On Being Your Own Data Bank – a conversation with Rachel Eyre Chief Customer and Marketing Officer at Morrisons
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On Being Your Own Data Bank – a conversation with Rachel Eyre Chief Customer and Marketing Officer at Morrisons

In this episode I am delighted to be in conversation with Rachel Eyre, Chief Customer and Marketing Officer at Morrisons. We delve together into:

  • How influencing starts with self-awareness, you are your own data bank - use it;

  • How leading with pride, courage, and conviction and not being a ‘paranoid overachiever’ matter in leadership;

  • The importance of building your career around your strengths, whilst plugging the gaps;

  • The importance of being nice, and remembering we are all human beings.

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On Leading with Velocity and Audacity - a conversation with Sophie Devonshire, global Chief Executive Officer, The Marketing Society, bestselling author, entrepreneur and more!
Anni Townend Anni Townend

On Leading with Velocity and Audacity - a conversation with Sophie Devonshire, global Chief Executive Officer, The Marketing Society, bestselling author, entrepreneur and more!

In this episode I am delighted to be in conversation with Sophie Devonshire, global Chief Executive Officer, The Marketing Society, author and more!

Together we delve into:

  • Pacesetting and the principles for positivity, and how velocity can speed up success…..

  • How leadership is an iterative journey - and how to be the editor of your leadership, constantly creating, testing and revising….

  • Why marketing matters - now more than ever

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Making Working Lives Better - a conversation with Nina Holdaway, Managing Director at Accenture Song
Anni Townend Anni Townend

Making Working Lives Better - a conversation with Nina Holdaway, Managing Director at Accenture Song

In this episode, I am delighted to be in conversation with Nina Holdaway, Managing Director at Accenture Song.

Together, we delve into:

The energy flywheel, and how managing your energy is key to feeling inspiring and inspiring others.

Playing to strengths as part of being your best, and helping others to be their best.

Being your authentic self and understanding human leadership - and why this is more important than ever.

How life and leadership are about the journey, not the destination, and making this journey an adventure.

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Being You - a conversation with Henrietta Norton, founder of Wild Nutrition
Anni Townend Anni Townend

Being You - a conversation with Henrietta Norton, founder of Wild Nutrition

In this episode, I am delighted to be in conversation with Henrietta Norton, Founder of Wild Nutrition

Together, we delve into:

Purpose - why purpose, instead of passion, is essential in sustainable leadership.

Authenticity - the greatest force we have - and how this is very much a personal journey, weaving the thread between personal and professional growth.

Balancing being and doing - why carving out the space to ‘be’ is the fuel that drives the being and how, historically, many work cultures have focused on the doing at the cost of being.

How Sustainable Leadership is really holistic leadership, and how it is about supporting ourselves in all aspects of our being: body, mind, emotion and soul wellbeing.

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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
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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

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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