After quitting university after seven weeks, Mike has gone on to achieve remarkable feats. He launched Australia's first internet radio station, lived in Europe and USA, claimed a Guinness Book of Record and sold his Silicon Valley Startup. Discover some practical advice for getting the most out of life. - Live the life you dream - Listen to your inner voice - The obstacle is the way - Always be learning

1. Bold FaithHOW TO OVERCOME UNCERTAINTY
AND MAKE BOLD LEAPS OF FAITH
Mike Parsons, Qualitance

2. SYD
AMS
LDN
SFO

3. Live the life
you dream

4. DEFYING CONVENTION
6 YEARS OF LAZY 7 WEEKS OF UNI
2 YEARS OF DJING,
YEARS OF MEDIA
AND THEN...

6. Listen to your
inner voice

8. MIKE JOINS A STARTUP
16,600 KM’S AWAY

9. TRUST YOUR INTUITION
RUNNING
AMSTERDAM
STARTUP
EVERYTHING
CHANGED
IT DIDN’T FEEL
RIGHT
AND THEN...

10. I FOUND A HOME
GM at
MRM Partners,
Amsterdam
MD at Tribal DDB,
Amsterdam
MD at Tribal DDB,
London
MD at McCann, San
Francisco

11. WE MADE SOME WORK

13. The obstacle is
the way

14. HARD THINGS
OVER 12 YEARS IN
ADVERTISING
A LOT TO LOSE BACK TO SCHOOL AND THEN...

21. And then...

22. THINGS FELL APART
40+ INVESTORS
NIKE, GE, P&G, LEVIS,
ETC
BUT...
FOUNDERS
COULDN’T AGREE

23. One final twist

24. THINGS CAME TOGETHER
LAUNCHPODIUM IKEA AND VIRGIN BUT I KEPT GOING ACQUIRED

25. Always be learning

27. HIDDEN SURPRISE
FULL CIRCLE IN 20
YEARS
CHAD IN NEW YORK
LIVE SHOWS &
15,000 LISTENS
AHA MOMENTS
I USE EVERYDAY

28. In short...

29. LIVE THE LIFE YOU
DREAM
LISTEN TO YOUR
INTUITION
IT WILL BE HARD -
AND THAT'S OK
AS LONG AS YOU
KEEP LEARNING,
THINGS WILL TURN
OUT FINE

30. Thanks
Mike Parsons, Qualitance