NAKED VOICE

In this episode of the NAKED VOICE, we speak to Steve Robins, CEO and founder of SPARK Healthcare. SPARK operates at the intersection of industry, patient advocacy and the HCP community – helping solve public health challenges, hand in hand with industry. Steve talks about his experiences in the traditional agency network model and why he wanted to be part of WE ARE THE HEALTHTRIBE. Steve also dis...

In another episode in this series, we talk to one of the NAKEDHEALTH Founding Partners, Raj Jangra, about his journey to NAKEDHEALTH.   Raj studied at Surrey and Sussex Universities covering interests in biochemistry and genetics before making his way to London (like Dick Whittington!) where he discovered the hidden world of agencies. He worked across medical education, patient comms and advertisi...

Ever wondered how some of us ended up in healthcare marketing and advertising? Well, this is the first in a series of podcasts looking into the journey of some of the team from NAKEDHEALTH and WE ARE THE HEALTHRIBE - starting with AMY COATS , Associate Partner and creative copywriter. Amy chats to us about her interesting journey from studying natural science in Cambridge University, to considerin...

We’re back with another NAKED VOICE Podcast; this time on a deeply personal topic.   IVF can be an extremely sensitive and difficult subject to talk about, despite the fact that, in the UK alone, around 53,000 patients underwentIVF in 2019. [1]  We recently sat down with Sarah Vine to hear her challenging IVF journey. As a scientist, Sarah turned her experience and insights into practical resource...

This week’s very special guest is no other than Sam Teale of Sam Teale Productions who made the biggest Christmas ad of 2022! Sam and his team made ‘Go Kart’ the alternative John Lewis Christmas advert based on the premise of ‘Christmas should be made not bought.’ This fabulous film, made quickly by a small, young team out of Yorkshire, quickly eclipsed the original John Lewis ad, achieving millio...

Happy new year one and all! We kick off 2023 with a very special episode of the NAKED VOICE – exploring social media in healthcare. We’re super excited to joined by Lindi from Explode – they’re experts in all aspects of social media. In this episode, we discuss a number of hot topics in detail, including: Is social really a viable option in a regulated healthcare space? How and when should social...

This episode of the NAKEDVOICE features brothers in arms – Laurie and Francis Castelli who talk to us about all things production! Both brothers began their careers in leading advertising agencies, before making the move into film and photography production and direction. With decades of experience producing and directing huge global shoots for the likes of Ridley Scott and Becks beer, Francis and...

In this episode of the NAKED VOICE, we spoke to our very special guest and fellow partner from WE ARE THE HEALTHTRIBE Arjen Van Willigenburg of Terminal 4 Communications. With an impressive medical and scientific background as a trained psychologist and psychopharmacologist,  Arjen began his communications career client-side, at large pharma companies. Subsequently, he set up T4 Communication...

In the third episode featuring WE ARE THE HEALTHTRIBE members, we were delighted to speak to Ram Patel, founder of Brainsell.  Ram set up Brainsell over 20 years ago to do primary qualitative and quantitative market research within healthcare. With a passion for innovation and technology, Brainsell was one of the very first market research agencies to utilise online testing and continually se...

In the second of our WE ARE THE HEALTHTRIBE podcasts, tribe member Paul Townley-Jones chats to us about his journey from market research to setting up PAPARICO - a digital marketing agency powered by AI. Paul talks about how AI is, and can, be used in marketing, as well as his experiences with global networks and his vision for WE ARE THE HEALTHTRIBE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

With the recent launch of WE ARE THE HEALTHTRIBE - a new, radically different global healthcare communications network - we took some time to explain why and how this network came into existence.  Eric Berkeley, who previously ran the global healthcare network for Omnicom, joined us too and shared his experiences from the old model that helped to shape WE ARE THE HEALTHTRIBE, which now consis...

