Listen "#5 - Laura Barker - The most valuable qualities for professionals and the Risingstar and Gradstar awards"
Episode Synopsis
Laura is the CEO and founder of Black Bark Productions. She has 20 years experience working in business media, both in the UK and South Africa.
A seasoned media and marketing professional with intimate knowledge of recognition and awards programs, Laura saw the opportunity to launch an awards ceremony that celebrated young future leaders – with this the Rising Star Awards was born. In addition to the rising star awards there are the gradstar awards, that recognizes and links the most talented varisty students with top employers and the school star awards which gives recognition to best school students.
Expect to learn about the most valuable and sought after qualities in professionals such as being innovative, and adaptability, and how to cultivate those qualities; what skills are becoming increasingly more desirable; gain insight into the judging process behind the Risingstar and Gradstar awards and much more…
Cennect with Risingstar and Gradstar:
LinkdIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/risingstarsa/?originalSubdomain=za
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gradstar-awards-472917175/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/risingstarafrica/
https://www.facebook.com/GradStarSA/
Website:
https://awards.risingstar.co.za/
https://gradstar.co.za/
A seasoned media and marketing professional with intimate knowledge of recognition and awards programs, Laura saw the opportunity to launch an awards ceremony that celebrated young future leaders – with this the Rising Star Awards was born. In addition to the rising star awards there are the gradstar awards, that recognizes and links the most talented varisty students with top employers and the school star awards which gives recognition to best school students.
Expect to learn about the most valuable and sought after qualities in professionals such as being innovative, and adaptability, and how to cultivate those qualities; what skills are becoming increasingly more desirable; gain insight into the judging process behind the Risingstar and Gradstar awards and much more…
Cennect with Risingstar and Gradstar:
LinkdIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/risingstarsa/?originalSubdomain=za
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gradstar-awards-472917175/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/risingstarafrica/
https://www.facebook.com/GradStarSA/
Website:
https://awards.risingstar.co.za/
https://gradstar.co.za/
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