FOOTE-NOTES Andy Foote's Podcast

Jon (also referred to as Jonathan..) and I discuss beer, his early career, how he applies analytics and his love of the travel/tourism/hospitality sector. We also go deep on his approach to and philosophy on mentorship.

Adam and I discuss our favorite deli sandwich (Reuben), how people perceive him, how he came up with the name of his consulting business, what it was like being fired by Gary Vaynerchuk and his LinkedIn Live methodology (and lots of other topics....).

Elle Hill's story is fascinating. She started as an assistant's assistant sweeping the floors initially in the cosmetic biz but her ambition continuously drove her to do and want more. She pivoted to jewelry and couldn't, in my estimation, have picked a tougher industry for a young woman at that time, to make her mark. By her description "patriarchal, fraternal and fragmented" the gem trade and jewelry industry was slow to innovate and based mostly on trust. She quickly succeeded, largely by sheer and raw energy, a thoughtful sales methodology and a naivety that constantly pushed her forward, "Why not me?" She didn't know what she didn't know and that was actually a plus.
I'm not going to tell you Elle's whole story, because I want you to listen to the podcast. But I will just leave you with this one tidbit - Elle moved to China, with 2 toddlers, learned Mandarin, killed it in the jewelry biz over there for 10 years (listing on the AUS Stock Exchange and winning numerous industry awards)...

We talk about Kristin’s career start, psychometric testing, how she came up with ‘YouMap’, intermittent fasting and quite a few other areas.

David and I talked about his early career, his unique office layout and his (ultra creative and highly effective) approach to LinkedIn content strategy, in addition to....many other areas!