Life in Digital

Creating a diverse, equal, and inclusive company, it’s been a topic on many companies’ agendas for a while now. But where do you start, what journey do you need to go on and what organisational changes do you need to make to drive a culture shift and bring D&I to the forefront? This week, Amy’s joined by Akama Davies, Director of Global Solutions & Innovation at Xaxis and Co-Founder of We...

As the wants and needs of the consumer change, the role of conversational advertising allows for better engagement, two-way conversations and ultimately puts the user experience front and centre. On this week’s episode of the Life in Digital Podcast, Ed’s joined by Steffen Svartberg, Founder and CEO of Cavai, a conversational advertising platform which allows for more captive and valuable ad exper...

Company culture has been impacted significantly over the past 12 months. The best businesses have put their people at the heart of their strategies and have worked hard to maintain a great culture and high levels of engagement. On this week’s episode of the Life in Digital Podcast, Amy’s joined by Matthew Goldhill, Founder and CEO of Picnic, a social display ad marketplace which enables better, mo...

With new technologies, platforms and opportunities to reach consumers emerging at almost breakneck speeds, has the focus on the importance of delivering engaging creative been forgotten along the way? Welcome to the 3rd episode of this year’s Life in Digital Podcast series hosted by Ed Steer. Today we’re joined by Simon Kvist Gaulshøj, CEO of Adnami to talk about the Importance of the Creative in...

For most businesses, remote onboarding and managing a more remote workforce has become a priority since March 2019. Businesses who can hire, develop and retain talent as the world evolves will hold a competitive advantage. Attracting, training and retaining the very best talent, that powers your business, has never been more important. Daniel "DanTheAgencyMan" de la Cruz, Founder at Polymensa , ha...

IR35 legislation is changing on 6th April 2021. Listen to our live webinar, recorded on the 17th of February, where Sphere were joined by the experts at Kingsbridge on how to remove the risk of IR35 from your business.  We will be hosting live industry events throughout the year and will share these recordings via our Life in Digital podcast.  If you have any questions, please reach out...

“I’m a big believer in a more diverse internet, and I think that’s part of what partnerships do. They create more and more relationships rather than everyone stuck having to work with Facebook and Google." This week we’re joined by Owen Hancock , Marketing Director, EMEA at Impact – a partnership automation platform that enables better, more effective partnerships across the marketing lifecycle at...

In the final episode of this season’s Parenting is a Juggling Act, I’m humbled to be joined by Niki Stoker, mother of Fred and Chief Operating Officer at A Million Ads. Niki endured a rollercoaster of a journey into motherhood, including an ectopic pregnancy that left her feeling that she and her husband would never conceive. Her story is one of hardship, endurance and in the end, hopefulness. If...

I’m proud to be joined by Claire Leon, mother of 3 and co-founder of Acorn Intelligence – a technology-enabled Amazon sales agency. Claire’s youngest was just 2 years old when she launched the business and since then they have seen huge growth. Claire shared her experience raising a small family whilst at Amazon, her difficulties in pregnancy and childbirth, launching a start-up, juggling a career...

In our 2nd episode of Parenting is a Juggling Act, we're joined by Marie Wright (Executive Coach, Life Coach, and all-around brilliant human!).  She shares not only her experience of raising a family but how she has helped 100’s of other men and women on their journey back into work and regaining their confidence. Marie Wright: https://www.boldbeancoaching.com/ Blog and Sign Up to Newsletter:...

“We need to see people as business-critical”, Ete Davies, CEO of Engine, shares how we can learn from parents who maintain high performing roles. As someone who has been a single parent whilst managing his career into MD and CEO positions, Ete understands how important it is to listen and accommodate the lives of the people you employ. Building high performing, resilient teams? It starts with...

“A time to rebuild businesses” is the theme of our final episode of Season 1's Life in Digital podcast and is a quote from our guest, Simone Harvey, Director of The Unmistakables.  The Unmistakables are a diversity and culture agency and Simone was the perfect guest to round off what’s been an incredible couple of months speaking to leaders and shapers of the digital sector. We started this p...

Advertising is a $5 billion industry and the average attention span is 5 seconds… so how do you compete? This week we're joined by Ben Williams, founder and managing director or Kiln. Kiln is a growth agency, working with founders in the media-tech space with a focus on strategy, business development and product. In 2019, Kiln supported the founders they work with to raise over 2.5 million dollars...

This week on Life in Digital, we're joined by Lisa Targett, UK General Manager at Tribe. We focused in on the rise of influencer marketing and the need for purpose to be built into brand and creator campaigns. Lisa also shared the ways in which the team at Tribe has been able to stay connected, albeit across multiple time zones and whilst still working remotely. Links Lisa Targett: https://www.lin...

Today on Life in Digital I’m speaking to the experts in Gen-Z on why brands should take notice of this audience that hold 4.4 trillion in spending power.    Imagen , one this year’s Techround100 finalists and its founders Jay Richards and Cat Agostinho. Imagen Co-founder and CEO, Jay Richards is the 5th of 6 children from migrant parents. From a rebellious start while at school to now th...

This week we're joined by the brilliant Darren Thompson, Kiln Associate and Entrepreneur. Join us for an in-depth conversation about the Black Lives Matter movement, why we should avoid using the term BAME, how change comes from within, and what life in digital is like for the Black community. Links Darren Thompson https://www.linkedin.com/company/2744200/admin/ Kiln Radio Episode 'Black Lives Mat...

We address why trust is at an all-time low for consumers. Speaking with the leading ethical agency, Good Loop, we caught up with Julia Hitchman, Head of Brand and Agency partnerships on purpose-led advertising and which businesses are going to stand the test of time. Show Notes:  Good Loop  B-Corps