Global Change Agents with Lianna Brinded Podcast
1) Sue Unerman, MediaCom chief transformation officer
Sue Unerman's career bakes in change — she's chief transformation officer at the UK’s largest media agency, Mediacom, the co-author of The Glass Wall, a book that offers advice for women seeking succe...Show More
2) Jan Gooding, Stonewall chair
Jan Gooding has had one of the most storied careers in advertising — working at Ted Bates where the hit show Mad Men was based on. She has not only paved the way for other women in the industry but al...Show More
3) Anne Boden, Starling Bank CEO
Anne Boden switched a 35-year career working at some of the world's biggest banks to start a bank of her own. She now runs Starling, one of the UK fintech scene's biggest success stories. Boden explai...Show More
4) Marta Krupinska, Head of Google for Startups UK
Marta Krupinska, a serial tech entrepreneur, became head of Google for Startups UK, the search giant's startup incubator, in 2018. She reveals her "big dream" for Google for Startups UK, Google's busi...Show More
5) Karen Blackett, WPP UK country manager
Karen Blackett OBE is one of the advertising industry's most powerful executives, yet earlier in her career she experienced prejudice due to her race. She discusses why it's important to 'recognise yo...Show More
6) Anne-Marie Imafidon, Stemettes founder
A child maths prodigy, Anne-Marie Imafidon used her early academic success as the foundation to launch Stemettes, an initiative dedicated to getting more young women into science, tech, engineering an...Show More
7) Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook VP EMEA
Nicola Mendelsohn CBE is Facebook's top executive outside of the US. She discusses how Facebook is maintaining its culture amid a 'difficult and challenge last couple of years', her work to empower ot...Show More
8) Syl Saller, Diageo CMO
Syl Saller is responsible for marketing at Diageo, the alcohol giant that owns brands including Smirnoff, Captain Morgan and Johnnie Walker. Saller talks through her career journey, how Diageo is seek...Show More
9) Jacqueline Gold, Ann Summers CEO
Ann Summers CEO Jacqueline Gold discusses how she has overcome a series of professional and personal challenges — from an abusive childhood and a recent cancer diagnosis, to receiving a bullet in the ...Show More
10) Ann Cairns
Mastercard's vice chairman explains her unusual route to the top, including when she was the first female engineer to work on offshore UK oil rigs. Cairns also discusses the importance of communicatio...Show More