Robin Burrowes — Mentor profile, Title: Founder, Company: Next Generation Marketer Former Amazon, Apple, & Microsoft, Industry: Marketing | Technology, Mentor Type: Albers

Background

Job Description

I lead my own marketing consulting and teaching business, started in 2025 after 25 years in marketing leader roles at Amazon, Apple and Microsoft.

Company Description

I help small, medium and large businesses with marketing positioning and strategies that are geared to win with the 'next generation' of customers.

Employment History

Amazon (2013-2025)
Apple (2012-2013)
Microsoft (2000-2011)

Education

BA (Hons.) Business, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland

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Mentoring Objectives & Scope

After 25+ years working in senior marketing roles in big tech companies, am keen to pay it forward to next generation of marketers and offer advice, lessons learned and practical steps to build and grow a marketing career.

As a mentor, I can support students in the following: 

- Resume review, interview prep, LinkedIn branding
- Career exploration, matching interests and talents with professions and industries
- Building technical or subject matter expertise (hard skills)
- Improved communication and interpersonal skills
- Expanding a network, building connection, navigating an organization
- Structure and process, tangible skills and learning

When and where do you hold meetings with your students?

Hybrid, meetings held near campus. 

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