LEAP Listens

As someone who is fairly new to this field, Jade shares her experiences with Roger and Sara on starting off on her employer branding journey. Jade talks about how she is focusing on raising the profiles of employees through creative storytelling, and how she wears many hats in her role. Discover how you too can embark on your own journey towards creating a powerful employer brand. LEAP Listens is...

The employee handbook and policies can be outdated, dull and hard to read. But what is the opportunity to transform these into engaging, employee centric documents and ensure they represent a positive culture. Find out from Chloe the impact your policy documents have on the employee experience and the importance of accessibility.  LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning peo...

Our hosts, Sara and Roger, are joined by Taylor and Roz, two experts in the field of recruitment marketing.  Sharing their insights on why paid social media should be a crucial part of your marketing strategy, not just to attract new candidates, but also to build and maintain brand awareness. LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency.  Find out mo...

Are you using Glassdoor as part of your employer branding strategy? If not perhaps you should! Some great advice from Jane Avison along with some other words of wisdom about how to keep your employer brand authentic.  LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency.  Find out more at leapcreate.co.uk

Sara and Roger are joined by Organisational Psychologist, Clive Cary where they discuss burnout in the workplace. Clive shares his own experience of burnout and how organisations can spot and support their employees with this serious non-clinical condition.  LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency.  Find out more at leapcreate.co.uk

The pandemic has reset the candidate experience. We discuss with David how organisations need to adapt to ensure candidates still have a personal touch and authentic experience.  LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency.  Find out more at leapcreate.co.uk

Izy Cowling talks about her experience in being the first employer brand lead for the iconic Penguin Books and the opportunities in shaping their employer brand story for recruitment and retention.  LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency.  Find out more at leapcreate.co.uk

When should the onboarding process start and how early should you be starting to build a relationship with your new employees? These are the important questions we talked about with Noel Thomas.  LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency.  Find out more at leapcreate.co.uk

To kick off Series Two, we are joined by Employee Engagement and Internal Comms expert Kate Fenton who shares her advice on communicating with employees in 2023, plus we chat about the challenges and opportunities comms teams face post-pandemic.  LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency.  Find out more at leapcreate.co.uk

In this final episode, Roger and Sara talk through all the learnings and takeaways of all the guests featured in Series One of LEAP Listens.  LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency.  Find out more at leapcreate.co.uk

In this final interview of Series One, Dr. Anne-Marie, Co-founder of Stemettes, shares her experience and knowledge with Sara and Roger about how organisations can inspire and attract and recruit more women into STEM roles.  LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency.  Find out more at leapcreate.co.uk

Creative Officer & Co-Founder of Tonic, Mark Horley discusses the convergence of the consumer brand and the employer brand into something which is simply just, the brand. A fascinating chat with one of the industry's best-known and highly-regarded creative figures. LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency.  Find out more at leapcreate.co...

If you want your customers to truly experience your brand’s purpose, you’ve got to get your culture right. Pete Markey, CMO of Boots UK, delivers useful insights and actionable advice on how to land your purpose with your people. LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency.  Find out more at leapcreate.co.uk

Data, data everywhere. With so much information coming at you, how do you know what to pay attention to? Rob Ryan, Employer Branding & Marketing Manager at Serco, chats to Sara and Roger about his approach to successfully navigating the sea of data.  LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency.  Find out more at leapcreate.co.uk

Sara and Roger chat to Susan LaMotte, CEO of exaqueo and an employer branding expert about the future of employer branding. Susan gives her thoughts and insights about how the employer value proposition (EVP) has evolved. Find out how.  LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency.  Find out more at leapcreate.co.uk

What will the future of internal comms look like in a virtual and hybrid workplace? Arion discusses the challenges internal comms teams faced during lockdown and the positives that have come out of it. LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency.  Find out more at leapcreate.co.uk

Discussing the importance of storytelling in recruitment marketing to attract and hire candidates, and how to ensure authentic stories are communicated consistently.   LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency.  Find out more at leapcreate.co.uk

In the third episode, Sara and Roger are joined by Andy Rigden, an experienced and award-winning copywriter. The discussion revolves around the employer tone of voice and provides some great tips on writer's block. Plus you get to hear Roger’s analogy on the difference between ‘tone’ and ‘voice’.  LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency.  F...

In our first episode Sara and Roger discuss why it’s a great time to be in the employer branding and recruitment marketing industry. Their conversation covers working as a creative and how the world has changed for employers post-pandemic.  LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency.  Find out more at leapcreate.co.uk

Sara and Roger are joined by Caroline Gundu, a businesswoman and consultant with many strings to her bow and a passion for empowering women. Discussion centres around whether ‘The Confidence Gap’ has been widened for women by completely virtual and hybrid working environments. LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency.  Find out more at leapcreate...