Fast 10
Step into the world of B&T’s Fast 10, where we ask 10 rapid-fire questions to influential and experienced figures in advertising, media, and marketing. Uncover industry secrets and hear personal takes from the key players shaping our industry. Get to know the people behind the headlines. Fast 10 is your go-to for fast, fun and informative reads.
Fast 10: The Hallway’s Jules Hall Chases Big Ideas & Even Bigger Waves
Jules Hall grabs this expeditious chat with Greg 'Sparrow' Graham.
Fast 10: Hearts & Science’s Liz Wigmore Challenges Adland To ‘Stop Normalising Burnout’
We need to stop normalising burnout, reckons Wigmore. We're also waiting for heartburn acceptance.
Fast 10: From Effies Wins To Desert Marathons With Connecting Plots’ Tom Phillips
Tom Phillips runs marathons in the desert, wins Effies and runs a brilliant agency. We reckon he bakes really good sourdough too.
Fast 10: Paper Moose’s Nick Hunter On Having A Challenger Mindset
From actor to agency boss, Hunter admits the only thing he couldn’t sell on stage was himself.
Fast 10: Supermassive’s Simone Gupta On Creating Social Impact
Gupta gets speedy with Greg Graham. But sadly not in a 160bpm way.
Fast 10: Born’s David Coupland Doesn’t Believe In Hype & Neither Should You
You should have heard about David Coupland, unless you were Born yesterday.
Fast 10: UnLtd’s Philippa Moig On Giving Her Whole Self In Service Of Others
The Fast 10 series features leaders from across the industry. But this chat with Philippa Moig remains one of our faves.
Fast 10: Think HQ’s Jen Sharpe On The Importance Of Communicating With Multicultural Australia
In which Sharpe also reveals her surprising love for Below Deck.
Fast 10: Spark Foundry’s Rachida Murray On Leading With Heart & Intentionality
Rachida Murray leads with intentionality and heart. Rather than leaving things to chance and kidneys, for instance.
Fast 10: Digitas’s Davy Rennie On Leading Unicorns With Curiosity
His photo might be black and white, but his career is full of colour.
Fast 10: Phil Ohren’s Mission To Make “Advertising Useful, Not Annoying”
We take deep offence to people disliking ads, but Ohren's foolproof approach puts them back on their pedestal.
Fast 10: Phil McDonald Wants Adland To Put An End To Its ‘Buzzword Bingo’
Buzzword bingo actually sounds like a fun game, though McDonald warns it could also be the demise of our industry.
Fast 10: Kaimera’s Nick Behr Infuses Simplicity, Integrity & Innovation Into His Agency
Nick Behr infuses three abstract nouns into his agency. Meaning he must have one impressive teapot.
Fast 10: Kimberlee Wells’ Mission To Make ‘Disruption A Daily Practice’
Kimberlee Wells is on a mission to disrupt. Much like the first plane from Sydney airport flying over our house every morning.
Fast 10: Ogilvy PR’s Richard Brett On ‘Never Forgetting The Power Of A Smile’
Despite not smiling in this photo, Ogilvy's Richard Brett is a big fan of smiling.
Fast 10: Fixer & Future’s Venessa Hunt Transformed Her Superpowers Into A Business
B&T asks Venessa Hunt 10 quick questions. Her answers, however, are more thought through.
Fast 10: The Media Store’s Stephen Leeds On Leading With Heart
Leeds, leading? Geddit? We'll get our coat.
Fast 10: How Marilla Akkermans Put Culture First & Growth Followed
In which Akkermans makes the case for a four-day work week - nearly half B&T's regular working week!
Fast 10: Natalie Dean-Wymark’s Mission To Champion Sustainability In Adland
Dean-Weymark explains journey from prospective tap dancer to agency boss. With more than a touch of sustainability on the side.
Fast 10: Ashleigh Johnson’s No-Nonsense Approach To Full-Service Agency Work & Why Retention Isn’t The Goal
Sparrow gets all the goss from Jellyfish's Ashleigh Johnson, and emerges un-stung.
