What a total thrill it was this week to open my little black book of old work mates and get one of the nicest gents on the planet onto the show in the form of Marc Thompson. He also has a wonderful job title, Manager - Enrichment Programming which he does for the quite marvelous Seabourn Cruise Line. You can learn all about what enrichment programming covers in this episode as well as:- Marc's awesome jobThe cruise industryIndirect Marketing TaglinesThomson Holiday ReppingJobs on a Cruise ShipMoving to P&OThe (Not so) Friendly FoursThe stuff that happens at seaHarvey NicholsFuturist LeadersRevenue Generation And so much more. Marc has had a stellar career so far and has covered off a lot of different things culminating in him taking on this wonderful role he has now. As an ex ship mate, Marc and I also spend a short time reminiscing over some of the amazing things we used to get up to whilst working on a ship in early career. Enjoy! The Guest Marc Thompson is the Manager - Enrichment Programming for one of the worlds most luxurious cruise companies, Seabourn LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-thompson/ The Sponsor Today’s episode comes to you in partnership with RotaCloud, the people management platform for shift-based teams. RotaCloud lets managers create and share rotas, record attendance, and manage annual leave in minutes — all from a single, web-based app. It makes work simple for your team, too, allowing them to check their rotas, request holiday, and even pick up extra shifts straight from their phones. Try RotaCloud’s time-saving tools today by heading to https://rotacloud.com/phil This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy