Ep. #16 Building a Portfolio Career with Tamara Singh

In this episode Jean is joined by Tamara Singh. Jean and Tamara talk aboutCreative ways to build a portfolio careerHer experience of COP 26Regenerative systems and sustainabilityHow to make hybrid working workWhat a climate hackathon is and why the green economy is importantTamara spends time considering global systems and the nudges that may help to render them more sustainable, She does this drawing on her expertise in Financial Systems, Digital and Sustainability.  She enjoys a portfolio career which allows her to devote her energy to her profession and her passions.Tamara built her career across energy, financial services and fund management, governing trading floors in London, New York and Asia Pacific. Having earned her stripes at Centrica Plc, BP Oil International, Deutsche Bank and Macquarie Bank, she returned home to Singapore in 2012.On home ground, Tamara served Westpac Banking Corporation and then her country working for GIC. Whilst supporting GIC’s mandate for Singapore, she contributed to digital transformation and sustainability initiatives, building relationships across the financial ecosystem worldwide. This ignited her to structure a portfolio career centred on enabling sustainable organisations to scale, while championing impactful change. At present, Tamara works at all levels across industries to both better the finance ecosystem and to further enterprises through sustainable business practices. She holds Board positions with Conjunct Consulting, South East Asia’s first social change consultancy, and the People Centered Internet.  She also coaches leaders of organisations and advises start-ups navigating sustainability and scale. As her linked in profiles states she is a proud mama of her two young sons – who she is devoted to, and who have stretched her out of her comfort zone and into efforts to master ball sports and patience.She recharges through appreciating food and drink in excellent company, then exercising and dieting in solitude.You can find Tamara here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamarasingh/Other organisations Tamara is connected with:https://peoplecentered.net/https://conjunctconsulting.org/Books Tamara mentioned:Sarah Ichioka and Michael Pawlynhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Flourish-Design-Paradigms-Planetary-Emergency-ebook/dp/B09MWMDJCC/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1648804025&sr=8-1Invisible Womenhttps://carolinecriadoperez.com/book/invisible-women/Herminia Ibarra -The Authenticity Paradoxhttps://hbr.org/2015/01/the-authenticity-paradoxHerminia Ibarra - Working Identityhttps://store.hbr.org/product/working-identity-unconventional-strategies-for-reinventing-your-career/4139Anne-Marie Slaughterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne-Marie_SlaughterEnders Game/Enders Shadow - Orson Scott Cardhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ender%27s_GameSign up to my weekly newsletter.Book a free strategy call: https://calendly.com/jean-balfour/30minLearn more about my work: https://jeanbalfour.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanbalfour/