Reset, The Podcast

On this very special episode of Reset, the Podcast, Advertising Week Co-Founder and Chairman Matt Scheckner interviews Suki Thompson, Founder and CEO at Let's Reset and Co-Founder of Oystercatchers, along with her daughter Jazmyn Thompson, Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT).

Her Highness Sayyida Basma Al Said of Oman is the Founder of Whispers of Serenity, the first ever wellbeing clinic in the Sultanate of Oman. In this Reset the Podcast, Princess Basma talks to Suki Thompson, Founder, Let's Reset about what Serenity means to her.  Her own educational journey, around the globe,  in mental wellbeing, along with some fascinating insights into her Royal Family and its sense of purpose. 

David Enwright, Marketing Directly at Post Office Ltd, has played a major role in many iconic brands including HSBC, NatWest, Allianz and now Post Office Ltd and has done so with a modern leadership style – empathetic, open and kind. During our conversation we cover a tremendous number of subjects including how wellbeing links to productivity, the importance of … Continue reading "Leadership, compassion and authenticity – How to be a successful, modern marketeer."

Keith Weed was one of the most experienced and high profile men in Marketing. He's also one of the most energetic. In this Reset: The Podcast, the ex-Global CMO of Unilever talks to Suki Thompson, Founder & CEO, Let's Reset about energy and the importance to him of creating a team culture and an open … Continue reading "Keith Weed CBE – President RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Former Global CMO Unilever and NED"

In this week's Reset the Podcast (from 2021),  Suki Thompson Founder, Let's Reset talks to Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE. Yvonne is the founder of the powerful women's network, Wintrade Global and was the founder of Choice Radio, the first black radio commercial station. For a woman with such an impressive CV, it's no surprise that … Continue reading "Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE – Diversity, Inclusion and why beautiful constraints can often lead to the most creative solutions"

Usually when I am talking to Arthur Sadoun, Chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe, we discuss the international marketing and communications industry and business in general. But today is a very different conversation because Arthur shares with me an open, honest and vulnerable account of his journey with cancer.  From how it was discovered, how … Continue reading "Arthur Sadoun – Addressing the stigma and insecurities of working with cancer"

Rik Moore, Managing Partner, Strategy, The Kite Factory takes me on a wonderful journey of how he merged two things he loves to create his unique space in business.  Comedy and Media. It is so important to have a creative outlet and Rik found his initially performing comedy. However, soon he found himself without enough … Continue reading "Rik Moore – How comedy can help you perform better at work"

In this week's conversation, Dr Judith Grant speaks openly to me about how she suffered with very low self-esteem and bullied for being overweight in her school years. She reset, changed her life-style, built her confidence which inspired her entire career path, supporting individuals and organisations to maximise their wellbeing at work in companies like … Continue reading "Dr. Judith Grant – How adversity can trigger post traumatic growth"

This week on Reset the podcast I am talking to the talented, charming and brilliant Mark Bright, former Premier League footballer, Ambassador, Crystal Palace FC and author of ‘My Story’ From Foster care to footballer. My conversation with Mark is simply remarkable and inspirational. Brutally honest, he shares with me how he grew up in … Continue reading "Mark Bright – Where drive and inner resilience comes from"

Starting a new role can be daunting for anyone and Kenyatte has spent equal time thinking about the commercial as well as people aspects of his new job as Chief Membership & Customer Officer at Co-op. We discuss the enormous opportunities ahead for him and how he plans to build strong connections with his new team, … Continue reading "Kenyatte Nelson – The best game to play, is the one where everyone gets a turn"

The power of stories and learning have always been a key passion for my guest this week. The colourful, creative and occasionally controversial Garry Lace, former CEO of some of London's biggest advertising agencies and now a founder at Storians, speaks candidly about his own personal journey.   We talk about what he has learnt through … Continue reading "Garry Lace – Why every day really is a school day"

This week I am talking to the incredible Elizabeth Gooch, MBE, CEO of eg solutions and a powerhouse entrepreneur. We discuss her path to founding a successful UK tech company and pioneering a new and emerging technology market that is worth over $3bn. Showing that hard work and determination really does pay off. I love how … Continue reading "Elizabeth Gooch, MBE – The spirit of a multi-million pound entrepreneur"

Welcome to my first podcast of 2023. I hope you had time to reset over the break. Today I am talking to one of our coaches,  Dr Kate Delaney, Mindfulness expert and Clinical Hypnotherapist. Kate studied at the University of Southampton followed by a doctorate on Environmental Sciences, in Central America. Kate's life drastically changed when she was 24. … Continue reading "Kate Delaney – Finding peace in the present"

