Welcome to Episode 15 of our podcast, Courageous Conversations, hosted by Leanne Pilkington.
In this episode, we hear from Vivienne Ryan, Director of Gravia Media. She talks about her career path, starting her business, the challenges and tough conversations along the way and how she continues to build a strong culture within her team.
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00:20 – Vivienne’s career journey: from lawyer to marketing to Gravia
02:30 – The challenging conversations involved with her family when Vivienne decided to change careers
04:15 – The absence of passion and happiness, how it impacts anxiety and depression and making change to address it.
06:30 – About the beginning of Gravia Media and what she has learned during its launch.
08:30 – Aligning your values with your work and career journey.
10:45 – Vivienne’s experience with being a life coach and how she uses it to motivate her team
13:40 – Delving into Vivienne’s business partnership, the personal challenges happening simultaneously, and launching ‘Girlfriends of Gravia’.
17:00 – About Gravia Media today; its team, Vivienne’s role and what the company does.
19:30 – Building a great business culture and commanding respect by setting careful boundaries.
22:00 – Vivienne’s experience with staff profiling and learning from ‘bad’ recruitment
24:15 – The importance of regularly checking in with her team and their values.