the simplypodcast

Helen Kelley, Internal Communications and Engagement Director at Inmarsat spoke with Content Executive Aish Rajavelu on the simplypodcast. Helen has around twenty years of experience working in large, complex organisations in both the private and public sectors. She started her career in internal comms working for the BBC, and has since gone on to work for the likes of HMRC, Anglo American, a...

For this episode of the simplypodcast, Content Executive Aish Rajavelu caught up with Steve and Cindy Crescenzo, founders of Crescenzo Communications. Both Steve and Cindy have been in the comms space for over 20 years, and work with IC professionals to take the 'corporate' out of corporate communications and replace it with 'creative.' They have delivered their own talks and workshops across Euro...

Jo Hobbs, Global Head of Internal Communication at Ocado Group, spoke with Content Executive Aish Rajavelu and Head of Content Patrick Hulbert on the simplypodcast.  Through the podcast, we discussed Jo's previous working experiences in journalism and public relations, before moving across to internal communications. Starting out in newspapers and radio, she then moved to "representing organi...

As part of the ongoing Women in Comms series, simply interviewed Himangini Khanna, Head of People Engagement at tech unicorn Epidemic Sound.   In her role as Head of People Engagement, Himangini is a champion of communication with experience supervising executive corporate and department communications, including tone of voice, with a speciality in impactful messaging that allows co...

Suzie Robinson, intranet and digital employee experience consultant at ClearBox, has worked with intranets for 14 years and has practical experience with all aspects of an intranet lifecycle, from research to implementation, to ongoing governance and overall strategy. Suzie’s experience has grown out of the roots of internal communication, so she has a particular focus on employee experience and e...

Laura Sutherland is the Founder and Director of Aura , a strategic communication and business advisory consultancy helping organisations put people and planet at the heart of strategies and decision-making.   She is a senior communication adviser and a chartered practitioner with over 20 years' experience in integrated public relations and comms and has worked with organisations in both...

To find out more about disability and how internal communicators and leaders can pave the way for a more inclusive workplace, we interviewed Ali Hemsley , a disabled social media influencer, speaker, and marketing specialist. Ali has created content for over 100 brands as well as holding partnerships with Sky and Unilever , and has spoken on panels and led workshops, including a panel discussing ‘...

As part of our Women in Comms series, we caught up with Advita Patel and Carly Cook Carly is a creative communications practitioner specialising in bringing brands to life to elevate the employee experience. With a decade of experience advising and leading not-for-profit communications and creative teams, her background in the arts, events and operational management underpins her strategy and outp...

Ritu Mohanka is EMEA Managing Director at Syndio, a tech company that helps companies measure, achieve, and sustain workplace equity to find out more on the topic of equity. Ritu joined the Syndio team in April 2022, and prior to this has worked for companies including as the EMEA VP of Strategy & Business Development for LinkedIn, and Senior VP in Europe for IBM Smarter Workforce. Listen to t...

As part of our Women in Comms series, we caught up with our Head of Consulting at simply, Sonya Poonian. Sonya has been part of the simply team since April, and has previously worked in various roles, including as Chief of Staff at BT and EE. We spoke to Sonya about her experience working at the nexus of the comms and tech space, what got her interested in digital transformation, some of the chall...

For the fourth episode of comms across continents, we meet Ray Walsh, communications and co-creation expert at Raywalsh.net. Ray Walsh is an American communications consultant based in Prague. He has been working in employee communications for more than 20 years, most of those based in Germany, Belgium and the Czech Republic. He has worked in-house and consulted for many multinational companies, i...

For this month's episode of comms across continents, we meet Steve and Cindy Crescenzo, founders of Crescenzo Communications. Both Steve and Cindy have been in the comms space for over 20 years, and work with IC professionals to take the 'corporate' out of corporate communications and replace it with 'creative.' They have delivered their own talks and workshops across Europe, Canada, Brazil, Austr...

Larraine is Chief Strategy and Operations Advisor at New Statesman Media Group, as well as Founder and Managing Director at Inspiring Conversations, an independent consultancy for internal comms. Larraine has spent over two decades in the comms space, and has worked with clients in many different sectors, including Thomson Reuters, Global Ventures, Monster, and FTI Consulting. Her specialisms incl...

Sam Bleazard is the Employee Communication and Engagement lead at Fortnum & Mason, best known for their decadent hampers and extraordinary food. He has been part of the Fortnum & Mason team for almost a year and has almost two decades of experience in the internal comms space. Previously, Sam has worked in internal comms roles across many different industries, working for companies such as...

comms across continents #2 For our second episode of comms across continents we meet Céline Schillinger, Founder and CEO of We Need Social. Céline has worked across three continents during her career, including in countries such as China and Vietnam. She has worked in a wide range of roles, including in the comms, HR and commercial operations spaces, and has worked within a range of industries, in...

comms across continents #1 Rachel Kaplowitz, CEO Honey Intranet simplycommunicate's first ever comms across continents podcast features Rachel Kaplowitz, Founder and CEO of Honey Intranet. Rachel started the company in 2014 almost by accident, realising there was a lot of potential in creating an employee experience which can ease the burden and pressure on the employee through offering digital so...