Talent Talk with Andrea Ross

"Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast" - Leadership Lessons from Jens Drewes, CEO of Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. What if your biggest leadership challenge isn’t strategy, but culture? Jens Drewes shares how a culture-first approach drives execution, trust, and results — and the habits every leader needs to thrive. In this episode, Andrea Ross, accredited executive,team coach & leadership developm...

Your HQ just moved. Your team didn’t. That’s the reality for companies across the Middle East. RHQ mandates. Saudization. Emiratization. Legal shifts are redrawing the talent map — and companies who don’t adapt are getting left behind. Would your hiring strategy survive if you had to rebuild it tomorrow? In this episode of Talent Talk, Executive & Team Coach Andrea Ross sits down with Kinetic’s Ru...

Would you start over — in a new country, a new industry, with nothing but conviction? That’s exactly what Gurj Sandhu did. From the UK to India, Singapore, and now Dubai, Gurj’s journey isn’t just about career change — it’s a masterclass in leadership that refuses to play safe. In this episode of The Career Establishment, Andrea Ross sits down with the Founder & CEO of Leru Partners to unpack how...

What if the key to future-proofing your organization… isn’t found in strategy decks, but in empathy and integrity? This episode pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to lead through chaos, culture clashes, and constant change. Andrea Ross, team/executive coach & corporate trainer at The Career Establishment sits down with Victor Morales — President & Group Executive for Latin America (LAT...

Saudi Arabia isn’t following leadership trends. It’s setting them. In Part 2 of this bold and insightful conversation, David Jones (CEO of Mercer Talent Enterprise) returns to explore how Saudi and UAE organisations are reshaping the global leadership narrative — with female leaders rising, young talent accelerating, and cultural shifts driving innovation. This episode is packed with real data, po...

Most psychometric tools used today were built before the internet. Yet we still expect them to find our future leaders? In this episode, I sat down with David Jones, CEO and Partner at Mercer Talent Enterprise, to challenge everything we think we know about assessments. We dig into the systems that drive hiring, development, and succession—and ask the big question: Are our tools keeping up with ou...

What if the most overlooked talent in your organisation… was also the most loyal, emotionally intelligent, and resilient? The over-50 workforce isn’t slowing down. But many companies still treat them like they’re winding down. In this episode, leadership coach and corporate trainer Andrea Ross sits down with Natalie Hall, Chief Commercial Officer at 55/Redefined, to unpack what most employers are...

AI isn’t just coming. It’s already reshaping the workplace. The question isn’t “if,” but how fast you’re adapting — and whether your leadership is evolving with it. In this episode of Talent Talk, leadership coach and corporate trainer Andrea Ross sits down with Armanda Mealha — Executive Director and Specialist Team Unit Lead at Microsoft Portugal — to unpack what AI-ready leadership really looks...

HR is evolving—are you keeping up? As we step into 2025, those who fail to adapt risk being left behind. On this episode of Talent Talk, Andrea Ross sits down with Stuart Elliott, CEO of Elliott Scott HR Search and Recruitment, to decode the biggest HR shifts shaping the future. What You’ll Discover: ✅ DEI evolution: The roles are expanding beyond traditional DEI into wellbeing, business partneri...

Most Leaders Fail on LinkedIn. Are You One of Them? What if LinkedIn could be your most powerful tool for growth— but you're using it all wrong? I sat down with Dean Seddon, CEO of MAVERRIK®—a leader in social selling—to break down why most leaders and sales professionals struggle to stand out. The biggest LinkedIn mistakes? ❌ Blending in instead of leading. ❌ Posting without a strategy. ❌ Fail...

Welcome back to a new season of Talent Talk with Andrea Ross! Join your trusted host and leadership coach, Andrea Ross, as she delves into the dynamic world of work with fresh insights on leadership strategies and the latest trends in the workplace. Whether you're a longtime fan or just joining us, come along as we navigate and excel in today's ever-evolving professional landscape. Subscribe now a...

Some would say the Logistics industry has been hit the most due to the coronavirus pandemic, but for Kuehne + Nagel the world’s leading logistic company boasting 1,400 offices in over 100 countries with over 83,000 employees that couldn’t be further from the truth. So how has one of the leading logistics businesses in Asia Pacific navigated around one of the biggest disruptions of our time? In thi...

You have tuned into a unique 3-part series on workplace trends where I sit down with seasoned leader at Microsoft Asia, Rosalind Quek, General Manager for Modern Work to discuss the recent Microsoft 2022 Work Trend Index. Microsoft surveyed 20,000 people in 11 countries globally and analysed trillions of Microsoft 365 productivity signals, along with LinkedIn labour trends and Glint People Science...

