How do you maintain an entrepreneurial spirit in a global marketing agency?
Ian Millner is Co-Founder & Global Chair at Iris, a business he started 25 years ago and which he’s helped grow to 1000 people across 17 countries.
In this episode, Ian shares how he:
- Achieved the right balance between enjoying the journey and heading towards a shared destination
- Brought together the right team with the right chemistry at the very start – which naturally attracted clients
- Created a shared ownership structure to drive motivation and loyalty within the team (peaking at 50 shareholders)
- Allowed people to follow their passions and dreams by backing their ideas for new ventures and opening in new locations
- Created a sense of excitement and being together on a big caper within the business
- Navigated taking outside investment and the impact this had on culture
Ian humbly talks about his incredible journey, how it unfolded, and what he did to get his team to be high-performing.
