What can a grizzly bear in a denim jacket teach us about leadership?

More than you’d think.

In this week’s Fast & The Curious, Dave takes us from Hackney to Hollywood (almost) with his usual cheeky, sweary brilliance.

⚡ What leadership advice does he swear by?
⚡ Why pink paint is his power colour
⚡ And how he ended up designing a jacket for an 8-foot bear

It’s fast, funny, and full of the kind of wisdom only a rebellious artist can serve.

📺 Dave’s full Fast & Curious episode drops today on YouTube. Don’t forget to check out his full Courageous Leaders interview while you’re there.

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Naughty, and unfiltered – Dave Buonaguidi, ex-adman turned full-time artist, shares how he blew up a 35-year career, lost everything, and finally found joy. From co-founding iconic agencies like St. Luke’s and Karmarama to walking away from the industry (and his marriage) at 50, Dave tells it like it is – with plenty of swearing, sharp wit, and hard-won wisdom.

If you’ve ever wanted to throw out the rulebook and build life on your own damn terms, this episode is for you.

We Cover:
01:40 – “I just rebooted my life at 55” – The moment Dave walked away from it all

07:20 – Wearing a mask at work for 35 years

08:40 – Why he doesn’t see his past ventures as “success”

10:05 – The brutal reality of founding a business

12:00 – Ripping up the rulebook: doing things differently in advertising

15:00 – Starting over after losing his agency – and his marriage

18:20 – Going all-in with no plan B: the real reason he made it work

20:00 – “If you’re doing it for the money, f*ck off”

32:00 – Letting go: what Dave struggled with most

41:00 – “I jumped out the burning building” – on walking away from everything

42:20 – Why 2020 was the best year of his life

43:00 – Advice for anyone ready to change their life

46:40 – How a screen-printing class changed everything

Don’t miss out on this powerful episode. 

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Can three top leaders agree on what’s killing modern leadership?

What happens when you bring together a CEO, a president, and a CCO to tackle what’s dragging teams down and how to fix it?

In this special 'Leadership Room 101' edition of The Courageous Leaders Podcast, I sat down with Jessica Tamsedge (CEO, Dentsu Creative), Josh Green (CCO, House 337), and Conrad Persons (President, Grey London) for a sharp, honest, and funny deep dive into the biggest leadership traps and what they’d like to banish into Leadership Room 101.

We Cover: 
00:00 – Introduction: Welcome to Leadership Room 101

02:12 – Meet the guests: Jessica, Josh, and Conrad 
05:28 – The leadership habit Conrad wants to ban forever

09:45 – Jessica on why dabblers kill creativity and clarity

14:40 – Josh takes aim at the empty chase for growth

19:55 – Why leaders struggle to carve out time to think

27:30 – The guilt trait: why taking time feels selfish for leaders

33:12 – Closing arguments: which leadership trap should go into Leadership Room 101?

36:15 – Conrad’s take on the “black box” leadership style

37:23 – Jessica’s insight on “forcing time to think”

38:50 – Joanna’s decision: the one habit we all need to kill

42:45 – Final reflections + a thank you to the guests

Don’t miss out on this powerful episode. 

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What if you had to pick one emoji…

to sum up your entire personality?

Chloe Davies didn’t flinch.

In the latest episode of The Fast & The Curious, Chloe brought the same energy she brings to every room.

Bold, brilliant, and a little bit cheeky.

🎯 Watch the full F&TC episode to find out:

⚡ What would Chloe do as Prime Minister for the day?

⚡ What music track sums up her life?

⚡ What food she would eat EVERY day forever?

It’s fast, fun, and full of unexpected gems.

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If you’ve ever questioned your worth, your purpose or your place in this world, this episode will light the way forward.

Chloe Davies, Founder & CEO of It Takes A Village Collective, shares how she rebuilt her life and leadership after betrayal, burnout, and breakdown. From surviving mental health crises to winning Rock Star of the Year at the ADCOLOR Awards, Chloe’s story is raw, real and radically inspiring.

We Cover:
01:10 – Hitting rock bottom: “There’s nowhere to go but up”

03:30 – The betrayal that broke Chloe and how she rebuilt 

06:10 – Living with mental health challenges

10:00 – What people assume about Chloe (and why they’re wrong)

13:40 – Her mum’s legacy at John Lewis and the cost of being first

18:00 – Becoming a manager at 17 and clashing with her own mother

22:40 – Boundaries, burnout and being visible: The cost of community leadership

27:30 – Winning Rockstar of the Year

33:00 – Meeting Queen Latifah + the moment that changed everything

36:30 – “I’m not the builder. I’m the architect”: Chloe’s leadership mindset

39:00 – Advice to her younger self

41:50 – Final message

Don’t miss out on this powerful episode.

