Leading Sustainability
In this podcast, join specialist sustainability recruiter Tom Strelczak from TWS Search Partners as he sits down with sustainability leaders from across geographies to discuss their careers and the realities of working in this complex sector.
Sustainability has become an exciting and significant area of growth across the world, with many aspiring professionals and graduates looking to move into this sector and forge meaningful careers.
Away from the draw of creating impact and making a difference, what is it really like to work in sustainability and what would leaders in this sector tell you about their experiences and how they got into the industry?
Leading Sustainability
Leading Sustainability: Narina Mnatsakanian (Global Head of Impact Investing)
In this episode, we speak with Narina, a widely recognised individual from the world of impact investing, talking very candidly and openly about the roots of her career at the PRI, and her transition into the world of impact investing, and how it has evolved over the years.
Narina also speaks very openly about the challenges of juggling her many roles as a full-time parent to three children, and the exciting period ahead for her as she considers new opportunities, the benefits of creating mental space and leveraging her professional network.
Timestamps:
(00:30) Career beginnings and start of the PRI
(05:32) Transitioning from PRI to asset management
(12:45) Impact investing; a natural progression
(21:35) How to prepare for a career in impact
(23:43) The challenge of juggling multiple roles
(33:28) The value of mental space during a job search
(37:31) Being in a full-time job as a full-time mother
(43:42) The outlook for sustainability and impact
(45:34) Alternative career options after graduating