Belinda Agnew - FOCCUS Group

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are you a team leader? Do you have the right people for your team? Is your team on the path to success? Being a leader can be overwhelming because you are going to manage different types of people but with the right attitude and mindset, you can handle your team easily and effectively. In this episode of the Aww Shift Podcast, our guest is Belinda Agnew. She is the founder of the FOCCUS Group. She is a passionate, self-made entrepreneur in the B2B space with an eye for opportunities and a passion for great results. Throughout her career, Belinda has helped to transform dozens of companies by seeking out and identifying opportunities for growth through the power of content, effective marketing, and branding strategy. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[12:34]</span> <strong>Why should we listen to you? </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I run an agency called FOCCUS group which has two arms so one is recruitment. We recruit within digital and tech. We worked with companies like Telstra, Amazon Australia. We run a media side where we create B2B branding for tech and software companies. And I'm in the mix of developing an application that will create pitch videos for candidates that are trying to get in front of employers. That's pretty much me in a nutshell.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[14:13]</span> <strong>How did you get into HR? </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I didn't really pick HR and I don't really love it. I love the process more than anything and I love evolving industries. When I got into recruitment, it was super conventional. It was very outdated and people were always recruiting the same way doing the same thing. I came into it with a digital twist and I started creating content at scale.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[15:04] My first company was an education company and we recruit students internationally and domestically for our two years in universities in Australia. We were like a sales