Welcome to Talent Talk with Robert Walters
Talent Talk with Robert Walters is our global podcast series bringing together business leaders, recruitment experts and career growth specialists to share their insights and views on the latest hiring and career growth trends. So whether you’re an industry leader, people manager or job seeker, our podcast series has something for you.
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Driving Innovation & Change
How are leaders across South East Asia spearheading innovation in their organisations and creating transformative changes? From digitalisation and technological disruptions to staying ahead of global trends, we speak with leaders to find out what goes into ‘thinking successfully outside the box’.
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Robert Walters Leadership Podcast: Conversation with Hong Le, Grab
Hong Le, Head of GrabMart, Merchant & Strategy at Grab, speaks about bringing brands online in Vietnam’s fast-moving environment. From overcoming business challenges to finding talent and growing a career through complementary experience, don’t miss this podcast episode.
Robert Walters Leadership Podcast: Conversation with Tiger Fang, Kargo Technologies
Tiger Fang, Co-founder and CEO of Kargo Technologies, shares how his tech start-up is seeking to disrupt Indonesia’s traditional trucking industry, and his approach to leveraging opportunities and hiring tech talent in a competitive market.
Robert Walters Leadership Podcast: Conversation with Kenneth Tan, Varian
Post-pandemic, the impetus is on leaders and organisations to move beyond mere ‘recovery’ into ‘renewal’. Kenneth Tan shares how we should focus on fundamentals and relook at truisms, while staying grounded and humble ‘learn-it-alls’, in Episode Ten of our Talent Talk with Robert Walters podcast in South East Asia.
Robert Walters Leadership Podcast: Conversation with Arapat Sangkharat, Maybank Kim Eng Thailand
Hear from Arapat Sangkharat, CEO of Maybank Kim Eng Thailand, in episode nine of our Talent Talk with Robert Walters podcast in South East Asia, as he shares his career journey and learnings, what he looks out for in potential employees, and why leaders at the top must move forward to the new.
Robert Walters Leadership Podcast: Conversation with Muazzam Mohamed, Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad
Episode eight of our Talent Talk with Robert Walters podcast in SEA sees Mr. Muazzam Mohamed, Chief Executive Officer of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad, share Bank Islam Malaysia’s digitalisation journey, chief of which involves efforts to embed a digital-first mindset among employees, and his outlook on joining Islamic Finance as a career path.
Robert Walters Leadership Podcast: Conversation with Kelvin Teo, RedDoorz
In episode seven of our Talent Talk with Robert Walters podcast in South East Asia, we speak with Kelvin Teo, COO of RedDoorz, who shares his career journey in the technology and online business industries, and how he and his teams are building RedDoorz to be the largest new age hospitality tech company in the region.
Robert Walters Leadership Podcast: Conversation with Parag Arora, Citrix
Hear personal insights from Parag Arora, Area Vice President Networking, Asia Pacific & Japan at Citrix, on how he transited to a new role amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and key leadership lessons learned on communications, agility, innovation and customer success.
Shaping Cultures & Impacting Communities
As societies and stakeholders evolve, how are leaders across South East Asia going beyond the call to give back to communities and put people first? We explore the visions and efforts of leaders in bringing about positive changes.
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Robert Walters Leadership Podcast: Conversation with Eric Magdato, Lingaro
Even as employees welcome greater flexibility, Eric Magdato, Country Head - Philippines at Lingaro, shares in Episode Thirteen how companies can adapt to having their stakeholders being mostly ‘out of offices’.
Robert Walters Leadership Podcast: Conversation with Natthanicha Worawannaseth, BRAND’S Suntory
Episode twelve of our podcast sees Natthanicha Worawannaseth, SVP Corporate Function at BRAND’S Suntory, shares more on D&I and how businesses can best utilise D&I efforts to attract, retain and develop top talent.
Robert Walters Leadership Podcast: Conversation with Naeem Shahab Khan, Philip Morris Malaysia
As organisations increasingly act on their Environmental, Social and (Corporate) Governance (ESG) goals, Naeem Shahab Khan, Managing Director of Philip Morris Malaysia, shares more on enacting broader changes and shining as a talent in Episode Eleven of our Talent Talk with Robert Walters podcast.
Robert Walters Leadership Podcast: Conversation with Kenneth Choo, HEINEKEN
Hear from Kenneth Choo, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, HEINEKEN, on how he and his teams are navigating the global COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting ‘new normal’. In this time of uncertainty, Kenneth shares how leaders need to learn, step up, try something new, and lead with courage and creativity.
Spotlight on Career Journeys
How do leaders get to where they are, and what are the lessons they have learnt through their careers? Hear from inspiring leaders across South East Asia, as they share their journeys – how they are proving themselves despite the odds and propelling themselves and teams even further forward.
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Robert Walters Leadership Podcast: Conversation with Hao Tran, Vietcetera Media
In episode six of our Talent Talk with Robert Walters podcast in South East Asia, Hao Tran, CEO of Vietcetera Media, shares his journey of running a fast-growing media start-up in Vietnam, and how while optimising for our career success and goals, we should nonetheless remain open to different perspectives.
Robert Walters Leadership Podcast: Conversation with Joanne Chua, Robert Walters
In this special International Women’s Day episode, hear from Joanne Chua, Regional Client Development Director - Asia at Robert Walters, as we explore her career journey and life experience that made her the strong, vocal female leader that she is today.
Robert Walters Leadership Podcast: Conversation with Nisma Dar, Robert Walters APAC
In this special International Women’s Day episode, hear from Nisma Dar, Technology Business Partner - APAC at Robert Walters, as we discuss her career in tech, challenges of being a female professional in a male-dominated industry, and her advice on getting more women to enter the tech space.
Robert Walters Leadership Podcast: Conversation with Sammie Sam, Robert Walters Malaysia
Hear from Sammie Sam, Director, Executive Search at Robert Walters Malaysia, in our special International Women’s Day series, as we discuss her career journey to the top, the rise of female leaders, and how female professionals can make the most of their careers and advance to the C-suite level.
