The hardest part of any career isn’t choosing the right path. It’s having the confidence to choose one at all. 🎥 Vox Pops Episode 22 This week I spoke with Jenny Olsen , whose career across agency, government and corporate affairs gives her a unique perspective on the function and on making big career choices. We got into: • Why confident decisions matter more than perfect ones • How comms teams spot risk and opportunity before anyone else • The value of stretch and doin

Trust. Hard won, easily lost. Vox Pops episode 21 🎥 I enjoyed sitting down with Ochuko Adekoya , Director of Communications and Brand at OnSide , to talk about her career, and Onside's work building child led youth centres. Part of me would have loved to have seen what Ochuko would have done with a career producing noughties style reality TV, but their loss is our gain! We talked in depth about the role communications plays in building trust, particularly for philanthro

Like a bridge over troubled water... Vox Pops episode 20 🎥 Firstly, I can't believe that we're at Vox Pops episode 20. Times flies when you are having fun! Thanks to all our guests who have joined me for this so far, and to all our viewers and contributors, I am always delighted by how many of you seem to be enjoying this series. I hope that you are all getting as much from this as I am. This week I sat down with Jon Dale Dip CIPR, MCIPR , Strategic Corporate Affairs &

Find comfort in the uncomfortable... Vox Pops episode 19 🎥 This week, I was joined by Muniya Barua , Deputy CEO at BusinessLDN for a wide ranging discussion on her career, the role her organisation plays in making London a great place to work, and some reflections on her earlier career. I've often advised candidates that you need a bit of discomfort, a bit of fear in your role. It's one of the things that helps you know you haven't yet out grown it. So it was great to