Season 13
The Global Interview season 13 is the first season of the new year. The prior year was a challenging year for everyone, but good things can also happen from difficult times. Please welcome the new members of The Global Interview community.
“You don't need to have 'Leader' in your job title to be one. It starts with you-taking ownership of your ideas and actions. Do your research and make sure you surround yourself with people who have more insights than you and are already doing what you want to do.”
Joyce Osei
Joyce Osei
Business Analyst, Diversity & Inclusion Advocate and Author
(Experience in Diversity & Inclusion and Audience Engagement)
Joyce Osei is on a mission to inspire, impact and innovate with Entrepreneurs and Senior Leaders in Tech. She is a Business Analyst, Diversity & Inclusion Advocate and a published author.
Over the past 7 years, Joyce has worked to increase the representation of women in male-dominated industries by supporting leaders to attract, retain and develop their female talent.
She has done this by working with corporates on awards programmes which showcase and celebrate women as role models in their industry sector.
“The inner work breaks through the limiting stories and beliefs that keep us playing small and builds a strong relationship with ourselves so that we are no longer affected by external conditions, we simply show up as our best to be the leader that our goals, message, and mission needs us to be.”
Stacy Raske
Stacy Raske
Founder & CEO of Stacy Raske, LLC
(Bestselling Author, Speaker, International Leadership Mentor & Coach)
Stacy Raske is a bestselling author, speaker, Iraq War Veteran, badass biker chick, international success coach and leadership mentor, and intuitive business consultant.
She has spent the past five years leaning into and learning from her trauma and addiction recovery journey to deeply understand the role of beliefs, boundaries, and balance in our sabotage and success.
Her mission is to shift the social and cultural narrative surrounding ambitious, visionary Alpha Women by helping them shift from intimidating to influential leaders through unlocking their full authenticity, hiring their inner rebel, and balancing their power with more divine feminine energy.
“Belief in your ability when you're younger tends to be given but not always earned, whereas belief in your ability when you're older has to be earned but is not always given.”
Keith Hutchinson
Keith Hutchinson
Director/Executive Creative Producer, Founder & CEO of H2 Films
Keith Hutchinson is Director - Executive Creative Producer, Founder and CEO of H2 Films in Dublin, Ireland.
H2 Films specialises in the production of high-end Television and Cinema Commercials and online content for national and international clients both in Ireland and abroad.
Starting as an Art Director in Saatchi & Saatchi Dublin in 1987, Keith spent ten years rising through the ranks of advertising, collecting many coveted awards along the way, before setting out to become a Commercial Film Director.
“My mental health has always had its ups and downs like most people in this world. I realised that I am the only one who can change my life. The other reality of this is that it is hard work, and it is an ongoing project!”
Carole Ann Clarke
Carole Ann Clarke
Chief Experience Officer at I Am Here
Carole Ann has 20 years experience in the business world having worked at Global giants such as Diageo and Coca-Cola. She also has extensive experience in the world of advertising and digital agencies working on some of the biggest brands in the world.
She is an Avid Sportsperson, having captained the Irish Women's Rugby team for several years, an interprovincial hockey player and Senior footballer. Carole Ann has also completed an all-female expedition to the Arctic in 2018 for Debra Ireland. She coaches rugby in her free time, proactively lobbies for Sportswomen and has recently taken up hockey again after 23 years.
“If I look back 12 years ago, when I moved to Ireland, I was no one. I didn't speak English; I didn't have family support; there was no YouTube or Instagram channel explaining to me what to do when moving abroad. I had to figure it all out.”
Ed Giansante
Ed (Edu) Giansante
Founder & CEO of E-Dublin
Ed Giansante is the founder and CEO of E-Dublin - the largest channel of information for Brazilian expats based in Europe.
Since its launch in 2008, E-Dublin has helped millions of Brazilians searching for information about studies abroad. Ed's work has been recognised many times globally, including being awarded 4x as the Best Blog Abroad.
While building his side hustle, Ed has worked for many multinational companies including Intel, Zynga and Dropbox, where he led global community operations and ambassadors programs. He was also elected the Community Professional of the Year by CMX.
“Architecture is very rewarding but it can be a very challenging rollercoaster of emotions with strong personalities and egos with many highs and lows, so reminding myself to stay positive and keeping focused on what is important is where I go.”
Umesh Luharia
Umesh Luharia
Director at Glenn Howells Architects
Umesh Luharia is an architect and illustrator who is passionate about buildings and drawing people's homes in his unique style.
He has practised architecture working for a number of well-known practices based in the UK and recently took the opportunity to set up 'Your Home Portraits' and produce portraits of people's homes.
His illustrations are carefully composed, and detailed elevations of his clients' homes and sometimes feature stylised portraits of their owners. Each of these portraits are individual and personal, and made with care and detail.
“Firstly and foremost enjoy it, take your time to define your own style of photography and not to define success by the amount of followers on social media. The key to success is to be professional in every project. Treat everyone equally. Having a big ego can block creativity. Build up trusting relationships and collaborate honestly with others.”
Tim Bingham
Tim Bingham
Award-Winning Street & Documentary Photographer,
Content Creator and Trainer
Tim Bingham is an Award-Winning street and documentary photographer from Ireland. Tim has a passion for working with diverse cross-sections of communities, encouraging individuals young and old to capture their streets using their cameras to tell their stories.
Tim’s work has been described as descriptive narratives in pictures, bringing a poetic realism, combining a passion for the in-depth recording of people’s lives whilst at the same time demonstrating deeply empathic artistry.
This is particularly evident in his environmental portraits that he captures while out in the streets of communities, towns or cities that he visits, and his work has been exhibited in a number of exhibitions across Europe and the USA.
“We have built the company with friends, and a ton of friendships have been created over the years since Tractive was founded. Bring a lot of passion, dedication and the right people with you, and you can be successful. More likely than not, you will need all three of them.”
Michael Hurnaus
Michael Hurnaus
CEO & Co-Founder at Tractive GPS
(Tracking for Dogs and Cats)
Michael Hurnaus is the CEO and co-founder of Tractive - GPS Tracking and Activity Monitoring for cats and dogs. Michael is holding a Masters degree in Digital Media.
After some time at Microsoft, where he was working as a developer on Microsoft Surface he moved over Amazon. At Amazon, Michael performed on a range of the Kindle reading apps for smartphones and was a technical project manager for Amazon's Kindle Fire.
In late 2012 Michael quit his job at Amazon to move back to Austria to found Tractive, what has become the world market leader in GPS Tracking & Activity Monitoring devices for cats and dogs.