Tag: Mental Health
The utterly unemployable entrepreneur
I was very honest with my buyers. I told them I was unstable. Including that, if I was up at 5 am, I was still partying with mates, clients, politicians, and celebrities.
Angie Moxham
DEI is treated as a trend
I said something in a fit of frustration that’s been rolling around in my mind ever since: DEI was made for us, but it's killing us.
Daynah Singh
Saatchi Kate and Addict Kate
By all conventional measures, I was highly successful..but by 2004, I was struggling with addiction to alcohol.
Kate Smith
It’s just media, we aren’t saving lives
I’m a big believer that work ‘fuck ups’ shouldn’t be impacting your own personal wellbeing, so you should never be going home feeling anxious.
Frankie Coia
Brave advertising and being a creative goofball
Someone along the line becomes afraid of making a statement; afraid of being too ‘out there’; afraid of upsetting their boss.
Rob Rooney
Losing respect, and the wisdom of age
I would like to see more media owners taking a stronger stand on whom they’re affiliated with through their advertisers.
Dave Harrison
Mental illness and new beginnings
At the age of 39, after developing severe depression, I realised I had been aiming for the wrong career goal.
Andy Hall
Reducing reliance on devices
I was summoned to London to see the sales director. I knew I hadn’t royally screwed up, but when you’re dealing with a hairdryer of a human, you never know.
Will Stone
Second guessing
I was questioning absolutely everything to the point of obsession.
Amir Lodge
Always winning
Amazing humans build great companies, and humans are complex creatures, especially those who dream big, take insane risks, and take the road less travelled. All humans have extremely good days, and dark days where we just don't want to put our trousers on in the morning.
Hector Kolonas