The MACE Podcast - Hosted by Marco Macente (Marco Macente)

Hello everybody and welcome to this new episode of the MACE Podcast!

This is a special episode, focused fully on IT, Digital Skills and Digital Transformation, topics that, more than ever, are actual and important for many companies and business organization all around the world.

To discuss and deep dive into these topics I invited a special guest: Vickie Sokol Evans, from Austin (Texas) - Unites States!

Vickie is the author of the best-selling 100 Life-Changing Tips book where she shares with you her expertise as a Microsoft Certified Trainer with over 25 certifications. For over 20 years she has trained high-performing teams all over the world including at Microsoft, Starbucks, LinkedIn, eBay, PayPal, Pepsico, UK's Parliament, European Central Bank, Reserve Bank of New Zealand among others. She is a globally recognized digital productivity instructor and comedic speaker, training the world’s smartest people how to use their technology to get better results in less time. There's an immediate ROI after each session. Audiences can’t wait to get back to their computers and try out their new skills that will save them hours of time! It's no wonder 98% of audiences want her back.

Vickie is the Founder and CEO of RedCape Company (https://redcapeco.com/links), where she and her team help hundreds of high performers become certified experts in Microsoft Office.

I had the pleasure to meet Vickie at BTUA in Brussels in 2019 and, since then, I am completely inspired by her training sessions. So happy to see her and to have her in my network.

Which are your most useful takeaways from this episode? Stay tuned and be ready to share them and I cannot wait to see you again in the next episode of the MACE Podcast!

MM

Hello Everybody and welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

Special guest today is the amazing Bonnie Low-Kramen, from United States! 

I met Bonnie in 2019 in Brussels, when I attended her workshop, BTUA. And right now we were together in London in July to attend the ES Live, the conference organized by the amazing Lucy Brazier. And we needed to get together, for the podcast also!

I interviewed Bonnie as she is recognized as one of the most respected leaders in the administrative profession and is now an in-demand expert instructor of workshops for assistants and executives all over the world.

Her work was featured as a cover story in Forbes in 2019 and her article about working as an Executive Assistant ran in Harvard Business Review. Here the link for:

Forbes cover story: https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2019/05/31/the-ultimate-assistant-academy-inside-the-elite-training-program-for-americas-top-executive-assistants/?sh=20968ce23552

Harvard Business Review article: https://hbr.org/2022/06/is-executive-assistant-the-right-career-for-you

TEDx Talk, "The Real Reasons People Quit" :  https://youtu.be/UHdoxXtOLss

Bonnie’s passion is to affect positive change in the global workplace by paving the way towards healthy, respectful, and highly productive relationships. Bonnie is the author of the bestselling Be the Ultimate Assistant, A celebrity assistant’s secrets to working with any high-powered employer. In 2015 Bonnie was named Educator of the Year and her workshop was named as one of the top 7 conferences to attend since 2018.

She is inspiring thousands of Admin professionals all around the world and I am sure she is able to share with you precious information around the profession and topics that are relevant for our workplace

Please enjoy our conversation and stay tuned!

MM

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

This episode is entirely focused on Time Management, Productivity and Well Being, as my new guest is is Abigail Barnes from UK, a speaker and professional coach who inspires entrepreneurs and professionals to use their time better and wisely.

She is the founder and CEO of Success by Design Training (started in July 2013), an award-winning entrepreneur, author, speaker, and corporate trainer. She is a qualified coach working with senior leaders, ambitious professionals and successful entrepreneurs, and she is the creator of the renowned 888 Formula.

Abigail has over 10 years’ experience in Financial Services Marketing (Investment Management, Asset Management and Hedge Funds), she started her Business after a shock near death experience on a work business trip to Boston Massachusetts, United States in 2012 at the age of 32. She shares her DIRECT experience as a catalyst for change and the inspiration for a better focus on time and productivity.

She is the author of the book titled "Time Management for Entrepreneurs and Professionals", here noted as a reference:

BUY ABIGAILS BOOK: 

Time Management for Entrepreneurs & Professionals

https://bit.ly/BUYYOURCOPY

DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE CHAPTER

https://bit.ly/DOWNLOADFREECHAPTER

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abigailrbarnes/

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST! My new guest is Mirko Minenza from Czech Republic. Mirko is a recruiter in the gaming industry and he was able to envision his passion in his career. Professionally speaking he is a Business Strategy Manager at Antal, an international recruitment firm, aiming to help videogaming companies hiring talents in Europe and US. Born in Rome, he got his Master’s degree in Economics at Romatre university. After that, he wanted to become a gaming Headhunter for two simple reasons: Firstly, for his passion and secondly, doing a job that brings a positive impact on people (improving personal and professional life). He started as a headhunter in Prague, working mostly in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Moving ahead is his career, he's currently leading a cross national team of recruiters in Czech Republic and Poland to support gaming companies hire cool people to create cool games. We will focus on Trends and emerging initiatives on talent acquisition in the gaming industry with a special focus on the young professionals who want to enter in the professional world.

