Louise O’ Shea, Former CEO Confused.com - Leading the Way for Diversity & Inclusion
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Show Notes
Jeannette talks to Louise O'Shea, the Chair of InsurTech UK's Advisory Panel and the former CEO of Confused.com. Under Louise's stewardship, Confused's revenue doubled and profits tripled, results that Louise puts down to her impactful, disruptive style of leadership. In this episode, Louise talks about her success, the value of diversity and inclusion, and why we should never be afraid to think outside of the box when it comes to our business journey.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- If you love what you do, then even if you aren't the most successful, it still means that you'll enjoy the journey.
- We have "sliding door" moments in life that can send us off into all new directions, but these areas are where the real opportunity resides. Be brave enough to consider these pivot points.
- You have to have a purpose greater than yourself, and be part of a team that motivates you, in order to ensure that we gain true job satisfaction.
- Just because one chapter closes doesn't mean that more exciting chapters aren't ahead of you. See a closing door as the opportunity for an opening one.
BEST MOMENTS
'I've always been driven by "love what you do"'
'You've got to understand where you've come from if you want to know where you are'
'If you're clear on what your purpose and where you're heading, it's a lot easier to get there'
'There are opportunities everywhere'
This is the perfect time to get focused on what YOU want to really achieve in your business, career, and life. It’s never too late to be BRAVE and BOLD and unlock your inner BRILLIANCE. If you’d like to jump on a free mentoring session just DM Jeannette at [email protected] or sign up via Jeannette’s linktree https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast series - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/brave-bold-brilliant-podcast/id1524278970
ABOUT THE GUEST
Louise O’Shea is the Chair of InsurTech UK’s Advisory Panel and FinTech Wales, as well as a non-executive director of CFC Underwriting and YuLife. The former CEO of Confused.com Louise is an expert at disrupting personal lines distribution. She transformed Confused.com, doubling revenue and trebling profit, and led Confused.com’s successful exit from Admiral Group in 2021 and the acquisition of TempCover in 2022. Louise is passionate about disrupting stereotypes associated with the InsurTech and FinTech sectors.
If you’d like to find out more about Louise and the intersection of her personal life and leadership roles you can out her views on motherhood in her very popular BBC CEO Secrets interview: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55834823
https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-o-9328997
ABOUT THE HOST
Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.
Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams.
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Podcast Description
Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being Brave, Bold & Brilliant, which have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers, and life in general. From the boardroom tables of ‘big’ international businesses to the dining room tables of entrepreneurial start-ups, how to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities and take risks, whilst staying ‘true’ to yourself is the order of the day.