EP13: 1:1 Career Conversation with Paul Malcom - Former VP Sales - Europe, Middle East and Africa at Marriott and Hilton - a podcast by Chris Robinson

from 2020-06-29T11:00

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This week we chat to Paul Malcom. He was the VP of Sales Europe, Middle East and Africa at Marriott up until 2013 and then at Hilton. He also set up his own business in his home town in Australia called Chalkline consulting. 


There are a lot of people in this world given the name “legend”, to me, this guy is a true legend, on a personal note, he was one of the first senior leaders I interacted with when I started my career, he is inspirational, driven, passionate and cares about the people he works with.


Paul is a 36-year veteran of hospitality, working for two of the largest hotel and travel companies in the world, Marriott and Hilton. He has worked all over the world, travelled the world and led teams and inspired others. He worked up from a banquet waiter to Regional Vice President of sales and has some amazing stories and lessons to share.


Paul joined us from his home in Adelaide, Australia last week I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.


We chat about a HUGE amount of topics including:



  • Starting as a banquet server, then a barman and a sales executive. 

  • Working in many different countries.

  • Taking on projects and how to handle this.

  • Embracing cultures of other countries.

  • Working across timezones. 

  • How the hotel industry should approach life post-COVID-19.

  • Learning about new things to help your team.



You can learn more about Paul here on his Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-malcom-98739335/


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