Career Success Podcast by Jason Connolly

In this episode we speak to Warren Richmond, CEO, based in London Over the last 20 years Warren established the UK's leading field marketing agency and a Times 100 Best Company to work for, Retail Marketing Group. During this time, he worked with world-class companies such as LG, PlayStation, and Adobe, helping them reach and engage with new audiences. Warren saw first-hand the problems brands have showcasing innovation products through traditional retail and e-commerce channels, so he created Situ Live to shake up the high street. Situ Live is an experiential retail destination based in Westfield London where visitors can experience the latest innovation from partners including Maserati, Bosch, Fitbit, Motorola, Lenovo, and Oculus. Visitors are able to get hands-on with products and engage with live demonstrations and storytelling, then when they see something they like, they simply scan a QR code to find out more or buy online. Warren has been featured in publications including The Times, Financial Times, Retail Week, Retail Focus, and Retail Gazette. In addition to his role as CEO of Situ Live and Chairman of Retail Marketing Group, Warren mentors' various other small businesses. He has an unbounded passion for building and shaping businesses that have meaning and give purpose to people.

In this episode, we speak to the incredible Josh Boone from Ohio, US.Josh candidly spoke to us about how he grew a $10million+ marketing agency at the age of 20. We discussed addiction, mental health and his struggles with social anxiety. This episode is packed full of life lessons and business advice, a truly great listen. Josh is an advisor, strategist, consultant, former owner of an award-winning 7 figure marketing agency, and host of The Josh Boone Show.

In this episode we speak to Jane Ferré from London.Jane offers private career coaching for senior HR professionals who've outgrown their current role and want to secure their dream role in their dream company with a dream package in less than 6 months.Jane came to this after experiencing redundancy not once but twice in one year - once her choice, the other not.Before setting up her own coaching practice she had a 20+ year career in senior HR roles such as HR Business Partner, Head of Leadership Development and Head of Talent at British Airways before joining LEON Restaurants as their very first Head of Training. All of this means that Jane has been active in the job market in recent years. She understands exactly how much effort you need to put into each job application and how frustrating it can be when you get ghosted after an interview. She has also been on the other side of the recruitment table, so knows exactly what recruiting managers are looking for.

Miranda Holder from London is an acclaimed Fashion Stylist whose portfolio proudly showcases a variety of high-profile names in entertainment, from number-one girl band Little Mix to Boy George, Hollywood actress Vanessa Williams to singer Jamie Hannah. Miranda is also a regular Style Expert on TV & Radio sharing her passion for dressing well and hosts her own Podcast - Fashion Weekly Podcast with Miranda Holder - an uplifting chat show with famous stylish tastemakers from the world of show business and beyond.Miranda realised her dream of working in fashion in her 30s - only after a serious car accident in 2012. She went on to study at the prestigious Central Saint Martins along with the London College of Style, where she now lectures. Miranda's philosophy is that “every woman deserves to feel beautiful” and she is dedicated to fashion as a form of self-care - something she is keen to teach women more about. Miranda's ultimate mission is to help women feel empowered through style.

In this episode we are joined by Daniella Genas from Birmingham.Daniella Genas is a multi-award winning strategy and innovation expert.Through her business, She's The Boss International, Daniella helps SME's to transform their businesses. She has used her techniques, experience and training to generate significant results among the companies she has worked with.Key metrics include increased turnover and profits, increased staff, launch of new products/services and increased brand awareness across several businesses, in a diverse range of sectors.Daniella launched her first successful business in 2009 and her second business in 2014. She sold both businesses in 2015. In addition to her entrepreneurial endeavours, Daniella lists University Lecturer, Charity Trustee, radio presenter and Visiting Industrial Fellow as roles in her portfolio career.Daniella's current focus is empowering SME's to build profitable, sustainable, systems driven businesses. With an MBA and Masters under her belt, alongside her entrepreneurial experience and formal business training, Daniella has a breadth of knowledge which has proven invaluable to the clients she works with. She has a proven track record of supporting clients to grow revenues by 6 figures. Daniella also hosts a weekly podcast series titled “Female Entrepreneur Stories” and interviews women in business, exploring their journeys and advice for success. 

Ian Moyse from Wokingham is Chief Revenue Officer at OneUp Sales, has sat on the boards of a number of related industry bodies; FAST (Federation Against Software Theft), CIF (Cloud Industry Forum) and Eurocloud and been a non-exec to many firms.Ian was awarded the accolade of UK Sales Director of the year by BESMA (British Excellence in Sales Management Awards) and in 2019 & 2020 was listed in the top 50 Sales Keynote speakers by Top Sales World.Ian has been a regular judge on the Women in Sales Awards (WISA), Top Sales Awards, BESMA and the UK Cloud Awards

In this legal episode we speak to Angela Neale from London. This episode contains great advice for Solicitors in their legal career.Angela is a partner at boutique Property law firm, Comptons, and Head of the residential conveyancing team.Angela has been at her firm for over 20 year, during which time the firm has doubled in size and the department tripled. They are very proud to have won several awards for conveyancing and customer service over the years. She is also a single mum to a 3 year old boy.

