On Being Kind, and Being Direct – a conversation with Raj Kumar Interim CMO, SVB (Silicon Valley Bank) UK
Anni Townend Anni Townend

On Being Kind, and Being Direct – a conversation with Raj Kumar Interim CMO, SVB (Silicon Valley Bank) UK

In this episode, I am delighted to be in conversation with Raj Kumar, Interim CMO of SVB (Silicon Valley Bank) UK.

We delve together into:

What being kind and being direct really means.

How Raj’s leadership has been shaped through being an explorer.

Why Diversity, Equality and Inclusion matter, and Raj’s personal experience of navigating these.

What Marketing is, and why leadership and marketing go hand in hand.

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On Why Every Moment is a Choice – a conversation with Erika Behl, leader and builder of courageous teams, key-note speaker and storyteller
Anni Townend Anni Townend

On Why Every Moment is a Choice – a conversation with Erika Behl, leader and builder of courageous teams, key-note speaker and storyteller

In this episode, I am delighted to be in conversation with Erika Behl, leader and builder of courageous teams, keynote speaker and storyteller.

We delve together into:

Why every moment is a choice.

How leadership burnout really does exist and what we can do to navigate the leader’s sometimes treacherous journey.

How leaders can become more courageous so their team can be more courageous.

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On collaborating with different creative minds to solve problems for brands – a conversation with Candace Gerlach, founder of The Conscious Marketing Group
Anni Townend Anni Townend

On collaborating with different creative minds to solve problems for brands – a conversation with Candace Gerlach, founder of The Conscious Marketing Group

In this episode, I am delighted to be in conversation with Candace Gerlach, founder of The Conscious Marketing Group

We delve together into:

How collaborating with people who think differently and getting to know them is key to business – and brand – success.

Why inspiring people along their journey (through creating a set of guiding principles and then letting them find their own way) matters more than ever.

How being curious makes us better marketers – and better humans.

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Going For It – A conversation with Alicia Ioannou, a senior policy manager in the UK Civil Service, currently on career break
Anni Townend Anni Townend

Going For It – A conversation with Alicia Ioannou, a senior policy manager in the UK Civil Service, currently on career break

In this episode, I am delighted to be in conversation with Alicia Ioannou, a policy senior manager in the Home Office - currently enjoying new adventures on a career break in Switzerland!

Together, we delve into:

What it means to be confident and to go for it.

How to deal with stressful situations.

The importance of being an explorer of new opportunities and skills.

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Understanding the deep impact of spending time alone – a conversation with Wilma Allan, Growth and Development Mentor, founder of Being at The Cottage and creator of The Leadership Renaissance
Anni Townend Anni Townend

Understanding the deep impact of spending time alone – a conversation with Wilma Allan, Growth and Development Mentor, founder of Being at The Cottage and creator of The Leadership Renaissance

In this episode, Wilma and I delve into and weave together:

How making change always starts on the inside of ourselves.

What it means to discover and lead from who we are, not from who we think we should be.

The value of being present and avoiding the zip wire of time.

Understanding the deep impact of spending time alone.

Why now, more than ever, there is a need for a leadership renaissance.

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Becoming the leader of you – a conversation with Ayesha Murray, founder of Ayesha Murray Coaching and host of The Parent Equation podcast
Anni Townend Anni Townend

Becoming the leader of you – a conversation with Ayesha Murray, founder of Ayesha Murray Coaching and host of The Parent Equation podcast

In this episode, I am delighted to be in conversation with Ayesha Murray, founder of Ayesha Murray Coaching and brilliant podcast host of The Parent Equation.

We delve together into:

How it is vital to become the leader of you when deciding to run your own business.

Why it is so important to help women in leadership manage Imposter Syndrome.

The challenges and conflicts for working parents between wanting a career and being present for their family.

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