Fast 10: Why Hypetap’s Detch Singh Was In On The Ground Floor With Influencer Marketing
Much like Zoella and Tom from Myspace, Hypetap's Singh got in on the influencer game early.
Fast 10: Why Leo’s Clare Pickens Didn’t Abandon Adland
Leo's Clare Pickens considered abandoning adland to become a lawyer. Refuses to confirm how many seasons of Suits she's watched.
Fast 10: From Growing Up On A Farm To Leading IPG Mediabrands, Mark Coad Discusses His Journey
By his own admission, Coad is a sh*t golfer and a keen fisherman. No word on how he is at lawn bowls, however.
Fast 10: From Dreams Of World Cup Skiing To Heading Up PHD, Simon Lawson’s Recipe For Success Is “A Clear Vision & Purpose”
Everyone's got their own version of a World Cup dream. Though for some, it's better left unsaid.
Fast 10: How Orange Line’s David Klein Went From A Lawyer To The Forefront Of Digital Marketing
David Klein gets the Fast 10 treatment, just moments after laying the final brick in that wall behind him.
Fast 10: From Playing Football At Stamford Bridge To Launching Cureative, Wayne Brown Lays Bare His Journey
Wayne didn’t make it to Arsenal so he's working on a different kind of pitch.
Fast 10: TBWA Melbourne’s Kiefer Casamore On The Importance Of Mentors Believing In You
Kiefer Casamore went from child actor to leading Defence comms, so technically, he’s still great at playing roles under pressure.
Fast 10: Connecting Plots’ Kate Sheppard On How Creativity Flows Around A Lazy Susan
To be clear, Lazy Susan is not the office nickname for a hopeless Connecting Plots account exec.
Fast 10: Lucy Formosa Morgan’s Journey Paving The Way For Gender Diversity To MD Of MAGNA
Lucy Formosa Morgan is not only a cracking leader, but she also has one of adland's very best names.
Fast 10: Pip Bingemann’s Journey From PR To Adland & Founding An AI Platform That Amplifies Creatives
Pip Bingemann realised that all his mentors start with CH - take it from him, they're the best.
Fast 10: Phil Smith’s Flight Path From Sheep Farm To Apparent CEO
Turns out wrangling sheep was the perfect training for wrangling clients.
Fast 10: WPP Media’s Melissa Hey On Big Deals, Bigger Ideas & The Frog That Got Away
She couldn’t dissect a frog, but she can dissect a media deal in under 60 seconds.
Fast 10: Sue Squillace’s Journey From Wannabe Air Hostess To Media Agency High Flyer
Squillace may have been too short for an air hostess, but she could have explained to B&T why the seats keeping getting thinner!
Fast 10: How Dentsu QLD’s Chris Ernst Leads With Heart, Courage & A Bit Of Rock ’n’ Roll
Chris Ernst reveals he's coming for The Veronicas' title of Brissie's most famous musicians as he vows to release music in 2025.
Fast 10: 5D’s Lyndall Spooner On The Path From Molecular Biology To Market Mastery
She went from studying cell biology to helping brands understand why customers ghost them, same confusion, fewer microscopes.
Fast 10: VML’s Thomas Tearle On Leading With Heart
Earle's creative career is impressive, but he still reckons he's overdue a call up to the Man Utd team given their current form.
Fast 10: Saatchi & Saatchi’s Patrick Rowe On Bringing The Fun Back To Advertising
Beyond the deadlines and tight budgets, Rowe reminds us that adland used to be fun.
Fast 10: iProspect’s Marcelle Hoyek On Building Culture & Driving Growth
iPro's Hoyek gets the ten quick questions treatment. Declines 11th question on voting intentions.
Fast 10: Josh Faulks On Leadership, Loyalty & Life As A “Bad Gay” CEO
Josh talks to Sparrow on all things advertising, and being a self-professed "bad gay".
Fast 10: Ian Perrin On Building SPEED, Breaking Traditions & Backing Mental Health
If anyone is equipped for a Fast 10, it would have to be the founder of SPEED.
