Episode 138: Briar Keenan | Carving Your Own Path: From FMCG Leader to Commercial Excellence Consultant

About this episode

Briar Keenan discusses building a career on one's own terms and her journey from FMCG leader to consultant.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Your Future in Sales and Marketing, we sit down with Briar Keenan, Commercial Excellence Leader at Big Rocks Ltd, to explore what it really means to build a career on your own terms. Originally from New Zealand, Briar grew up surrounded by tourism destinations, nature, and ski fields - eventually settling in Queenstown. With parents working in tourism and hospitality, her upbringing was grounded in service, resilience, and adaptability. But her career didn’...

People in this episode

Host: Your Future in Sales & Marketing

Guest: Briar Keenan

Topics covered

• career development
• commercial excellence
• FMCG
• consulting
• personal growth

Keywords

• career
• consultant
• FMCG
• commercial excellence
• New Zealand

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Big Rocks Ltd

Places: New Zealand, Queenstown

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