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

Finding calm in the chaos...  Vox Pops episode 18 🎥  Last week we entered the world of fractional comms for the first time on here, so what better way to follow it up than a foray into agency life.  I was really pleased to sit down with  Phil Borge-Slavnich , Co-Founder and Director at  Woosah . I've admired Phil for many years, first meeting him when I was a naïve young(ish) PR agency recruiter. So to be able to sit down with him now we have both started our own businesses

Vox Pops episode 17, cutting through the crap 😉 📽️  It was high time I took my perm hat off and sat down with an interim/fractional comms expert. Without great interims, the function would drown and I am so glad I had the chance to speak to  Natasha Plowman .  A really enjoyable conversation with where we talk fractional comms, ageism in the industry, and the importance of learning that whilst you can't change the way people view you, you can change the way you respond and

Vox Pops episode 16, the power of saying no! 📽️  I sat down earlier in the year with  Richard Farnsworth  to talk about his career, what he does, and what advice he'd offer his younger self.  Richard is the soon to be the former Director of External Communications at  BT Group  as he is taking on a new role as VP Corporate Communications at  Reckitt  in the new year.  Despite a now not-so-secret ambition to be a Lewis Hamilton/Kevin McCloud hybrid, Richard has built a stella

Finding the space to belong.📽️ Sage words from  Koray Camgöz , CEO of the  Taylor Bennett Foundation .  This conversation feels well...

Finding a way to lift all boats.📽️ An episode that is very close to my heart as I had the pleasure of sitting down with  Craig Beaumont...

If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit, join our Club📽️ The episode that finally puts to bed any thoughts I may have had of...

Have something to say? We'll find you the right people to say it.📽️ Yes that's right, the episode that literally no one has asked for. ...

Having worked in policy, public affairs and communications recruitment for over 20 years combined, we’ve been part of a lot of hiring...

Helping businesses make better decisions.📽️ Beautifully put by  Chris Alfred , Head of Corporate Media at  Entain . Because when you...

Connecting with your sense of purpose.📽️ "No one is going to walk with you the entire time. You are fundamentally on your own. It's you...

Trust your instincts, focus on relationships, throw the ladder down.📽️ Three great pieces of advice from  Robbie Sommerville , Managing...

"Listen with the intent of having your mind changed."📽️ Such a brilliant piece of advice from  Kitty George , Director of Corporate...

"Do your best, because your best is better than you think"📽️ I am a big fan of  James Newman , Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at ...

When comms takes the next step📽️ I was delighted to be joined by  Craig J. , CEO at the  Royal Osteoporosis Society . A charity that...

Curiosity killed the cat? Not if you want to be a good comms leader!📽️ For this episode as I was joined by  Simon Creer , Director of...

Conquering our fears!📽️ For this episode as I was joined by  Jinmi Macaulay , Communications Director at  Smart DCC .  Thank you to...