Olly Magnus - CEO of Magnus Group, who went viral on LinkedIn

Who Needs Instructions

In January 2021, Olly wrote a post on LinkedIn which went viral.

He's a self-confessed bad sleeper and one dark Friday morning four months ago, Olly wrote the post below. 1.2 million views later, he's become the poster-boy for vulnerability in business.

The loss of his (Australian) father in 2018, hit Olly very hard. That, alongside an acrimonious business split with his ex-business partner, made life extremely challenging.

But over the last three years, Olly has bounced back from those challenges. The family business is on the up again and his confidence is growing.

Olly's posts on LinkedIn are philosophical and inspiring. He wants us to believe in ourselves and back ourselves too. He used the lack of respect he was given by his ex-business partner to drive him on today, to take calculated risks and to make a success of things.

Basically, he's a decent bloke with a brilliantly honest story to tell, which he modestly wants to inspire you with. BACK YOURSELF!

This Man is 47

This Man runs a business & employs 130 people

This Man worries a lot & sleeps badly

This Man fell 40ft off a Balcony

This Man spent 12 days in Intensive care

This Man man taught himself to walk again

This Man cried uncontrollably at the Doctors

This Man did counselling for 4 months

This Man got bored so stopped

This Man’s heart stopped repeatedly

This Man misses his Dad more than you will ever know

This Man struggles to talk about any of the above

This Man was made to justify himself in his own business to a 3rd party

This Man took that really badly

This Man came out on the right side of it

This Man suffered confidence issues

This Man moved away from where he wasn’t appreciated

This Man was told he would never be a success and ‘didn’t have it in him’

This Man is not driven by money

This Man will never forget the disrespect

This Man took a big gamble on Magnus

This Man backed himself

This Man invested every penny he has

This Man enticed great management to join him

This Man & his team work really hard

This Man wants to do the best for his staff

This Man knows his weaknesses

This Man is very loyal

This Man is done when he loses trust

This Man is Vulnerable

This Man is me - Olly Magnus

This Man is just the same as you

Follow your dreams #backyourself

You can see the original post here.

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