As for Aida, it is perhaps too soon to tell-but it seems likely she’ll be distinguished by her dry sass, the wary but resilient voice of reason, following in ex-host Kara Brown’s footsteps by countering the frivolity of Louis and Ira’s tangents just a little, when possible. Ira’s trademark is a generous chuckle and genial molasses-slow voice (he’s even been aurally recognized in a café while ordering) he seems to view everything with a sort of well informed, semi-detached good humor. The pod’s original concept was a mix between Crooked’s Pod Save America and Lovett or Leave It, utilizing conversational chemistry between longtime buds Ira and Louis to create the atmosphere of a fireside chit-chat with the attitude of gossip at an LA brunch spot.Įach host has their signature: for Louis, it’s light-on-his-feet quips, trivia-style references to old Hollywood, and refined taste (“I swept it away with my big gay apathy broom,” he said recently of forgetting about Game of Thrones ). This episode was hosted by Paul Toms, Founder of EMEA Recruitment, and Rose Jinks, our Senior Marketing Executive.Back in October, Crooked Media’s Keep It celebrated one hundred episodes and added a new permanent podcast co-host, Aida Osman, to join lifers Ira Madison III and Louis Virtel in bickering about pop culture and politics and interviewing guests like Ronan Farrow, Hunter Harris, Mandy Moore, and Adam Scott. To find out more, please visit our website: We’re proud to raise awareness and funds for Operation Smile to continue its work providing free surgery to children born with cleft lip and palate. The EMEA Recruitment podcast is brought to you in partnership with Operation Smile. If you’d like to contact Lou, you can connect with him on LinkedIn: If you’re looking for a particular part of the episode, you can use the timestamps below:Ġ1:55: The last thing that made Lou smileĠ3:46: The importance of staying connectedĠ5:54: What Lou has learned from working around the worldĢ1:35: Does Lou feel like he’s made it in his career?Ģ4:44: How the Finance function has evolvedĢ8:42: Advice for young Finance professionalsģ6:41: Developing a culture that people thrive in Listen to the full episode on your preferred app or below: He explains that he’d never have picked the path he’s been on, so he won’t try to guess what the future will look like. Regarding his own career journey, Lou likes to stay open-minded. He is adamant that Finance should be seen for more than just hard skills and that employees should be clear about what would make a difference to them in their work lives. With the rise of data and artificial intelligence in the Finance discipline, Lou has advice for anyone early in their career. He’s also proud of Xylem’s mission to make the world a better place, through bringing safe water to people. Joining such a big company, Lou enjoyed the fact that there was always something going well, always something inspirational happening, but also that there were always challenges. He was also exposed to different areas of the business, as well as senior leaders, which helped him when he moved to Xylem in 2010. It was a challenge, but Lou felt that he was making a difference. Lou spent over 12 years at GE, starting on its “gold standard” rotation programme straight out of university. Nevertheless, thanks to his strong beginnings at GE, Lou feels “pretty lucky” to have ended up in Finance. Lou tells Paul how he got into Finance in the first place it was more a process of elimination than a true passion for the discipline. He’s learned how to be empathetic and be more patient, expressing himself more clearly to colleagues. The pandemic, however, made him appreciate quick calls and messages – he had assumed that everyone was simply too busy in the past.Įxperiencing different cultures and working with different people in his career has taught Lou that there is not really one best way to get something done. In fact, staying connected was his New Year’s resolution this year having lived and worked across Asia, Europe and the USA, Lou has always found it a challenge. When he’s away from his friends and family, Lou likes to stay connected through technology, such as playing virtual games of Scrabble against his dad. Lou spoke to Paul Toms from his “second home” in Barcelona, where he met his wife and where their first daughter was born while he was on an assignment with GE. “I love that it’s not simple, that the challenges are changing – it keeps me very engaged.” Thank you to Lou Corapi, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Gulf Cryo based in Dubai, for joining us on the EMEA Recruitment podcast.
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