Can you have a career where you grow and feel challenged but still supported, and still stay with the same company for decades? Yes, you can! On this episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast, we talk to food industry legend Claire Martino about her long tenure at Bakkavor and what she’s learnt from working in the food industry for 20+ years.
Can you have a career where you grow and feel challenged but still supported, and still stay with the same company for decades? Yes, you can! On this episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast, we talk to food industry legend Claire Martino about her long tenure at Bakkavor and what she’s learnt from working in the food industry for 20+ years.
Claire walks us through her own journey at Bakkavor, telling us about some of the moves she made within the company and what they taught her. We unpack making career moves that support you when you’re having a family and how to take on extra responsibility as a working parent, when you feel ready for it. Later on, we explore what personal development actually means and Claire reveals how she’s able to continue developing in her role by taking on extra projects, such as her mentorship work through the fabulous Flourish in Food programme.
We’ve wanted to have Claire on an episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast ever since we started it so we’re really pleased that it finally happened! There’s plenty of advice here whatever stage of your career you’re at, so please share this episode around with your food industry colleagues. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review to help our show to grow.
Timestamps
[2:56] We welcome the amazing Claire Martino to this episode!
[6:50] Claire walks us through her early career
[9:06] Why Claire joined the food industry and what she loves about it
[12:55] Upwards, sideways, diagonally: How Claire’s career has evolved
[20:28] “I wasn’t doing anything well”: Balancing work and family responsibilities
[26:23] Does your length of service give you more flexibility in your work life?
[29:35] Stay or go: What’s best for your career?
[32:33] What Claire learnt from her personal development course and how she’s applied it to her career
[38:05] Why you need to take responsibility for your own personal development
[40:18] Claire’s “wobble” and how she overcame it
[45:12] If your personal development doesn’t come from your career, you have to go out to find it
[52:53] Communication is key!
[55:49] Where to go to get in touch with Claire
Links and Resources
Our previous episode on the menopause
Our previous episode on Flourish in Food
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