Ep. #18 Courageous Career Conversations with Vanessa Iloste

Today’s podcast guest is Vanessa Iloste. Jean and Vanessa have a great high energy conversation about how to have a courageous career conversation - both as an individual and as a leader. Vanessa was born in France and moved to Japan at the age of 19 years old.She received a scholarship to study in Japan and has been now living and working in the Asia region for 26 years. She has lived in Osaka, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore.Vanessa has been working for the LVMH Group for 21 years and is today the HR VP of Sephora Asia.She is married and has 2 children. Her hobby is writing and she is currently completing a story taking place in Hong Kong.”Vanessa sharesThe role HR played during Covid in crisis managementHow a crisis is an opportunity for learning for all of usWays to be curious about many different career optionsHow to be aware of your ‘employability’ in the marketHow to talk about compensation with your managerYou can find Vanessa here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-iloste-she-her-4a30a537/The books Vanessa mentioned - The House on Palmer Road and the House on Silat Road are linked below. https://epigrambookshop.sg/products/the-house-on-palmer-roadhttps://epigrambookshop.sg/products/the-house-on-silat-roadYou can find Jean Balfour here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanbalfour/Sign 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/