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Five leadership lessons from L’Occitane Group’s head of travel retail in Apac

Inside Retail

In April, L’Occitane Group announced the appointment of Green Yip as regional managing director for travel retail Apac. Following my degree, I worked in marketing and banking for a short period, following which I joined DFS as a management trainee in Hong Kong. I also took on business development projects during that period.

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How Sam Walton’s sundown rule makes me a better leader: Andy Chen, Comvita

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Before joining New Zealand healthcare brand Comvita , Andy Chen worked in HR and project management at Walmart for 10 years. We recently sat down with him to learn about his career highlights, best leadership tips and how he approaches the work-life balance conundrum in this day and age. Stay hungry and then give it a try.

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“Enjoy the journey and be kind”: Strand CEO Felicity McGahan on leadership

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From her early days as a store manager at Sportsgirl, to leadership roles at Gap, Sussan and Cotton On, McGahan has built up a wealth of knowledge, which she has drawn from to shape Strand’s recent rebrand , and overseas expansion. IR: What advice would you give someone who wants to get into your line of work? FM: You need to love it!

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How Mud Australia CEO remains invigorated after 29 years in the business 

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Here, we chat with Mud Australia’s founder, designer and CEO Shelley Simpson about work-life balance, why the business has invested in the Headspace app, monthly massages on-site and green breakout spaces, and how her wheaten terrier, Molly, helps her to switch off. I’m at the stage where I know how to draw the line – there’s always tomorrow!

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How boxing helps Single Use Ain’t Sexy founder Josh Howard switch off

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After starting his career in media, working as a special assistant to Network Ten’s then-executive general manager Russel Howcroft, Josh Howard switched gears and moved to New York City, where he worked for startups that blurred the lines between content and commerce. JH: Lately I’ve been doing a lot of boxing.

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Foodpanda’s Evelyn Tay talks travel, sport and 20-plus years in comms

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Evelyn Tay: I manage all aspects of communications, government, and public affairs, as well as sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes across Asia at Foodpanda. Post-Uber, I also managed Tesla’s communications in Asia at the most interesting time when building the Shanghai Gigafactory.

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The best career advice I ever received: Fanny Moizant, Vestiaire Collective

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Fanny Moizant: My fashion career started with an internship at John Galliano, before I moved on to work as a marketing manager at lingerie company, Dim. This knowledge combined with my expertise in marketing – as I earned a management degree at the Institut de la Mode in Paris – paved my way to found Vestiaire Collective in 2009.

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