On this week’s Reset the podcast, we have Ben Slater, Senior Vice President Marketing, at Beamery, a talent lifecycle management platform. In this episode we cover different ways of working post COVID, the best ways to recognise and retain your talent and how to address the strategic issue of an emerging skills crisis.  Ben and … Continue reading "Ben Slater, Beamery – Exploring the future of talent"

For any food lovers, my guest this week is particularly special. Jo Pratt is an award-winning food writer, cook, food stylist and presenter.  We discuss what ignited her passion for food, how she creates her recipes and how she finds balance in life as she has built her own brand.     Jo shares with me how … Continue reading "Jo Pratt, Chef – What do you do when you are in the mood for food"

For many having a baby is one of the most powerful and natural things to do in the world, but for others it's a huge challenge that takes determination, courage and a lot of patience. In this week's RESET the podcast I talk to Marcella Collins, Founder and Managing Director of Prompt Marketing. She shares openly … Continue reading "Marcella Collins – Creating a safe space to talk"

This week on Reset the podcast I am talking to the energetic and insightful Kit Krugman, Managing Director, co: collective. Having a creative outlet is a key part of our own wellbeing and so I love Kit talking through all things creativity, career paths and kindness. Together we discuss the essence of what makes a … Continue reading "Kit Krugman, co: collective – The power of creativity and curiosity"

I love makeup and female entrepreneurs and Christina Flach, President and CEO of ‘Pretty Girl Makeup’ embodies the best in both. In this week’s Reset the podcast Christina shares with me how she first got into the makeup industry after seeing how makeup helped her friends and family to feel better about themselves, She talks about the … Continue reading "Christina Flach, Pretty Girl Makeup – Without the darkness you cannot shine"

Tony Miller, CMO, VP Growth and Performance Marketing, WW, Weight Watchers is one of the most open and inclusive people I know, and he wears his heart on his sleeve, which makes him an inspiring leader. Tony shares with me how it's important to provide people with support as well as information to enable them to make … Continue reading "Tony Miller, WW – To be your best self, you have to be your authentic self"

Sarah Harbon is the General Manager, benefit, UK and Ireland, where she has worked for over 15 years. Sarah and I discuss how important it is as leaders to create a culture of kindness in a business. She shares how she tries to build her team at Benefit with a focus on the people within it. They encourage colleagues, customers … Continue reading "Sarah Harbon, benefit – We are only human"

This week my guest is Visha Kudhail, Director Business Marketing EMEA, Pinterest talking to me about speaking out and giving other people a chance to have their voices heard, which is so important in creating open and collaborative cultures.  Visha shares her insight into how she felt that her life was defined for her as a young Indian woman. She believes society often sets … Continue reading "Visha Kudhail, Pinterest – Breaking Great Expectations"

This week I am talking to Rania Robinson, a female powerhouse, CEO & Partner at Quiet Storm and president of WACL. We cover marginalization on a gender basis, race basis and on a parental basis. I learn how she fell in love with the advertising industry at a young age. When Rania first started in London she found herself amongst so many people from … Continue reading "Rania Robinson, Quiet Storm – Empowering one another"

Jaz Thompson, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP), NHS, helps Suki this week to deep dive into mental health, the brilliant support offered by the NHS in the UK and how you can learn to protect your own wellbeing.  We discuss the key themes from the first 5 conversations of this series, the impact of suicide on friends and family, why being non-binary can be … Continue reading "Jazmyn Thompson, NHS – Accessing support to change your life"

This week on RESET the podcast, we have the wonderfully energetic Kathryn Jacob, OBE, CEO of Pearl and Dean. Alongside her 17-years at Pearl and Dean she has also written two fabulous books with Sue Unerman: Belonging: The Key to Transforming and Maintaining Diversity, Inclusion and Equality at Work and The Glass Wall. In this podcast we talk … Continue reading "Kathryn Jacobs, OBE, Pearl and Dean – I am not infallible, I am human"

This week on RESET the podcast we have our mental health counsellor and leader of our POHAY workshop, David Beeney. David and I discuss the difficulties many people find with asking for help. David helps break down the stigma of asking for help by sharing his expert knowledge on the tricky process of a selecting a counsellor who works for you, encouraging everyone to give counselling a chance. Content warning: … Continue reading "David Beeney – big boys DO cry"

When we started Let's Reset in the HKX offices, I met my guest this week. They are one of the best office concierges I have ever met, an empowering individual who brings a bright ray of light onto everyone they interact with. Their work to champion the LGBTQ+ community has led them to be an … Continue reading "Arian (Ari) Humirang – From kindness sparks acceptance"