Celebrity cosmetic dentist Dr. Bill Dorfman has been practicing for over 30 years in the Beverly Hills area and has had a career unparalleled to any other dentist in history!He has transformed the smiles of celebrities such as Katy Perry, Usher, Anthony Hopkins, Fergi, Hugh Jackman, Michael Strahan, Jessica Simpson and Mark Wahlberg among many others.Dr. Bill was the only dentist featured on ABC's hit show Extreme Makeover, and is currently a recurring guest co-host on the CBS Emmy Awarded daytime talk show, The Doctors. Referred to as the ‘Michael Jordan of Dentistry,' he has also appeared on numerous TV shows including Larry King Live, Oprah, Access Hollywood, E!, Extra,  and Entertainment Tonight. As the founder of Discus Dental – one of the world's leading dental companies – he helped lead the company from its inception to more than $1.3 BILLION in sales primarily with award-winning tooth whitening products such as ZOOM! and BriteSmile. Dr. Bill has received 20 lifetime achievement awards, 2 Guinness Book of World Records, is a New York Times Bestselling Author, and recently was the first dentist ever Knighted by the Royal Order of Constantine. As a passionate philanthropist, together with country singer Garth Brooks and the Crown Council of Dentists, he has helped raise more than $44 million for children's charities.Dr. Bill is also the founder of the non-profit LEAP Foundation. LEAP is a week-long motivational/leadership program taught at UCLA every summer to more than 400 students between the ages of 15-25+.More than just a dentist, Dr. Bill Dorfman is an author, entrepreneur, philanthropist, TV personality, health and fitness enthusiast, proud father of 3 daughters, and much more!

A very insightful episode from the country “go-to” lawyer for all legal matters pertaining to both Classical and Contemporary Dance, Irving David. Irving read law at the London School of Economics and subsequently trained with the leading London entertainment law firm, Wright & Webb. After qualifying as a solicitor, he joined Warner Brothers in London, rising to become their UK Director of Legal and Business Affairs.Irving returned to private practice and together with a colleague, Vivian Wineman, formed David Wineman which, in 2008, merged to become DWFM Beckman.Earlier this year, a new chapter opened in Irving's professional career when he joined Level, a premier London law firm exclusively focused on media, entertainment, technology and sport.As a music and entertainment lawyer, Irving has built up an impressive roster of clients in the music, entertainment and media industries over the years and offers extensive knowledge of Commercial Law and Intellectual Property Rights including Copyright, Trademarks and Product Licensing.Irving also has a passion for Ballet and is considered to be the “go to” lawyer for all legal matters pertaining to both Classical and Contemporary Dance. His client roster ranges from a broad selection of independent record labels and music publishers to countless singer songwriters, managers and agents. His corporate clients include Birmingham Royal Ballet, One Dance UK, the Frederick Ashton Foundation, Viviana Durante Company, The Harvey Goldsmith Group of Companies, and the International Artist Managers' Association.Irving is a director of SBT Trading (the trading arm of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust) advising it on Commercial Law, Intellectual Property and Product Licensing matters; a corporate member of IAMA providing its membership with a legal helpline; and a full voting member of BAFTA, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.#lawyer #irving #medialawyer

Dr. Lynda Ulrich from Vermont, Canada, is the founder of Ever Widening Circles (EWC), a Positive Global Media Company that began publishing articles in 2014 about remarkable insights and innovation going uncelebrated. Now she is on a mission to bring us all together around an enormous wave of goodness and progress well underway in the world that almost no one knows about. She's calling that global wave The Conspiracy of Goodness. Dr. Lynda is being interviewed by news media around the world about the opening of a new era. Her bestselling book, positive news website, app, podcast, education website, TEDx Talk, public speaking & consulting website, and the recently launched Conspiracy of Goodness Network, are all helping to do just that. Dr. Lynda came at this task as an outsider: a dentist, mother of three, ordinary web-user, artist and global traveler for decades. The two unique characteristics she brought to this task are fearless curiosity and the ability to find a light in every human being.Many unusual life experiences allowed her to ignore the rules and assumptions of those in the trenches of the online world and reimagine what was possible with the amazing tool that the internet offers us all. As the ultimate kind of connector, Dr. Lynda sees possibility everywhere and is an expert in fitting seemingly stray parts together; instincts sharpened by a life as a global traveler, exceptional artist, and early adopter of technology. Dr. Lynda has devoted her professional life to finding inspiring ways to keep the humanity in healthcare. And now she is speaking to thought leaders around the world every week who are making the world a better place in astonishing ways.Her gift is in synthesizing their genius into narratives, ideas, and connections that can change our shared future. Dr. Lynda's work proves, unequivocally, that it is STILL an amazing world. ***In November, 2020, Dr. Lynda was the closing speaker for one of the oldest, most well attended TEDx events in the country: TEDx Naperville. In her 12-minute talk, Exposing the Conspiracy of Goodness, she introduces us all to a vision of the future that can be ours with 4 simple shifts.

