Genuine Humans The Social Element

Jane Loring has had a fantastically successful career across a variety of leadership roles, such as sales director at Handbag.com, COO at Influencer and director of sales at Spotify. Jane is now the Director of Sales – Media and Communications at Microsoft. This week, Jane talks to Tamara and Wendy about her pathway to leadership and the essential role that resilience played in her success. We also hear about her empathetic leadership style and what it meant to be a female leader in an industry where women are still underrepresented at higher levels.

Crawford Hollingworth, founder of The Behavioural Architects and author of ‘How Your Brain Is Wired’, joins Tamara and Wendy this week to discuss his career in behavioural science. Crawford has worked with global brands like Disney, Diageo and Nike – helping them understand consumer behaviour. One of the major themes in Crawford’s career has been his constant drive to push outside of his comfort zone and explore his full potential.

Working on brands such as Britvic, Hartley’s, Sarsons and Burger King has given Abby Dixon a deep understanding of the challenges facing modern marketers. Her considerable experience as a trainer and mentor led her to set up The Whole Marketer podcast, which has evolved into an online community and support programme for marketers. Abby is also the founder and director of Labyrinth Marketing. Much of Abby’s current focus is on supporting the holistic development of marketers so that they can do their best and most fulfilling work for their clients.

Series 12 kicks off in style with Atlyn Forde, founder of Communicate Inclusively, talking to Tamara and Wendy about her passion for helping organisations create thriving, inclusive cultures. Atlyn discusses her career path, from becoming the director of marketing (UK and Europe) for the Saint Lucia Tourist Board to today, when she works as the head of engagement and inclusion at Pepper Money UK and manages her own business. Atlyn tells us about how her childhood helped her become the determined and independent leader she is today.  Subscribe Subscribe to Genuine Humans to receive new episodes as they’re released.

This week, Tamara and Wendy are joined by the incredible Chloe Davies. She shares the inspirational story of how she came to found It Takes a Village and walks us through the work she’s doing now to help Black women’s voices be heard. Before founding It Takes a Village, Chloe’s roles included Head of Social Impact at Lucky Generals and was an Ambassador for MHFA England. Subscribe Subscribe to Genuine Humans to receive new episodes as they’re released.

Currently, Global VP Marketing, St Pierre, Megan Harrison has worked for major household names like Huggies and Warburtons, as well as challenger brands such as Roberts Bakery. Megan joins Tamara and Wendy to talk through her career in marketing and explore how she’s used her talents for science and creativity to create innovative campaigns. We also hear about how Megan used her experience working for challenger brands to help bigger brands thrive.  Subscribe Subscribe to Genuine Humans to receive new episodes as they’re released.