Episode 14
Advice for Students from Marketing Luminary Kevin Roberts.
It's A Customer's World Podcast
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Key Takeaways
0:00-Introduction to series
0:50-Introduction to episode
3:54-Question #1: What would be your best advice for me to keep top-of-mind & take into my future career that will allow me to be the most valuable hire to a company I can be?
9:06-Question #2: How would you suggest business find the balance between being transparent enough to gain people's trust and respect but also holding back enough to keep things mysterious?
13:25-Question #3: Is there anything in particular that you think people in their twenties place as a low priority that you believe should be the opposite?
18:19-Question #4: What company would you go to learn the language of business? Would it still be P&G? Why or why not.
24:30-Question #5: How would you describe your leadership style and as a leader how have you tried to bring more hope and optimism?
29:10-Question #6: What is something you know now that you would go back in time and tell your younger self?
32:36-Question #7: What are your personal routines or boundaries you use to capitalize on technology while protecting yourself from letting it dominate your life?
Meet Your Host: Andy Murray
Andy is a highly effective senior leader with a passion for growth, creating cultures that unleash talent, and building capabilities through collaboration across functions. He has held leadership roles across retail (Walmart), CPG (P&G), start-ups (Mercury 11, Saatchi X) and global organizations (Asda U.K.). A creative problem solver, innovator, and marketer, he is known for building high-performing teams and delivering results.
Andy is a lifetime Honorary Board member of the University of Arkansas's Center for Retail Excellence where he helped developed the Center's presence and Innovation conferences. He is also an Early Board Member for the Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics college. Andy was inducted into the Shopper Marketing Hall of Fame in 2013 for his pioneering work in developing best practices and industry leadership in the emerging field of Shopper Marketing. He currently serves as Chairman of Asda Foundation.
