Inspirational Mentors

The Most Inspirational Person in Marketing (as an ex agency man)

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?