How to change career paths with CEO, Emma Weston
11/13/21 • 30 min
In this episode Zeinab & Trisha join CEO, Emma Weston to explore her career from a lawyer to supporting farmers bring food from plough to plate. Emma shares her journey, unconsciously following her legal profession, until she realised her passion for agriculture whilst completing her MBA. Emma eventually founded 2 businesses, her 3rd, Agridigital uses blockchain to track and predict farmer produce before it goes to market. She shares her career experience and why we should all care about our food from paddock to plate.
Chapter markers
3:15: Reconsidering her career in corporate law
7:53: Personal reflection on the MBA program
12:18: Agtech helps get food on the table
22:59: Familiarizing farmers with blockchain technology
25:54: Expanding to the US
If you’re interested in learning more on the topics in the podcast, click on the resources:
Agridigital: https://www.agridigital.io/
Follow Emma: @emmaweston
The Supply Chain Revolution: Innovative Sourcing And Logistics For A Fiercely Competitive World: https://amzn.to/3CVHK2f
Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World: https://amzn.to/3BVFC99
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In this episode Zeinab & Trisha join CEO, Emma Weston to explore her career from a lawyer to supporting farmers bring food from plough to plate. Emma shares her journey, unconsciously following her legal profession, until she realised her passion for agriculture whilst completing her MBA. Emma eventually founded 2 businesses, her 3rd, Agridigital uses blockchain to track and predict farmer produce before it goes to market. She shares her career experience and why we should all care about our food from paddock to plate.
Chapter markers
3:15: Reconsidering her career in corporate law
7:53: Personal reflection on the MBA program
12:18: Agtech helps get food on the table
22:59: Familiarizing farmers with blockchain technology
25:54: Expanding to the US
If you’re interested in learning more on the topics in the podcast, click on the resources:
Agridigital: https://www.agridigital.io/
Follow Emma: @emmaweston
The Supply Chain Revolution: Innovative Sourcing And Logistics For A Fiercely Competitive World: https://amzn.to/3CVHK2f
Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World: https://amzn.to/3BVFC99
Lattes with Leaders
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Sponsors, Mentors & Coaches with CEO & Board of Director, Maggie Chan Jones
In this episode Zeinab & Trisha join CEO & Founder of Tenshey, and ex-CMO of SAP, Maggie Chan Jones, to explore her rise through the ranks within her corporate career and what drove her to found her company, Tenshey. Maggie shares her considerable experience on how we can all reach our Career Northstar and what it really takes to rise to the top. Maggie also shares the value of sponsorship, coaching and mentoring and how it helped her develop herself and ultimately led to her founding her own company.
2:21: Maggie’s career story, from a junior buyer to becoming a global CMO
6:47: The concept of a career north star and how it helped Maggie shape her career
10:06: Maggie’s advice for young professionals
15:59: Building a customer centric organisation
19:28: Coaches, mentors and sponsors
26:33: How adopting a growth mindset can help more women go for the big roles
If you are ready to take your career to the next level with some coaching here are some tools we mentioned in the episode:
"Designing your Life" audiobook: https://amzn.to/3ECJ4HJ
"Designing your Life" book: https://amzn.to/3GOOhhw
Tenshey: https://tenshey.com/
Maggies new book “Decoding Sponsorship”: https://amzn.to/3bt7tmj
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How to overcome adversity in the workplace with CMO of Tanoshi, Lisa Love
In this episode Zeinab & Trisha join CMO & Co-Founder of Tanoshi, Lisa Love. Lisa felt she was being held back in her career due to her race. This unfair treatment ultimately led her to leave her company of 11 years, and she co-founded Tanoshi which prepares all kids for a brighter future, no matter their race or socio-economic background - giving them a fair chance to succeed. Lisa’s journey is filled with stories of overcoming personal challenges and learning how to build and grow a hardware start-up during a time of rapid change during the COVID-19 global pandemic, with lessons learnt from appearing on Shark Tank and being creative about fundraising. If you want to find out more about Tanoshi, follow the link below:
https://tanoshikidscomputers.com/
Chapter markers:
3:26: Held back in her corporate career due to race
8:39: Redefined herself as entrepreneur
14:32: Shark Tank and fundraising as black female founder
18:18: Tanoshi’s growth and impact
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