Shavawn Jacobsen: Making the most of all opportunities

Shavawn is a partner and dog mom, and is also a talented marketer having won the Up and Coming Marketer of the Year Award in 2023!  Shavawn shares with us her parents' decision to move from South Africa to New Zealand for a better life and better opportunities! We talk about building relationships, navigating new cultures, and being yourself in all environments! Shavawn tells us about her “non-traditional” pathway into marketing, her journey with self-confidence and the importance of knowing what you bring to a team, we also talk about social privilege and how important it is to have awareness of those around us!  It was a fabulous chat with Shavawn, we hope you enjoy!  All of our interviews are available to watch via our website too!