Scribble Talk - Episode 15 Nic Adams ( APMP Veteran aka Masterchef)
Apr 13, 2020 • S01 E15 • 00:50:33
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You are listening to Scribble Talk, a podcast for bid and proposal professionals. My name is Baskar Sundaram and with my co – host Ashley Kayes, we will be sitting down with our industry veterans to share their stories, discuss their career, and learn how to make an impact in the industry.
Today’s guest is Nic Adams
Nicholas Adams is an industry veteran with 30+ years IT and bid and proposal experience having recently worked for Teradata as Lead for EMEA proposal management and RFX process previously leading their UK & Ireland Opportunity Management function. Before Teradata, Nic also worked at Liberata, Atos/Siemens IT Solutions, Dell, HP and Fujitsu.
Nic has served on the APMP UK Chapter Board of Directors since 2007. Nick was also 2017 and 2018 UK Conference director. At an international level, Nic has served as APMP International chair, past chair and was also first ever Treasurer for the Association. Nic is APMP Practitioner certified and has a business management degree from university of south Africa. Nic also served in the board of AFSM International, Rotary, Lions International and various education institutes.
In this episode we will discuss Nic's
- Early Life in South Africa
- Mom influence and his music career
- Techincal expertise at IT Companies
- Transition to UK
- Entry to Proposal Industry
- 3 things not many people know about him
- APMP Board, Conference Chair contributions
- UK Chapter Association
- Cooking passion
- Advice to bid and proposal professionals
- His next steps
Few fun Qs....
What would the world be like if it was filled with male and female copies of you?
If you were transported 400 years into the past with no clothes or anything else, how would you prove that you were from the future?
What's the most courageous thing you've ever done?
If you could eat only 3 foods for the rest of your life, what would they be?
If you could pick a new first name, what would it be?
and more..
Get to know the human side of APMP Veteran, Nic Adams