Deep CV Diving

My guest in this episode is Natalie Truong. Natalie is a senior brand and marketing leader with over 20 year’s experience working across professional and financial services. She has a Bachelor of Commerce, an Executive MBA as well as being a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Harvard Business School. She is currently the Chief Marketing Officer for Mercer, based in Hong Kong and was appointed partner of the firm in 2020. When she is not working, she volunteers, using her incredible experience to support The Marketing Society of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Gay Games. 

Edited by Matteo Magariello. Produced by Peter Kerwood.

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Welcome to Season 2 of Deep CV Diving, a podcast where I dive deep into the CVs of industry leaders to find pearls of wisdom to help you in your career. 

I'm your host Graham Selden and as an executive recruiter and a career coach with over 25 years experience, I’ve conducted thousands of interviews and I never get bored, and that's because by carefully asking the right questions and being interested in people's stories, no interview is ever the same. 

In this season, I interview accomplished marketing and Business Development gurus whose careers have taken them to the boardrooms of some of the most successful innovative and global professional services firms. 

There is always so much to learn about what drives leaders in our field. In Deep CV Diving I reflect on some of the most salient points in the interview to find out what can be learned from their experience and what advice do they have for others carving out a similar career. Join me as I find out on Wednesday 29th March. 

This podcast was powered by Seldon Rosser. Edited and mixed by Matteo Magariello. Producer and creative director: Peter Kerwood. Executive producer: Graham Seldon.

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Welcome to this bonus episode to finish the first season of Deep CV Diving. Today's guest is my producer, Peter Kerwood. Peter was introduced to me when I moved to the UK and he immediately brought enthusiasm and passion to the project. It was his idea to record this wrap up edition of all of the 6 episodes from the first season. We’ve included highlights and reflections back on all of the wonderful conversations we have had with all six of our brilliant guests.

This podcast was powered by Seldon Rosser. The sound and mix engineer was Matteo Magariello. The producer and creative director was Peter Kerwood and the executive producer was Graham Seldon.

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My guest in this episode is Ross Ashbourn, Client Services Partner and Business Development Leadership at EY in the UK. He’s been at the firm for 12 years and made partner after eight. He currently leads a team of 150. Prior to this he worked in BD for PwC after a successful period as a sales recruiter at Michael Page. He entered the world of sales at an early age, choosing work over academic study, and his career journey is inspirational, particularly for anyone looking to move into a team leadership position. Lets dive in.

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My guest in this episode is New York based Kane Dowsett, who has been the Head of Brand, Communications & Marketing – Americas – for Clifford Chance since the beginning of 2020. Prior to this, he was with Clifford Chance in Hong Kong for 4½ years, having moved there from Melbourne where he was the Communications Manager for a national law firm, Maddocks. Before working in law, he had a successful career with the global engineering firm GHD, which he joined whilst working in the Middle East. This impressive international career started in sports marketing for major events such as F1 Grand Prix and Australian Open. 

He is a passionate advocate for LGBTI equality and has created many innovative events to support Pride in the legal profession and beyond.  

When I first met him in 2013, my notes described him as energetic and creative and “he will go far”. How much further will he go? Dive in with me and find out.

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My guest in this episode of Deep CV Diving is Australian based Debra Filippin who has been the Head of Business Development, Asia Pacific for global law firm Pinsent Masons since 2017. Prior to this she was the Director of Business Development, APAC for K&L Gates, where she was for eight years. Prior to that she held Business Development and marketing roles for law firms in Tokyo where she lived for 10 years.

Debra is a passionate advocate for the future of business development and marketing in the legal profession. She has spoken at many conferences and written several articles on client development and client experience strategy, innovation, technology and most recently, business development and brand building post the pandemic. In her non-working life she is a mother of two boys and a board director for the ‘No to Violence’ charity which is leading the change to end male family violence in Australia. Lets dive in.

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My guest in this episode of Deep CV Diving has been the Brand Marketing and Communications Leader for the global engineering firm Aurecon since 2009. Prior to this, she was the Oceania Marketing Director for big four accounting and consulting firm EY, where she worked for 7 years. Prior to that, she held several senior marketing roles for law firms in Australia. She's worked in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and London. And in her spare time, she is the Immediate Past Chair of the executive board for the International Association of Business Communicators. Fittingly, her name is Bond. Danielle Bond. And we are about to uncover the trade secrets to her success. Lets dive in.

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My guest in this episode of Deep CV Diving is London-based Heather Vadgama, the CMO of Walkers, one of the world's leading global offshore law firms.

Starting her Professional Services career as a Marketing Assistant in a role that I placed her into 22 years ago, we will hear in this interview, how her career has taken her around the world, from Australia, via Asia to the UK. and how her pursuit of becoming a CMO was made possible by taking a role in Pursuits.

How did she get there? Let's dive in and find out.

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My guest today on Deep CV Diving is London-based Lisa-Marie Sikand. Until quite recently Lisa was the Chief Marketing Officer for a multinational law firm she worked at for 15 years. Initially employed as a Team Support Assistant, how did her career develop so fast? What did she learn along the way and why did working hard eventually become hard work?

Let's dive in and find out.

This podcast was powered by Seldon Rosser. The sound and mix engineer was Matteo Magariello. The producer and creative director was Peter Kerwood and the executive producer was Graham Seldon.

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I'm your host, Graham Seldon. Every Tuesday over the next six weeks you will be able to listen in on a series of in-depth interviews I've conducted with some of the world's most successful professional services, business development, marketing, and communications leaders. This trailer includes some of my favourite clips from each episode.  

This podcast was powered by Seldon Rosser. The sound and mix engineer was Matteo Magariello. The producer and creative director was Peter Kerwood and the executive producer was Graham Seldon.

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