Rob Driscoll on Constructing You - Dare to be Different

Rob experienced sudden permanent blindness at 13 due to a rare genetic disease known as 'LHON'. Unusually, he is grateful for the lessons it taught him and gift it gave him. Rob is a qualified solicitor and mediator. Rob gained experience in commercial and corporate business including joint ventures, outsourcing, technology contracts, as well as specialising in non-contentious and contentious engineering & construction law and the area of digital transformation/process management. He has experience from both private practice law firms and in-house teams and has risen through the ranks to director level leading teams in policy, business and law. Rob deals with the commercial and legal needs of the complex ECA corporate group, deals with over 3000 organisations active in the engineering services sector, whether as designers, suppliers, installers or service and maintenance (FM). Rob is now recognised in thought leadership, he co-founded the Process Innovation Forum/Innovation Factory (ww.thePIF.org) and has been Chairs the Payment Advisory Group of the Cabinet Office and Crown Commercial Services on SME business, CIC BIM legal, procurement and payment, Build UK Payment and Contracts Groups, CBI and others on the area of digital transformation in construction law and business. He more recently emerged as a respected thought leader on digitisation of payment in construction and cash-flow systems, bringing the simple approaches of lateral problem solving from disability into the commercial world. Rob has chaired the payment sub-group of the SME Advisory panel and formed an integral part of the Construction Leadership Council's Business Models and Digital Groups tackling C-19, payment and fair practices issues within the industry. A founder of the LHON Society, a charity for those impacted by LHON (a rare genetic disease causing sudden blindness), Rob has sought to highlight ability rather than disability recently winning UKCW Role model in 2018 and CN Talent Equality, Diversity and Inclusion leaders and mentor of the year awards in 2019. Rob advocates for those who dare to be different. In this deeply inspirational and transformative interview, you'll get insight to: - Breaking free of the shackles of limitations - Pursuing professional excellence - Being no prisoner to your excuses - Stretching your thinking and perspectives - Innovations happening at the intersection of contech and law - Seeking diverse experiences - Living your own life free from titles And so much more. This is a deeply inspirational episode with a person who is living proof that you are not a product of your circumstances or bound to your excuses - you can truly do anything you set your mind to. Play now to break free from your own shackles. Show notes: If you enjoyed this episode, and you've learnt something or it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me, @elinormoshe_ or Elinor Moshe on LinkedIn. Don't forget you can also join the Facebook community to be part of the growing family of constructors who chose exceptional futures.