A New Paradigm to Survive & Thrive as an Employer ; with Tom Hitchcock & Kabel Vafilopoulos - #52

Today’s podcast is our first one recorded for 2022! It was wonderful, and our guests Tom and Kabel were aligned and on point!Here’s a snapshot of what we discussed:07:44 - Kabel’s vulnerable journey13:47 - the ‘big resignation’ for people18:10 - being a 6 star employer27:25 - gems for the year ahead37:18 - the power of being uniqueplus lots more…enjoy!Here’s some information about our guests:Tom HitchcockTom Hitchcock (yes, THAT Hitchcock – Alf is a distant relative) is a serial entrepreneur who has created businesses all over the world including the UK, Spain, and Australia. After opening and running 5 successful Call Centres with over 130 employees in Spain, Tom set his sights on Australia and hasn’t looked back since, bringing international experience and a genuine desire to help people with him.Converting his Sales skills into recruitment, Tom excelled in some of the top recruitment agencies in Australia including “billing the biggest month ever blah”. Ever the revolutionary, Tom opened his own agency, Purple Patch Consulting, knowing that he wanted to be part of the small but influential Recruiter 2.0 who recognized that chop shop recruitment was on its way out and that meaningful and efficient recruitment was the way forward. A speaker, an accredited Mentor (he has worked with Mark Bouris of ‘The Apprentice” fame) and a dynamic business man, Tom is quietly carving out a niche for himself as a thinker who is implementing disruptive change, combining technology and the human condition for an unstoppable combination.ContactLI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/recruiterandsalestrainer/W: https://www.purplepatchconsulting.com/Kabel VafiopulousFounder & CEO, Love Is The AnswerKabel is an energetic, passionate, caring leader that believes in equality for all living beings.With a career spanning 25+ years in sales and leadership chasing the top end of corporate clients Kabel now runs his Social Enterprise, Love Is The Answer, that helps THOSE who help OTHERS.Kabel is a strong advocate and speaker on mental health having dealt with depression and anxiety as a high functioning person for the last 14 years and recently also dealing with ptsd from a tragic car accident in early 2020.  Kabel survived a stroke in 2017 that brought his mental health issues into the daylight for the first time and has been on a journey since to be real, relatable and connect deeply with people. Contact:https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-is-the-answerhttps://www.facebook.com/LoveIsTheAnswerAustralia/https://www.linkedin.com/in/kabelvafiopulous/Check out our previous episode here.The purpose of the Mission Activated podcast is to inspire people with the stories of people who are activated on their mission, and are living a life of purpose, passion and alignment. Being in business is not just about money: it's about bringing our genius and our gifts to the world to impact others. If you'd like to get in touch please contact us at [email protected]