Marine Turner
Sydney Head of Strategy, EssenceMediacom (Part of WPP Media)
Bilingual strategy expert and member of the EssenceMediacom Sydney Leadership Team, focused on both client & agency growth via high-impact strategy. I oversee 6 strategists to deliver innovative media solutions, balancing operational excellence with a commitment to talent development and retention.
Career & Background
What inspired you to do what you are doing now?
Everything around me! I am a passionately curious person, always after the “why people do what they do” so I slowly and naturally gravitated towards strategy. The people I worked with were also a huge help in figuring out what gets my brain ticking.
Could you tell us a bit about your professional background and where you are headed in your career right now?
I have at least one too many Masters but I loved my time at Uni. I have made the move from creative to media early on in my career and haven’t looked back. I have been at Mediacom / EssenceMediacom ever since: 13 years of tenure across Sydney and London, in planning and strategy roles; slowly making my way up to Head of Strategy.
Your favourite food for thought
Books
- The Little Prince – Antoine de St Exupery
- Astrophysics for People in a Hurry – Neil Degrasse-Tyson
- Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow – Gabrielle Zevin
Podcasts / Thought Leaders
- ABC News Daily (in depth look at a topic with great contributors)
- The Limitless Equation (why live life without Chloe Hooper when you don’t have to!)
- The Guardian Full Story (a more global version of ABC News Daily)
What drives and inspires you
What are your core values?
- Creativity
- Kindness
- Perseverance
Who is your biggest inspiration and why?
Neil Degrasse-Tyson. I am always in awe in his ability to make complex yet fascinating facets of astrophysics simpler and available to everyone so they can marvel in the extraordinary beauty of all things space related.
You as a Mentor
What are the top skills or qualities you bring to mentoring?
- Collaborative
- Sees potential in others
- Resilient
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