Open the Pod Bay Doors E176 - Clive Burcham, Founder Compadres, Founding Partner, Global Citizen
May 3, 2024
Clive Burcham, founder of Compadres and a key partner at Global Citizen, shares his inspiring journey from farming in Australia to a media mogul in New York. He discusses the critical role of mentorship for leaders and reveals how his agency promotes conscious marketing for social advocacy. Clive delves into the challenges of business divestment, lessons from philanthropy, and the importance of balancing personal success with charitable contributions. His insights on resilience and collaboration highlight the interconnectedness of business and community impact.
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Clive's Early TV Career
- Clive left school at 15 and dove into TV, starting as a creative boy and quickly advancing.
- By 25, he was a media executive launching Foxtel's Comedy Channel, showing ambition beats formal education.
Entrepreneurship Can't be Taught
- No hands-on experience beats entrepreneurial learning on the job.
- Founders either have the entrepreneurial spirit or they don't, it's partly genetic and nurtured.
New York & Creative Innovation
- Clive went to New York, worked with top agencies and ran the "Search for a Supermodel" project.
- He returned to Sydney to disrupt advertising by producing higher quality creative content using new tech.