Stay tuned!

Welcome to this new episode for of the MACE PODCAST!

So excited to kick off the new season with a new, fresh LOGO that the MACE PODCAST has from this year. A new LOGO but same ethos: Many stories but #OneHeart beating in the MACE PODCAST, the heart that is passionate about the stories, the experiences and the insights shared by all the guests.

And how exciting starting January 2025 with this episode where I invited the amazing Joan Burge, from the USA.

Joan Burge is known as the pioneer of the administrative training industry. Joan is an accomplished author, professional speaker, consultant, and corporate trainer.

Joan dedicated herself to inspiring excellence and encouraging administrative professionals to reach for the stars! Her company, Office Dynamics International, is a global industry leader that offers a broad range of solutions and provides high-performance, sophisticated executive and administrative assistant training and coaching Joan has authored four groundbreaking books for administrative professionals including the Amazon Best Seller Who Took My Pen …Again? Secrets from Dynamic Executive Assistants and Her administrative-career “bibles” entitled Become an Inner Circle Assistant and Underneath It All.

We will discuss interesting topics such as:

- Business partnership: how can the partnership be strategic for admin professional when working with Leaders and Executives?

- Communication in Style.. with Style: Which are the communication styles we need to encounter when being effective interacting with others?

- AI and Technology: Which is the role AI is taking in our workplace?

- Reset, refocus, recenter: A process to set things right. What is this all about?

Stay tuned!

Joan Burge website (Office Dynamics International) :

https://officedynamics.com/

Communication in Style, with Style article:

https://officedynamics.com/communicating-in-style-with-style-post/

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST.

Our next stop are the United States with my new guests, Jeffrey Emile.

Jeff is the Founder and CEO of Lynk, a platform created to enhance the human and digital experience for companies and organizations, aiming to foster the DE&I and ERG culture in the new workplace. Jeff kickstarted his career at General Motors at the age of 21. He honed his leadership skills by spearheading Product teams in the Global Sales, Marketing, and Customer Experience Division for multiple years. When the pandemic changed the way companies operated, Jeff recognized a gap in workplace connection among distributed and remote teams that would only continue to evolve and opted to invest his efforts in building Lynk.

- How the DE&I culture is important for companies and organizations nowadays and which is the connection with the ERGs?

- How ERGs can make the difference in the workplace?

- Which are the trends for 2024 and beyod for DE&I and the ERG landscape?

These are the questions we address in our conversation.

Stay tuned!

See you soon

M.

Hello Everyone and welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

Our stop today are the United States with the special guest: Rita Lennon.

Rita is faculty and a clinical research professional. With a robust background in clinical research and education, she is dedicated to fostering a dynamic learning environment for students while also making significant contributions to the field of healthcare research. Her expertise in clinical research methodologies, patient safety, data integrity, and her passion for teaching empower students to excel academically and professionally. Rita's commitment to excellence and her ability to bridge theory with real-world application make her an invaluable asset to both her students and her local community. Her education is in public health and healthcare education, providing a strong foundation for her dual roles in academia and research.

- Which are the learning trends after the pandemic?

- How adapting the approaches to the students gets results in their future development?

- Which is the need in our industry when filling the gap between the education and career aspirations?

This and much more we're discussing with Rita Lennon.

Have a look at the incredible collaboration Rita and Crystal Robles, a colleagues of mine working in the pharma industry, made together in the learning program:

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pima.edu/news/stories/current/202301-09-crystal-robles-crc-graduate.html__;!!OR9aRoiw!LOHtcfkgF6XnZB26dF2R8oLz2XOieFR2I3oBzk9N4dNV3rNC5dLzy-xJE4eYLo0lOphmBgWknhvyaKrKm67dMw$

Stay tuned!

MM

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

My new guest is Chiara Invernizzi, from Italy.

This episode is entirely focused on the Site contracting in the pharma industry and we will cover interesting topics about the trends, the perception and the challenges that professionals encounter when working in this field. Chiara holds a master degree in Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. She has 16 years of experience in the CRO branch in various roles mainly related to site contracts including as a Contracts Specialist, Lead, Manager as well as Director. Prior to joining the CRO industry, Chiara worked for 3 years in pre-clinical research and communication/contracts and investor relation in a small Italian biotech company. Chiara’s passion for excellence in client management and effectiveness in completing negotiations rapidly as well as a natural focus on metrics and analytics have always been traits that distinguished her work and approach to Site Contracts.

Some of the topics we discuss are:

- Is negotiation belonging only to Legal and Contracts or we, as human being, negotiate instinctively in our lives?

- Which are the trends and the new perspectives that we see in 2024 in Site Contracting in the pharma industry?

- How can the perception of Site Contracting be changed to be able to work more effectively and efficiently across different teams?

- Which are the trends we'll see in 2024 in the pharmaceutical industry?