In this episode we are joined by Jeff Wald from Manhatten in the US.Jeff Wald is the Founder of Work Market, an enterprise software platform that enables companies to manage freelancers (acquired by ADP).Jeff has founded several other technology companies, including Spinback, a social sharing platform (eventually purchased by salesforce.com). Jeff is an active angel investor and startup advisor, as well as serving on numerous public and private Boards of Directors.Jeff is the author of the Amazon Best Seller The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations.Book Description;As the robots rise, we are faced with the End of Jobs, but not in the way you might think...The world has witnessed three step functions in technological change: mechanisation, electrification, and computerisation. These industrial revolutions led to massive increases in productivity and thus we need far fewer workers. With each of these technological breakthroughs, the power balance between companies and workers shifted heavily to companies. The abuses of that power by companies instigated employee unrest and sometimes even armed uprisings. Counterbalancing forces rose to constrain companies' power, eventually prompting unions, regulation, and the social safety net to bring stability to the relationship.As we enter the fourth great leap forward in technology with robots and AI, we face the first services revolution. The power balance will again shift massively to companies as new technologies drive productivity increases in the service industry, much as the last three industrial revolutions transformed manufacturing. What lessons can we learn from the past three industrial revolutions and the current state of the labor market? How will we renegotiate the social contract to ensure fairness for workers, set clear rules for companies, and provide stability for society? What is the future of work? 

Jill Fredenburg is an author and filmmaker based in Memphis, Tennessee. Her work explores the relationship between social technologies and identity formation. Her book, LGBTQ+ Revolution 2.0: A Celebratory Collection of LGBTQ+ Narratives serves as one example of spacemaking for underrepresented queer stories.Jill is a Communication PhD student at the University of Memphis and runs A Sign on the Door, a Medium publication for the sides of ourselves we often leave undiscovered.

In this special episode of The Career Success Podcast titled “The Secret to Super Productivity” we speak to Christina Eanes based in Washington DC in the US.Christina is a former FBI violent crime analyst and senior manager, now author, speaker, podcast and YouTube channel host, and self-improvement guru.Christina specialises in super achieving and is on a mission to help others achieve more in life, mainly by getting out of their own way, and currently does this through her books, podcast series, professional development courses, and keynote speeches.Christina worked on an array of programs, including the FBI's Violent Criminal Apprehension Program and the FBI's Leadership Development Program, where she helped train thousands of leaders. After advancing to a senior manager position within the FBI before turning 40, Christina decided to open her own business to help people transform their personal and professional lives.Christina's other publications include: Quit Bleeping Around: 77 Secrets To Super achieving and The Secret to Super Productivity – all three books are available on Amazon

Emma Holmes from the UK has a passion for creating and living life on purpose.Emma has been scratching since the year 2000, when she discovered she had a love for fresh scratching and funky hip hop.After much time spent learning techniques and developing her flow, she found a way to break things down for anyone who wants to learn the art.Emma founded Studio Scratches in 2008 and opened School of Scratch in 2014 and is dedicated to assisting her students to become excellent at the art of scratching.School of Scratch is one of the world's leading online schools and Emma has built a supportive community to help people learn how to scratch DJ, using a complete set of video tutorials which form her ultimate ‘how to scratch' DJ course.Emma applies these same skills as a life coach, where she breaks things down for anyone who wants to learn how to create a more deliberate life.Emma shares a philosophy inspired by this quote by Henry David Thoreau: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined.”

In this episode we speak to John Saunders, from Washington DC. John is the author of The Optimizer: Building and Leading a Team of Serial Innovators John spent more than two decades as a Wall Street Senior Vice President, sales team leader, and award winning sales executive. John followed his passion for helping others grow and founded a coaching and consulting company, ForwardAdvisory Solutions.John is a member of the Georgetown University MBA Alumni AdvisoryCouncil, a regular contributor to the MBA mentorship program and an active angel investor.

In this important episode we speak to Frank King from Eugene, Oregon, USA Frank King, Suicide Prevention speaker and Trainer was a writer for The Tonight Show for 20 years.He's fought a lifetime battle with Major Depressive Disorder and Suicidal ideation, turning that long dark journey of the soul into 6 TEDx Talks and sharing his lifesaving insights on Mental Health Awareness with associations, corporations, and colleges.Depression and suicide run in his family. He's thought about killing himself more times than he can count. A Motivational Public Speaker who uses his life lessons to start the conversation giving people permission to give voice to their feelings and experiences surrounding depression and suicide. And doing it by coming out, as it were, and standing in his truth, and doing it with humour. Frank believes that where there is humour there is hope, where there is laughter there is life, nobody dies laughing. The right person, at the right time, with the right information, can save a life.

In this special episode of the Career Success Podcast titled “How to develop a growth strategy” we speak to Jan Cavelle, author of Scale for Success – published by Bloomsbury.Jan covers her 8 points on how to scale your business and develop an all important growth strategy. A highly interesting and insightful episode which any business owner in the £1-10million turnover bracket should listen to.Jan is an entrepreneur from the UK who has a few decades of running micro and small businesses behind her. She is very familiar with all the challenges that go with that, having started one from the kitchen table when her children were small and she was a single mother, to go on to build that into a multi-million turnover business.Jan has put her entrepreneurial experiences together with her passion for writing. The book is aimed at helping entrepreneurs to grow their businesses during the big leap of £1-10million.#growth #careersuccess #podcast #jmc #jasonconnolly

In this episode we speak to Robby Yates from Memphis, Tennessee.Robby Yates has quite the diversified resume. From his time as a corpsman in the US Coast Guard, to a degree in Nuclear Medicine, to logistics and insurance, Robby's passions and pursuits have led him to a great many experiences.Robby is now the Founder of Follow App, an app designed to connect business professionals by helping them to network more efficiently and safely. In the spirit of networking and connecting, Robby is also the host of Where the Fortune Is, a podcast where they discuss the trials and triumphs of leaders in their various industries.