You have tuned into a unique 3-part series on workplace trends where I sit down with seasoned leader at Microsoft Asia, Rosalind Quek, General Manager for Modern Work to discuss the recent Microsoft 2022 Work Trend Index. Microsoft surveyed 20,000 people in 11 countries globally and analysed trillions of Microsoft 365 productivity signals, along with LinkedIn labour trends and Glint People Science...

You have tuned into a unique 3-part series on workplace trends where I sit down with seasoned leader at Microsoft Asia, Rosalind Quek, General Manager for Modern Work to discuss the recent Microsoft 2022 Work Trend Index. Microsoft surveyed 20,000 people in 11 countries globally and analysed trillions of Microsoft 365 productivity signals, along with LinkedIn labour trends and Glint People Science...

Welcome to Talent Talk Asia Podcast. Today, you have tuned into a unique "Talent Acquisition" series where host and corporate trainer Andrea Ross showcases powerful voices in the TA industry across Asia. In this series we discuss the most pressing challenges facing TA leaders in the wake of the "Talent Revolution" and our guests will share some of their tips on how to best overcome them. My guest...

Welcome to Talent Talk Asia. Today, you have tuned into a unique "Talent Acquisition" series where host and corporate trainer Andrea Ross showcases powerful voices in the TA industry across Asia. Our guest is Amy Choong, Regional Head of Talent Acquisition at ShopBack. The ShopBack Group is Asia-Pacific’s leading shopping and rewards platform, serving over 30 million shoppers across ten markets. G...

Welcome to Talent Talk Asia Podcast. Today, you have tuned into a unique "Talent Acquisition" series where host and corporate trainer Andrea Ross showcases powerful voices in the TA industry across Asia. In this series we discuss the most pressing challenges facing TA leaders in the wake of the "Talent Revolution" and our guests will share some of their tips on how to best overcome them. My guest...

Former Robert Walters Recruitment Leader and "Everything Recruitment" coach and trainer Andrea Ross from The Career Establishment and founder of Women in Recruitment Asia has the tables turned when she becomes a guest on her popular podcast Talent Talk Asia. Andrea is joined by Shulin Lee, Legal Recruitment specialist at Ansa Search and podcast host for "After the Bar". If you lead people across a...

Welcome along to another episode of Talent Talk Asia Podcast brought to you by the training and coaching company The Career Establishment. My guest today is none other than Matthew Ng, Head of Financial Services - Technology and Operations, Singapore at Charterhouse. Charterhouse are a Women in Recruitment Asia Company Member and we want to personally thank them for their support of the DE&I space...

Get this pod on your playlist - Why? If you're striving to be the best recruiter or recruitment leader in your field and looking to find out the habits of a million dollar biller then this is the pod for you. Shulin Lee, is the founder of a recruitment business. She is Singaporean, a mother, wife, Podcast Host and kick-ass legal recruitment leader. She has a list of accomplishments over the years...

In this pod I sit down with the co-founder and New Energies expert Adam Carabetta from Formative Search, based in Singapore. Before setting up his own recruitment business with business partner Nick Ryland he worked for Drake International as a Manager on the renewable energy desk for over 5 years and worked for Hydrogen Group for 3 years as a Team leading focusing on oil and gas. I started workin...

Welcome to another episode of Talent Talk Asia. Today, I am joined by Ling, Xiang Lee, Principal Consultant, Sales and Marketing, Industrial, Technology, and Services at Robert Walters, Singapore. We get technical in this pod with Ling sharing her experience on business development approaches, sourcing strategies, and why she boomeranged back to Robert Walters after a short stint with Facebook as...

Happy New Year Talent Talk Asia Listeners. We are back and bringing you fresh pods for 2022. Meet Thaya, Than Tun Director at Tralent a Rec2Rec business based in Singapore and covering Asia. Thaya is a former agency recruitment, internal TA and in 2021 launched her own business providing talent to the recruitment industry. Thaya and I go back a few years so you can expect juicy stories, what salar...

Welcome along to a bitesize episode of Talent Talk Asia. I thought it would be useful to pick out little snippets of the conversations I’ve had and bring them to you. This is a few minutes long and a bit of learning that will enhance your life. My guest is David Lim, leader of the 1st Singapore, Mount Everest Expedition in 1998, author and legend on the motivational speaker's circuit. In this clip...