TRIGGER WARNING we cover in this week's episode a conversation surrounding suicide. If you, or someone you know, are impacted by this topic please see the helplines and resources below. This week on Reset, the podcast I am joined by the inspiring, brilliant and brave Emma Woods. Emma was the CEO of Wagamama until June 2021, following an exciting … Continue reading "Emma Woods – Growing through grief"

I have known Sara Tate for a long time as an accomplished agency leader. She is an advertising mastermind, now a qualified coach and organisational strategist. Sara has a fascination with business culture and what makes people tick, how we are different and what can help bring people together. We cover so much in this … Continue reading "Sara Tate – not every cloud has to have a silver lining"

In this week's Let's Reset: the podcast, I talk to the brilliant young entrepreneur, Shanice Mears. She is an incredible woman who is a passionate leader in the marketing and advertising industry. She is the Co-founder of The Elephant Room, an agency which helps companies to build inclusive brands.  In our conversation Shannie highlights some disturbing insight into the continued lack of ethnic minorities still … Continue reading "Shanice Mears – how to build better"

One of the joys of this podcast is that I get to meet truly inspirational people, some who have learnt and achieved so much at such a young age. Harry Sanders is a very special guest and fits this description perfectly.  From sleeping rough in his teenage years, to founding the multi-million-dollar International SEO company, … Continue reading "Harry Sanders – From living on the streets to multi-million dollar entrepreneur"

This week I get to talk all about one of my favourite topics… physical wellbeing. Whilst being no elite athlete myself, I have always loved exercise and it’s something which has played a huge part in my life, so I was delighted to sit down with Pieta McCrum Wellness and Fitness Omniprenuer, someone who has … Continue reading "Pieta McCrum – Love thy self everyday"

In this RESET the podcast I talk to Rich Lawrence, Category, Brand and Innovation Director at New England Seafood. Rich has always been fascinated by marketing and has a pedigree background from Unilever, L'Oreal and Pepsico where he learnt how to create a strong brand with clear and ‘crunchy’ positioning.  In recent years he has taken on the challenge of transforming New England Seafood. Rich talks me … Continue reading "Rich Lawrence – How passion, purpose and people can bring your whole self to work"

In this latest Reset Podcast I had the chance to chat with Guy Schanschieff, MBE, DL, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Bambino Mio – a leading manufacturer of award-winning reusable products for babies and toddlers. Guy is a fellow entrepreneur who is taking big leaps towards reducing human impact on our environment.  More than 20 years ago Guy and … Continue reading "Guy Schanschieff – Reducing, reusing and resetting for success"

This week I discuss ‘squiggly careers' with Lex Bradshaw-Zanger’s and the journey which has led him to the esteemed position of Chief Marketing and Digital Officer for UK & Ireland, L’Oreal. As well as discussing Lex's professional trajectory, he share's his personal journey- talking to me about why understanding himself as an introvert has been fundamental in shaping the way he builds relationships with … Continue reading "Lex Bradshaw-Zanger – Small incremental changes to accelerate for success"

We call this episode ‘living between the windows’ because it is about how my brilliantly brave business partner Helen Gorman has lived her life in between defining moments and events which have shaped her as a mother, a professional and an individual. Whilst the two of us talk everyday and have worked closely together for … Continue reading "Helen Gorman – “Living between the Windows”"

We had such great feedback from the author and businessman, Ralf's Specht last conversation with me on the themes from his book, Building Corporate Soul that In this week's episode of Reset the Podcast, we discuss his next book Beyond the Startup. Ralf shares with us his learnings around the importance of strong teamwork within … Continue reading "Ralf Specht – How to think and behave beyond the Startup"

In this RESET the podcast we discuss how Chris Hirst Global CEO, Havas came from an education in engineering to perusing a path in advertising… culminating in him being at the helm of one of the most prestigious communications groups in the world. I was fascinated of course, to learn about the moments along the … Continue reading "Chris Hirst – How to be a non bulls**t leader"

This week I had the pleasure of talking to Richard Swan a man with many strings to his bow… Choir director, singalong leader, workshop facilitator, composer, arranger, bandleader and entrepreneur. Richard is also Founder and Director of London City Voices, a leading community choir in central London where hundreds of business people turn up every week … Continue reading "The man helping people find their voice… Richard Swan, Founder and Director, London City Voices"

This week’s conversation is a deep dive into a sensation we all know well, but often fail to truly understand- uncertainty. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Sam Conniff and Katherine Templar Lewis, otherwise known as The Uncertainty Experts, who, as their name would suggest, are some of the leading authorities on the … Continue reading "How to turn Uncertainty into a superpower – with Sam Conniff and Katherine Templar Lewis"