Stay tuned and enjoy our conversation!

MM

Hello everybody and welcome to this new episode of the MACE podcast! Our stop is The Netherlands and our special guest is the amazing Helen Monument. Helen inspires and encourages Assistants to be the best they can be, by sharing over three decades of experience as a management support professional. Helen is the Chair of the World Administrators Alliance (https://wa-alliance.com/home), a trade association representing Administrative Associations, Networks and industry stakeholders across the globe. Its aims are to guide, influence, positively develop and elevate the global administrative community. At her company Monumental Assistance, Helen provides Training, Coaching and Mentoring to Office Professionals at all levels. Terrific topics are available in this episode, such as: -The Global Skill Matrix, its use and its journey: https://globalskillsmatrix.com -The #Careerbehindthejob global movement -The new trends and perspective of the admin roles. Are you willing to #walking the walk and not just #talking the talk? Stay tuned for more details and listen to this amazing episode available on your favorite podcast platform (Apple, Google, Spotify and Amazon Music). MM

This episode is entirely focused on Talent Acquisition and HR and I am happy to welcome, again, my guest: Mariusz Stokowacki from UK.

Mariusz was born in Poland and he moved to UK where he was able to build his career as talent acquisition professional, with more than 20 years of professional work experience that includes 15 years in pharmaceutical recruitment and sales environment.

He Worked with leading staffing firms within life sciences, at world’s leading CROs supporting stakeholders across all levels . Also, he is a qualified Professional Performance Coach supporting those who want to make a change in their career or develop personally.

We explore the new trends on TA from what we've left in 2023 and what we've seen in 2024 and beyond.

- How can companies retain the talents within their organizations? Which are the trends and what can be done better?

- How can young talents enter into the pharma industry and which steps they can take to make this step seamless?

- Which is the role of Technology and AI (Artificial Intelligence) in the TA world in 2024 and beyond?

Enjoy our conversation and check the former episode in the MACE PODCAST library!

MM.

... Did you know that amazing pathways cross always TWICE?

That's true, and that is why I am meeting again the wonderful Diana Brandl!

Diana is an international key note speaker, she is a trainer and she spends her time teaching admin professionals to be strategic business partners when working with Managers and Leaders across companies and organizations.

She has more than 15 years of experience as Admin professional and now she runs her own business, delivering training sessions and programs for multinational companies to educate and train admins and staff to work strategically and effectively in hybrid working environments.

She published different articles in Germany and abroad, focusing on Leadership, Personal Branding, Technology, Communication, Digital Skills, themes that we covered also during our conversation.

I met already Diana last year and our former episode is available in the MACE PODCAST library.

Check it out and listen to our new one where we catch up on amazing topics such us the trends we see across the Admin professional field in 2024 and beyond, AI, Technology, Leadership and how to grow in remote and hybrid workplace!

Enjoy our conversation!

MM.

"Beside every Successful Leader/Founder, there is a Force Multiplier"

With this quote I want to introduce the special guest of this episode: Hallie Warner, from United States!

Hallie is the co-author of the book titled "The Founder and The Force Multiplier". What it started with a blog, it became a book and now it has turned into a movement (https://founderandforcemultiplier.com/book).

Hallie is the Chief of Staff and she works with the CEO Adam Hergenrother, after more than 12 years of partnership. She started as Executive Assistant and she was able to grow and develop her career to become what she's today. Whether it was her first professional job as a PR/marketing coordinator at a nonprofit, or later as an Executive Assistant to the Principal at a large public high school, she believed in leading and assisting. Yet it wasn’t until she started working with Adam that she fully realized how she could harness her natural tendencies into a dynamic and fulfilling career.

The episode with Hallie is entirely focused on Business Partnership and Mutual Engagement, and we explore how these are key to be successfull in the business.

We discuss what the Chief of Staff role is all about and which are the best qualities Leaders and Executives should have to be able to work with "Force Multipliers".

How can you build a great partnership with your Executive and bring an added value to the business?

Stay tuned and enjoy our conversation!

MM

Welcome to this episode of the MACE PODCAST!

This is a special episode as I have two guests joining me at the same time: Angela Lane and Sergey Gorbatov!

Angela Lane and Sergey Gorbatov work and write about the complex science of human performance, while making it simple. Both are practicing senior executives in talent management, leveraging Fortune 500 experience and gained across four continents.

Angela and Sergey equip leaders with practical tools for success. They are researchers, regular contributors to leading publications and the authors of influential books: 'Fair Talk: Three Steps to Powerful Feedback' and 'Move Up or Move On: 10 Secrets to Develop Your Career.' (Link: https://www.amazon.com/Move-Up-Secrets-Develop-Career/dp/1292730307).

They own the Leverage Point Podcast where they share episodes focused on Career Management: https://theleveragepoint.podbean.com/

They are also founding members of the Center for Feedback Culture at the VU University Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

In this episode we will focus entirely on Career Management. Career advancement and Success, sharing amazing insights and suggestions on how you can own your career, navigate the change and explore new horizons in the career landscape we see after the pandemic.

