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This week’s double episode sees the Imposterous Toby Talbot (incoming Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy ANZ) ready to jump into his next challenge and the Imposterous Paul Catmur (Creative leader, Agency founder, Writer) calling bullshit on being brilliant.

This week’s double episode sees the Imposterous Toby Talbot (incoming Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy ANZ) ready to jump into his next challenge and the Imposterous Paul Catmur (Creative leader, Agency founder, Writer) calling bullshit on being brilliant.

The latest episode of Paul Catmur's podcast Truth and Soul Inc., has been released with Catmur chatting with executive creative director at large Andy Blood.

Paul Catmur has released the latest episode of his podcast Truth and Soul Inc., this time chatting to Damon Stapleton, chief creative officer of The Monkeys New Zealand.

Except Catmur is very aware of his own shortcomings, and is making them work for him.  Mediocrity has got him where he is today and he’s happy to rest there. Now he’s spreading the word on being average, writing for the NZ Herald a series of articles on how to make your limitations work for you.  “There’s no doubt some people are completely brilliant in certain areas and I’m not saying ‘don’t give it a go’, but be aware that you’re probably not going to reach it, and to make...

Celebrate being average. After all, it's not terrible.

April 5 2021, 12:34 pm | BY Kim Shaw | No Comments Owing to popular demand Truth and Soul podcast incorporated, created by Paul Catmur, has released two new podcasts over Easter featuring guests Rob Sherlock, former global creative director at FCB Chicago and ADK Asia, and music wizard Jim Hall.   After moving from Singapore to New Zealand, Sherlock talks about the perilous journey from retail copywriter in Wellington to global creative director based in Chicago. Plenty of tips for thos...

January 27 2021, 11:38 am | BY Ricki Green | No Comments After an extended summer break the Truth and Soul Podcast returns with New Zealand advertising legend Ross Goldsack.   Podcast creator Paul Catmur chats with Goldsack about such illuminating matters as the carpet that attracted Ross to change jobs, how he helped launch the first ever colour TV in New Zealand and why Wellington is better than Melbourne and New York. Goldsack also talks about early mental struggles with the pressure...