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Is your leadership team quietly falling apart?

Lack of trust is the silent killer of leadership teams that can contribute to eroding alignment, sparking burnout, and fuelling poor decisions.

In this episode, I reveal why even the best leaders lose trust over time and share some practical, proven strategies to rebuild it. We cover the hidden traps weakening your team and the exact steps you can take today to restore clarity, vulnerability, and alignment at the top.

We Cover:

00:46 – How trust breaks down over time 

01:27 – Trust Killer #1: Silos and lack of collective alignment

02:23 – Trust Killer #2: Fear of vulnerability and hiding weakness

03:34 – Trust Killer #3: Inconsistent communication and clarity gaps

04:25 – How to Rebuild Trust

05:10 – Setting up quarterly leadership alignment sessions

05:55 – Modelling vulnerability as a leader 

06:42 – Building a communication cadence across teams

07:27 – The hidden power of informal leadership connections

08:10 – Final Takeaways: Small steps to a stronger leadership foundation

Don’t miss out on this powerful episode. 

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Sir John Hegarty or Jon Evans?

What if you had to pick between two of your closest industry friends… 

..on camera?

That’s exactly the dilemma we threw at Orlando Wood, CIO at System1, in his Fast & The Curious.

🎯 From neuroscience to Love Island, here’s what went down:

⚡ Would he rather be invisible or read minds?
⚡ Which side of his brain would he keep, left or right?
⚡ Would he really go on Love Island?
⚡ And how an aggressive dog gave him creative inspiration

It’s creative brilliance with a side of chaos

🔥 Weird hypotheticals
🔥 Thoughtful takes
🔥 And answers you definitely didn’t see coming..

📺 Watch Orlando’s Fast & Curious now on YouTube and catch his full Courageous Leaders interview while you’re there.

💬 Curious which side of your brain would you keep?

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Why modern marketing is broken and how you can fix it, as a leader.

Orlando Wood, Chief Innovation Officer at System1 and author of Lemon, Look Out, and Advertising Principles Explained, reveals why advertising has lost its soul and how the shift from right-brain to left-brain thinking is hurting creativity, leadership, and human connection. If you’ve felt that marketing is becoming more mechanical, and leadership more rigid this episode will make it click.

We Cover:
00:46 – Why today’s marketing is losing impact

01:04 – The bold idea behind Lemon and why it shocked the industry

06:42 – Why advertising lost its human touch

13:27 – How grief changes your leadership lens

19:30 – The truth about creativity: how it really happens

22:03 – Small habits that activate your creative thinking

22:54 – Leadership today: why emotional connection matters

25:56 – Will AI revive creativity or kill it?

30:02 – The hidden value of learning from the past

35:57 – How to push bold ideas through doubt and resistance

40:18 – What Orlando would tell his younger self

41:46 – Final thoughts

Don’t miss out on this powerful episode.

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Courageous Leaders vs Uncensored CMO Podcast

You’ve got to upset one person…

Your boss OR your friend?

Who do you choose?

That was just one of the fun dilemmas we threw at Kerry Collinge, Managing Director of The Uncensored CMO, in her round of The Fast & The Curious - and trust us, she didn’t hold back.

🎥 Catch the full episode on YouTube to find out:

🪩 Whether she’d rather listen to our podcast or her boss’s
🪩 What happened when she Googled herself
🪩 Which superpower she’d choose
🪩 Her favourite job perk
🪩 Who wins her heart more: a person or a dog?
… and plenty more unexpected answers.

It’s leadership with personality - bold, honest, and a little bit cheeky. 🍑

So grab a chocolate, crack open a beer (or shake up an espresso martini 🍸), and dive in.

📺 Watch her Fast & The Curious round AND her full Courageous Leaders Podcast interview now - both live on YouTube.

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Kerry Collinge, Managing Director of The Uncensored CMO, shares her bold journey from big brands to brave moves, and what it really means to lead without conforming.

From being told she was “too much” to redefining success on her own terms, Kerry’s story is a masterclass in courage, reinvention, and staying true to who you are.

We Cover:
02:22 – Kerry’s most courageous move (and why she never looked back)

04:50 – What your gut knows before your head catches up

10:46 – When conformity kills creativity: The cost of safe leadership

14:08 – Why we need to embrace the whole person at work

19:13 – Has hard work become a dirty word?

22:56 – Redefining performance

29:13 – “I knew it wasn’t right, but I said yes anyway”

30:47 – What she learned from taking 3 jobs for the money (and getting fired 3 times)

34:37 – Glitter ball mindset: Why broken doesn’t mean less

38:19 – The advice she’d give to her younger self

Don’t miss out on this powerful episode. 

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