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Episode Synopsis
After moving to Sydney 13 years ago, Scottish-born Neil Gunning tells us he learned a lot about “having fire in the belly” and the importance of hustle, while being strategic and resourceful.
Neil started out in recruitment as a teenager learning the beginnings of his craft in various agencies in Scotland.
Today, he works for Frollo, the Australian FinTech company and open banking leader teaching users to be smarter with their money as well as NextGen.net, a technology provider to the mortgage lending industry. But the hustle doesn’t stop there, Neil is also the Director of Tech Life Sydney, an employer branding as a service platform and has his own passion project on the side, Fletch & Bob, a specialty coffee business and no-doubt the fuel behind his hustle.
In our latest episode of Strivin & Thrivin podcast, we caught up with Neil to talk about his professional experience. Just a few of the topics we cover are:
LEADERSHIP
What Neil has learned from other leaders and what he aspires to be like as a leader.
“If you're in a leadership role, you're there to have an opinion, you're there to bring your experience and bring your lens to whatever context you're working in. And, and if you're not going to back yourself why would anyone else?”
MENTORSHIP
Having two mentors himself, we cover the importance of extracting value from them, what questions you need to be asking and how you should approach your mentor.
“You need to have respect for that person and need to know that you're actually going to be able to learn from them.”
BALANCE
We find out what life experiences, outside of the professional field have taught Neil about himself, about his approach to work and in achieving balance.
Listen to our latest Strivin & Thrivin podcast for invaluable insight into Neil’s successfully diverse career within talent acquisition and beyond.
Neil started out in recruitment as a teenager learning the beginnings of his craft in various agencies in Scotland.
Today, he works for Frollo, the Australian FinTech company and open banking leader teaching users to be smarter with their money as well as NextGen.net, a technology provider to the mortgage lending industry. But the hustle doesn’t stop there, Neil is also the Director of Tech Life Sydney, an employer branding as a service platform and has his own passion project on the side, Fletch & Bob, a specialty coffee business and no-doubt the fuel behind his hustle.
In our latest episode of Strivin & Thrivin podcast, we caught up with Neil to talk about his professional experience. Just a few of the topics we cover are:
LEADERSHIP
What Neil has learned from other leaders and what he aspires to be like as a leader.
“If you're in a leadership role, you're there to have an opinion, you're there to bring your experience and bring your lens to whatever context you're working in. And, and if you're not going to back yourself why would anyone else?”
MENTORSHIP
Having two mentors himself, we cover the importance of extracting value from them, what questions you need to be asking and how you should approach your mentor.
“You need to have respect for that person and need to know that you're actually going to be able to learn from them.”
BALANCE
We find out what life experiences, outside of the professional field have taught Neil about himself, about his approach to work and in achieving balance.
Listen to our latest Strivin & Thrivin podcast for invaluable insight into Neil’s successfully diverse career within talent acquisition and beyond.
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