In this episode, Mike Dickson chats with one of our newest recruitment consultants, Andrew Cannock, on their predictions for the 2023 FMCG consumer sales, marketing and category job market. Andrew joins us from a strong sales and category career, however most recently making the move from internal recruitment at George Weston Foods to join us here at [axr]. Mike and Andrew chat about what we learned from 2022, what they think is going to happen in 2023 and how can you position yourself to get the most out of your career. Enjoy ..read more

In this episode of Your Future in Finance, we are joined by our very own [axr] recruitment & search Directors, Greg Madden and Mike Dickson, who will chat about Getting Interview Fit. They will share insights and their experience with interviews and how to better perform in "meetings".   Enjoy ..read more

In this episode, Mike Dickson chats with Imran Khan, Managing Director at TCC Distributors about owning your own development, every day!  Imran is a well experienced FMCG Manager with fantastic leadership skills and a clear understanding on driving performance across businesses, teams and individuals. He highlights the strategic moves you can make in your career for long term success.  Enjoy ..read more

In this episode, Mike Dickson chats with Olivia Sutherland, Marketing Director at Krispy Kreme, about "Being yourself, work & life".  Olivia is a classically trained FMCG Marketer with an entrepreneurial spirit who enjoys a fast-paced and lively environment. And will share her insights on where ideas and innovation comes from every part of the business. Doggie doughnuts? A winner.  Enjoy ..read more

In this episode, our host, Mike Dickson, meets John McLoughlin, CEO of the Advantage Group. John talks with passion about the importance of engagement in the relationship between retailer and supplier and the impact an individual NAM and Category Manager can have on a TAG score.  John is passionate about helping clients achieve mutually successful commercial outcomes with retail partners and believes wholeheartedly in a philosophy of pragmatic collaboration between retailers and suppliers. Advantage Group is the leading advisor in business-to-business engagement globally.  Enjoy.&nb ..read more

Keith Shortall, GM of North Asia and Consumer healthcare International for Johnson and Johnson, joins Mike Dickson to discuss the theme “Should you consider a global or regional role?”  Keith has done both in a career that has taken him from a success domestically in Australia and overseas to the Pacific Islands, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore. They unpick what it’s like building an overseas role into your career for you and your family.  Keith has several years of experience in FMCG and has acquired extensive knowledge and broad commercial understanding in managing organisations ..read more

Donna MULHOLLAND, Marketing Director for Bacardi, joins Mike Dickson to discuss "The classic Marketing career". Donna has had over 20 years of experience in major blue chip global and local FMCG businesses and has just recently joined the drinks industry as the Marketing Director ANZ for Bacardi Martini. Donna will share her story and insights around her own personal career goals and challenges to achieving success. Donna has worked for some of the biggest brands in the market in a classic pathway to Marketing Director. "Make space in the pace" is just one of many pearls of wisdom shared in ..read more

EPISODE 50!!! This is the 50th episode of Your Future in Sales & Marketing. A huge thanks to the 50 leaders who have shared their journey and insights, to help you broaden your perspective and get more out of your sales and marketing career. We’ve been constantly amazed by the growing popularity of the pod and the quality of business leaders committing their time to be our guests.  And, we have many more leadership journeys to share with you!    In this special episode,  James Farrow,  Sales Director for Upfield, joins Mike Dickson to discuss "From Tier 1 FMCG to P ..read more

 Amanda Schmidhofer, Chief Consumer Officer for Mrs Mac’s joins Mike Dickson to discuss, "Leaving FMCG is NOT the career risk it once was". Amanda will share her story and insights around her own personal career goals and challenges to achieving success. With over 15 years of experience in leading flagship portfolios, Amanda is known for making the complex simple and mobilising teams to deliver a shared vision.   Amanda’s career has taken her from classic tier 1 FMCG with Nestle and Coke to the B2B world with Bingo Industries and back into FMCG with Mrs Macs. In years gone by, a mo ..read more

In this bonus collaboration podcast, Mike Dickson chats with [axr] Recruitment Experts Callum Jones-Bray and Chris Hamil, sharing insights and advice about "Making a move in a hot market".  Now, this is one podcast you will want to listen to; some of the topics that are discussed during the podcast are: - What is and why the market is hot?  - What does a hot market mean for companies, candidates and recruiters?  - What should a candidate do (and not do) in a hot market?  - What adverse behaviours are we seeing?  - How long will the hot market remain?  After lis ..read more