From Burnout to Building Better: Ryan Griffin on Creativity, Leadership & Doing Business Differently

In this episode of DesignWave Podcast, we sit down with Ryan Griffin, founder of Chunky Duck, to explore entrepreneurship, creativity, leadership, burnout, and what it really means to build a successful business without losing your humanity along the way.Ryan’s journey has been anything but conventional. From representing Australia in baseball and earning All-American honours in the US, to fast-tracking his career in digital marketing, major surgery, burnout, and an existential quarter-life crisis, Ryan learned that success isn't always about moving faster.After cycling across South America and later working with sharks, rays, and penguins at Sydney Aquarium, Ryan eventually found his way back to marketing. During the pandemic, he founded Chunky Duck, a creative agency built remotely from day one and grounded in performance, integrity, flexibility, and genuine human connection.In this conversation, Ryan shares lessons on burnout recovery, remote work, creative leadership, entrepreneurship, work-life balance, and building a business that supports your life rather than consuming it.A candid, funny, and inspiring conversation for entrepreneurs, creatives, leaders, and anyone questioning what success should actually look like.#RyanGriffin #ChunkyDuck #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #CreativeLeadership #DigitalMarketing #RemoteWork #BurnoutRecovery #WorkLifeBalance #BusinessGrowth #Creativity #Marketing #EntrepreneurMindset #FutureOfWork #DesignWavePodcast #PodcastGuest #PodMatch