Jan 27, 2025
“In 10 years’ time, are you going to look back and be happy with how you spent the last 10 years?”
This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.
This Mini Chief episode features Nigel Marsh, Former CEO Leo Burnett and Y&R Brands, Founder Earth Hour, viral TEDx Talker, bestselling author and podcaster.
His full episode is titled Following your own path to achieve balance, getting cut-through, and authentic success.
You can find the full audio and show notes here:
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Nigel is the former National CEO of D’Arcy and Leo Burnett, Regional Group CEO of communications group Y&R Brands ANZ, and the Chairman of strategic and research consultancy, The Leading Edge.
Alongside his 30+ years experience in business leadership roles, Nigel has pursued a number of creative ventures including writing four bestselling books (‘Fat, Forty and Fired’, ‘Overworked and Underlaid’, ‘Fit Fifty and Fired-Up’ and ‘Smart, Stupid and Sixty’), co-founding the global environmental initiative Earth Hour, founding The Sydney Skinny and creating The Five Of My Life podcast.
His TEDx speech on work-life balance, with nearly 6 million views, remains the most watched talk ever given outside of the US.
In the full Masterclass we will share:
✅ Why you should stop following the masses and rather seek balance by treading your own path.
✅ That clarity of purpose is the most fundamental pillar of any business, and how to do it in a simple way.
✅ How he got cut-through in launching Earth Hour globally and how you can use that in your marketing and communications, and
✅ Using reflection to achieve authentic success in your life and career.
Stay epic,
Greg
Connecting with Nigel Marsh
You can connect with Nigel via LinkedIn.
Books and resources
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The Halo Effect - by Phil Rosenzweig
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Nigel’s TEDx Talk - How to make work-life balance work
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Deep Work by Cal Newport
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The 5 of my life Podcast
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