The Kurty D Show

030 - The Reluctantly Willing CEO with Brady Brim-DeForest

Episode Summary

Brady Brim-DeForest is a self-described “reluctant CEO” Yet his software development firm, TheoremOne, with nearly 400 employees, was just acquired by the Steve Jobs of Advertising- Sir Martin Sorrell. Sir Martin is the legend who owns WPP- which is the largest conglomerate of advertising companies on the planet. Sir Martin also owns S4 Capital, the tech-led, new age/new era digital advertising and marketing services company, established by Sir Martin Sorrell in May 2018. Its strategy is to build a purely digital advertising and marketing services business for global, multinational, regional, and local clients, as well as millennial-driven influencer brands Brady’s career has led up to this most perfect synergy, as he started his career in advertising, and also started some meaningful media brands prior to leading TheoremOne. In this episode, Brady also sheds light on the genius of Sir Martin, as well as a sketch of what’s on deck with their collaboration. Brady is one of the smartest, most thoughtful, humble, and nicest of my friends. He’s also a client of mine and I’ve helped him recruit talent to their firm. He has one of my favorite laughs. It’s infectious. And my only friend to date, who owns a Scottish Castle.

Episode Notes

What we covered:

The importance of knowing what you want and what you’re capable of.
Why it’s important to find an environment where you can shine to your best potential.
The value of hard work, and why it’s important to work on problems you want to solve in order to get more clients in the long run.
Why it’s important to create a marketing strategy that can perfectly compliment your company.
How to figure out what to do next after a major step back.
How to find out your particular niche if you want to succeed, especially online.
The value of finding a place where you can grow even further, both as an individual and as a businessman.
Knowing that sometimes, miracles are something that we create for ourselves.
How challenges forge us to become a better version of ourselves.
It the importance of becoming committed to growth and progress to ensure that you and your company are moving forward.

Tweetable Quotes:

“You want to create an environment where you can create an ambiance and an ecosystem for you to be comfortable enough to focus.” - Brady Brim-DeForest

“Kindness is different from niceness. Kindness is speaking the truth, even if they’re not going to make them happy.” - Brady Brim-DeForest

“I think most of life is just about being at the right place at the right time.” - Brady Brim-DeForest

“You always have to come face-to-face with your failings. And it’s certainly character-building, that’s for sure.” - Brady Brim-DeForest

“Growth is binary. You can either grow or you can sink.” - Brady Brim-DeForest

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