- How can we deal with career advancement, breaks, changes, uncertainty?

- How should we future proof our careers through continues self-development and learning?

- What determines career success in the business worlds where careers and advancement are not linear anymore?

Stay tuned!

MM

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE Podcast!

- What does it mean being a Strategic Business Partner for the business nowadays?

- How can we speak up and stand up for what the role is all about?

- Why is it important to find our "why" and our "purpose" in what we do?

These and other topics are the most important ones I discussed in this new episode with my new guest, Lucy Brazier, from Spain!

Lucy Brazier (OBE) is one of the world’s leading authorities on the administrative profession. As CEO of Marcham Publishing, specialist publishers of Executive Support Magazine, Lucy’s passion is for the Admin role to be truly recognised as a career and not just a job. With access to the most forward-thinking, passionate and knowledgeable administrative business leaders in the world, as well as personally meeting and speaking to literally thousands of Admins over the last 10 years, Lucy’s knowledge of the market and what Admin Professonals all over the world are facing on a day-to-day basis are second to none. 

In 2021 Lucy was awarded an OBE in recognition for her services to office professionals.

I am so excited to have Lucy here with me and I am sure she will share amazing insights with all of you.

Stay tuned and looking forward to seeing you again in the next episode of the MACE Podcast.
MM

I am excited to invite for a second time Chiara Invernizzi, from Italy!

Chiara holds a master degree in Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. She has 16 years of experience in the CRO branch in various roles mainly related to site contracts including as a Contracts Specialist, Lead, Manager as well as Director. Prior to joining the CRO industry, Chiara worked for 3 years in pre-clinical research and communication/contracts and investor relation in a small Italian biotech company.
Chiara’s passion for excellence in client management and effectiveness in completing negotiations rapidly as well as a natural focus on metrics and analytics have always been traits that distinguished her work and approach tonSite Contracts.

I made a former episode with Chiara earlier this year and we discussed Site Contracting and the trends we were seeing in 2023 and beyond at that time.

Now we are catching up with what we'd left to explore what's new and what's has changed.

- What are the trends and the updates in 2024 and beyond in the pharma industry from SSU and Site contracting point of view?

- Which is the so called "Site Centricity" when approaching sites in SSU? Which is the role that networks and partnerships play in the clinical trials dynamics and progress?

- Payments: how we can make them seamless for sites across the studies?

- AI and Technology: which is the impact they have in the SSU and Site contracting?

Enjoy our conversation and stay tuned!

MM.

Hello Everybody, 

What a FIRST, amazing and standalone EPISODE this is! Our stop is Ukraine, with a special guest, Elena Gritsko.

With more than 15 years of experience, Elena had been working as an EA/PA for Sr. Managers and Executives in different multinational companies.

She has worked across international projects as Head of Change Management and as a Leader.

Since 2019, she is teaching EAs/PAs how to level up in the admin role: she is passionate about growing people and creating the pool of true professionals who are able to provide high level support , enjoy their job and build a successful career.

Listening to her journey, how she dealt with changes, how she had to move from Ukraine to Spain, across 4 different countries for the war that is going on, it was simply difficult, it was challenging, enhancing but at the same time, unpredictable...

Let's hear how she masters her skills and attitude throughout her experiences, how she builds the right bridges and the right mindset to face the uncertainty of what many call LIFE.

Stay tuned and enjoy our conversation!

Thank you,
MM

*** A Special (Audio) Letter to... ***

Happy anniversary My dear PODCAST!

Yes, the MACE PODCAST is 2 years old right now, and I am so happy to celebrate this anniversary with all of you, the special audience, the network and the guests who have contributed to make this podcast so valuable.

Many are stories, but only One is the Heart: that’s the ethos of the MACE PODCAST, the stories that you bring and the unique heart that beats for us and in us, for what matters.

So let’s keep on getting together, let’s keep on finding our WHY, let’s keep on sharing what is ok and what is not, as is within the network the power we need to face the new challenges we have.

Thanks as always for your great support and as always, I wrap up with my favourite quote, that some of you already know, some may not:

PEOPLE WHO SHINE FROM WITHIN DO NOT NEED THE SPOTLIGHT.

 The WHY is our light: keep shining from within, as we may be the future lighthouse that people around us may need.

Yours truly,
Marco

"People may forget what you said, people may forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel"

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE Podcast, the second one focused on Communication and this quote is the one that reflects today's episode.

I am passionate about communication and I invited a special guest to discuss more about this: Menekse Ahbab from Turkey.

I was able to meet Menekse during a private trip to Instanbul (Turkey) during the Xmas break and I was able to meet her and share amazing thoughts and insights. I decided to invite her to make this episode as she's a trainer and she has an extensive experience in the Admin Profession.

