The 3rd Dan Black Belt CEO: Honor Solomon, CEO of EMEA for AllianceBernstein UK

Honor Solomon is SVP and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of EMEA, and Head of EMEA Retail.She is an award winning leader, mentor and D&I advocate. She is also a 3rd Dan Karate Black belt, so although one of the nicest people you could meet, you don’t mess with this lovely lady.She has gone from working in a clothing store to investment sales to sales management to UK CEO of EMEA of one of the leading investment companies in the industry.Honor was previously at Legal and General Investment Management as the head of retail and CEO of its unit trust business for six years. Before that, she was a managing director at BlackRock (and its predecessor company Merrill Lynch), where she worked for nearly 15 years in London, Paris and New York. Honor is someone I have a lot of respect for and have known for many years, she has worked her way up to the top through good leadership, superb communication and relationship building skills while still always remaining a kind-hearted can-do attitude.While leading the UK retail business she balances a busy work life with a loving family with 3 kids.We talk leadership, mindset, sales, relationship building, fund management and much more giving tips on what could help executives in any industry.Super conversation with a super leader.Doug D Gordon spent 21 years as a C-level executive where he was recognised in the Times and Independent national newspapers for my work. Since leaving the corporate world in 2018 he has been honoured with 5 awards for keynote speaking, coaching, mental health work and growing a consulting and training business. He also has been a national radio presenter and podcaster in Ireland for over 5 years interviewing over 300 people including sports stars, film stars, NY Times bestsellers and top business leaders to find out what makes people successful in life and how they did it. This led him on to writing his book. He also played national league premier division hockey in Belgium, England and Ireland captaining and coaching international players.✅ 5X Award-Winning Speaker, Trainer & Coach✅ 97+ LinkedIn Recommendations from top executives & teams (including from C-level in Dell, Samsung, CitiBank).✅ National radio presenter for over 5 years interviewing political heads, NY Times bestsellers, Sports stars, film stars and well known business leaders✅ Proven Results with FTSE 100 & Fortune 500 companies, elite sports teams & high-growth businesses✅ 21 Years in Finance / fund management: C-Level leadership, sales growth & business leadership strategy (Fidelity, Lazard, HSBC, Aviva, Columbia Threadneedle & Davy)✅Recognised corporate sales success in the national press (Times & Independent).✅ International Bestselling Author & Global Speaker featured in The Times, The Independent, many magazines, TEDx & hundreds of top business summits✅ Keynotes at Institute of Directors Global Convention x2, Cambridge University x2, Stanford, London Investment Summit, National Workplace Wellbeing Summit, Wealth Summit, Thrive conference & many more.dougdgordon.com#AllianceBernstein #podcast #HonorSolomon #CEO #fundmanagement #fundmanagers #fundmananger #investing #investment #portfoliomanagement #sales #salesmanagement #diversityandinclusion #diversityequityinclusion #leadership #leadershiptips