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Rich Fitzmaurice
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“I thought I’d been hired to lead Marketing. Five months later, it was over.”
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“I quit my new CMO job after two weeks. My wife thinks I'm wrong.”
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“My new CEO wants a global rebrand delivered in 5 weeks.”
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“My colleagues are producing AI workslop. How do I stop it?”
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“"Did AI Get My New Hire the Job, Not Her?"”
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“"Does LinkedIn's 'AI Slop' Button Actually Do Anything?"”
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“Our agency was shit. Can we not pay them 50%?”
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“Now that I've jumped ship, can I poach my old team?”
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“"I'm 64 and I've become invisible. Am I finished?”
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“My bosses want to buy more plastic awards. Make it stop.”
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“HR gave me a 30-second script to let someone go”
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“I bombed an interview for a job I know I can do. Help.”
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“"20 years' experience and it counts for nothing"”
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“Should I quit to become a Fractional CMO?”
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“My prospect ditched me for ChatGPT. Help?”
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“How do I bounce back from failure?”
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“How do I deal with being blamed for missed revenue targets?”
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“How do I manage people who wanted my job?”
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“How do I deal with a micromanager?”
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“Our competitors are in ChatGPT. We're not. Help.”
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“How do I approach an exit interview after redundancy?”
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“I became a fractional CMO but I am being treated like a contractor”
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“How do I tell my agency they are not good enough?”
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“How do I stop the CEO thinking AI can reduce my marketing headcount?”
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“How do I ask for a higher salary offer?”
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“How do I stop my CEO embarrassing the company on LinkedIn?”
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“How do I deal with my asshole colleague?”
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“How do I lead a team more AI savvy than me?”
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