All Episodes
Your Future in Sales & Marketing — 164 episodes
Brand Manager and Beyond: Part 1
Episode 149: Colm Maguire | The 'backwards' move that built a path to CEO
Episode 148: Chris Tucker & Piyush Mittal, SC Johnson | Sales, Finance and the Long Game
Episode 147: Sheri Juchau | Building a Career on Curiosity, not a Plan
Episode 146: Kylie Gleeson | Curiosity Over Credentials: What AI-Era Leadership Actually Demands
Episode 145: Tanya Pitchforth | Chase a Trajectory, not a Destination: Lessons from a Global FMCG Career
Episode 144: Nick Cook | From Hyundai to Mad Mex: Building Bold Brands, Fast Decisions & Fearless Marketing
Episode 143: Serge Costi | FMCG Brand Building & Leadership: Diageo, Lion, and Scaling Milk Lab into a Global Success
Episode 142: Ben Gibson | Inside FMCG Leadership: Ben Gibson on Building Brands, Sales, and Scaling Startups
Episode 141: Leigh Coppin and Iain Shedden | No Slow Maybes: Leadership, Clarity & Growth in FMCG
Episode 140: Florence Paoli | International Careers, Inclusive Leadership & Embracing AI
Episode 139: Alex Barsley | From Farm Roots to General Manager: An Unconventional Commercial Career
Episode 138: Briar Keenan | Carving Your Own Path: From FMCG Leader to Commercial Excellence Consultant
Episode 137: Glen Scarlett | No Straight Lines: Building a Sales Career Through Experience
Episode 136: Talent Wrap 2026: Hiring, Careers & What’s Coming Next
Episode 135: Discussing the [axr] 2026 Salary Guide with Andrew Cannock & Ben Carnegie
Episode 134: [axr] Career Advice | How to Get the Most out of your Recruitment Process as the Hiring Manager
Episode 133: [axr] Career Advice | How to Navigate the Recruitment Process as the Candidate
Episode 132: [axr] Career Advice | How to Make Great Career Decisions
Episode 131: [axr] Career Advice | How to get promoted
Episode 130: James Deysel | How Field Sales Shaped a Marketing Leader
Episode 129: MindPick Special: Shaping Tomorrow’s Talent: Insights from MindPick Mentors Jon Bradshaw & Chris Baddock
Episode 128: Alanna Gibson and Grant Howard | Two Paths, One Purpose: How Fever-Tree’s Leaders Built Careers in Sales & Strategy
Episode 127: Adam Vine-Hill and Tess Gerrand | From Rowing to Revenue: Navigating Career Transitions, Family, and the FMCG World
Episode 126: Donna Oakley-Davies | Purpose, People, and the Power of Food
Episode 125: Seb Brandt | The Deliberate Detour
Episode 124: Natalie Woolley | Borderless Brands: From Singapore to Suntory - Navigating Global Markets with a Modern Trade Mindset
Episode 123: Holly Gregory and Keith Quigg | The Joe Berry Spotlight: A Conversation with 2025 Winner Holly Gregory & Director Keith Quigg
Episode 122: Nicole Dennis, Commercial Director at Diageo | The Resilient Leader: From Rural Roots to Global Brands
Episode 121: Dan Crabtree, Senior Sales Director at PepsiCo | From Shop Floor to Sales Leadership: Navigating Retail, FMCG, and Strategic Customer Growth
Episode 120: MindPick Special: Amy Smith of Mutti and Travis Miller on how the MindPick program has helped them accelerate their careers.