Caterina Kostoula from London coaches leaders for impact and fulfilment as the founder of coaching company, The Leaderpath®. Before that she was a business leader at Google. Her best-selling book “Hold Successful Meetings” is part of the Penguin Expert Series. She is also in Forbes Coaches Council  and coaches for INSEAD business school.

Dominic Monkhouse from the New Forrest is a proven architect of business growth.Dominic has scaled two UK technology service firms from zero to £30M a year in less than 5 years.He now helps aspirational business leaders achieve their potential.Working to provide clients and audiences with the business tips that work today, and give as many unfair advantages as possible. Dominic is a proven architect of business growth.As managing director he headed up teams that scaled two UK technology service firms from zero to £30M a year in less than 5 years–at Rackspace in Uxbridge and Peer 1 Hosting in Southampton. With Peer 1 achieving $200M globally. Sandwiched between these roles is a sensational turnaround at IT Lab, taking them from 90 days to oblivion and a monthly loss of £65000 to profitable (later selling for £65M).In his life before IT, he sold drugs, gold, diamonds and learned much as a purveyor of beautiful knickers and chickens. Dominic now helps others as a business coach and works with his clients and their teams in the “Management Lab” he has built on his farm near Salisbury. Dominic hosts a weekly podcast, The Melting Pot, and shares nuggets of value on his subjectively not-crap newsletter. Including the weekly blog where he curates the best articles on all things Scaling Up. A regular public speaker, Dominic gives many talks on creating growth and building great places to work. His aim is to share with his growing audience of business leaders the things that work today and give as many unfair advantages as possible.

In this episode we are joined by Betsy Kauffman from North Carolina, in the US.Betsy is a globally recognized Leadership and Organisational Agility Coach with more than 20 years' experience working in Fortune 500 companies.Betsy’s company, Cross Impact Coaching, helps leaders create innovative, aligned, disruptive agile organisations. Her mission is to create workplaces where people wake up each morning feeling motivated and inspired by their work so that they end their days feeling fulfilled and valued.She is a published author providing thought leadership to both the agile and project management communities and speaks internationally on leadership, corporate culture, and organisational agility.Betsy just completed her first TED talk - “4 Tips to Kickstart Honest Conversations at Work” in September 2020 in conjunction with the TED@PMI partnership and was selected by the TED.

In this special episode titled “How to build a community that builds your brand” we speak to Ewa Pietreniuk  from London. Ewa is a Personal Brand Communication Specialist with a passion for helping solopreneurs and service providers leverage their personal brand online to create business and personal success.Ewa believes having a Personal Brand isn’t nice to have anymore. If you don’t want to be left behind, it’s a necessity. She combines both Personal Brand Expertise and Communication knowledge.Ewa’s work in underpinned by her empathetic nature and interest in behavioural psychology. Today, she merges all of that to create a unique approach that helps you build your personal brand online. Ewa has done it for others, she’s done it for herself and she knows how to teach you too.

A truly inspiring listen covering everything from mental health, the effect of stress on your physical health, how to conquer and succeed when it comes to job interviewing as well as the huge benefits of personal branding and networking. In this episode we are joined by Zack Ballinger from Atlanta, in the US. Zack is a motivational speaker, podcast host, career consultant and author of; The Hot Seat: How to Meet the Challenge of a New Era in Job Interviewing. As well as all of that Zack is a TEDX speaker that helps people find their career direction. Zack teaches numerous career development topics. From the stage he brings a passion that is contagious, an energy that’s undeniable, and innovative ideas that work in today’s new complex world. Featured regularly at The University of Tennessee, Zack has also been featured by the Huffington Post, NBC, CBS, Tri-City Times, Morgan County News, Jane Jackson Careers, and several other key outlets.#careersuccess #interviews #careers

In this episode we speak to online reputation management guru, Kent Campbell from San Francisco, US.Kent Campbell is the Chief Strategist for Reputation X, an online reputation management firm that helps individuals, celebrities, and companies improve everything about their online profiles.This often involves editing Wikipedia, improving star-ratings, and amplifying positive online content while suppressing anything negative. In the end he helps people choose one person or brand over another by engineering the lens through which most people see the world today - search engines.

In this episode we speak to Kate Dawson OBE. Kate is the ultimate inventor of the onesie. Her story about her she came to invent something we have all come to know is beautiful. This is a truly inspiring story.Kate’s career has evolved from being an NNEB nursery nurse and children’s nanny, to setting up her own nanny agency in Oxfordshire, to working with her parents creating interior décor schemes for national and regional breweries and is now the founder and director of The All-in-One Company in Northumberland.The All-in-One Company was established in 2008 through the need to keep her daughter warm at night.Kate created the Create Your Own Onesie. She designed the website so that you design your onesie online using the unique 3D Onesie builder, choosing from a selection of premium fabrics and add-ons.The sensory onesie was created by working with The National Autistic Society and helps children and adults alike feel calm and secure in a non-irritating onesie that they have designed themselves.In the first lockdown for Covid-19 in March 2020 Kate set up her Scrub Hub making PPE for the local front line workers. Kate was awarded an OBE in the 2021 Honours list for her services to Business and enterprise and for her efforts in setting up the Scrub Hub Ashington.

