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It’s The Marketing Academy! (again)
Chapter 2: Getting On (AKA making the most of the opportunity of a lifetime) As a new crop of Marketing Academy scholars prep their applications and wonder quite what they’re letting themselves in for, here’s a run down of my … Continue reading
An Army Major General, Inspiration, Creativity, Microadventures & some scholars it can only be Boot Camp 3
Well what can I say – when I applied for the academy and got the agenda and dates for the year ahead and the different boot camps, boot camp 3 was just this distant date in 2013 that was something … Continue reading
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Tagged boot camp, inspiration, learning, marketing academy, scholars
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Two Bomb Scares, Bupa Healthcare, a touch of serendipity & a feature on Reuters
As one of the Entrepreneurs on this year cohort of scholars it’s been such a full on few months and an amazing journey so far it isn’t natural for me to stop and reflect as I am always looking forward. … Continue reading
Why you can’t afford not to Nominate your emerging talent for the Marketing Academy
While at a recent and absolutely brilliant Merlin lecture by Richard Jolly, I met some potential future scholars who said that they really wanted to be part of the Academy and felt they had the potential, which was great to … Continue reading
It’s been a year! I got less funny. From a low base.
Hello, About a year ago, I wrote this post about why you should apply to the Marketing Academy. Since then my year as a scholar has come to an end, I’ve jumped the fence to join 101 London, I’ve got … Continue reading
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Tagged 101 london, alumni, amanda mackenzie, coaching, diageo, marketing academy, mentoring, scholars, syl saller
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Challenging yourself – by Josh Connell
It was a privilege to attend the recent Lunch & learn with Adam Crozier, chief executive of ITV. Adam shared his career journey to date along with ten expert leadership tips that my fellow scholars and I were eagerly writing … Continue reading
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Paying it Forward: The Marketing Academy Ethos
From day one of being part the fantastic family that is the Marketing Academy, the definitions of leadership that we are all aiming to aspire to are: A leader leaves their mark of outstanding leadership not just by their own … Continue reading
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Lunch & Learn: Gavin Patterson, CEO @ BT Retail by Sorcha
On occasions throughout life you meet someone special, someone who really makes a lasting impression on you. As part of The Marketing Academy, it’s not uncommon for those moments to present themselves more than once a day. You are on … Continue reading
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Tagged gavin patterson, leadership, learning, lunch & learn, sorcha harriman-smith
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Work hard play hard, by Josh Connell
I took many insights away with me from the boot camp last week. One aspect that particularly interested me was touched on by a number of speakers; that being the similarities between a working and a sporting environment. Troy Warfield, … Continue reading
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The Marketing Academy powers on – a scholarly look at Boot Camp 2.0
11pm, Wednesday night. A bit of Magic FM. Perfect soul food for a sentimental, yet objective, look back at Boot Camp 2 of the Marketing Academy. It’s only a matter of hours since I departed the green utopic land that … Continue reading
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