Julian Douglas (VCCP, Global CEO)
Dec 17, 2024•15 min
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Summary
Julian Douglas recounts his unconventional path, starting with his decision to enter advertising over a lucrative finance career. He shares the story of founding Lucky Voice, a private karaoke business, after being inspired by Japanese culture, and how he was compelled to leave his agency job to run it. The episode delves into his complex decision to eventually step away from the successful business he built from scratch and return to advertising, reflecting on the rewarding aspects of idea generation versus business scaling, and his lingering regrets about Lucky Voice's unfulfilled potential.Episode description
When do you start that side hustle you've always talked about doing? What if it gets you fired from work? And even if you do leave, make your success and build your hustle into a successful business, can you ever decide to step away and go back to your career? Julian Douglas, global CEO of advertising agency VCCP, talks to Evan Davis about his decision to go in to advertising, being fired for his night life start up, and then walking away from the company he founded to go back to his former career.
Production team: Producers: Simon Tulett and Michaela Graichen Researcher: Drew Hyndman Editor: Matt Willis Sound: Rod Farquhar Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
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