Fergus Watts' Great Australian Life
Laura Turner's guest this week is Fergus Watts. Fergus is a businessman, former AFL Player and current CEO of The Reach Foundation, Fergus Watts. Originally from England, Watts was educated at Wesley College before being selected as a first round draft pick for the Adelaide Crows in the 2003 AFL Draft, before an injury marred his career by 2007, forcing him to retire from footballing competitions. After football, and at just 23 years old, Fergus then started his own entertainment, sports and marketing agency which became Bastion Collective. Bastion Collective evolved over the years to accommodate more than 100 employees, with offices around the world and evolved to have various subsidiaries to ensure that the markets that they were in were being effectively catered for, and today is valued as a $20 billion company and is continuing to grow each day. Fergus has has just been named the CEO of The Reach Foundation, an organisation that is looking to tackle the mental health crisis head on. Fergus considers himself lucky to have gone through the the program 20 years ago as a member of the St. Kilda Football Club, when The Reach Foundation was run by the late, great Jim Stynes. Listen to his amazing story, journey and the inspiration to join The Reach Foundation, and how he is still managing to inspire and lead others into a better future! #TobinBrothers #CelebratingLives #SayItNow #ListenNow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices