Wish I Knew . . .
A podcast where I speak with people about their career path. Focusing on their decisions, success, advice, key traits, career moves, mentoring and listening to interesting stories. This podcast is an interesting perspective on how careers can take a linear path to success, but all often career paths take a zig-zag path. Fun Stuff to learn about. Enjoy!
Wish I Knew . . .
#79 Damian Carnell - Founder & Consulting Exec / Executive Compensation Focus / Worthwhile work? / HK Experience
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Gary Nowak
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Season 2
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Episode 79
Today my guest Damian Carnell is a guy who figured it out early in his career about what he wanted to do and the impact he wanted to make.
Career Background:
- Executive Compensation Focus
- Founder of CORPGRO
- Worked for great companies like
- Towers Watson for over 22 years
- Aon Hewitt
- EY Senior
Highlights
- First job in pub and getting along with your co-workers is important
- Being sponsored after high school by an Engineering company
- Get the right work life balance early on
- Getting Big 4 experience
- Ending up in Hong Kong and "being" the Insolvency department
- Rose Chan - Kung fu master
- Comparing working in the UK to HK
- Get a Magna Carta lesson HERE
- Hitting the high powered 80's and changing career focus
- Boutique consulting firm owned by a large law firm (Clifford chance Law Firm)
- Getting deep into employee ownership and compensation models
- Joining Willis Towers Watson and the world of executive compensation
- Getting the question "How does it feel having spent the best part of your professional career doing something that doesn't work?"
- Key to being a great consultant
- Not knowing the answer to a question
- Getting put on the spot during a compensation discussion
- A multi millionaire still living with his mother
- Integrity discussion
Want to be a guest? Email me at gpnowak@gmail.com!