In this episode, I chat to Autumn Barnes. Autumn has been trading metal for almost 25 years now and spent 20 of them at Sims.

As the Director of North American Containerized Ferrous Trading, she currently holds the role of Vice President of Trade at the United Metal Solutions Group. 

In this episode we chat about:

• Mentorship 
• Surprise shipments
• Picking up the phone
• Honouring your agreements
• Collaborating with competitors
• And so much more!

WHO IS STU KAGAN ANYWAYS?

25 years in the metal recycling game and still learning and growing…

I learnt from the best and worked my way up from yard labourer to Executive Director of Trading and Operations for the largest metal recycler in sub-Saharan Africa. Responsible for 4,500 employees, 85 sites, and the overall profitability of a multi-billion dollar operation.

Brought my breadth and depth of knowledge to bear and co-founded the fastest growing, most-loved, and most awarded metal recycling company in New Zealand. No small feat in a country where people are outnumbered 4:1 by sheep (spoiler alert: sheep don’t produce much metal waste). 

Father of two crazy-awesome boys. Husband to Lisa. Under 8 rugby coach. YPO member. Lifelong learner. Mentee. Mentor. Chief dog walker. Committed Stoic. Undefeated dance-off champion.

COME SAY HI ON LINKEDIN

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stukagan/