Jo Hanlon

Principal/Director,
Mind Your Ps

Jo Hanlon previously held sales, marketing, business management and regional business development roles with Baxter Healthcare in Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia and South America. Since completing her MBA at SGSM, Jo went on to establish her own successful HR consultancy. 

‘I decided to do my MBA because I wanted to build structure around what I had already experienced in my working life; I wanted a more in-depth knowledge of important structures that support, and metrics that indicate, the health of a business. I had a blast. I was travelling a lot with work and needed to squeeze more and more into my life, so I just had to juggle things around to be workable. I got great value from the group work which wasn’t a “vanilla” experience – it was multicultural, a true reflection of workplaces today. 

‘The real-life experience and knowledge of the lecturers made it very relevant, so what I was learning I could immediately put into practice on a day-to-day basis and the HR subjects I did made a great contribution to the choice of what my business was to involve. I continue to build my business and it provides me with flexibility, choice and the ability to make a real difference. I have a wide and balanced view on business which benefits my clients hugely, and there is no doubt that a lot of that foundation came from doing the MBA.’