PRsonal: “If you say you’re not scared of war, you’re either stupid or lying.” Meet the person behind the McDonald’s franchise
In this series of podcasts, Charlotte Nichols, managing director of PR agency Harvey & Hugo, gets up close and PRsonal with a variety of well-known business faces. Nothing is off limits as she digs deep to get to know the person behind the professional…
In this episode…
From the military to McDonald’s, Mavas Foods Ltd director Dean Fitzmaurice has seen it all – and has the teeth (or lack of) to show for it.
In our latest episode of PRsonal, Dean gets real with our host Charlotte Nichols, revealing all about life in the army, facing his own mortality and the impact of his mum’s alcoholism.
Now a director of a thriving business, which trades as McDonald’s in Middlesbrough, Dean offers a fascinating insight into everything that made him the success he is today.
Key moments:
- 00:20 – How many of your teeth are actually your own?
- 11:50 – What’s the most pain you’ve ever been in (emotionally)?
- 22:24 – Getting arrested whilst driving Saddam Hussein’s car
- 37:10 – Did you ever think you were going to die while in Iraq?
- 51:01 – How it feels to lose close friends in battle and how do you deal with it
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