She graduated in Classis Philology and Literature in Instanbul and she's teaching at Marmara University (Turkey) Communication and Meeting Techniques to young students.

Sharing knowledge and expertise is in her DNA, therefore she is an active networker.

My takeaways from this episode are:

- Do not make assumptions, make questions

- Choose your words wisely 

- Frame yourself before engaging others

- Find your why and your line which help you to shine

Which are your ones?

***

I wanted  to share some words for Turkey, as this episode happens in the same days when a terrible earthquake hit the sout region of this country: many people lost their lives and we still do not know how many need to be saved. Getting together to bring our help can make the difference and I do hope we can rescue as many lives as possible.

***

Stay tuned and I cannot wait to see you again at the next episode of the MACE Podcast.

MM

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

This is a very special episode as I recorded this live in Milan with Bonnie Low Kramen!

Bonnie is a leader training instructor of workshops for Admin Professionals and Executives and she is the author of the book titled "Staff Matters", launced in February 2023.

Bonnie travels the world to share her experiences and insights and in 2024 she is visiting Europe to present her book.

I was honored to invite Bonnie to record the episode at Accademia Fiera Milano, the place in Milan where the episode was hosted, collaborating with Carla Stefanut to make this event happen.

Accademia Fiera Milano is the training center of Fondazione Fiera Milano. Its aim is to create new professional figures for the exhibition, congress, and event industry and it has pursued for over twenty years through its master’s courses for young talents.

- Which is the role that Admin professionals play in the new workplace?

- Which are the trends in the post-pandemic world and how Admin professionals can face them?

- Which is the perception of the role around the world and why we see a paradox behind it?

- How can Admin professionals - but also ALL OF US - challenge the status quo and build the ultimate workplace?

Enjoy our conversation, happened live with an audience attending made up by Top Assistants and HR Professionals working in Milan!

Bonnie's Articles

- Forbes Cover story

- Harvard Business review article

- TEDx talk: "The Real Reasons people quit" with Bonnie Low Kramen

About Accademia Fiera Milano

The third edition of the Master of Arts in Event and Exhibition Design will start in January 2025. In collaboration with Scuola Politecnica di Design and Teesside University, MEED teaches the design thinking approach to understand and translate the needs of clients and stakeholders into innovative exhibition and event formats.

Accademia Home - Accademia Fiera Milano

MEED Event management & Design Course - Master Meed

Hello Everyone and welcome back to the MACE Podcast with the first episode in 2023!

"Assignments may be temporary, but your legacy is not".

So excited to kick January off with this episode that, as well as the next one, will be focused on Communication. It's all about Communication: working in pharma industry, I know it very well and I am centered on communication pathways and strategies along the project management responsabilities I perform.

To address this and to share useful insights on Communication and PR, I have the pleasure to invite Virginia Villa, Director of PR and Administration at EUPRERA, the European Public Relations Education and Research Association. 

Before entering the field of communication, she had experience in the private sector and in the IT field. After studying public relations and strategic communication, she worked at IULM university in Milano and later at EUPRERA. Learning is a never ending process, and every time there is a possibility, she loves keeping updated and attending courses. The latest have been on project management, emotional intelligence and language for diversity and inclusion.

I had the pleasure to cooperate with Virginia several years ago when I joint EUPRERA, and I was able to work with Virginia on important projects and initiatives within the association. She was my first manager and I have amazing memories of what we accomplished together.

Some key topics we discuss are #CommunicationStrategies , #WomenLeadership, #PRandStrategicCommunication, #CommunicatingResponsability and #NewNormal&Communication.

I am sure Virginia is sharing amazing insights on these topics. Enjoy our conversation and I cannot wait to see you again for the next episode of the #MACEPODCAST! 

See you soon

MM 

Hello Everyone and welcome to this special episode of the MACE PODCAST!

This episode will cross over the ones previously made as the MACE PODCAST is now LIVE also with VIDEO streaming, available on YOUTUBE and on the podcast platform. Hope you enjoy it!

Our stop is DUBAI in the UNITED Arab Emirates, meeting the special guest, Roshel Jayasundera.

Roshel Jayasundera is an experienced leader in healthcare management, blending her expertise in consulting, leadership, and commercial acumen to champion patient-centric solutions worldwide. Her persistent commitment to transformative change has impacted patients across emerging markets, reshaping the landscape of healthcare access and affordability.

As a trusted consultant to 20 of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, Roshel has spearheaded initiatives that bridge the gap between patients and innovative treatments. Her strategic guidance has not only optimized pricing and market access strategies but has also fostered a culture of collaboration and growth within her teams. Roshel's dedication to patient-centricity is evident in every facet of her work, from devising comprehensive commercial strategies to nurturing diverse consulting teams across Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia, with her insights featured in top industry publications.

- How DE&I topics can shape the culture within the organisation?

- How Women can make the difference in their way and style of leading?