Episode 119: Brad Madigan, Managing Director at Brown-Forman ANZPI Balancing Strategic Vision, Commercial Execution, and Leadership at Every Level
Episode 118: James Powers, National Business Manager at Bobby| Balancing Strategic Vision, Commercial Execution, and Leadership at Every Level
Episode 117: Amy Darvill,Marketing Director at Vinarchy | Mastering Your Craft, Influencing with Confidence, and Leading Through Strategy
Episode 116: Michelle Foley, Chief Customer Officer ANZ at The Arnott's Group | Understanding your Customer, Staying Curious and Becoming an Impactful Leader
Episode 115: Sarah Quinn, Head of Independents at Campari | Backing Yourself, Driving Strategy, and Being Effective in Sales and Leadership
Episode 114: Surpiya Singh, Managing Director ANZ at Blackmores | Navigating a Career through International Moves and the Importance of Brand Authenticity
Episode 113: Ben Slocombe, Head of Marketing at Liquor Marketing Group | The Full Scope of Marketing and Building a Strong Network
Episode 112: Eddie Balemian, General Manager ANZ at Perrigo Company | Leading Growth & Consumer Health Innovation
Episode 111: Toby Hilliam, CEO of Appetise | Revolutionising Meal Planning & Consumer Insight
Episode 110: Samantha Hutson, General Manager at Nudie Foods | Sales, Category, and Strategy. Inside Samantha Hutson’s GM Mindset.
Episode 109: Tom Press, Sales Director at Key Pharmaceuticals | From FMCG to Tech and Back Again
Episode 108: Graham Fairbairn, Head of Sales & Marketing for Mutti | Growing a Category and Being a Global Citizen
Episode 107: Dan Bitti, APAC Marketing Director & Justin O'Sullivan, Sales Director for Jack Link's | When Sales and Marketing Collide
Episode 106: Kerry (Kez) Appathurai, National Sales Director at Lion | Women in Leadership and Building Trust with your Team
Episode 105: Job market update with Andrew Cannock & Ben Carnegie
Episode 104: Discussing the [axr] 2025 Salary Guide with Andrew Cannock & Ben Carnegie
Episode 103: [axr] career advice | How to resign
Episode 102: [axr] career advice | How to be interview ready
Episode 101: [axr] career advice | How to write a good resume
Episode 100: [axr] Live Event | Turning the tables | Mike Dickson gets interviewed
Episode 99: Clare Darroch, Global Director of Sales for Vida Glow | The Fun of Sales and Prioritising What's Important
Episode 98: Kurt Hegvold, VP Commercial Area Head and Managing Director ANZ at Electrolux | Taking Chances, Creating Value and Bringing Passion to Everything You Do
Episode 97: Future Leader Series | Samantha Corrigan, Customer Marketing Manager for SC Johnson, talks career progression, mentoring and side hustles
Episode 96: Future Leader Series | Matthew May, Head of Sales at Woolworth, stalks FMCG complexities, and developing as a leader
Episode 95: Sue Temple, Founder & General Manager of L-Founders, and Hollie Fenning, Head of Customer Planning & Continuity at The Coles Group | How to Keep your Customers Loyal in Retail
Episode 94: Steve Dumpleton, Founder of NorthStar | Negotiating your Way to Career Success
Episode 93: Sophie Scott, Customer Director for Woolworths Group & Michelle Foley, Chief Customer Officer for The Arnott's Group | When Two Worlds Collide: The Future Leader & The Senior Leader
Episode 92: Michael King, Sales Director at Haleon | From Humble Beginnings to Senior Leadership and Everything in Between
Episode 91: Laura Johnson, Founder of Strivin’ | Women in Leadership and Career Connection
Episode 90: Mark Powell, Chief Customer Officer, Inghams | From Wine to Chicken and Everything in Between
Episode 89: [axr] career advice | How to take the next step
Episode 88: Future Leader Series | Pete Doran talks career ambition and whether you can have it all
Episode 87: Paul Bull on his new venture MindPick and building an FMCG community
Episode 86: Rachel Humphrey, Marketing Director of Mars Food | Her “Cookie Cutter” FMCG Marketing Career
Mini Pod: Rachel Humphrey, Marketing Director of Mars Foods
Episode 85: Richard Morgan, Founder of Freedom Funding | Turning a Side Hustle into a New Career
Mini Pod: Richard Morgan, Founder of Freedom Funding
Episode 84: Elizabeth Miller, GM for Manassen Foods | Career Diversity, Leadership Roles and Being Vulnerable
Mini Pod: Elizabeth Miller, GM, Manassen Food Group
Episode 83: Paul Tucker, Sales Director for Moet Hennessy | Recruitment, Luxury FMCG Brands and the Intersection of Life and Career
Mini Pod: Paul Tucker, Sales Director at Moet Hennessy
Episode 82: Getting Interview Fit with Phillipa Moig, Jade Lish & The Marketing Academy
Episode 81: 2024 job market predictions with Andrew Cannock & Amelia Kettle
Episode 80: How to work with a recruiter with Andrew Cannock & Amelia Kettle
Episode 79: [axr] special event - Who runs the business?
