journey through large-scale project management, HR, employee engagement, and career counseling and then the shock of finding herself back on the job market in the midst of the 2020 pandemic. 

Sarah reveals how by pushing herself to live...

Welcome to Episode Twenty Seven (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! 

Today my guest is Trish Mullen, an award-winning Career Coach, and a distinguished military veteran. She proudly served her country for 22 years as a leader in military intelligence.

Since 2000, Trish has worked as a certified Coaching Professional helping people reach their full job and career potential.

In this episode Trish shares some of her best strategies and practical tips on how you can boost your personal brand and use your existing skills, knowledge, and experience to transition into your new c...

Welcome to Episode Twenty Six (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! Today my esteemed guest is Ian Moyse. Ian is a Sales Director, Cloud Expert, and Public Speaker. A popular social media influencer, Ian regularly blogs for several companies including Oracle, SAP, IBM, Huawei, Commvault, HP, and Sage.

Ian is often invited by 3rd parties (Vendors, Resellers, etc) to speak on Cloud, GDPR, Transformational Change, Sales Leadership, Social Selling & Personal Branding as a keynote to their customer and staff events. He was awarded the accolade of BESMA UK Sales Director of the year and...

Welcome to Episode Twenty Five (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! Today my guest is a CV and LinkedIn profile writer and coach, Elaine Weir. Elaine helps Senior Managers and Leaders to get their profiles fully optimised so that they can land their ideal next role

Elaine’s experience as a CV/LinkedIn profile writer and coach gives her a unique insight into what you need to do to stand out in an increasingly busy market. 

In this episode, Elaine shares her best strategies and tactics on what you need to write in you...

Welcome to Episode Twenty Four (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! Today I am joined by Jenni Hallam who is a Personal Development Coach and Trainer. Jenni helps Senior Directors, Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, and Professionals in the transition to succeed in their life, career, and business goals.

Jenni’s knowledge and experience enable her clients to become more effective leaders & team members, be more engaged with their work & company goals whilst managing emotions, change, and challenge. 

In this episode, Jenni shares some of her best mindset tips and helps leaders in the...

Welcome to Episode Twenty Three  (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! Today I am joined by Caroline Foster who is a Group HR Director, CPO, CHRO/ and International Transformation Leader. Caroline works alongside organisations to help elevate and transform the employee experience to drive an increase in top-line gains and bottom line profitability.

Caroline’s experience as both a Senior HR Director and as a successful interim who has been through the peaks and troughs of acquiring her next contract on a regular basis gives her an enviable view of both sides of the hiring pro...

Welcome to Episode Twenty Two  (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! Today I am joined by Duncan Strachan who is a PAYG (Pay As You Go) Marketing Communications Consultant & Expert Copywriter. 

Duncan helps SME and Corporate business leaders to drive revenue & connect with more customers. He has helped brands including Barclays, Jaguar Land Rover, npower, HomeServe, McKesson and Unity Trust Bank to drive revenue and connect with their target audiences by developing effective marketing communications and strategies.

Duncan’s experience as an ‘in the trenches’ business marketer gives him a unique understa...

Welcome to Episode Twenty One  (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! Today I am joined by Christian Bibow who describes himself as a ‘corporate chameleon! 

Christian helps business leaders when they need someone to lead large global programs and corporate restructures. He’s the ‘go-to’ person that companies call when they have huge project deliverables and need somebody to manage the project from start to finish.

Christian’s experience as both a hiring manager and most recently as an active job seeker and member of the ‘Executive Career Jump Club’ means that he has seen recruit...

Welcome to Episode Twenty (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! Today I am joined by Chris O’Connell who following a very successful career as a recruiter by day, now coaches leaders on how to build purpose-led businesses that perform.

Chris’s experience gives him a unique insight into what it takes for you to work with companies and bosses whose values reflect your own. This is a ‘must listen’ episode, full of top tips for any leader considering their next move, so go ahead, hit play, and dive in now! 

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In the second episode in Season Two of the Executive Career Jump podcast, I am joined by Dominic Joyce who is a recruiter by day, and a CV writer and career coach by night on a big mission to really help people stand out from the crowd when job seeking.  Dom’s got a great mix of skills and I knew without a doubt he’d have some great insights to share, in which he didn’t disappoint as we discussed how to create a great CV, why the hiring process feels broken, how to leverage LinkedIn and much more. I...

In season two of the Executive Career Jump Podcast, we're really keen to speak to leaders who have successfully been through a job search process and so I am delighted to be joined in this episode by Vicky Constable, an expert in retail with over 25 years of experience. She shares with us her journey from finding herself suddenly on the job market after being with the same company for 15 years and navigating the job search process to secure her current role as Head of Retail for a global brand. Vicky talks about the lessons she learned and her best...

This week on the Executive Career Jump Podcast I am joined by wellness, fitness, and life coach Sam Griffiths who provides us with some very helpful and effective health tips (with a focus on mental health), that can easily fit into our schedules. These tips include various ways in which we can build a routine that works both short and long-term and that will help deal with the feelings of stress and overwhelm. If you know you need to get moving a little more right now, this is a must-listen!

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