I have had the pleasure of having some great mentors over my marketing career:
Nigel Coxhead - My first boss as a Saturday boy in the Loading Bay in Debenhams Reading, who taught me that management is sometimes about rolling up your sleaves and just helping, but also to let people help you who have skills that you don't
Chris May - My first boss and owner of Richardson Carpenter Advertising at that time, who taught me how to nurture key accounts
Justin Hicklin - my first boss at FKB Carlson, who taught me about the world of sales promotion
Chris Killingbeck - the top man! The greatest ideas person I worked with and a business partner when we set up KCJB all those years ago
Joe Garton - the guy who tested me the most and pushed me to be better
Duncan March - the most entrepreneurial man that I know
Dr David James - the inspirational Hult Professor
And too many others that I should mention.....
But, if you are starting out inn marketing today. Particularly if you want to go agency side, then follow Sir John Hegarty on Linked in
He posts regularly and always speaks total sense. He is pragmatic, honest and inspirational.
Who is your top mentor and how do they help you?
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