I’m a senior consultant within the interim management team here at NSCG. Working with the logistics, distribution and warehousing space, I work closely with our teams in manufacturing and consumer.
- What experience and expertise do you bring to your role?
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I have over ten years experience of recruiting senior professionals within logistics, B2B services, technology and media. My client base over the years has varied, working with VC backed start-ups, to some of the biggest names on the FTSE 250 and NYSE indexes.
Presently, I am helping to build the Interim practice for Logistics, Distribution & Warehousing sector at NSCG, as well as the wider B2B services industry.
- How are you helping people to achieve their full potential?
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I’m excited by the opportunity to help my clients with both short-term turnaround challenges and longer-term transformation projects. One of the most enjoyable aspects of my role is meeting talented Interims who are able to deliver quite frankly astonishing results in the most pressurised of circumstances. I have a natural interest in people and pride myself on being able to match the right Interim to the right challenge.
- What are your thoughts on the future of your sector?
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The Logistics sector is perhaps the sector which I believe will see the most disruption and innovation over the next decade. It regularly sets the pace when it comes to automation and robotics and I see no evidence of this slowing down with the advent of new AI and machine learning technology.
I believe we will see retailers, consumer businesses and others take inspiration from the Logistics sector as they increasingly focus on their supply chains. I expect we will see more of these companies hire more Logistics experts to help build fully automated warehouses, leaders will have to learn to manage in a more nuanced, EQ-driven way to deal with a changing workforce.
What excites me most about the space is that we are seeing new innovations constantly, and the next big thing may be still yet to emerge.
- What do you enjoy outside of work? Any hobbies?
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I enjoy keeping fit by playing football and running and have completed the London Marathon twice, raising over £4000 for charity in the process.
I’m a keen amateur chef and in a previous life I worked as a DJ, playing gigs all over the UK and Europe.
- What’s your top three podcasts/books?
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Top three podcasts:
The Rest is History
The News Agents
Stick to FootballTop three books:
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle – Haruki Murakami
Ham on Rye – Charles Bukowski
To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee - What’s your go-to productivity trick?
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I try to stick to the pomodoro technique, working in 25 minute intervals with regular short breaks. I find this keeps me focused and energized throughout the day.
- How do you prefer to start your day?
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A coffee and a pastry, ideally a pain au chocolat.
- What was your first job?
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Working as a waiter in an Italian restaurant. Someone once told me that everyone should work at least once in hospitality and sales, luckily I achieved both at an early age!
- What’s the best advice you were ever given?
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Work hard and be nice to everyone you meet.