Business Analysts On The Ground Joe Newbert and Jéan Raath talk with Mohamed Bray about his life, career and being a business owner in the fuel industry.

In this episode:

The background check on Mo [01:45]
What's up in the fuel industry [09:43]
Mo's life-goals and rebranding journey [28:02]
How Mo handles the challenges that busy-ness brings [34:18]
The reflection that help forge Mo [38:35]
Ollie Will's seeded question to Mo [50:03]
Things customers ask [01:45]
Ollie Will's seeded question to Mo [50:03]
Mo's quick-fire nine [56:04]
Mo's seeded question for the next season's opener [58:45]
Closing out the episode [1:00:12]

The show notes:

Meet Mohamed Bray on LinkedIn
Say hello to @mo_bray on Twitter

Business Analysts On The Ground Jéan Raath and Joe Newbert talk with Ollie Wills about his life, career and being a business manager in the banking industry.

In this episode:

The background check on Ollie [01:47]
What's up in the banking sector [10:57]
The social norms (and formalities) of the banking industry [18:15]
Ollie's motto for managing the buzz and getting stuff done [29:50]
Where else Ollie's passions might lead him [42:56]
Bryden Neville's seeded question to Ollie [45:23]
The topic piquing Ollie’s interest right now [47:58]
Ollie's quick-fire nine [52:59]
Mohamed Bray's seeded question, from Ollie [55:47]
Closing out the episode [56:48]

The show notes:

Meet Ollie Wills
Email Ollie Wills at Gmail dot com

Business Analysts On The Ground Joe Newbert and Jéan Raath talk with Bryden Neville about his life, career and being a business analyst in the payments industry.

In this episode:

The background check on Bryden [01:51]
What's up in the payments industry [09:29]
The environment that draws the best out of Bryden [22:22]
Things worth talking about and challenging [27:32]
If Bryden weren’t a product manager/business analyst [33:42]
Eleanor Stowe's seeded question to Bryden [37:02]
What hosepipes have to do with business analysis. [42:33]
Bryden's quick-fire nine [44:45]
Bryden's seeded question for Ollie Wills [47:26]
Closing out the episode [48:17]

The show notes:

Meet Bryden Neville on LinkedIn
Connect with Bryden Neville on Twitter

Business Analysts On The Ground Jéan Raath and Joe Newbert talk with Eleanor Stowe about her life, career and being a business analyst in the energy industry.

In this episode:

The background check on Eleanor [01:57]
What's up in the energy sector [04:48]
How mindfulness and awareness habits blend in Eleanor's daily-life [14:22]
Eleanor's biggest challenge right now and how she's going to overcome it [25:55]
After the BBC Proms to Business Analysis, the next pivot [32:09]
Hester Swart's seeded question to Eleanor [38:42]
Eleanor's bucket list travel destination [41:25]
Eleanor's quick-fire nine [44:25]
Eleanor's seeded question for Bryden Neville [47:14]
Closing out the episode [50:14]

The show notes:

Connect with Eleanor Stowe on LinkedIn, or follow @TheSingingBA on Twitter
Check out her personal website: EleanorStowe.com
Listen to Eleanor's SoundCloud stream

Business Analysts On The Ground Joe Newbert and Jéan Raath talk with Hester Swart about her life, career and being a business analyst in the craft beer industry.

In this episode:

The background check on Hester []
What's up in the craft beer industry []
How Hester stays focussed []
How Hester stays ahead of the curve []
The big hairy goal in Hester's future []
Morgan Zerr's seeded question to Hester Swart []
The secret power Hester has in her bag []
Hester's quick-fire nine []
Hester's seeded question for Eleanor Stowe []
Closing out the episode []

The show notes:

Meet Hester Swart
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, by David Epstein

Business Analysts On The Ground Jéan Raath and Joe Newbert talk with Morgan Zerr about her life, career and being a business value analyst in the social media industry.

In this episode:

The background check on Morgan [02:00]
What's up in the social media industry [09:16]
How Morgan's day typically works out [22:56]
How clients influence how Morgan works [31:38]
The thing Morgan is curious about right now [42:52]
Kim Schilling's seeded question to Morgan [45:20]
What Morgan's friends say is the quirkiest thing about her [48:20]
Morgan's quick-fire nine [49:37]
The seeded question for Hester Swart, from Morgan [53:45]
Running the episode down [54:56]

The show notes:

Meet Morgan Zerr

Business Analysts On The Ground Jéan Raath and Joe Newbert talk with Adam Parkinson about his life, career and being a business consultant in the aviation industry.

In this episode:

The background check on Adam [00:58]
What's up in air traffic control [07:26]
How a typical day looks like for Adam [22:06]
What an 18-year old Adam Parkinson would tell himself [25:31]
The problem Adam would solve, if he could choose any project [33:22]
Phil's Sumption's seeded question to Adam [38:25]
Adam's absurd habit [44:24]
Adam's quick-fire nine [46:26]
Kim Schilling's seeded question, from Adam [50:23]
Closing out the episode [51:55]

The show notes:

Meet Adam Parkinson
Adam's contact details at AskHelios.com

Business Analysts On The Ground Joe Newbert and Jéan Raath talk with Phil Sumption about his life, career and being a business analyst in the property industry.

In this episode:

The background check on Phil
What's up in the property industry
How the first 60 minutes of Phil's day goes
When Phil fails at something
Where Phil's curiosity is at right now
Something Phil's not very good at
Phil's quick-fire nine
Closing out the episode

The show notes:

Meet Phil Sumption

Joe Newbert and Jéan Raath kick-off Business Analysts on the Ground with some pre-season talk about the Who, What, Where, When, Why and How of the show.

In this episode:

Parental Advisory [00:00]
The Big BAOTG welcome [00:55]
Where did BAOTG all start? [02:45]
The story of the hip hop beats [04:18]
The big 'Why the F?' are we doing this? [07:03]
What’s the vibe like and what will people get out of this? [10:19]
What can people look forward to in season one? [12:31]
How do people stay in the loop or get in touch [16:09]

The Show Notes:

Meet Joe Newbert
Meet Jéan Raath
The Inter-View Report