The NABS Podcast

Got a question for The NABS Podcast? Trigger Warning: sexual assault, sexual abuse, domestic violence, rape, alcoholism, cyberbullying Matt Foster, director of DE&I at Ogilvy UK, has an outstanding track record of campaigning and changemaking, particularly in the LGBTQ+ space. We invited Matt to be our guest to discuss this work, as well as our NABS/Ogilvy Health collaboration around microaggr...

Got a question for The NABS Podcast? This week's NABS Podcast guest is Julian Douglas, global CEO at VCCP and a vocal advocate for mental wellness in the advertising industry. The instigator of the Pitch Positive Pledge during his tenure as IPA president, Julian is a changemaker with a down-to-earth approach to mental wellness, as well as a huge enthusiasm for the ad industry. Julian also lov...

Got a question for The NABS Podcast? Ally Owen is the rapid-fire and inspirational founder of Brixton Finishing School, the free course that develops underrepresented talent for adland. Ally shares her experiences of being an ADHD, working-class, single mum in adland to help elevate others and create a more inclusive industry, with our host Louise Scodie. Ally is fun, intuitive and self-aware, des...

Got a question for The NABS Podcast? Iain Preston is a neurodiverse creative industry leader and DEI advocate. Full of energy and wisdom, Ian shares his lived experience of ADHD with our host Louise Scodie, openly discussing the challenges as well as the benefits it brings to his brain . He also shares his thoughts on how ADHDers benefit adland and how team members and leaders can best support tho...

Got a question for The NABS Podcast? Aimee Luther is managing director of the Liberty Guild. The Liberty Guild is an invitation-only curated association of the finest communication practitioners in the world. The business aims to give creatives and strategists a better work-life balance and more ownership over their careers.   Aimee is a huge believer in kindness as a leadership style, and she mak...

Got a question for The NABS Podcast? tw: suicide Chloe Davies is a creative global inclusion and belonging consultant and founder of It Takes a Village, a network for Black women in advertising, marketing and media.   Chloe is a proud Black bisexual woman as well as being a mother of two and an outstandingly prolific campaigner and activist. Chloe volunteers for UK Black Pride, the London Queer Fa...

Got a question for The NABS Podcast? tw: domestic violence Reeha Alder is the founder of Mighty You, an executive coaching and training consultancy focusing on helping individuals, teams and organisations to create spaces that help them to be their best authentic selves. Reeha takes a holistic approach to creating authentic environments using a combination of breath work, DEI and wellbeing trainin...

Got a question for The NABS Podcast? Melissa Robertson is CEO of creative agency Dark Horses. She is also one of adland's most visible menopause ambassadors. Melissa created a brilliant open-source menopause policy at Dark Horses that's become essential use for many in the industry. She also has a great sense of humour so this is a fun as well as enlightening chat. Key takeaways: The men...

Got a question for The NABS Podcast? Amy Kean is a creative sociologist, advertising strategist, poet and best selling author. Her book, The Little Girl who Gave Zero F***s, is a clarion call to females everywhere who are too used to caring about what other people think of them. As Amy explains in this podcast, it's time to stop that right now in the name of your self-esteem.  Amy is frank, d...

Got a question for The NABS Podcast? Cat Wiles is an award-winning strategist who is as passionate about mental wellness as she is about creating great work. She has championed the right to disconnect, volunteered as an industry mentor, and set up mental health first aid programmes.  As well as being Lucky General's first-ever Chief Strategy Officer she's currently also training to be a...

Got a question for The NABS Podcast? How to give care and connect with others, with Scott Sallée  tw: suicidal ideation Scott Sallée is senior manager, Sustainability and Social Impact at Dentsu and is one of the leading voices in LGBTQ+ advocacy in the UK. Scott has won various accolades in the DE&I space, all very well-deserved. This chat is wonderfully nurturing thanks to Scott's outlo...

Got a question for The NABS Podcast? Ed Couchman is head of sales, UK & northern Europe, Spotify, and one of our industry's most prolific senior leaders. He's as well-known for his charity work as his professional life, including supporting NABS.  Ed knows first-hand what mental wellness looks like, and what happens when serious mental health challenges arise. He's beautifully h...

Got a question for The NABS Podcast? Tobi Asare is managing partner, head of growth, at OMD and someone who's passionate about creating opportunities for women and working parents Her book, The Blend, gives brilliant advice on how to find fulfilment at home and at work.   Tobi is also an absolute joy to chat with. You will feel her smile throughout this episode. What a tonic, and proof that w...

Got a question for The NABS Podcast? James Appleby is one of our industry's most senior figures. He's managing partner at Assembly Global and also chair of Fast Forward, NABS' flagship pitching training programme. In this positive and open chat, James discusses his experience of redundancy, and how the power of connecting with old and new contacts helped to lift him up during a peri...

Got a question for The NABS Podcast? Rob Mayhew makes hundreds of thousands of people laugh with his daily sketches lampooning agency life. As loved for his trademark woolly jumpers as he is for his relatable wit, Rob joins us to discuss creativity, mental wellness and being funny at work.   Rob also recalls when he used NABS in the past to find like-minded flatmates. Happy to oblige, Rob.    Rob...

Got a question for The NABS Podcast? Marty Davies is one of adland's leading strategists and joint-CEO of Outvertising, the industry's advocacy group for LGBTQIA+ people in the industry . Marty is founder of Smarty Pants, a strategy-first creative consultancy specialising in customer activation and retention. Among Marty's many achievements is their role as Campaign magazine's...

Got a question for The NABS Podcast? Chris Hayward i s an adland legend and Campaign A-Lister, known across the industry. He's not just respected for his illustrious career as a media buyer though. Chris has also been searingly open about his own mental health journey, which saw him go from life and soul of the party, to bleak trauma and then to ongoing recovery, following a freak accident. ...

Got a question for The NABS Podcast? Our guest for this episode is Nicola Kemp, editorial director, Creativebrief and co-founder, DICE (Diversity and Inclusion at Conferences and Events).  Nicola is one of adland's foremost voices in the space of diversity and inclusion, especially in regard to working mothers. Known throughout the industry for her sterling work as a journalist on titles incl...

Got a question for The NABS Podcast? Bruce Daisley , workplace culture expert extraordinaire, is our very first guest on the NABS Podcast, and we're delighted to welcome him. Bruce is the host of the internationally acclaimed podcast Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat; author of Fortitude; and formerly VP EMEA of Twitter. Bruce knows workplace culture.   Bruce is a brilliant, smart and engaging guest,...