This episode is packed full of advice on; how to secure a training contract, how to build brand you and win clients, how to get to Partnership as quick as possible and how to propel your legal career forwards.Joy Kingsley is Senior Partner of Top 100 law firm JMW Solicitors. Joy qualified as a Solicitor in 1980, and has worked for two law firms in her career, Pannone and JMW.Joy led and drove Pannone’s turnover from £5 to 50million over a 14 year period. At her time at JMW she led the turnover from £10 to £52million this year.Joy has won countless awards throughout her career including two lifetime achievement awards. She has recently also been entered into Who’s who.

In this episode we speak to Clint Pulver from Utah, US. It’s an inspiring and inspiring story.Clint Pulver is a professional keynote speaker, author, musician, pilot, and workforce expert.Clint is the author of I Love It Here: How Great Leaders Create Organizations Their People Never Want to Leave Paperback – due out on the 13th April 2021Known as the leading authority on employee retention, Clint has transformed how corporations like Keller Williams, AT&T, and Hewlett Packard create lasting loyalty through his work and research as the Undercover Millennial.He has been featured by Business Q Magazine as a “Top 40 Under 40,” and, as a professional drummer, he has appeared in feature films and on America’s Got Talent.In 2020, Clint won an Emmy Award for his short film Be a Mr. Jensen, which tells the story of how a single moment in time—and one particular mentor— can change the course of a life.

Christina Eanes, from Washington DC is a former FBI violent crime analyst and senior manager, now author, speaker, podcast and YouTube channel host, and self-improvement guru. Christina specialises in super-achieving and is on a mission to help others achieve more in life, mainly by getting out of their own way, and currently does this through her books, podcast series, professional development courses, and keynote speeches.Christina’s newest book, Life is an Escape Room: Applying Lessons Learned from Successful Escape rooms to Achieving More in Life, demonstrates how the skills you gain playing escape rooms with intention will make you more successful in all aspects of your life. Escape rooms are a fun way to learn about perception, communication, leadership, how to have better relationships, and so much more! Each chapter provides entertaining and insightful advice (and exciting stories!) to help you improve your professional and personal life skills.Find out how a booby-trapped Egyptian tomb, following a pirate’s treasure map, and a Sherlock Holmes mystery with an obstacle course, a hedge maze, and a playground can make your life better and improve your self-awareness and personal skills.Christina’s other publications include: Quit Bleeping Around: 77 Secrets To Super-achieving and The Secret to Super Productivity – all three books are available on Amazon 

In this episode we speak to Jolie Downs from Santa Monica in the US. Jolie is an entrepreneur at heart, a seeker and lifelong learner with a love for communications. With over 20 years of executive recruiting experience; Jolie is Co-Owner of Paradigm Staffing, a premiere recruiting firm specialising in the public relations, marketing and communications industry.Jolie is also the host of the inspirational podcast, Fresh Blood, Killing it in the Age of Ageism, where she talks with the over 40 population about what it takes to have continued success in life. In addition to a variety of projects she’s currently working on, Jolie is also the co-owner of Hoojobs.com (a communications job board) and TapSnap 1171 (a family run digital photo booth).

Tom Kereszti is an industry influencer, coach, speaker, educator, and mentor. He is the author of C Suite and Beyond, unlock your full potential with the 4 keys of leadership. His approach to leadership comes from a lifetime of international experience.Tom’s approach to leadership comes from a lifetime of international experience. He has built & led executive teams in Colgate Palmolive, Philips Electronics, Reckitt Benckiser, and the Strauss Group in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the United States.His servant leadership principles are time-proven and based on biblical foundations. He is down to earth and able to strike a balance between business challenges and common-sense solutions. His motivational and engaging style will leave you with practical and applicable solutions that you can put into practice.- https://jmc-partners.co.uk/career-success-podcast/

A great episode for aspiring trainee solicitors, some really good advice, especially on how to secure a training contract. In this episode we are joined by John Seigal from Clintons Solicitors. Clintons were the early pioneers of media and entertainment law. John shares his story with us about the firms history, evolution and his career journey.John qualified as a solicitor in 1984.He joined Clintons in 1987 and remains with them 34 years on. John became a Partner in 1988 and having completed an advance course in management became the Managing Partner in 1997. A year ago John voluntarily stepped down as Managing Partner but still plays a key role in the management of Clintons and remains the firms COFA. John takes a particular interest in the Trainee recruitment and interview process which involves reviewing all of the many hundreds of applications received. A number of the current Partners at the firm were originally recruited by John as trainees and he regards this as a particular career highlight together with the fact that on his watch no equity partner left the firm to join a competitor.During his tenure as MP and through several recessions, Clintons saw year on year sustained and increased growth and profits.- https://jmc-partners.co.uk/career-success-podcast/

In this episode we speak to Sean Sheppard from San Francisco.Sean was named as One of the Top Sales Influencers You Should Be Following On Social Media. Sean is an active mentor, advisor and guest lecturer at global startup accelerators, innovation conferences, and colleges and universities including NASDAQ, 500 Startups, Y Combinator, Galvanize, Alchemist, GSVLabs, London Business School and the Owen School of Business at Vanderbilt University.Sean is the Managing Partner at U+, the world’s leading corporate venture builder. He is a globally recognised thought leader with over 20 years of experience bringing new products to market, including as a five-times sales founder with three exits.In addition to helping hundreds of startups find product-market fit and predictable revenue models, Sean helps global multinationals to identify new applications for their existing technology portfolio, bring new products to market with profitable business models, and organise and train self-managing early product-stage sales and marketing teams.He’s now committed to working with countries, companies, entrepreneurs and those who want to work with them on building startup ecosystems to find product-market fit and developing the next generation of leaders for the innovation economy.- The Career Success Podcast with Jason Connolly

