Ep #020 – Andrew Southcott. MD, Captivate Group

Thanks for joining me for episode 20 of the show and my interview with Andrew Southcott, who is the Managing Director of Captivate Group. Episode Overview – Andrew Southcott Captivate Group is a multi-award winning collection of creative agencies providing connected thinking across social, design, PR, influencer, experiential and in-store retail. Andrew has been with the independent business for 6 years progressing from employee, to shareholder and finally to MD. This episode came about after I stumbled upon https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-got-promoted-md-middle-pandemic-here-what-learnt-andrew-southcott/ (a LinkedIn post) that Andrew wrote summarising his first 90 days in post as the MD. So this episode really is a first hand, extremely current, conversation about what it’s like to step into the MD role. In our conversation we touch on his thoughts about the new role, along with what he practically did in those first days, along with his reflections several months in. Without any further delay, please enjoy my interview with Andrew Southcott. #LeadOn Personal Leadership Mastery Check out my brand new online course, https://benmortonleadership.thinkific.com/courses/personal-leadership-success-system (Personal Leadership Mastery), designed to help you and your team play at your best in the new normal, post-covid world. And remember to use you Friends of the Podcast discount code and save 30% on the regular tuition cost. Sign-up for the course https://benmortonleadership.thinkific.com/courses/personal-leadership-success-system (here) for just £139.00 with discount code 'FRIENDS21'. Links mentioned: Be sure to grab your visual summaries https://mailchi.mp/1a4280df3501/9gcib1bw0r (here) https://captivate-group.com/ (Captivate Group) https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-southcott-a9140767/ (Andrew’s LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-got-promoted-md-middle-pandemic-here-what-learnt-andrew-southcott/ (Article: 'I got promoted to MD in the middle of a pandemic. Here is what I learnt.') https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Days-Updated-Expanded-Strategies/dp/1422188612 (‘First 90 Days’ by Michael Watkins) https://www.amazon.jobs/en/principles (Amazon Leadership Principles) https://www.slideshare.net/reed2001/culture-1798664/2-Netflix_CultureFreedom_Responsibility2 (Netflix Culture Deck) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Agencynomics-Spencer-Gallagher/dp/1527213854 (‘Agencynomics’ by Spencer Gallagher) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-British-short-essential-history/dp/1529063396/r (‘Black and British’ by David Olusoga) https://www.dopeblackdads.com/ (Dope Black Dads) https://dopeblackmums.co.uk/ (Dope Black Mums) https://twitter.com/cindygallop (Cindy Gallop)