Jenson Button and Jude Law x Johnnie Walker Whisky

Johnnie Walker, a favourite Scotch Whisky drinks brand of Ape to Gentleman has joined forces with Formula One World Champion Jenson Button and Oscar-nominated actor Jude Law.

The two gentleman, who epitomise a certain way of thinking; challenging the conventional wisdom that success guarantees happiness and instead celebrating the fact that happiness actually helps people achieve more.

Jenson and Jude’s positive outlook, success in their field and competitive edge has led to them being featured in the new Johnnie Walker global campaign called Joy Will Take You Further, alongside a range of other remarkable people from all walks of life.

“Throughout my career I have had to have joy to succeed,” said Jenson Button. “Because I love this sport so much I feel that I’ve been able to enjoy the good times and when things have been harder I’ve been able to find a way out of the situation, be more positive and help the team move forward.”

Actor Jude Law said: “Keeping positive and finding the joy every day in the job that I do is part of my philosophy and I think that’s one of the things that has helped me keep moving in my career.”

Commenting on the campaign launch Johnnie Walker Global Brand Director Guy Escolme said: “As a brand Johnnie Walker has always stood for progress – it’s been the story of our whisky since our founder John Walker started it all nearly 200 years ago. What two centuries of experience have taught us is that progress doesn’t have to be an endless uphill journey – we can enjoy the steps we take and the more happiness we find in them the more likely we are to achieve our goal. Evidence is confirming a conviction that sits at the heart of our brand: Joy Will Take You Further.”

Other celebrities who advocate this approach to life and appear in the new campaign include US alt-rock band OK GO, Chinese actress Zhao Wei, Mexican supermodel Montserrat Oliver, Eva Håkansson – the fastest woman on three wheels and Romi Garduce, a Filipino climber and environmentalist who has scaled the seven highest summits on all continents. Their understanding of success and progress aligns with the results from a growing body of scientific research into the power of happiness.

Dr Matt Killingsworth, a US-based psychologist and scientist who studies human happiness, acted as a consultant for the campaign. He said: “People sometimes think of happiness as a far-off, distant prize only to be won by their years of hard work or when they achieve conventional markers of success, like a higher income or a bigger house. But there is a growing body of evidence that enjoying happiness along the way makes success more likely.”

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