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Andy Nairn is one of the world's most respected brand strategists, and the co-founder of one of the UK's most successful creative agencies: Lucky Generals. Named after Napoleon's famous quote "I would rather have a general who was lucky than one who was good", the agency has more than lived up to its name, securing work with Amazon, Virgin Atlantic, Yorkshire Tea and many more. Lucky Generals has been shortlisted for Campaign magazine’s Agency of the Year for the last five years in a row, and Andy has been recognized as one of the top five creative people in world advertising by Business Insider. While he certainly believes in hard work, he argues that one resource that’s missing from many agencies, and marketers alike is, you guessed it; luck! In his book “Go Luck Yourself” he demystifies luck, and offers 40 ways to stack the odds in your brands favor. IN THIS EPISODE The future of marketing agencies, discovering different avenues of creativity, authenticity in branding, and the inspiration behind his book “