002 - Irene Molodtsov, Sia Partners: How to get seen in the workplace Nikki Thomas meets with Irene Molodtsov, Co-CEO at Sia Partners. Irene has a fascinating story - fleeing the USSR as a child, Irene had to rebuild her life at a young age. Irene moved to Melbourne where she had to learn a new language, and adopt a new culture. Driven to succeed, Irene made a decision early in her life that she wanted to be successful. She worked for Pilkington glass and KPMG before deciding to branch out on her own and start Molten Consulting. Irene sold her business to Sia Partners in 2016 and now works for Sia Partners as Co-CEO of it’s UK arm. In this episode we discuss her passion to succeed, the importance of hard work, how to navigate through work politics and what makes a good workplace. We also discuss why she went from entrepreneur back to employee and the difficulties of trying to balance work and life as a mum, Co-CEO, Investor and Board member (even with the “mum guilt”).   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Resources Find out more about Irene here: Sia Partners and 4.0 consulting: https://sia-partners.co.uk/ Sia Partnerson Twitter: https://twitter.com/siapartners?lang=en Irene’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irenemylife/?hl=en   3 Career Takeaways 1) Ask yourself ‘why are you here?’ and ‘what are you doing?’ 2) People are motivated by ‘push’ or ‘pull’. Push - run away. Pull - to run towards. Figure out which one you are and find out your motivators. 3) Make sure you work for a company you are passionate about.   A Podcast Company - 
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