Travels From New South Wales
Speaker Topics
The Future of Work is Meaningful
Adam Jacobs's latest venture Hatch is on a mission for all people to find meaning in work. To achieve this, Hatch is disrupting the employment space with an innovative marketplace to help candidates and teams find each other based on skills, culture & purpose.
In this presentation, Adam will share the latest in employment innovation and how it will shape the future of work.
Key Takeaways:
- Learn why job hunting in the future will look more like online dating
- Understand how to inspire and attract Generation Z
- Learn how to prioritise skills over resumes
- Build diversity into your employment frameworks with best-in-practice unbiased hiring
The ICONIC
Adam shares the lessons learnt from building Australia’s largest online fashion retailer, THE ICONIC. A disarmingly authentic Speaker Adam shares a raw, honest account of what it takes to build a successful global tech company – warts and all.
Adam shares his expertise and insight on:
- Customer Obsession
- Leadership
- Best practice Customer Experience
- Brand Storytelling
- Managing hyper-growth
Key Takeaways:
- Learn strategies for building customer obsession into every level of business
- Understand how to lead and inspire younger generations
- Take a peek behind the curtain of one of Australia’s most recognisable and successful online brands
Adam Jacobs
Co-Founder and Managing Director of online retailer The Iconic
Co-Founder and Manging Director of online retailer The Iconic, Adam Jacobs is the leader of a world-class team reinventing Australia’s fashion industry. He also Co-Founded Hatch, a venture changing the future of work.
Previously consulting at the Boston Consulting Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers in Sydney and Copenhagen, Adam worked with major retail, media and consumer clients, providing applicable growth strategies, before venturing into entrepreneurship.
Interested in the influence technology has on changing society, Adam aims to build global companies that have a positive influence and impact on the future. Previous studies in Philosophy, Marketing and Management has shaped how Adam leads and communicates with this teams, clients and consumers.
In 2011, Adam founded The Iconic, with a focus on customer experience, leadership, communication and the power great teams have.
Adam was awarded the Young Executive of the Year in 2014 and was runner up for Managing Director of the Year, by the CEO Magazine’s annual awards in the same year.