From South Africa to California, God has always been my Anchor: A Career Conversation with JB Ryan
Release Date: 04/15/2024
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JB currently leads the Molson Coors billion dollar retail sales business in the western US. She's a wife, a mom and has over 20 years of international marketing and sales leadership experience!
Throughout her career, not only has she helped turn around well known brands such as Miller lite in the US, she has also trained more than 1000 corporate executives to become more confident and impactful presenters, as the CEO of UIGNITED, a training and development company on a mission to ignite lives and careers through presentation., leadership, life and confidence coaching.
JB is also the founder and executive sponsor of Molson Coors Christian employee circle, where she gathers professionals of faith within her workplace to pray, encourage and inspire one another.
In this episode, JB shares her personal and professional story and shares how God has been her anchor and ordered her steps, even through the difficult times.
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