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The 5 Ds of Succession Planning How do you prepare your agency for life after you? If it’s built in your image, round the work that only you control, how can someone else grow it after you’ve moved (or passed) on? Talking about succession plans is like talking about making a will and like with families, if you exit - for whatever reason – and leave it intestate, dozens of careers will be left hanging in the balance. Rachel Konrad has worked for some of the world’s biggest blue chip companies around the world, advising them on commercial aspects and she’s here to help you make sure that your business becomes a legacy. We discuss: Working for Carlos Ghosn, Elon Musk and the World’s Best CEO Jeff Immelt. Why only 50% of businesses have a succession plan and when to have 'that' discussion. CEO factories, How the Vatican got succession right, The Role of the Executive Secretary, Underperforming bosses, handling the media, succession advice for creative agencies and turning fear into motivation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amy Taylor - former Red Bull CMO - in charge of one of the world’s most memorable brands made her own daring leap become CEO of a publicly listed Good For You drinks company Zevia which has ambitions to be verbified for all types of positive, healthy food and beverage products. We discuss her 20+ year career at Red Bull and her transition into the mainstream soft drinks market to meet the needs of the modern, more enlightened consumer. The science behind making healthy sweet drinks, what new flavors are being developed and why, generating ‘Brand Heat’, dealing with a government that says “all sodas are bad”, and educating consumers by positioning Zevia as a health food hack. We also get Amy’s take on DEI & neurodiversity and how her policies benefit a high adrenaline challenger company in one of the world’s toughest markets. Links: Amy’s LinkedIn profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amytaylor2021/ Zevia web site here: http://www.zevia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Salmon and his team at Agency by Agency are modern-day marketing Magellans, charting the contours of the communications sector in the UK. Along the way, they’ve uncovered so many useful and fascinating facts about its agencies. This indispensable show is an exclusive look at the way we all view ourselves, what helps us stand out and what hurt us by making us all look the same. Unbland your agency with Agency by Agency’s world first unbiased UK creative sector survey. Show notes: Tom's LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomsalmonleeds/ Agency by Agency web site https://agencybyagency.com/ Andy Farmer’s Spotify page https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ynC1enfcKUTRzfh7bcVdW?si=gHZ623PfSHSJK6bmRZMWEQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How's your mental health? Creative agency leadership, burnout, redemption, art, inspiration, ownership and responsibility...and pajamasIt's all here in this show all about running a creative agency with a diverse workforce, identifying, diagnosing, and treating mental health issues, opening up to have those awkward conversations and understanding that you're not alone.Michelle Morgan - author or Own Your Awkward discusses running a creative agency and the moment she realised she was about to be overwhelmed with anxiety. Her colleague's reaction was not what she expected but it inspired a book about how to deal with and confront these types of issues.Some great advice here from someone on the front lines of mental health in the creative world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices