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Welcome to the very first edition of the new EssenceMediacom Connected Podcast. Sue Unerman, Chief Transformation Officer at MediaCom and Sacha Owusu, PRO Account Director at MediaCom sit down with the new Global CEO of EssenceMediacom, Nick Lawson. Starting his career with the agency as a media planner at The Media Business Group in 1991, he has risen through the ranks to lead the business, firstly as CEO of MediaCom UK in 2006, as CEO of EMEA in 2008 then COO Worldwide in 2019 and most recently Global CEO in 2020. We discuss the merger, opportunities and benefits for both companies plus his unconditional love for Bordeaux.
This week on the MediaCom Connected podcast, Sue and Sacha sit down with Claire Ferguson, Managing Partner & Head of Agency Communications here at MediaCom. An experienced communications and marketing strategy lead and planner with 20 years' experience in the industry. Claire's role covers all aspects of Marketing and Communications for MediaCom UK internally and externally, including PR, events, strategy, awards, internal communications and owned channel communications.
This week on the Connected Podcast, Sue and Sacha sit down with Fou Brown who is Global Account Director at MediaCom UK, President for Diversity Belonging & Inclusion at IAA UK and also a member of the Global Belonging Council at MediaCom. We discuss the key to belonging within the workplace plus her love collecting vinyl's.
WHO IS KATE ROWLINSON? Kate is CEO of MediaCom UK and has been part of the MediaCom family for ten years. Having worked across EMEA and APAC regions, she brings a wealth of global experience; as well as her passion for the People First culture. She sits on the Stella Advisory Board – WPP's women's leadership group set up to increase the number of women in senior executive roles across the group – while also acting as a mentor on Groupm's 50:50 programme - which aims to achieve an equal gender split at an executive level. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN 1. Where the media landscape is going 2. Dealing with micro-aggressions or discrimination 3. How can brands get the most out of their media agency
This week Sue and ASD talk to Kate Rowlinson for her annual update where she talks about what we did brilliantly in 2020, what we're going to do and her promise to MediaCom in 2021.
Matt Longley is the driving force behind a new kind of advertising agency, Mobsta. Specialising in digital and mobile ad sales, Mobsta were recently ranked number 1 location provider in Mediacom UK trials. In this conversation, recorded in 2019, we revisit Matt's groundbreaking vision for the industry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Who is Claudine Collins? Claudine is the Chief Client Officer of MediaCom UK - a £1 billion media agency. And has appeared annually as one of the interviewers in the final episode of "The Apprentice" on BBC1 since 2013.
This week Sue and ASD talk to Kate about her ambitions when taking over the role almost a year ago, how that has changed thanks to COVID, what the new normal will look like and how working in an EMEA role helped set up for remote working.
To celebrate 100 episodes of the Connected Podcast, we speak to Aisha Addison. Listen to Aisha talk about how she went from a law degree to media, her experience as a black person in media, what it was like going through getting a job and then starting, and then what gives her comfort in these lockdown times.
This week Sue and ASD talk to Geoff about what strategy is,if it is more difficult to actually do strategy as you get more senior, the value of time out from work and the things giving him comfort in these odd times.
This week Sue and ASD talk to Bianca Best about running start ups, her new book Flourish and the importance of a side hustle.
This week Sue and ASD talk to Claire Ferguson about how MediaCom has changed over the last 16 years, how agency tone of voice is managed vs organic growing and what she learnt from the best boss she ever had.
This week Sue and ASD talk to Satin Reid about the move from planning to management, what we need to do to go to the next level and her love for a certain North London Football Club.
This week Sue and ASD talk to Nigel Lee about what a CCFO actually does, the challenges we face right now and his favourite books.
This week I talk to Josh Krichefski (CEO, Mediacom UK) and Liz Fosslien (co-author of No Hard Feelings: Emotions at Work and How They Help Us Succeed).Josh explains how they put mental health on the agenda on his firm by starting an honest, open discussion on it. Then we talk to Liz who gives us a users' guide to emotions at work. What can we do to make work a most empathetic way.The Seligman model we discuss is the '3Ps'. Personalisation, Pervasiveness and Permanence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week Judy speaks to Karen Blackett OBE, WPP UK Country Manager & Chairwoman of MediaCom UK. Listen to Karen talk about her childhood in Reading, her talent for bringing people together and her achievements in creating a more diverse, inclusive world.
This week Sue and ASD talk to Ben Rickard about his first year in the job, what we need to do at MediaCom to take us to the next level, the biggest fallacy he wants to bust in 2019 and what he would do differently if he went back to start up is mobile agency again.
This week Sue and ASD talk to Josh for his annual update. Listen to Josh talk about what went well in 2018, what he would have done differently, what there is to look forward to in 2019 and what his promise is to MediaCom.
