Carl Hopkins

I'm guessing you're not a start-up. I'm guessing things have been going well, but not so much recently. You are still working as hard as ever and it's feeling lonely. Your team may simply not be stepping up to the plate, clients seem to make unreasonable demands and where is the next big account coming from? Why are all the other agencies doing so well and why are they driving nicer cars! and Instagramming nicer holidays? You are not alone and no problem you're facing hasn't already been solved. Over the last 10 years I have been an NXD for several creative/marketing agencies, Propoganda, DS Emotion, Alvaston and Faith PR. I have coached the teams at H2, Fantastic Media and Media Display. I have run management and change sessions at several other agencies too... it all started a long time ago.... Starting as a 19-year-old Designer I grew up at JDA in the Direct Marketing and Advertising Industry. After 16 years of working in various areas of the Agency, I was the Managing Director. At that point, I lead an MBO and relocated the agency from its home in Bradford to Leeds. Over the next five years, I lead the growth of the agency from 48 people to 70, grew the turn over from £9.8m to £19.4m as well as growing its profits! I also acquired another agency and opened another office in Lancashire. In 2007 I sold my majority share of the JDA Group.... since then? check out Linkedin.