Dave is the owner of Perfect Getaways Travel Agents.  Perfect Getaways operates a chain of independent travel agents in the North West of England in the UK with stores in Little Sutton, Neston, Birkenhead, Liverpool and St Helens.   At a time when many businesses have migrated away from the high street and onto the internet, Perfect Getaways takes a different approach.  As Dave puts it, "We believe that booking a holiday should be a fun experience. Our concept is that 'Your Holiday Starts Here' when you walk into one of our stores. We provide a fresh and fun environment with c ..read more

Preston moved to Lloyds Banking Group in 2022 to lead their OEM Captive Finance Partnership, Jaguar and Land Rover Financial Services.  The vast majority of Preston’s career has been in Sales & Marketing roles in the OEM Financial Services space where he’s tried to get as close to the promotion and sales process as possible.  His career has been roughly split between South Africa and the UK, where he’s now permanently based.  Preston spent almost 20 years with the BMW Group and since 2010 has been in various General Sales Management and Director positions across South Afri ..read more

On 1 March 2023 CAREER-VIEW MIRROR turned 2 years old.    During our second year of podcasting we have had yet more wonderful rising stars and senior leaders from the world of automotive joining us to share their stories. Thanks to the generosity of all our guests, we are creating an incredible resource library of valuable content.    Each guest brings their own unique experiences and every episode is peppered with original stories and golden nuggets of wisdom derived from their experiences and from which we all can learn.   To celebrate our anniversary we’ve put toget ..read more

David is Director of Behaviour Change and Sustainability at SKIM, a global decision-behaviour consultancy. He has over a decade of experience in customer-centric research and data analytics, and has also worked on sustainability as a campaigner, in policy, communications and as a startup founder.  David is currently focused on accelerating EV adoption by better understanding the issue from a human perspective. In this period of rapid transformation, he takes the view that the automotive industry is now selling behaviour change, not simply new models.  David has an MA in Legal and Po ..read more

Olly Bridge is a Health and Wellbeing expert who originally trained at the English Institute of Sport (EIS) and proceeded to work with elite athletes like Jenson Button and Mark Webber at Benetton/Renault Formula One and the British Olympic Gymnastics Team.   Having served as an Executive Director of the Workplace Health Association of Australia (WHAA), Head of Health and Wellbeing at Australia’s largest health insurer and COO of Advanced Health Intelligence, Olly also runs his own consultancy practice called “Build a Bridge” and uses his eclectic 25 years of experience to coach ‘Corporat ..read more

In this episode Mary blends sharing some of her own successful international career journey with multiple golden nuggets of advice and resources to help you master your self and own your future.  I hope you found some helpful points to reflect on and more importantly act on. As Mary says, quoting Susan Jeffers, "Feel the fear and do it anyway!"  Contact Mary:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-barrett/  Email: mary@marybarrett.global  Website: https://marybarrett.global    Listen to the launch episode of A Cup of Tea with Mary B.  Spotify: #1 T ..read more

In this episode Clare shares some of the brain science behind our reaction to change and learning that informs her work in the field of neuroleadership. Clare also shares some of her personal career transitions which saw her move from the world of hospitality into IT and ultimately led to her starting her own people development business, BrainSmart.   I hope you find some helpful points to reflect on and more importantly act on in your own environment.  You can contact Clare via LinkedIn and here is a link to the BrainSmart website.    This episode of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR is ..read more

In this episode I share some concepts and experiences that have been absolutely huge to me during the last 10 years or so.   I talk about the concepts of flow and purpose and give you an example of how a skilful leader can use them to foster engagement and grow people.  I hope that you find some useful points to reflect on that can help you with your own journey or that of those you lead parent and mentor.  I’d love to hear what resonates with you.  This episode of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR is brought to you by Aquilae.  Mobility businesses are all about people, processes ..read more

Adrian Davies is an experienced global automotive leader and non-executive director who has worked for leading brands such as a Bentley Motors, Bugatti Automobiles, BMW and Jaguar Land Rover - as well as spending time outside the sector consulting with Accenture; his current focus is on sustainable mobility solutions, driving services ecosystem strategies and organisational transformation in complex environments.    We talk about the encounter that seduced him back into automotive, a split second decision that catapulted him forward in his career and how he and his family recently to ..read more

Peter is the Executive Vice President of Netsol Technologies Americas Inc., responsible for overseeing the company's business strategy, operations, financial performance, investments, and ventures.  Prior to joining Netsol, Peter spent ten years as Director of Operations for Daimler Financial Services Africa, Asia and Pacific in Singapore. This regional role followed an extensive international career that included roles of increasing seniority with Price Waterhouse in South Africa, Mercedes Benz Finance and Fiat Auto Financial Services in the UK, Koc Fiat Credit in Turkey, Daimler Chrysle ..read more