Abby Chat Slot

Representation matters, in wellness, fitness, and creative industries alike. In this episode of Abby Chat Slot, I’m joined by Dr Aysha Khalid, Senior Design Lead at Cision, D&AD judge, PhD researcher, and founder of Sol & Flex. We dive into: Challenging body-based and racialised stereotypes in wellness. Building authority and credibility as a founder and creative leader. The commercial and...

In this episode of Abby Chat Slot, I sit down with Julian Kynaston - award-winning marketing leader and founder of Propaganda, the pioneering brand consultancy behind transformative successes like GHD, Illamasqua and GenM. Julian shares his unfiltered thoughts on creativity, courage, and what it really takes to build a brand that stands the test of time. From his early days in youth culture to lea...

In this episode, Abby speaks to Simon Brown, the founder of Joe Brown’s, where he shares his journey of building a successful lifestyle brand. Initially, Simon worked in menswear design for major high street stores but became disillusioned. The inspiration for Joe Brown’s came during a holiday in Wales, where he observed carefree twenty-somethings exuding happiness and freedom. Simon discusses how...

In this episode, Abby speaks to Elliot Ghali, the founder of Example Marketing, a marketing strategist and speaker training and supporting businesses with marketing strategy and content creation. They cover conquering public speaking nerves, website design secrets, how he helps his clients overcome hurdles with social media, personal branding secrets, tips for confident speaking and storytelling M...

In this first episode Abby speaks to Si Lewis, the Managing Director of Fernbank, a forward-thinking digital marketing agency specialising in lead generation through Google Ads. With a deep focus on performance-driven results, Si and his team offer a comprehensive suite of services, including landing page design, marketing automations, and cutting-edge AI solutions. Under his leadership, Fernbank...