Pass It On by FUTURES Network

How do you create Work That Feeds You while balancing the challenges of running a business and staying true to your purpose and values? In this episode, Sangeetha Mahadevan, Managing Partner, Omnicom Media , interviews Collette Philip, Founder of Brand by Me , exploring what it truly means to build and sustain work that feeds you emotionally, ethically, and mentally. This episode also highlights t...

Ever feel like everyone else got a handbook you didn't? Like there are invisible rules at work that no one actually tells you? In this episode, Cristina Loaiza the host and Founder of FUTURES talks to Nicola Davy – a marketing leader who's navigated agency life, client side, scale-ups, corporates, and iconic brands like Jo Malone and The Cambridge Satchel Company – about the unspoken norms that sh...

What if becoming a mother didn't diminish your creativity – but actually unlocked it? In this episode, Jess MacIntyre sits down with Emma Baines, Global Head of Creative at Tony's Chocolonely and founder of Creative Motherhood, to explore how parenthood reshapes who we are and how we work. Emma opens up about her journey – from 13 years in London's top agencies to global roles at HelloFresh and To...

We hear a lot about mentorship, but what if we could take this one stage further into sponsorship? In this episode, FUTURES host Gina Hood talks to the brilliant Dinah Williams - an award-winning consultant and founder of Avenir Network, and Program Director of the Black Representation in Marketing Sponsorship Programme - to talk about how Dinah’s work is transforming how organisations think about...

Amelia Wrighton , CEO and Co-Founder of Suicide&Co talks to Zoe Aresti , Head of Marketing & Communications at Digital Cinema Media & Co-Head of Events for the FUTURES Network about the art of saying ‘no’ and setting boundaries to reclaim your wellbeing. *Trigger Warning: Suicide* They discuss: -        The importance of setting boundaries to empower us in our personal and professional...

Matthew Hook , Co-Founder of LookUP & Strategic Consultant of Hook Strategy talks to Emma Saddleton , Client Partner & Co-Head of Events for the FUTURES Network about how finding fun and joy in our work is a crucial part of career success, not just an outcome. They discuss: How enjoyment is the fuel to career success & the importance of topping it up How learning is key to building mom...

Miranda Hipwell, CEO of adam&eveDDB, talks to Kathryn Gooding from FUTURES about how to find & own your style at work.  As part of this conversation, Miranda & Kathryn cover:  Moments to look for (& create) in developing your style. As a leader, how to guide others in their own journeys. How life experiences are as important as career experiences. How individuals come together to c...

Shelina Janmohamed, Director of Consumer Equality at Ogilvy UK talks to L:aura Vipond, FUTURES co-founder about identity. From polymaths to portfolio careers, how to be more than one thing and what does it mean for your personal brand. We cover being a carer, South Asian Heritage Month and holding an Open Iftar. Links to the WPP Consumer Equality Report and Shelina's Global podcast, ' The Shelina...

FUTURES Network Founder Cristina Loaiza talks to ITV's Chief Marketing Officer, Jane Stiller, about her career journey to get to her current position. Jane shares why taking measured career risks along the way pay off, how she's approached them, as well as her top tips for anyone thinking of doing the same. About Jane: Jane Stiller is the Chief Marketing Officer at ITV. She is responsible for all...

Cristina Loaiza talks to Fertility Coach Jennifer Elworthy on the challenges that women face when building a career while also navigating fertility issues. Jennifer Elworthy has over 20 years’ experience in marketing, working on some of the UK’s most well-known media brands from the BBC, ITV & News UK.  In 2015 she experienced recurrent miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies, leaving her confide...

We speak to Camilla Craven about her journey from employed to self-employed, exploring the challenge of going from the comfort of being on payroll to having to fend for yourself. Are the huge benefits such as working in alignment with your strengths & values, as well as achieving more autonomy and flexibility in your work, worth it?