Episode 78: John Foong, Chief Revenue Officer for Domain | Staying Curious, Being Open to Opportunity and Harnessing the Power of your Network
Mini Pod: John Foong, Chief Revenue Officer, Domain
Episode 77: Nicole Parker, Director of Marketing & eCommerce for Weber Barbecues | The Sales & Marketing Crossover
Mini Pod: Nicole Parker, Director of Marketing and eCommerce ANZ, Weber Barbecues
Episode 76: Jade Lish, Head of Marketing, v2 Food & Jane King, Head of Marketing Communications, Cartology | Sliding Door Moments, Empathy at Work and The Art of Communication.
Mini Pod: Jane King, Head of Marketing Communications, Cartology (Woolworths Group)
Mini Pod: Jade Lish, Head of Marketing, v2 Food
Episode 75: Mimmo Lubrano, Director and CEO of Sandhurst | Career, Family, Freedom, and Passion - How to Have It All!
Mini Pod: Mimmo Lubrano, Director of Sandhurst Fine Foods
Episode 74: Category Curiosity with Andrew Cannock, Angela Craven, Chris McKay & Kate Bean
Episode 73: Tim York, CEO of v2 Food | Words of Wisdom from an FMCG Leader
Mini Pod: Tim York, CEO of V2 Food
Episode 72: HR Superstars Karen Coyle of William Grant & Sons and Nellie Tierney of Campari | HR and Your Career
Mini Pod: Karen Coyle HR Manager, William Grant & Sons
Mini Pod: Nellie Tierney, HR Director at Campari
Episode 71: Jonathan Sully, Marketing Director at William Grant & Sons | Not all CMO Roles are The Same!
Mini Pod: Jonathan Sully, Marketing Director of William Grant and Sons
Episode 70: Yash Gandhi, Head of Marketing at Baiada | From Agency Creative to FMCG CMO
Episode 69: Kate Bean, Head of Category at Kelloggs | The Evolution of Category Management
Episode 68: Daniela Stapleton - The risk and the reward of tier 1 to fast-growth SME
Episode 67: Ariah Michel - Don't wait!
Episode 66: Paul Bull - Revenue Management Special - turning complexity into clarity
Episode 65: Susan Catania - This is how you create a path towards the top of a Tier 1 FMCG
Episode 64: Tyler Martin - the Olympian entrepreneur who’s cracking open FMCG
Episode 63: Katie Steele - Now that's what I call career breadth! A must listen!
