Begin your New Year with Reflection and Curiosity

Associate Professor at the University of Warwick, Dr Gill Frigerio’s career term was making connections. Take the time to listen to Dr Gill’s tips and commit to reflect on your connections. Roy C. Vella encouraged us to be curious and open to experiences and taking risks. Think about it, how curious are you? Listen, reflect and answer! Join Hoda Kilani and her guests on Career Buzz and increase your Career Literacy. Guest Bios Roy Vella Roy is a well-known digital strategy expert, professional speaker, and independent Non-Exec Director, Advisor & Consultant to enterprises large and small. As a resourceful Stanford JD/MBA and US/UK citizen, Roy has proven complex problem-solving skills and global execution delivering high-growth, digitally-driven teams. He runs a management consultancy providing strategic advice and commercial services to digital leaders globally, particularly as an expert in the deeptech, fintech, smart home industries. In EMEA, he engaged many notable, brand name clients as well as many London-based incubators and their fast-growing European start-ups. Dr Gill Frigerio is an Associate Professor in the Centre for Lifelong Learning at the University of Warwick who leads on the Centre’s qualifications in Career Studies and Coaching. Prior to moving into a teaching role, Gill worked in career development practice and management, and most recently was Head of Careers in the Centre for Student Careers and Skills at Warwick. Gill’s teaching interests cover theory and practice in career coaching; working with vocation and calling; as well as researching career development practice. She has research interests in intersectional approaches to women’s career development, socially just careers work and supporting practitioners as researchers. Gill is the Chair of NICEC, a learned society for those working in career development. She has recently completed a Doctorate in Education looking at a ‘calling-informed’ framework for career development practice and particularly focusing on women’s experiences of work and faith.