Nir Bashan from Orlando, Florida, works with Hollywood and music stars like Woody Harrelson and Rod Stewart, Nir discovered something that may shock you: These creative superstars aren't all that different from you or I! It's just that they have mastered a method of repeatable and predictable creativity -- a type of creativity that anyone can learn.And it turns out that's the same type of creativity can be used in businesses and careers everywhere!Nir has taught thousands of leaders and individuals around the globe how to harness the power of creativity to improve profitability, increase sales, boost customer service and ultimately create more meaning in their work.Working with clients such as AT&T, Microsoft, Ace Hardware, NFL Network, EA Sports, Suzuki, Activision and jetBlue, Nir has spent the last two decades working on a formula to codify creativity for business. That formula is found in 'The Creator Mindset', a book which has been translated into two languages and released worldwide by McGraw/Hill business in August of 2020.- The Career Success Podcast with Jason Connolly

In this special episode of the Career Success podcast we speak to ITV’s, The Chase, Shaun Wallace. Shaun was the first ever Chaser Globally.  This episode is uplifting and inspiring, this is the story of one man's journey as a son of immigrants to fulfilling his own dream. This episode is made in collaboration with The Law Society.Shaun is an English Barrister and senior criminal defence advocate of 37 years with experience in a wide range of serious criminal cases from Murder – in particular Operation Trident cases where he is highly regarded, manslaughter, serious sexual offences, fraud, money laundering, firearms and drug trafficking.Shaun has lectured in Environmental Law, Health and Safety and Road Transport Law and Regulations. In addition, he is familiar with all aspects of the Proceeds of Crime Act, including restraint, confiscation and enforcement. Shaun frequently leads in multi-handed cases.In 2004, Shaun won Mastermind and was ranked 286th in the World Quizzing Championships. Shaun is well known as being a "chaser" on the ITV quiz show The Chase.  He also has a book published (2008), Shaun Wallace, chasing the dream.- The Career Success Podcast with Jason Connolly

Mark Herschberg from New York City is the author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You.From tracking criminals and terrorists on the dark web to creating marketplaces and new authentication systems, Mark has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups and Fortune 500s and in academia.Mark helped to start the Undergraduate PracticeOpportunities Program, dubbed MIT’s “career success accelerator,” where he teaches annually. At MIT, he received a B.S. in physics, a B.S. in electrical engineering & computer science, and a Masters in electrical engineering & computer science. At Harvard Business School, Mark helped create a platform used to teach finance at prominent business schools. He also works with many non-profits, including Techie Youth and Plant A Million Corals.- The Career Success Podcast with Jason Connolly

We speak to well-known journalist Simon Thompson from Los Angeles. An interesting conversation through Simon’s career in the media, an interesting insight into the industry and business in general, some great lessons.Having started his career as a hard news broadcast journalist in radio, Simon Thompson is a Los Angeles-based producer and journalist with 25 years’ experience in the industry.Simon has produced and directed both short and long-form content for some of the biggest entertainment brands in the world, both domestically and internationally.Simon currently covers the entertainment industry for Forbes and Variety, he has produced programming for NBCUniversal, and last year wrote and produced a daily movie and TV show for Quibi.Simon worked at Reuters for several years, covering entertainment and awards season, including the Oscars. He has also created content for brands including Netflix, IMAX, Dolby, and studios, including Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Disney.In his native UK, Simon launched London Live. He produced a daily 30 minute live arts and entertainment show, which proved to be the channel’s highest-rated piece of editorial programming. He developed, produced, and scripted the highly successful ‘Inside Hollywood’ show for Channel 5 and produced for ITN Productions and Good Morning Britain. Simon has also written for a range of newspapers, including The Sun, The Independent, the London Evening Standard, and several magazines.Simon continues to appear on TV and radio worldwide, including Sky News and the BBC, to discuss significant events in the entertainment industry. He has also produced some of the biggest names in the industry, from Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to Oprah Winfrey. Simon is also currently developing a series of documentaries, with the first one due to go into production this year. Simon lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their dog.- The Career Success Podcast with Jason Connolly

Such a motivating and inspiring listen.Elinor Moshe from Melbourne, Australia is an ambitious and driven thought leader in the construction industry. Her passion to guide, inspire and direct future leaders and industry professionals led to her founding Australia's first construction coach, called, The Construction Coach. She is also the host of one of the #1 ranked podcasts, Constructing You podcast, and #1 best-selling author of a one of a kind book, Constructing Your Career. Her book offers practical, actionable and inspirational advice and insight to build an exemplary career.- The Career Success Podcast with Jason Connolly

Victoria Humphries from Bath, is a polar adventurer, three times Guinness World Record holder, mountain climber, marathon runner, author, businesswoman. She prides herself on being just your average woman who happens to believe that Anything is Possible if you put your mind to it.Victoria, along with her mother, are bestselling authors of Frigid Women (foreword by Dawn French) which has sold thousands of copies across the world. The book tells the story of their part of the record breaking North Pole expedition and received rave reviews when it was first published.As well as taking part in various adventures and challenges Victoria has been a primary school teacher, worked in a variety of businesses and for the last 14 years she has worked in and then led a successful EdTech business, Teachit – one of the leading providers of lesson plans for teachers in the UK.During her time at Teachit Victoria led it through two acquisitions, two restructures and the rapid pivoting of the business model as a result of Covid-19.Victoria is also a popular motivational speaker for businesses. She is unusual in that she combines stories from her adventures and challenges with her extensive commercial experience to create a talk that is both inspirational and relatable to the challenges of the modern day workplace.Victoria is known for avoiding corporate jargon and simply uses her real life experiences to inspire and motivate.- The Career Success Podcast with Jason Connolly