Episode 62: Building an FMCG from SME to Aussie category leader with Claire Wait
Episode 61 - Discussing the [axr] Salary Guides with Andrew Cannock
Episode 60 - Disrupting Consumer Loyalty with Sue Temple, General Manager at L-Founders of Loyalty
Episode 59 - The Retailer Turned Sales Director, Chris Walker, Pacific Sales Director at Hasbro
Episode 58 - 2023 Job Market Predictions with Andrew Cannock
Episode 57 - Getting Interview Fit with Mike Dickson and Greg Madden from [axr] Recruitment & Search
Episode 56 - Own your own development, every day with Imran Khan, Managing Director at TCC Distributors
Episode 55 - " Being yourself, work & life" with Olivia Sutherland, Marketing Director at Krispy Kreme
Episode 54 - "On a mission to drive engagement, how does Advantage help Retail and FMCG work better together?" with John McLoughlin CEO Advantage Group
Episode 53 - Leading sales in a market disruptor with Emma Quigley, Sales Director at Koala
Episode 52: Should you consider a global or regional role? Keith Shortall, Johnson and Johnson
Episode 51- The classic marketing career, Marketing Director for Bacardi
Episode 50 - From Tier 1 FMCG to PE with James Farrow, Sales Director for Upfield
Episode 49 - Leaving FMCG is NOT the career risk it once was with Amanda Schmidhofer, Chief Consumer Officer for Mrs Mac’s
Episode 48 - How to make the move from Agency to client side with Liam Loan-Lack, CMC
Episode 47 - Making a move in a hot market, with recruitment experts Callum Jones-Bray and Chris Hamil - Bonus Pod
Episode 46 - Daniel Roberts, from Shine+ on "From elite sports to commercial leadership"
Episode 45 - Alyse Berriman from Liquefy, on The Entrepreneur Within
Episode 44 - Yvette Costi, CMO of Blooms the Chemist on Hiring the Outsider
Episode 43 - From Corporate to Consulting with Andrew Sutherland from Lightswitch Consulting
Episode 42 - Are organisations developing talent (and capability) for the future? Jeff McKenzie, Pernod Ricard
Episode 41 - Leading a fast-growth FMCG with Trish Pegorer, MD for Mutti Australia.
Episode 40 - Robbie Lawson from Google
Episode 39 - Oliver Tatlow from Reckitt
Episode 38 - Hanna Fold from Unilever
Episode 37 - Victoria Baker from GWA Group Ltd
Episode 36: Chris Shaw from Diageo
Episode 35 - Gerard Smith from Freedom Foods
Episode 34 - Richard Curtis from FutureBrand Australia
Episode 33 - David Tuffin & Craig Wagner from Blackmores
Episode 32 - Tamara Howe from Kellogg's
Episode 31 - Cheryl Hayman - Non-Executive Director
Episode 30 - Kristy Ryan from William Grant & Sons
Episode 29 - Michael Roe from Dulux Group
Episode 28 - Esme Borgelt, Managing Director from Kellogg's
Episode 27 - Adam Ballesty from Dominos
Episode 26 - Chris Sadler from iNova Pharmaceuticals
Episode 25 - Seb Brandt from Ingham's Group Limited
Episode 24 - Alexia Horley from PepsiCo- Mini Bonus Pod
Episode 23 - Alexia Horley from PepsiCo
Episode 22 - Nick Boyden from GSK
Episode 21 - Kim Mouret from P&G
Episode 20 - Sarah Nichols from Bacardi
Episode 19 - Leeson Brooke from GWA Group
Episode 18 - It's a Crossover Episode
Episode 17 - Jan Van Der Meer and Greg Madden
Episode 16 - Derek Oliver - Blackmores Group
Episode 15 - Claire Smith - SC Johnson
Episode 14 - Megan Farquhar - JDE
Episode 13 -Jamie Eastley - Primo Foods
Episode 12 - Vivian Zurlo - Bubs Australia
Episode 11 - Nick Dawes - Ferrero
Episode 10 - Jen Johnson - Mars Foods
Episode 9 - Nathan Low - Meat and Livestock Australia
Episode 8 - Peter White - Campari Group
Episode 7 - Chris Burgon - Frucor Suntory
Episode 6 - Eugene Visione - Birch & Waite Foods Pty Ltd
Episode 5 - Ben OBrien - Kellogg Company
Episode 4 - Caroline Waite - Frucor Suntory
Episode 3 - Jonathan Morley - Nestlé Purina Australia
Episode 2 - Swati Prasad - Unilever
Episode 1 - Louise Baker GAICD - Sales Director Incubator
Introduction