Creativity with Cirque du Soleil Executive Daniel Lamarre

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Daniel Lamarre, the Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board at Cirque du Soleil, and host Felicia Shakiba, explore the pivotal role of creativity within organizations, discussing the delicate balance between creativity and commercial success, and the imperative nature of embracing risk and learning from failures. Lamarre emphasizes the need to nurture creativity at every level of an organization, using clear mandates, openness to novel ideas, and celebrating both successes and failures as fundamental elements for sustained innovation and growth.

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Daniel Lamarre

As Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board, Daniel Lamarre is in charge of strengthening key partnerships and driving new growth projects for Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group. For the last two decades, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cirque du Soleil, Daniel Lamarre was in charge of strategy at both the business development and operations levels.

He also led the rebirth of Cirque du Soleil in 2021 and saw to the organization’s financial sustainability and the perpetuation of its culture and values. Maintaining the fine balance between the company’s overall strategy, stability, and financial growth, and the integrity of its culture and corporate values, Daniel spearheaded the company’s transformation into the global live entertainment leader it is today.

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