{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/621c9c376ac9100012a01696/627adfa440ce640013d13365?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why Taking Drugs & Running a Business Isn’t the Best Idea with Sophie Turton | Ep 08","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/621c9c376ac9100012a01696/1646042199941-ab58dbe30cd9c17e2acf31f9a2370364.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>I sat down with my good friend and fellow entrepreneur to discuss success and failure and her views on what’s not working about business today. This is a powerful conversation about the negative impact that being a business professional and an entrepreneur has on our mental health.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sophie has an incredibly inspiring journey, story, and view of the world. She has worked in the communications and marketing industry for years and has seen a huge issue most people ignore. She set up a business to take a stand against the marketing and advertising industry.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On a personal level, she has been through a lot, she has had to face a lot of her own demons over the years and she has a very powerful story to share. It’s an inspiring, honest and emotional conversation.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Trigger warning: We discuss issues around suicide, addiction, and drug and alcohol abuse.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We also swear a bit so please be mindful is listening to this out loud.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Highlights include:</p><ul><li>What purpose in business is so critical in today’s age?</li><li>What isn’t working about the business world today.</li><li>What isn’t working about the marketing and advertising industry?</li><li>Why the ideology of professionalism isn’t fit for purpose in this new world of business.</li><li>Why running a business whilst taking drugs isn’t the best idea?</li><li>Being neurodiverse and the impact of living in a neurotypical world.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Like this show? Please leave us a review here.</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>***</strong></p><p>Jeremy Jacobs is an experienced entrepreneur, business consultant, and mentor. He started his career in digital marketing, managing multi-million-pound campaigns for well-known global brands. He left that career to start 2 businesses including a food manufacturing company with his Mum which ran successfully for 13 years. He now works as a mentor and consultant for a wide range of businesses including start-ups and solo entrepreneurs through his marketing and management consultancy, Cookie Jar Consultancy. He has an MBA with Distinction from the University of Sussex.</p><p><br></p><p>He is proudly neurodivergent and a member of the LGBTQ+ community. He lives in Sussex with his partner and their two dogs.</p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Personal website: </strong><a href=\"https://jeremyjacobs.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://jeremyjacobs.co.uk</a></p><p><strong>Cookie Jar: </strong><a href=\"http://cookiejar.info/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://cookiejar.info/</a></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>social media accounts:</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><em>LinkedIn:</em> <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyjacobsuk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyjacobsuk/</strong></a></p><p><em>Instagram:</em> <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jeremyjacobsuk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.instagram.com/jeremyjacobsuk</strong></a></p><p><em>Facebook:</em> <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/jeremyjacobsuk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.facebook.com/jeremyjacobsuk</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Jeremy Jacobs"}