Ep. 70-Jo Rolls- “Nobody’s entitled to a career. It’s what you create yourself. It’s grabbing those opportunities and learning from people..”

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Leaders with Ambition

Ambition UK

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Welcome to Leaders with Ambition, the podcast that dives deep into the careers of some of the most successful leaders working in professional services firms. We aim to discover the secrets behind their success, the challenges they face and to find out what traits make a successful leader. About the host: Nicky Acuna Ocana is the Regional Managing Director of Ambition, an international recruitment agency specialising in business services recruitment (Finance, Accounting, BD, Marketing, Insolvency, Restructuring and Corporate Finance) in professional services firms.

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Ep. 70-Jo Rolls- “Nobody’s entitled to a career. It’s what you create yourself. It’s grabbing those opportunities and learning from people..”

Leaders with Ambition

50 minutes 5 seconds

8 months ago

Ep. 70-Jo Rolls- “Nobody’s entitled to a career. It’s what you create yourself. It’s grabbing those opportunities and learning from people..”

Clear communication. Transparency. Collaboration. Permission to fail. As we learn on this episode of Leaders With Ambition, these cornerstones for a healthy workplace culture were knit into Opus Business Advisory Group from its inception.Managing Partner Jo Rolls shares with us career highlights along the way to co-founding a firm that is setting an industry standard for business insolvency and restructuring. Opus has developed a unique formula over more than a decade – one that translates today into 14 offices across the UK advising a broad range of clients on how to turn financial stress towards the best possible outcomes.Host Nicky Acuna Ocana invites Jo to reflect on how she has managed a pioneering career while raising a family and why creating – and sustaining – a strong network is key, both personally and professionally. You’ll find out about current professional challenges, the importance of lifelong curiosity and one of the hardest – but best – things an effective manager can do.(Hint: Leadership is about hiring the right people – and then letting them demonstrate their competencies!) Says our guest, above all else, be brave: “Everything we do is a learning experience, which is fantastic. It leads us to grow, change, pivot, do what we need to do.”Chapters00:00 Introduction to Jo Rawls and Her Journey01:47 Career Path: From Fashion to Finance06:31 Balancing Work and Family Life10:10 The Importance of Networking11:21 Opus Business Advisory Group: Mission and Values14:26 Learning from Mistakes16:00 Building a Strong Company Culture18:59 The Challenges of Starting Opus22:47 Expanding Horizons: Work in Qatar24:51 Succession Planning and Future Growth26:52 Networking Strategies for Success29:45 The Power of Networking and Connections32:53 The Importance of Allyship in Career Growth36:09 Navigating Career Paths and Opportunities41:00 Challenges in the Professional Landscape47:58 The Role of AI in the Future of Work