From starting her working journey in the South of Turkey as an archaeologist, to being appointed Global President of the prestigious Advertising Week, there is much to excavate when it comes to Ruth’s colourful career. Driven by a desire to prove those who underestimate or doubt her wrong, Ruth shares what has guided her path … Continue reading "Our own brilliant Ruth Mortimer. Global President, Advertising Week"

This week I had the absolute privilege of sitting down with one of the most dynamic and distinguished marketers globally Andrew Garrihy, CMO, DiDi International. In one of the most open yet optimistic conversations I have had on the podcast to date, I learn so much about the real moments which have shaped Andrew as … Continue reading "Lessons from a maverick in leadership and life with Andrew Garrihy, CMO, DiDi International"

Having always been a working mother myself, I was very excited to sit down with Elizabeth Cowper, Founder of WOMO Network-a SaaS platform transforming the world of the working mother. The business is on a mission to improve the retention of female talent whilst providing a wellbeing solution for mothers and supporting those around her. … Continue reading "Elizabeth Cowper, CEO and Founder, WoMO Network and the Ludo Partnership, a woman on a mission to help other women"

This week I sit down with Ralf Specht, a man driven by a very clear and very strong mission – to make soulless companies a thing of the past. In our conversation, we deep dive into what it means to build a culture from the ground up. Having founded and run a successful creative agency for more … Continue reading "Ralf Specht – The Business of the Future Must Have Soul"

This is the response that my guest this week gave me when I asked her “Who are you?”  Angie is best known as Smooth Radio's Drive time presenter. Her career has gone from strength to strength and we discuss her journey to success- which ironically, hasn’t always been so smooth. From her North-West London upbringing, her troublesome school-life, (she was very … Continue reading "‘My name is Angela Diana Greaves and I am a woman just trying to work it out' Angie Greaves Smooth Radio Presenter, The Sunday Morning Vibe, Angie's Book Club"

I often dreamed of being an Olympic athlete and from the moment that my Uncle Colin first took me to Henley Royal Regatta at 16,  I have loved rowing. So my conversation with Alex Partridge OLY, Former Olympic rower, is very special. Added to this, he is a Mental Wellbeing and Financial Wellness aficionado who is passionate about … Continue reading "Alex Partridge OLY – From Gold medals to the corporate world, Alex's journey to discover his purpose after transitioning out of competitive sport"

This week I am joined by Gabi Slemer the CEO and Founder of Finasana, an online platform built to support you on your journey to achieving true financial wellbeing. Founded on the principles of balance, education and accessibility, Gabi shares why and how she is dedicating her life to helping others create peace around their pennies. Gabi shares with … Continue reading "Where money and mindfulness meet… I am in conversation with Gabi Slemer, CEO and Founder, Finasana."

If there’s one woman who knows how to reset in style, it’s Dr. Julia Jones, otherwise known as Dr. Rock and who better for Suki Thompson, Founder and CEO, Let’s Reset to talk to on International Women’s Week? If there’s one woman who knows how to reset in style, it’s Dr. Julia Jones, otherwise known as … Continue reading "Julia Jones/Dr. Rock- The neuroscientist using bio-hacks and music to boost wellness and fuel performance"

Zaid Al-Qassab is the Chief Marketing Officer and Diversity and Inclusion Director of Channel 4, consistently in the MarketersPowerlistTop 100 former Chief Brand and Marketing Officer BT Group and one of our most respected marketers in the UK. I have regularly interviewed Zaid over the years about the future of the marketing industry, but this … Continue reading "Zaid Al-Qassab – How I have lived with Depression and Anxiety for over a decade and built my career in silence talks to Suki Thompson Founder & CEO Let's Reset"

This week Suki Thompson, Founder and CEO, Let’s Reset talks to Diana Tickell, a woman driven by a strong sense of passion and purpose, currently at NABS, the support organisation for the advertising and media industry as their CEO. Suki and Diana share the changes they’ve noticed in the industry since Covid and how uncertainty, redundancy … Continue reading "How wellbeing can support an industry to care and grow – Diana Tickell, CEO, NAB'S"

We wanted to share again with you today the very first Reset the podcast conversation, Suki Thompson founder/CEO Let’s Reset had with Paul Pomroy back in January 2021.  Paul is now the Corporate SVP, International Operated Markets for McDonald’s and formerly the CEO of UK and Ireland. We often talk about the need to for … Continue reading "A Masterclass in Authentic Leadership with Paul Pomroy, Corporate SVP, International Operated Markets, McDonald’s"