Season 17
The Global Interview season 17 featuring creatives, leaders and thinkers.
“Be prepared to work hard, ask for feedback, take every single opportunity that will allow you to learn something new and grow.”
Michaela Underdahl
Michaela Underdahl
Senior Community Manager at Nimble
Michaela heads up Nimble’s community growth and engagement. She is responsible for developing social media, PR, and influencer marketing strategies and manages the brand’s relationships with the press, influencers, ambassadors, partners, and customers. She’s passionate about teaching people how to use a CRM to grow their business, and she does so by hosting various online events and developing educational content. Michaela’s favourite part of her job is working with prospective and current customers and helping them to use Nimble to become more productive.
“My Mother taught me individuality, and that being different was an expression of authenticity, taste, style and refinement.”
Renée Benetar
Renée Benetar
Founder and Creator of Hampers Bazaar
Renée Benetar is the Founder and Creator of Hampers Bazaar. A niche, high touch client-focused business; specialising in creating customised, bespoke hampers to suit every occasion. Renee’s business story started with the idea of creating bespoke, stylish and accessible hampers created by hand with sustainability in mind. Using only the finest quality foods sourced from sustainably run family businesses, they can source speciality wines and novel gifts upon request.
From products to packaging to delivery, Renee strives to be as environmentally sustainable as possible and, of course, can create any hamper to suit the requirements. These include corporate gifts, celebrating a success, birthdays and anniversaries, festive season, mothers day and fathers day, and Easter! In fact, if you name the occasion, Renee and the team will arrange a personal hamper and deliver it for you!
“Degrees and pieces of paper don't mean anything. Don't worry about anyone else or what anyone else thinks, just be true to yourself.”
Steve Pugh
Steve Pugh
Founder at Roadmap MBA
Steve Pugh is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer (CEng) with two Masters degrees with values based on empowering people and creating positive and creative cultures. He is the Founder and Creator of The Roadmap MBA. Steve is someone who listens, understands and then tackles your biggest problems as quickly as possible.
“I have been a big fan of historian and philosopher Yuval Harari, author Simon Sinek, behavioural and organisational psychologists Adam Grant and Brene Brown and psychotherapist Esther Perel.”
Gökşen Çalışkan
Gökşen Çalışkan
EU Advocacy Director
Gökşen Çalışka is working as the EU Advocacy Director and Head of New Business at EURACTIV, a media network specialised in EU Policy. Her experience in the media and communications industry spans over a decade, focusing on partnership development, advocacy communication, reputation management, and media relations. Having started her professional life as a journalist in her home country Turkey, covering political and policy-oriented development in the European Union and EU-Turkey relations for EURACTIV.
“I am currently working as a freelance digital storytelling trainer on projects in Ukraine, Somalia, Nigeria and Nairobi, for the BBC and the EU.”
Deirdre Mulcahy
Deirdre Mulcahy
Video Content Trainer
Deirdre Mulcahy is currently working as a freelance digital storytelling trainer on projects in Ukraine, Somalia, Nigeria and Nairobi, for the BBC and the EU. These projects are mainly focused on delegates producing quality short-form video for social media using mobiles or Craft Cameras. She is also working on projects with corporate clients, developing their storytelling skills with vlogging workshops. Deirdre currently owns a Sony FS5 (Super35) camera and has been using it to illustrate new ways of delivering digital content. Having recently taken the role of visiting lecturer at Met film School (UK) to develop and deliver their industry-focussed video content BA course, focussing on craft camera skills.
“I am a people person, I can get the quietest person to converse. Eye contact and a smile are your greatest tools.”
Jeni Pim
Jeni Pim
Company Owner, Jen's Kitchen
Jeni Pim teaches at the famous Ballymaloe Cookery School. She is a Social Media and Marketing Consultant who helps to make it easier for people through her own start-up experiences. Jeni is always baking, growing and teaching! Passionate about her own business and in helping others achieve theirs, be it through food or their own individual paths.
“I have been blessed to have many great mentors in my career. I hope that I have been considered a mentor to others.”
Seng Ti Goh
Seng Ti Goh
Director, Focal Partners Pte Ltd
Seng Ti was most recently the Senior General Manager at Isuzu Motors Asia holding a CFO/COO position, heading up the FP&A, Treasury, Accounting, Human Resource, Corporate Communications, and General Affairs departments. Prior to that, he was at A.P. Moller Maersk Group, SKF Group, Asia Genesis Asset Management, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. He has over 15 years of corporate and market experience spanning from banks to hedge funds to corporates. He was the President of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (Singapore) and a main committee member of the MAS SOR to SORA steering (SC STS) committee.
“Don't wait for someone to hire you, create your own opportunities!”
Meagan Lynn
Meagan Lynn
Host, Actress and Social Media Manager
Meagan Lynn is a multi-passionate creative storyteller: an actress, host, and social media manager. She’s worked on social media and content creation for the likes of Sophia Amoruso and Maria Menounos, interviewed top celebrities and filmmakers as a host at AfterBuzz TV and currently hosts and produces her own podcast and YouTube series, Ten Minute Talks. Meagan is currently represented as an actress and host by JTA Talent.