In this episode we hear from the incredible Maria McDowell speaking to FUTURES Co-Founder Gina Hood about the benefits of mentoring, and how Maria has utilised this to support and empower underrepresented voices - particularly Black women - in advertising and marketing.

In times of uncertainty or inertia, setting small, attainable goals can be a powerful way to remind ourselves what we can do, boost our confidence and spark creativity. What can we learn from the world of sports that can help us all progress in our careers.  In this episode of Pass It On, we welcome Mollie Pearse , Meta's Head of Marketing for EMEA and endurance athlete to chat about what she has...

Rania Robinson - CEO at Quiet Storm and President of WACL - talks to Gina Hood from FUTURES about leading with purpose. They discuss how to build values and behaviours into businesses, find your own personal purpose, and the importance of looking after yourself mentally to protect this.

In this slightly different episode format of Pass It On, FUTURES Network Co-Founders and marketers Cristina Loaiza and Nicola Davy chat about the realities that many women in middle and senior level management roles face in their careers. They share some of their own personal challenges, as well as practical solutions that you can apply straight away. A special thanks to all of our previous podcas...

In this episode of Pass It On, we welcome Sara Tate - author of the hugely successful new book, the Rebuilders and advertising titan, most recently CEO of TBWA London. Has there even been a more timely podcast, as we all career into more societal and economical uncertainty. Thankfully Sara provides us with plenty of tools and tips for how to manage uncertainty, process failure and turn adversity i...

In this episode we welcome Alice Driscoll to chat about how to build career confidence. Confidence is a topic that impacts many women at work and in many instances can hold them back from taking positive action. We explore what confidence is, where it stems from and why it can be easily knocked. We discuss the importance of prioritising competence over confidence. We explore why focusing on effect...

Does anyone really plan out their careers, or is it a myth? Should we be worried about having a “patchwork” CV or can we use it to our advantage in 2022? In this episode, we hear from WACL member and Wavemaker’s Chief Operating Officer, Katie Lee on her own career journey through advertising, start-ups and most recently media, and why being open and honest can lead to the best roles. Katie joins L...

We welcome Amelia Torode to Pass It On for this episode. Fascinated by brands, technology, culture and ideas, Amelia is one of the UK’s best known strategic planners. As we head into 2022 many of us will be making plans for the year ahead... but do plans really work? We look at whether having a plan can limit your opportunity or whether structure can help us to reach our goals. Amelia is interview...

We are delighted to have Amy Kean join us on the FUTURES podcast who shares her perspectives and personal journey to becoming her truest and honest self but also the challenges she faced along the way. You'll hear some real talk, learn what a silent brainstorm is and also gain need-to-know tips on how best to navigate the advertising world. More about Amy Kean Amy is founder of creativity and cult...

In the age of Instagram and LinkedIn, we’re all pressured to demonstrate “success” to peers, whilst the blurred line between our professional and private lives compounds the need to try to achieve this in all areas, all of the time. So what does success actually mean? In this episode, FUTURES talks to Dan Bennett to learn how Behavioural Science can be harnessed to help you rethink what success me...

As the world slowly opens up, do we want to go back to the office at all? There’s an implication that returning to the office means we’ll be going back to old ways. But we know flexible working is a primary influencing factor in closing the gender pay gap - but how committed are businesses to this really. This year is crunch year - our one opportunity to reset how we go to work as women. In this e...

Have you ever felt stuck in your career or life? If so, self-coaching could be a powerful tool to help you get unstuck.  Self-coaching is the ability to tap into your own inner wisdom to work out what the best path is for you personally. It’s the idea that the answers sit within us, we just need to work out how to unlock them to make better decisions and take positive action as a result. As our li...

Evolution not revolution: with so much change in the world right now, many of us are looking at new career paths and possibilities. But where do we start? We'll discuss how you can leverage your strengths, values and support networks to explore different career possibilities to find work happiness. In this episode, we’ll explore the topic with Working Wonder co-founders and twin sisters, Calli Lou...