Career Advice – Page 5
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Comment and OpinionEven though my dad has passed away, he’s become my best coach
Since his passing, I have found myself asking a simple question: what would dad do?
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Remedy Drinks’ Anna Dominey on sugar, Starbucks and Taylor Swift
’Launching in Starbucks was a career highlight, taking kombucha mainstream’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Alice Maramotti, senior brand manager, Mars Wrigley
‘I’m a firm believer that food brings people together, and there are so many ways to make memories associated with food’
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Comment and OpinionWhy it’s vital to keep checking in on your core brand values
By clearly understanding what we were brought here to do, we’ve been able to navigate our way through challenges that may otherwise have diverted us
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Ginsters’ Emma Stowers on cartwheels, Simon Cowell and home cooking
‘The most rewarding part of my job is helping people to grow as individuals and achieve their goals’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Aimi Wilder, supply lead, The Felix Project
‘We save as much food as possible that can then be redistributed to our thousands of community organisations and schools across London’
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Comment and OpinionOther ways startups can support their teams in financial tough times
For most startups or purpose-led businesses, the draw to join is a mixture of the cause, autonomy, variety of work and the team
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Organix’s Nikki Barry on sustainability, glass doors and David Attenborough
’The first music single I bought was Kylie and Jason – ‘Especially For You’. I was their biggest fan!’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Oliver Gilding, exclusive brands manager, Iceland
‘Whatever the uncertainties about the years ahead, people will always want to eat and drink’
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: ManiLife’s Stu Macdonald on bartending, babies and Braveheart
’I was a bartender, but I didn’t last very long – after about two hours I told the boss my real age… 15’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Laura Nelson, research manager, GrowPura
‘This work really feels like an opportunity to do something good for the planet and make a noticeable positive difference’
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Comment and OpinionHow to free yourself from leaving work to the last minute
It was a Thursday and I’d been given a deadline of two weeks on Wednesday. When did I start? You guessed it
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: iSqueeze’s Elias Ebert on oranges, cheetahs and Andy Murray
’We have lots of exciting things in the pipeline and it has been very rewarding to see the company grow’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Katherine Bermingham, senior NPD technologist, Florette
”I often hear people say ‘isn’t it just leaves in a bag?’ but there’s a whole lot more to a bag of Florette salad than that”
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Comment and OpinionHow we stayed true to our values and helped drive the sweeteners debate
As a founder, or anyone who cares deeply about the business they work for, your values will be tested
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: The Oxford Artisan Distillery’s Charlie Echlin on whisky, hangovers and Tupac Shakur
‘The least rewarding part of my job? The occasional hangover – I have once or twice overdone it in the name of work’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Helena Busiakiewicz, food content creator, BBC Good Food
Helena talks the glamour of Nigella Lawson, recipe testing for content creation and the lessons learned through hard restaurant work
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Comment and OpinionBeyond marketing: other strong ways to build your brand
Simply investing in packaging and consumer partnerships, while it might feel less sexy or exciting, can pay dividends
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Micah Carr-Hill of Cawston Press on wine, elephants and James Acaster
’Elephants are considered to have amongst the best smelling capabilities of the animal world… imagine the joy they get from a fine burgundy!’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Imogen Hibberd, social media manager, VFC
’As a vegan, I have always wanted my career to overlap with my morals and ethics, and ensure what I do with my career has a positive impact on our world’