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Playing the Long Game: Developing Resilience for Business Longevity with Bant Breen
Resilience is your most valuable asset; it’s what keeps you standing when others fall.
Offering strategies for building resilience to sustain long-term business success, this episode will discuss how to bounce back from setbacks and stay focused on long-term goals.
Joined by advertising legend Bant Breen, we'll hear lived examples from his entrepreneurial journey, including the significant challenges and resilience strategies that helped him persist and succeed in building his company, Qnary.
Key Moments:
- The Vision Behind Qnary (1:44)
- Early Struggles and Near-Death Moments (3:31)
- Going Against Startup Culture (6:25)
- Lessons on Resilience (8:18)
- Finding Product-Market Fit (10:13)
- The COVID Crisis and Reinvention (12:22)
- Leading Through Change (14:00)
- Stepping Back as a Leader (16:05)
- Building Long-Term Goals (19:32)
- Organic Company Culture (21:15)
- Changing Attitudes on Problem-Solving (23:00)
- Top Tips for Entrepreneurs (24:34)
- Kitchen Bench Moment (26:35)
About Bant:
In 2012, Bant Breen founded the award-winning executive reputation management and talent branding company Qnary, recognized as one of America's fastest-growing companies by Inc. magazine five years in a row. As Qnary's Executive Chairman and CEO at the time of recording, Bant previously held leadership roles at WPP, Publicis, Dentsu, and IPG, was inducted into the Advertising Hall of Achievement in 2010, and was named a top comms tech player by PRWeek in 2021.
In March 2020, he earned his PhD and now lectures on marketing, executive reputation, and AI's impact on media at Blanquerna – Universitat Ramon Llull in Barcelona, Spain.
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By Homegrown CEOResilience is your most valuable asset; it’s what keeps you standing when others fall.
Offering strategies for building resilience to sustain long-term business success, this episode will discuss how to bounce back from setbacks and stay focused on long-term goals.
Joined by advertising legend Bant Breen, we'll hear lived examples from his entrepreneurial journey, including the significant challenges and resilience strategies that helped him persist and succeed in building his company, Qnary.
Key Moments:
- The Vision Behind Qnary (1:44)
- Early Struggles and Near-Death Moments (3:31)
- Going Against Startup Culture (6:25)
- Lessons on Resilience (8:18)
- Finding Product-Market Fit (10:13)
- The COVID Crisis and Reinvention (12:22)
- Leading Through Change (14:00)
- Stepping Back as a Leader (16:05)
- Building Long-Term Goals (19:32)
- Organic Company Culture (21:15)
- Changing Attitudes on Problem-Solving (23:00)
- Top Tips for Entrepreneurs (24:34)
- Kitchen Bench Moment (26:35)
About Bant:
In 2012, Bant Breen founded the award-winning executive reputation management and talent branding company Qnary, recognized as one of America's fastest-growing companies by Inc. magazine five years in a row. As Qnary's Executive Chairman and CEO at the time of recording, Bant previously held leadership roles at WPP, Publicis, Dentsu, and IPG, was inducted into the Advertising Hall of Achievement in 2010, and was named a top comms tech player by PRWeek in 2021.
In March 2020, he earned his PhD and now lectures on marketing, executive reputation, and AI's impact on media at Blanquerna – Universitat Ramon Llull in Barcelona, Spain.
Not sure what's holding you back...?
Every entrepreneur faces invisible blockers. Discover which one is at play for you so you can move forward with confidence.
Take the free Homegrown CEO Blocker Quiz now. It’s quick, free, and gives you instant clarity on where to focus next. Follow this link to get started: https://liv-5cmyfuaf.scoreapp.com
Join our community!
Become a member of our online community and get exclusive bonus episodes, access to new episodes before general release, and premium PDFs of every episode’s key takeaways.
You'll also receive practical tools and resources to fuel your professional journey, including guided challenges, forums and live sessions. Most importantly, you'll be part of a supportive network of entrepreneurs, leaders and professionals, brought together by a mutual desire to learn from and support one another.
Join now using the promo code PODCAST for 50% off your first two months! Click the link to register: https://homegrown-ceo.mn.co/landing/
Got a lesson to share?
We are always happy to hear from inspiring entrepreneurs and business leaders! If your journey could pass on some pearls of wisdom, please do get in touch about joining us as a guest: [email protected]
Mentioned in this episode:
Bonus Content
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Make new connections, build lasting habits, and become part of an exciting new network.
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