Former Civil Barrister, Neil Seligman is the Founder of The Conscious Professional and a pioneer of the Mindfulness and Conscious Leadership movement. As a sought-after international speaker, Neil delivers programmes for global firms such as DLA Piper, Netflix, Hogan Lovells, Accenture, RBS, Linklaters, RPC and Pinsent Masons as well as regularly commenting in the national press and on television. Neil speaks at international conferences such as the Mindfulness India Summit in Mumbai where he gave a keynote in November 2019. Neil is the author of two books: Conscious Leadership and 100 Mindfulness Meditations.#mindfulness #meditation #law #legal #podcast- The Career Success Podcast with Jason Connolly

In this episode, we speak to the Co-Director of a highly successful conveyancing firm based in the City of London. We talk about his unusual route into legal and how working in the theatre gave him the people skills he needed to succeed in law.Stuart Kaye is the Co-Founder of Adams Kaye Solicitors.Stuart left school at the tender age of 17, with no A-levels, and modest GCSES. Throughout secondary school, his entire world revolved around theatre stage lighting, where he was destined to study stage lighting design at college after school.  However, a different path took him to a tiny law firm in the West End, as a junior administrator.  It was here that his boss took a shine to him and his work ethic and encouraged him to study law, which he did, all self-taught from home, distance learning.  The only time Stuart ever went to university was to sit the Licensed Conveyance exams. Fast-forward quite a few years, Stuart recently co-founded a boutique property law firm in the City of London, which started just 2 years ago with just himself and his co-director, to now employing 20 staff, and with plans for national growth.- The Career Success Podcast with Jason Connolly

In this episode we speak to Terry Boyle McDougall from Chicago. She is the author of “Winning the Game of Work - Career Happiness and Success on Your Own Terms.” Terry speaks to us about her rise from being employed to starting her own business aged 29. She explains how climbing the career ladder involves playing the game.Terry is an Executive & Career Coach and CEO of Terry B. McDougall Coaching. She helps high-achieving professionals remove obstacles that keep them stuck so they can enjoy more success and satisfaction in their lives and careers. Before becoming a coach, Terry was a long-time corporate marketing executive where she led teams, developed strategies and advised senior leaders to drive business results.#podcast #marketing #careersuccess #author- The Career Success Podcast with Jason Connolly

Razi Mireskandari took over as Managing Partner of West End law firm, Simons Muirhead & Burton in 2010. Since then the firm has more than doubled in size with a pre covid turnover of about £17m. It currently has about 90 Lawyers and although a full service firm, is most well-known for its media work, its most high profile recent case being the successful defence of Johnny Depp's libel claim against the Sun Newspaper.Jason speaks to Razi about his career, his unusual route into law, what he believes makes a successful firm and leader, and his unique style of managing and bringing out the best in his team.#podcast #law #career #jmc- The Career Success Podcast with Jason Connolly

In this episode we speak to Emma Willis MBE. Emma is a well-known fashion designer, we speak to Emma about how she has built her brand “Emma Willis” to be what it is today. It’s an insightful and interesting episode.Emma launched her shirt brand in 1990, with her own manufacturing and a shop in London's Jermyn Street. In 2010 she founded Style for Soldiers in response to the severity and number of casualties returning from Afghanistan, regularly visiting the Military Rehabilitation Hospital over 10 years, measuring for and donating her bespoke shirts to the patients.The charity now partners with NHS Veterans Trauma Network and gives the largest reunions for injured service personnel the country. In 2017 Emma was awarded an MBE for entrepreneurship and her championing of British manufacturing and in 2019 was invited to Downing Street by then PM Teresa May to receive a Points of Light Award.- The Career Success Podcast with Jason Connolly

In this insightful and heart-warming episode we speak to one of the leading Corporate Partners in the US about his career, corporate work, how to get corporate deals closed effectively, how to effectively lead a very large team, his experiences of “coming out”, his work in bringing to light important causes regarding LGBT and diversity matters. We also speak about some of the toughest challenges he has faced both personally and in his career.Dan Clivner is a leader at Sidley Austin LLP where he serves as co-head of the firm’s 330-lawyer M&A and Private Equity practice, managing partner of the firm’s greater Los Angeles offices, and as member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Dan’s skills as an M&A lawyer and leadership is recognized at Sidley and across the legal industry. As one of the first openly gay partners at a major firm, he’s been a pioneer and a role model for the LGBTQ community.He is a donor to, and influence on, many institutions that have helped bring light to important causes and issues, including diversity and inclusion, access to justice, AIDS research and treatment, and the transformative impact of culture and education.- The Career Success Podcast with Jason Connolly