- Which are the trends we're seeing in the industry? Which role is playing DUBAI and UAE in 2024 and beyond?

These are the topics we're going to discuss! Thanks and please, enjoy our conversation!

MM

Welcome to the new episode of the MACE Podcast!

Today I am excited to welcome my new guest, DIANA BRANDL, travelling all around the world and working as Digital Nomad.

She is an international key note speaker, she is a trainer and she spends her time teaching admin professionals to be strategic business partners when working with Managers and Leaders across companies and organizations.

She has more than 15 years of experience as Admin professional and now she runs her own business, delivering training sessions and programs for multinational companies to educate and train admins and staff to work strategically and effectively in hybrid working environments.

She published different articles in Germany and abroad, focusing on Leadership, Personal Branding, Technology, Communication, Digital Skills, themes that we covered also during our conversation.

- How can admin professionals work with Millennium Managers effectively? How can the communication style and the approach change when working with them?

- Which are the most critical skills in the post pandemic world that can help us to mantain a competitive edge?

- Why Personal Branding is more than ever important?

- Why advocacy and speaking up are two important factors in the post pandemic workplace?

Enjoy our conversation! You can find the episode on your favourite podcast platform: Spotify, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast and Amazon Music

MM

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

Our stop is the UK with the special guest: Lucy Chamberlain.

Passionate, fun and straight-talking, Lucy has become one of the business world’s most popular female founders and motivational speakers. She worked as a TV presenter, awards judge, ICF Accredited coach and award-winning speaker.

With over 20-years leading recruitment industry experience, Lucy founded C&C Search to redefine and elevate both the client and candidates’ recruitment experience. She is driven by impact and transformation.

 In April 2020, Lucy launched the C&C Academy, a global training platform specialising in offering CPD certified qualifications, as well as bespoke, in-house training and keynote speeches for a wide variety of businesses

 Alongside her fantastic knowledge base, Lucy’s level of experience enables her to give genuine insights into leadership, change and overcoming adversity.

We will focus on the IMPOSTER SYNDROME and how we can unleash our potential, through a journey that Lucy will describe to us.

Enjoy our conversation!

Lucy C&C Search website:

https://www.candcsearch.co.uk/

https://www.candcacademy.com/

 

Are you R.E.A.D.Y.? Are you... Reflecting, Evaluating, Aligning, Dreaming and Yielding?

This is the fabolous acronym that my new guest, Ayanna Castro, from US, has found to share her incredible "mantra" all around the world.

Ayanna castro is a global speaker, life coach and author with expertise in helping others see their potential and overcome self-imposed obstacles in pursuit of their goals.  As the founder and chief maven of work your package®, her mission is to educate, encourage, and equip othersto enhance what they already have to become the “total package” and be extraordinary. 

Known for her perfect balance of guidance, support and hardtruths, she is the “go-to” person for those embarking on new ventures or who have lost clarity on their goals. As a speaker, Ayanna delights and engages audiences with herinspiring and transparent message of perseverance and “working their package.”

She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Government Meeting Professional (CGMP), and Master Life Coach with over 25 years of professional experience in city government, law, public relations, private equity and media. She is alsocertified in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. She is currently the Program Manager of Employee Engagement for one of the country’slargest water utilities.

Here the link of her blog where she shared the "work your package" contents and incredible resources for her audience: https://ayannacastro.com/

Thanks and stay tuned for the next episode of the MACE Podcast!

MM

"Make the complex Seamless"

This is the principle I apply when approaching the start up phase in clinical trials, having a great strstegy set up and supported by a great team as well.

This came across not by coincidence when meeting my new guest, Kim Pilkington, tuning in from CANADA!

I was able to connect with Kim through Bonnie Low Kramen, as Bonnie and Kim wrote together an article focused on "Career Management" that I discussed with Bonnie in our last episode you can find in the MACE PODCAST library.

She is a Canadian and owner of the Practical Strategist consultancy, specializing in communications, stakeholder relationship management, governance, market alignment, executive recruitment, organization, and emergency management.

Kim is a globally Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and has an MBA and a baccalaureate in Psychology.

She brings 20+ years of leading teams and individuals in the creation and successful implementation of many challenging strategies, including market growth and exits, operational reviews and re-alignment in the private, government and non-profit sectors.

We will explore strategies and the steps we need to go through when building a strategy in 12 mins of conversation

Stay tuned,

MM

Hello everybody and welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

This is a special episode as our special guest is Liz Van Vliet, from Australia!

Liz Van Vliet is the founder and trainer behind My EA Career and hosts the Assist With Impact podcast. She educates, encourages and motivates assistants by equipping them with the Mindset, the Reset and the Power Skills Toolkit so they can shape their professional environment and experience and assist with impact.

Liz developed her Linchpin Assistant Framework. Through her training, speaking and coaching she teaches them how to adapt their POWER Skills to their current situation and relationship with quiet confidence, clarity and certainty.

