Values fuel aligned decisions
If you ever needed a confirmation that making bold moves by listening to your instincts and being true to your own values is priceless – then this episode with Dan Gamble is for you!
Dan’s insights and views really shine a light on how important our values are to our sense of wellbeing and happiness, and our mindset.
You’ll hear how Dan’s upbringing and challenging adolescence shaped his Respect and Drive values, and enhanced his emotional intelligence skills, helping him make right-fit work and life choices, and become the proficient comms professional he is today.
Dan walks us through some of the bold decisions he has made over his life so far, based on his gut instinct of what would and wouldn’t work for him. He uses his core values as his decision compass to great effect and you will hear how much so throughout our discussion.
Join us!
In this episode, we discuss:
- Dan’s upbringing in a working-class family in the North West of England, the challenging time he had navigating school, and how these two things shaped who he is today.
- How Dan made the bold decisions to move abroad at the age of 26, and start his own business two years ago, after years of working for others.
- The importance of values, how they underpin Dan’s gut instinct on what’s right and wrong for him, and how he uses this to guide his decision-making.
- How being 100% himself means Dan can add the most value to his clients, family and friends.
- What the future holds for Dan and how he is prioritising what brings him joy – personally and professionally.
If you ever needed a confirmation that making bold moves by listening to your instincts and being true to your own steadfast values is priceless – then do listen to this episode.
Dan’s insights and views really shine a light on how important our values are to our sense of wellbeing and happiness, and our mindset.
A bit more about Dan Gamble
Dan Gamble is a career PR professional with 20 years’ experience in the global tech space. He has worked both agency side and inhouse, and represented global tech brands and notable CEOs.
In 2011, Dan left London and moved to Vancouver, and 10 years later, launched his own agency, DGPR. Since then, his team has expanded to Vancouver and Toronto, and has partnered with some of Canada’s most notable tech businesses and exciting entrepreneurs.
He was recently named on Business in Vancouver’s 40 Under 40 list, and he is a regular Forbes contributor sharing his thoughts on PR & Communications, Entrepreneurship and LGBTQIA+ issues.
A true advocate for the PR profession, shortly after moving to Vancouver, he co-founded a community of 300+ PR & Comms professionals called YVRPR. Dan blends creativity with logic, and is an advocate for equality and diversity in all forms.
If you would like to know more about Dan or would like to connect with him, please check out his website at dg-pr.com, connect with him on LinkedIn, or join him on Instagram.
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