Category Archives: Career Reflections
Before Meltwater, I was self-employed running my own business. As a lifelong entrepreneur, I grew up running a lemonade stand with my friends and later, while playing professional golf out of high school, negotiated my own endorsement contracts. In college I created an entertainment magazine, which had distribution throughout the University of Florida and is still in existence today. Most recently, I worked in the entertainment industry where I joined the management team of Jeff Hanson Management & Promotions – the management team behind bands such as Creed and Sevendust.
While in college, I met Paal Larsen, now Executive Director of…
This post was co-authored by Eirik N. and Neil B. – both participants of Meltwater’s High Potential Program.
The Meltwater High Potential Program (nicknamed “HiPo”) is a series of management and talent development programs created by Jorn and Meltwater’s Executive Directors. Designed to provide further training for Meltwater’s most promising and successful managers, candidates are selected for the program based on their team’s or office’s successful sales and (as the title suggests) have displayed a high level of potential for future growth and development within the organization.
The program rewards employees by giving them more exposure to the company’s executive management team, in addition to external training…
Name: Chris Regester
Birthplace: Amersham, Bucks, UK
Joined Meltwater: 2005, Sales Consultant, London, UK
Current Role: 2011, Area Director, Meltwater News, Asia
Who inspires you: Fredrik Reff Sydnes, Managing Director of Meltwater Foundation, Oslo, Norway
My three words to describe Meltwater: Hard-working, Ambitious, Bold
If you ask Chris Regester what makes him proud, he does not answer by telling you about his personal promotions. Or about how he developed Meltwater business units in Hong Kong, Beijing and Singapore, or how he became the Area Director of Asia within three short years of joining the company. No, if you ask Chris Regester what makes him proud he talks about teamwork…
We’ve now posted three posts in our new “Featured Employee” series and have showcased Meltwater employees from all over the globe (literally). So far, we’ve received great feedback and engagement and the profiled employees have received even more support and “high fives.”
These profiles, however, primarily focus on employees who have matured in their careers here at Meltwater and are now in leadership positions. Next week, I’d like to turn the table. I’ll be interviewing a couple of sales consultants (the entry level position) on their initial experiences, personal growth and advice for recent graduates.
In the theme of social media, I’d like…
Name: Alicia Kennedy
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
Joined Meltwater: 2006, Sales Consultant, Sydney, Australia
Current Role: 2011, Area Director, Meltwater News, Australia and New Zealand
Who inspires you: Heidi Islann, Area Director, Strategic Accounts, Meltwater Group, Oslo, Norway
My three words to describe Meltwater: Challenging, Ambitious, Safe
If you ever wondered if Meltwater was a great place for graduates to work, Alicia Kennedy is the person to ask. In 2006, she put her pen down on the final exam of her Commerce degree … and 14 hours later, she entered the Sydney Meltwater office and began her new career.
“Landing the job at Meltwater felt like a real win…
