Catherine is the founder and Managing Director of Personally Recommended Australia, specializing in market research and recruitment for the retail industry globally.

Catherine completed a Bachelor of Business majoring in Human Resources and Industrial Relations and has held much senior Recruitment & Human Resource positions over her 25-year career. She understands what employers look for in hiring young talent, and what makes a great candidate.

Combining industry knowledge with business street smarts, Catherine has been providing high-quality recruitment and human resource solutions to global retailers for over a decade.

What you’ll learn about in this episode:

• A common sense approach to raising teens who will be ready for work
• The importance of practical skills like cooking and budgeting
• How fostering independence needs to start early
• Not enabling dependent behavior by over-parenting
• Learning how to balance guidance and letting go
• Allowing your child to look at themselves and decide who they are
• The value of education – even if it means not pursuing college
• Why downtime is vital for children of any age
• Accountability and giving your child credit for their mistakes and successes
• Why it’s OK not to be perfect
• Self-awareness and empathy lead to having authentic conversations