Liz is the face and expert behind My EA Career. In 2013, during her recovery from breast cancer, Liz knew returning to her demanding career in senior sales and marketing was impossible. Instead, Liz became an executive assistant, a role that at the time she had badly misunderstood. Having walked in your shoes, Liz is now fully aware of the incredible contribution EAs make to their organisations. 

Liz loves seeing her clients thrive in such a diverse and challenging role. But more than that, she loves seeing their happiness and careers thrive.

Interesting to mention, I was her guest in her podcast - Being Indispensable podcast, now "Assist with Impact" and this month I had the pleasure to have her in my podcast. Definitely, the pathways cross twice!

Here the link to her blog and podcast series: 

Blog: https://myeacareer.com/blog/

"Assist with Impact" Podcast : https://myeacareer.com/podcasts/ (in the episode we mention episode n. 123,124).

Enjoy our conversation!

MM

Hello Everyone and welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

This is a special episode as I am focusing entirely on HR and Recruitment, having a special guest joining me from United Kingdom: Davide Mele.
We discuss about #Talents&Retention, #recruiment in EU and Israel, #Challenges in HR after the pandemic, #DEI, #HRTrends&Perspective, #QuiteQuitting and much more.

With decades-long experience previously as international Chairman of another recruiting firm, Davide founded SELECTUS RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS, a bespoke recruitment consultancy committed to placing high-quality candidates in executive support functions, which is aimed to provide specialist search and selection services for Admin and Office Professionals, and overall ‘right-hand people’ in senior leadership teams.

Davide believes there is a difference between ‘competence’ and ‘talent’. It takes talent to spot talent, and that is precisely his raison d’être.

With offices in London, Paris and Tel Aviv, SELECTUS is a globally leading international recruitment agency with a sophisticated local market presence across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for the most ambitious and highly competent executive support functions. 

Davide is a strong believer in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and he works tirelessly to advance an inclusive workplace culture for candidates and clients where everyone feels supported to bring their whole, authentic selves to work every day, confident that they can thrive with equal opportunities for career advancement. DEI is what makes organisations strong and Davide wants to build a workforce that brings together people with unique skills, backgrounds and professional experiences. We should be who we want to be, able to be our authentic selves in our private lives and at work. Over the past 30 years, Davide has had the privilege to recruit for some of the most influential executives and leading organisations across EMEA.

It was a pleasure to meet Davide and I was able to record this episode in person, while I was in London. 

My takeaways are:

- Focus on Values, as these are the molecules that are part of your DNA and that you bring to the company/team you work for.

- Recruitment is more than Strategy, is connecting strategy with reality, is framing the architecture of business organizations.

- High Quality standards, Embracing change and Digitally mindset are the standalone assets company look for.

- Employee Empowerment, Engagement, Autonomy and Trust make the difference for employees and talents&retention

- Sense of Purpose is what makes the difference, transforming simple jobs in real careers.

- Listen, Learn and Implement as working means partnering, sharing same goals and objectives.

Which are your ones?

Stay tuned for the next episode of the MACE PODCAST!
MM

Hello everybody and welcome to this new episode of the MACE Podcast!

I'm so excited to bring this new episode entirely focused on DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Mentorship and Business Culture.

Our stop is United Kingdom with the special guest: Paula Moio.

Paula likes seeing herself as the "3L Lady" as she was born in Luanda (Angola), raised in Lisbon and adopted by London.

She is a self-made, future-focused professional, who truly embraces her passion, advocating for change of perceptions and recognition of the Admin Profession. She works tirelessly alongside a likeminded global network of professionals to raise the profile of the Admin Profession in today’s demanding market, and she's determined to break barriers.

She has worked for 15 years at BBC News/BBC World Service where she won the BBC News Award for her outstanding contribution to the company.

In 2016 she worked as a consultant in a professional training project for EA/PA in partnership with the prestigious Academy BAI in Luanda in the creation of a co-designed course for Admin Professionals. A partnership to foster a change of mindset to develop and amplify potential in raw talent and creating annual seminars for the last four years.

In order to promote and raise the profile of the profession in Angola, she's partnering with associations and institutions to bring seminars and conferences to grant the access to people that want to start the Admin Profession. 

More recently she became the founder of Moyoeno Lusofonando a project that has its primary objective to train and empower professionals and let them excel in what they do.

My takeaways are:

- Be open, Be authentic and stay true to you first

- DEI needs "B": Belonging. We cannot be inclusive without belonging

- DEI starts with intentions and daily actions: it is about "Calling people in"

- Stereotypes belong to humans. It is up to humans breaking them.

- It is much bigger what makes us closer than what divides us. Differences are manageable

- There is no possibility without curiosity.

Which are your ones?

Stay tuned!

MM

 

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

My guest is Bonnie Low Kramen from United States and this is a very special episode. It's not a coincidence that I invite again Bonnie as a guest to discuss about burn and actual topics hitting our workplace.

