In this episode I spoke with Duncan Wood, CEO of Rapid News Group who operate trade shows and publish magazines all over the world, including TCT 3Sixty, TCT Asia, TCT Japan,  Med-Tech Innovation Expo and Interplas. Duncan has been with the business 18 years, and has served as CEO for the last six of these.

Discussion Includes;

  • Duncan's personal journey & lessons learned during the pandemic
  • How best to serve & mobilise communities including the power of data insights
  • Responding to the changing demands of clients and mobilising attendance to events
  • Expanding the business globally and the importance of partnerships
  • The role of company culture in driving growth
  • Why Duncan has remained loyal to the business for so many years
  • What Duncan believes are the essential traits of a good leader
  • What he loves most about being in the events industry

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