Ep 52 Vanessa Macdonald-Smith of Oneglobal broking: Putting people before numbers and enjoying the fun of the chase

In today’s episode we meet a strong broker of many years’
experience and with subject expertise and contacts that many
would take multiple careers to accumulate. She has had a senior
career at many of the top independent brokers. Over recent times
I have come to know and respect her as one of those people that
always speaks their mind and comes as a breath of fresh air with
their own perspective on what is happening in the marketplace.
Vanessa Macdonald Smith is a former CEO of JLT Fac and is now in
a new role as Executive Director and Head of D&F at Oneglobal
Broking. She has a broad and senior view of the market but has
her feet close enough on the ground to be fully in touch. In this
podcast we look at today’s hard market and OneGlobal’s plans to
grow into it, the opportunity for independents as the big brokers
consolidate and what it is like to be a senior woman working in a
time of cultural turmoil and great change. I always enjoy time
spent with Vanessa and I think you will too.


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