My teenage years were filled with memories of John Hughes movies, MTV videos (back when it was videos all day), Culture Club and Duran Duran, and Benetton sweaters.
My guest today grew up in that same era and was able to turn his love of 80s pop culture and expertise in corporate marketing into a new writing and speaking career. Chis Clews, author of the book series “What 80s Pop Culture Teaches Us About Today’s Workplace” is filled with business lessons learned from the greatest movies that defined our generation.
Chris and I recently talked about how those business lessons also apply to our personal growth journey, so I invited him to come talk about it on our show.
Find Chris online
Website – ChrisClews.com
Twitter – @80spopculture (https://twitter.com/80spopculture)
Instagram – @chrisclews80s (https://www.instagram.com/chrisclews80s/)
Facebook – @chrisclews80s (https://www.facebook.com/chrisclews80s)
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisclews/
Books by Chris Clews
- What 80s Pop Culture Teaches Us About Today’s Workplace: Unexpected business lessons from ten of the great 80s movies that defined a generation (Mix Tape #1)
- What ’80s Pop Culture Teaches Us About Today’s Workplace: 10 More Iconic Movies, Even More Totally Awesome Business Lessons
About Chris Clews
Chris Clews is a speaker and author of the book series “What 80s Pop Culture Teaches Us About Today’s Workplace.” Growing up in the 80s and with over 20 years of experience in corporate marketing he knew two things very well – 80s pop culture and business. So he combined the two and created “What 80s Pop Culture Teaches Us About Today’s Workplace”.
He’s spoken to a diverse set of organizations and companies including Visa, DHL, University of Florida, UPenn Medicine, WIFS (Women in Insurance and Financial Services), DisruptHR and more. He’s a frequent guest on podcasts with topics ranging from workplace culture to 80s pop culture and he has been referenced or interviewed in numerous publications such as Entrepreneur.com and Esquire UK magazine.
A graduate of Elon University in North Carolina, Chris has over 20 years of marketing leadership experience with companies ranging from Planet Hollywood to DHL. He’s built brands, led brands through transition and spearheaded sports sponsorships with NCAA Basketball, PGA, MLB, International Soccer and the UFC.
He’s passionate about animal rescue and donates a portion of the proceeds from his book and speaking engagements to the SPCA International. He lives by the quote from the poet laureate Ferris Bueller, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop to look around once in a while, you could miss it.”