A senior executive who has been in the financial services industry for many years, Diana has finally seen the light and joined the team at Artisan. For some of you, she may already be a familiar face. For everyone else, you're bound to hear from her soon.

Name: Diana Lagioia
Title: General Manager

When did you join the Artisan family?
27th of October 2008

Describe your role and what a typical day would entail?
Phone calls, meetings, one on one’s with staff, Candidate follow up calls, Client meetings, team meetings, phone calls, planning and did I say meetings.

How would you describe the culture at Artisan?
A family, creative and fun

What do you enjoy most about working at Artisan?
The opportunity to work with the very best of best within the Industry

What is one skill that you’ve developed since working at Artisan?
Mastering a Mac computer

What were you doing prior to Artisan?
Working in Financial Services

Tell us about your best and worst employment experience…
Traveling the world London, Paris, New York, my worst experience was being caught in September 11 in New York at a conference.

What makes a great work environment?
Professionalism, A happy team is a productive team that goes the extra mile for our candidates and clients.

What makes a standout CV?
My level of experience in Retail, wholesale and Corporate across a range of Industry groups, working with the best of the best within the industry. I seem to be drawn to exceptionally talented people.

What makes a successful interview?
Good preparation, research on the job role and company, answering questions in a confidently, and a portfolio of what you have achieved

What achievements are you the most proud of?
My two wonderful children, Creating a business from nothing and loving the job I do.

What do you find yourself doing in your spare time?
Movies, friends

What are your top 5 favourite websites?
www.ebay.com.au
www.dealsdirect.com.au
www.victoriasecrets.com
www.amazon.com
www.astoturf.com

What makes you feel alive?
Family & Friends

If you had to describe yourself in 50 words or less, you would say…
youthful and young at heart, being a Gemini I love to buy in two’s