Menopause Thinking For this topical and very educational podcast we were joined by Professor Pauline Maki, Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Professor Maki explains what menopause is, the typical symptoms and why this happens, before focusing in on her own particular field of interest: the cognitive impact of menopause. She...

For this episode of the NAKEDVOICE, we were joined by the fantastic Lisa McLeod, bestselling author and keynote speaker who helps people and organisations find their noble purpose and engage more emotionally with each other and customers. Listen to Lisa describe what all this means with some real examples of how this can lead to more successful business and personal outcomes. Hosted on Acast. See...

Does marketing medical devices differ from mainstream pharma and if so how? The NAKEDVOICE Podcasts are back after a short break and in this new episode we are joined by our friends from the US:  Liz Patterson and Katherine Wiseman from HighPoint Experience  - global experts in marketing medical devices, diagnostics and health technologies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

These are some of the outtakes from our April Fools podcast. It was much harder than we thought to keep on track and keep a straight face! Hope you enjoy listening to it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, the cat is out of the bag, it’s time for our big reveal! As NAKEDHEALTH nears its fourth year in business, we talk about our revolutionary and controversial new approach to leadership and ways of working. This podcast may shock, surprise and bemuse many listeners - but it will be certainly remembered and talked about. You may never view a strategic or creative workshop the same again! Hear u...

We were joined by two very special guests, Maren Von Platen, an experienced marketeer with prior procurement experience at Bayer Global and Philipp Schuster, Agency & Marketing Partnerships Lead for Consumer Health at Bayer Global. With these two highly-experienced experts, we talk openly and candidly about many aspects of the pitching process: Is it fair? Is there a better pitch process? Do c...

What a podcast this was with Marco telling us how he has lived for 20 years with early-onset idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease, since being diagnosed at just age 30. We were going to record an end of year podcast looking back on 2021 but we were so touched by this podcast we want to end 2021 with it. In particular,  we’d like to ask you to consider purchasing Marco’s fantastic book and read abou...

How does working in rare disease compare to ‘mainstream pharma’? Listen to our massively experienced guests Henrik Krook, Kristina Sjöblom and Manuela Schneider talk about their experiences of how working in rare disease and large pharma compare. Most importantly, listen to how we can all help raise awareness of a devastating disease that affects young boys: MCT8 deficiency. Hosted on Acast. See a...

Clients: ever thought about jumping over the fence to agency side? Agency people: ever been tempted to leap over to client side? Listen to this fascinating episode featuring our very special guest Matt Neal who made the successful leap from agency to client. We discuss how the two worlds are different, key learnings, why make the move and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

What do clients really want from agencies? Listen to Ingrid Fussing, Global Marketing Director, tell us about her 20+ years' experience - how she selects and judges agencies. Should agencies be involved in strategy? What's the one thing clients look for in an agency? What can piss off a client?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’re joined by two industry veterans: Anthony Smith and Frank Waters who talk to us about the best concept they ever came up with. The topic generated some lively debate around how truly owns the original idea as well remuneration for creatives who originate ideas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is all about Production. Listen to Jonty chat about his experiences of productions, including brands like Coke Zero and working with Antonio Banderas .  We are also joined in this episode by Jane Yatsuka, Executive Producer and CEO of Radioaktivefilm. As well as huge commercial productions like Apple, Jane was also involved in the production of the hit show Chernobyl. Hosted on A...

We’re so excited about releasing this PODCAST! We’re joined by our friend David Stanavage, Director of Corporate Brand Strategy  – a strategist who has spent a significant part of his marketing career at multiple pharmaceutical and consumer companies working on big global brands! This episode covered a number of hot topics that were discussed, debated and dissected: What is strategy? Why is i...

For Mental Health Awareness Week, our new episode of the NAKED VOICE is entitled: Staying Sane in a Mad World. This episode features the fabulous Rachel Martin, Marketing and Communications Officer for PAPYRUS – the national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide, who we had the pleasure of developing a  social campaign for. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...