Elliot Connolly

THIS WEEK, WE LAID A TRAIL OF COOKIE CRUMBS ALL THE WAY FROM LANCASHIRE TO NEW ZEALAND VIA READING TO PRIZE PROPER MARKETER, NOMADIC NORTHERNER, MINI MBA HAT-TRICK HERO, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCY LEADER, ELLIOT CONNOLLY, INTO THE CTA STUDIO. TUNE IN FOR 2 MINUTES OF SELF-INDULGENT, SOLO-HIGH-FIVING, ONE-MAN-BACKSLAPPING SOUNDBITES TO MAKE THIS LANKY LEGEND UNMISSABLE TO THOSE FINE FOLK OVER AT THE MARKETING ACADEMY.

Hell bent on ensuring what we’re doing is working, for our people and our weird and wonderful SME clients, hear Elliot rapidly ramble on a range of topics:

• What single nagging question continues to shape his career journey

• Why working on big brands in big agencies is marketing in easy mode

• His love for working with SMEs his mum's never heard of

• The art of blending personal and people development

• What it means to lead the finest independent agency (in Reading)

Timestamps:

(00:08) - Elliot saves everyone’s ears from Giles wangin’ on about Pokemon Go for the millionth time

(00:20) - His love for the independent agency scene

(00:33) - Why on earth should The Marketing Academy pick Elliot Connolly?

(00:38 - 01:51) - Hear Elliot lay out his case, including: proper training, unlocking personal and people growth, his love for the 99%, and beating Ritson at his own game.

(01:54) - Outtakes feat. a dodgy impersonation and a P45.