Why is this episode so special?

Well, to make it, I had to listen to the whisper that's deep inside and that won't let go easily. That Whisper is the passion to drive things forward, the passion to go above and beyond, to make the difference, to bring an added value and to be recognized for what done with such incredible passion.

Each one has that whisper and everyone should listen to it, to go the extra mile and make the change happen, what's aimed and looked for

With Bonnie we're going to speak about three topics:

- Career Management: in collaboration with Kim Pilkington, Bonnie wrote an article focused on the PURPOSE and INTENTION when driving your career, being you the Chief Career Office (CCO) of you incorporated. What does it mean? Which are the steps to drive your career? Do you know that one of the factor of quitting is lack of career development and opportunities?

Link to the article: https://executivesupportmagazine.com/embracing-ambition/

-Office Environement: Remove vs Office, proximity Bias, dual society in organizations, conflict and Leadership. How working remotely can collide with the office-based job and what's the hybrid all about?

- Culture: Companies run business to make money but.. what then? What's about Culture? Which is the role leaders play in instilling the culture in their staff?

Stay tuned and enjoy our conversation!

MM

Hello and welcome to this SPECIAL episode of the MACE PODCAST! Our stop today is United States, with the special guest Bonnie Low-Kramen! Global trainer and global Speaker, Bonnie’s passion is to affect positive change in the global workplace by paving the way towards healthy, respectful, and highly productive relationships. I made already an episode with Bonnie last year in July, which is available in the MACE PODCAST Library (ep. n.2) and happy to share that this has been one of the most heard across the globe!  I invited Bonnie again because something special is going to happen on the 28th of February 2023: Bonnie is launching her new book "STAFF MATTERS" in which she brings and she offers SOLUTIONS to get what she likes calling the "Ultimate workplace". What is it all about? I've already read some chapters and I was completely inspired by Bonnie's words and approach: her book is a compelling research which summarizes experiences, stories, insights and feedback from different stakeholders across different industries all around the world, whom Bonnie met during her trainings and classes. My favourite takeways are: - Connection before Correction - Leaders should inspire people to be leaders, not followers - Experiences burnt are always the best learnt - Ask first, refocus and reset - Stay true to you, as Authenticity will pay back always. Which are your ones? Stay tuned and here the link to order your copy:  https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.amazon.com/Staff-Matters-People-Focused-Solutions-Workplace/dp/0976326841/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1676802663&sr=8-1__;!!OR9aRoiw!MawNgZA6KCa6OVfoiGUhoeCugkbzOdxrw3nizcBG7ND_lQDPSoZhDecHZwy4mqEzwbaDIVlC9MUlhrV_7CJI1XzXxmWtJg$ See you soon at the next episode of the MACE PODCAST! MM

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

This episode is entirely focused on Talent Acquisition and we will explore trends, challenges, new perspectives and horizons in the post pandemic world.

I am happy to discuss this with my guest, Mariusz Stokowacki, from United Kingdom.

Mariusz was born in Poland and he moved to UK where he was able to build his career as talent acquisition professional, with more than 20 years of professional work experience that includes 14 years in pharmaceutical recruitment and sales environment.

He Worked with leading staffing firms within life sciences, at world’s leading CROs supporting stakeholders across all levels . Also, he is a qualified Professional Performance Coach supporting those who want to make a change in their career or develop personally.

We will discuss about talent acquisition readiness, challenges, perspectives and trends in the business that is changed and it is changing due to the pandemic.

- Which are the new trends in Talent Acquisition?

- Which are the strategies that companies can have to retain talents and focusing on people as resources?

- Which are the challenges for the three stakeholders in the hiring process, candidates, recruiters and companies?

- How the Talent Acquisition readiness is changed within these last years?

- How can recruiters give feedback and candidates receive feedback alongside the hiring process?

I am sure Mariusz will share with us precious insights on these themes. Enjoy our conversation! *** I want to spend few words also for the things happening in Isreael in these last days. I really hope that the events and the war will end soon, and that the peace can be found for the thousands of lives that are threatened by the war ***

MM

#Talent is where #humans are and where #principles have no price. That's the ethos of the new episode of THE MACE PODCAST. To celebrate Clinical Trials Day, I interviewed Terttu Haring, MD, President of Clinical Sites & Patients at Syneos Health. With over 25 years of experience in clinical development, Terttu shares fascinating insights on the future of pharma, how we can ensure diversity when it comes to patient recruitment, patient centricity and more. We also deep-dive into her personal career growth and her views on how individuals can drive change in the industry. - How Equity and Equality can help us to create a better workplace within companies and organisations? - How individuals can make the difference in their own daily work? - Which is the role that mentorship and coaching play in career development? - What is 2024 bringing to the pharma industry? These are the exciting topics we will discuss. Stay tuned and listen to the podcast in your favourite podcast platforms: Spotify, Google podcast, Apple podcast, Amazon Music and Youtube channel.