In this episode we are joined by Jenny Campbell, well known for appearing as a Dragon on the BBC’s Dragons Den. We speak to Jenny about her career, leadership tips, lessons learnt, how to overcome challenges and how to rise the ranks in business and her time on Dragons Den.Jenny talks to Jason about how she started her working life counting cash in a bank branch, she climbed through the ranks to become one of the few senior female bankers at the time in the UK. Following thirty years in the banking trade, Jenny left the corporate world in 2006 in pursuit of a new challenge - to turn around a failing cash machine business owned by RBS.Jenny launched a major operational restructure of Hanco ATM Systems, turning it from a business that was making a huge loss in competitive markets to a thriving, profitable entity operating across Europe. She later went on to buyout the business from RBS and become the majority shareholder- later relaunching it as YourCash Europe Ltd.The cash machine company quickly expanded to become a leading provider of ATMs to the retail market across Europe, handling millions of ATM transactions and processing billions in cash value. Ten years on from taking the business under her wing, Jenny sold YourCash in October 2016 to a company listed on the New York stock exchange.Previously awarded Business Woman of the Year, Jenny stays true to her favourite business motto- “live by corporate standards, but breathe like an entrepreneur”.- The Career Success Podcast with Jason Connolly

This is such an authentic and heart-warming story. A single mum single-handedly started a furniture business from her living room, lost it all and had to sell. She then went on to build a multi-million turnover business.Jan Cavelle is an entrepreneur from the UK who has a few decades of running businesses behind her. Her new book titled “Scale for Success”, due to be published on the 4th February 2021 by Bloomsbury was written to help entrepreneurs to grow their businesses taking them from £1-10million. The book is crammed full of all Jan’s experience, along with many other self-made millionaires.

In this episode of The Career Success podcast we speak to Dr Steve Yacovelli, from Orlando, Florida.Dr. Steve (a.k.a. "The Gay Leadership Dude™") is an expert in diversity and inclusion, change management, and leadership. His consulting firm, TopDog Learning Group, works with both Fortune 500s and not-for-profit organisations to bring about a more inclusive and effective workplace. An award-winning author, speaker, and catalyst, Steves latest book, "Pride Leadership" is helping both LGBTQ+ and Ally leaders be even more awesome. Steve and his pack of TopDoggers’ not-so-hidden agenda is to make the world a bit more inclusive for us all.If you are interested in learning the benefits of a fully inclusive business, then you will enjoy this episode.

In this very fascinating and interesting special episode titled “Why only 20% of Lawyers (and people) achieve their full potential (and how you can achieve yours)”This episode is thought provoking and guaranteed to uplift your mood.We are joined by Bill Carmody from New York City. Bill Carmody, Corporate Trainer and Mental Fitness Coach Bill Carmody has had some epic adventures. From becoming a Top 100 sales influencer to standing next to Tony Robbins as he rung the opening bell for NASDAQ to dropping 50 pounds and finishing in the top 50% in his first 104.6 mile Ironman. (He was even flown to Brazil to interview Sir Richard Branson).Bill Carmody has founded and successfully exited two highly profitable and award-winning multi-million dollar marketing agencies.

In this special episode of The Career Success Podcast we speak to communications expert Susan Heaton-Wright, on “Lawyers, how to sell yourself and communicate well”Susan Heaton-Wright is a Virtual impact, communications and speaking expert for emerging leaders and the creator of the Superstar Communicator™ methodology. She is an international speaker; the MD of award winning music company, Viva Live Music, podcaster and a former prize winning international opera singer.She delivers virtual seminars, workshops and individual training for many companies including Astra Zeneca, Deloitte, RBS,  Shell, Microsoft,  AXA, the NHS and Quintiles. Susan is regularly in the media, having recently appeared in The Guardian, Huffington post, BBC news and ITV news.

In this episode, we speak to Tanya Fox from Canada. It’s an uplifting story; Tanya explained how she started her first business at just 20 years old. She describes how being your real self and being human is key when trying to pitch and bring in business. After starting her first business in 1998 Tanya quickly realised that entrepreneurship and helping entrepreneurs would be lifelong passions. She has owned service, retail, and franchise businesses still running 3 of them today.Tanya also spends her time speaking about why sharing your story is key and recording her weekly Fox Talks Business podcast. She tries to always live by her tagline; Remember to HAVE FUN, cause if you aren’t having fun then why are you doing it?!

Such an inspiring and uplifting episode guaranteed to uplift your mood. Hear about how this Fortune 100 entrepreneur built several multi-million dollar businesses and how he is on a mission to bring mental fitness to at least 10 million people by 2025.Bill Carmody, from NYC, is a former columnist for both Inc and Forbes Magazines, having written over 350 articles. He has spoken at dozens of industry conferences across the globe and has had the opportunity to interview many high profile industry professionals such as Tony Robbins and Grant Cardone as well as Richard Branson, Malcolm Gladwell and Tim Sanders.Bill Carmody, Corporate Trainer and Mental Fitness Coach Bill Carmody has had some epic adventures. From becoming a Top 100 sales influencer to standing next to Tony Robbins as he rung the opening bell for NASDAQ to dropping 50 pounds and finishing in the top 50% in his first 104.6 mile Ironman.Bill has founded and successfully exited two highly profitable and award-winning multi-million dollar marketing agencies. With over 25 years of marketing experience, he has been in the digital marketing industry since it’s inception in 1994.Bill built the first commercial websites for AT&T, CBS, Master Card and Coors Brewing Company.The purpose of Bill’s life is to be an inspirational leader who solves problems and creates breakthroughs for himself and others. He just finished writing his next book, the Three Rules of Marriage, and is on a mission to bring mental fitness to at least 10 million people by 2025.