Josh Krichefski is the CEO of MediaCom UK, a position he has held since January 2016. He is responsible for setting the agency vision, delivering growth through new business, organic growth, diversification and future-proofing the business. In this podcast, Josh discusses managing people in the rapidly changing advertising industry(01:35), how he is trying to destigmatise mental ill health at MediaCom(13:35), and the role business has to play in promoting social mobility (21:50). https://www.changeboard.com/ https://www.changeboard.com/future-talent
ASD and Sue talk to Elaine Bremner, Chief Human Resources and Talent Officer Mediacom UK about what does a Chief human Resources and Talent Officer at MediaCom actually does, what makes someone an ‘outstanding talent’, and do you think that is different for Mediacom versus other companies and which animal Elaine absolutely loves.
Sue U and ASD talk to Josh for his annual update, looking forward to 2018 after a brilliant 2017. You can follow Josh on @Joshkrich_, Sue on @SueU and ASD @ASDTheBrand
If you're a company or a brand who wants to reach millions of people, you can go to the likes of Google and Facebook and they'll do it for you. So what's the point of a media agency these days? For decades, big brands have been paying these firms huge sums to place them in all the right places. Josh Krichefski is CEO of the UK's largest, MediaCom, with clients such as Sky, DFS, and Tesco. As Test Match Special celebrates 60 years on air, The Media Show goes behind the scenes at one of the world's longest running radio programmes. Amol meets TMS producer Adam Mountford, engineer Mike Page, and a host of much-loved voices. Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper.
Sue U and ASD talk to Fab Salini, Head of Meet and Ea Listen to Fab talk about the value of hard work, the influence of family, loving where you work and a world famous relative. You can follow Sue on @SueU and ASD @ASDTheBrand
Sue U and ASD talk to Jane Christian, Head of Business Science MediaCom UK Listen to Jane talk about the the changing face of Business Science, the benefits of loyalty and winning 30 under 30. You can follow Jane on @WBAJane, Sue on @SueU and ASD @ASDTheBrand
Sue U and ASD talk to Russell Brown, CFO MediaCom UK Listen to Russel talk about the importance of perspective, creativity and his unexpected hobby! You can follow Sue on @SueU and ASD @ASDTheBrand
The Unregulated team welcomes Karen Blackett, chairman of MediaCom UK and the most powerful woman in the UK's ad industry, to discuss growing up in the sector, how its attitudes to women and ethnic minorities has changed - and why she is a secret lemonade drinker...
Sue U and ASD talk to Josh Krichefski to end the year on a high. Listen to Josh talk about what he's learnt about Mediacom in his first year as CEO, how his vision of what a CEO is has changed and his message for you in 2017. You can follow Josh on @Joshkrich_, Sue on @SueU and ASD @ASDTheBrand
Sue U and ASD speak to Phil Hall, Chief Commercial Strategy Officer MediaCom UK Listen to Phil talk about how you create a role for yourself, what you need to do to be successful in investment and his advice to someone just starting out in our business. You can follow Sue on @SueU and ASD on @ASDTheBrand
ASD speaks to Sue Unerman, Chief Strategy Officer of MediaCom UK. Listen to Sue talk about the history of our business, her self beliefs and communication strategies. You can follow Sue on @SueU and ASD on @ASDTheBrand
ASD and Sue Unerman speak to Nick Lawson, EMEA CEO, MediaCom Listen to Nick talk about how he got to where he is, his competitiveness and how his relationship with MediaCom UK has changed since moving to an EMEA role. You can follow Sue on @SueU and ASD on @ASDTheBrand
ASD and Sue Unerman speak to Karen Blackett,Guardian & Chief Cheerleader MediaCom UK. Find out what Karen attributes the success of her personal PR to, the things she would - and wouldn't save in the industry and who writes her KPIs.
ASD and Sue Unerman speak to Josh Krichefski, CEO of MediaCom UK. Amongst other things, find out what the first thing Josh did as CEO was, the biggest mistake of his career, what loyalty at MediaCom gives you, how he is going to carry on the leadership of women and what five objects we'd have to put in a magic circle to summon him if he was a genie.
Introduction to Connected, brought to you by MediaCom by MediaCom UK
The IPA's Director General, Paul Bainsfair, chats with Karen Blackett OBE, CEO of Mediacom UK. Karen is widely regarded as one of the most influential women in the creative industries. In the podcast Karen discusses the ethnic and gender diversity in the UK communications industry. She also talks about leading the UK's biggest Media Agency and the wider role and function of media agencies.
David Jowett is President of DAC Group Europe, a role to which he brings enormous experience running international and pan-European organizations. In previous roles he was Managing Director of Mediacom UK and President of Global Clients for Aegis Media. He joins us today from London to discuss the role of the digital strategist within a European context.