4: The Dark Side of Success: Addiction, Hardships & Breakthroughs with Agency Founder, Gellan Watt #4

Gellan Watt has led the ideal agency life, winning every pitch for 7 years and garnering industry awards aplenty. Since then, health scares, addiction and huge life events have brought him an extraordinary perspective on life.

His story is remarkable, and he shares it loudly to help those suffering silently. Remaining a prolific creative force for so many businesses, we go Off Script with Gellan to hear how he overcame the over-working, rehab, loss of family members, long Covid, a heart attack, and more.

This episode covers

• The journey to creating a hugely successful agency
• How Gellan’s work life began to take over
• Attitudes to drug use & rehab in the business world
• What addiction really is and overcoming the stigma around it
• The mission behind sharing his story so openly
• How Gellan’s experiences affect his parenting
• Surviving long Covid and a heart attack

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/gellanwatt/

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