EP 62 - Johnny Kay is Chief Commercial Officer at culture platform VERSUS UK. Today he shares insights and skills learned from his various positions that have led to him now being an executive leader at VERSUS.He also discusses strategies he used to help drive up revenue over the past 5 years at VERSUS and what listeners can do to stand out from the crowd.

07:35 - How to make the most of university

10:55 - Johnny's first experience working

18:15 - Life working at The Guardian after recruitment

25:57 - Advice to go and get the right experience!

28:36 - The two skills that have consistently served Johnny

32:30 - Boiler Room is where my career properly started

36:25 - Being made redundant was DEVASTATING!

42:40 - Johnny's approach to building a client base for a startup

46:15 - VERSUS reaches 50 million people monthly

48:30 - BLM and the impact on football, culture and society

56:30 - How Johnny helped VERSUS grow from £60k to millions in revenue

1:02:11 - Johnny's biggest mistake

1:04:45 - What makes a good hire? This is how people can stand out!

1:09:23 - Don't make this mistake on your CV

1:13:10 - What does a CCO do?

1:23:53 - Quick fire questions with Johnny