LET'S DO THE RIGHT THING

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A podcast focused on the advertising industry brought to you by Radio Works and PASHN Media

. Produced by Ally Lang and presented by Adam Hopkinson.

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Michael Hand

CEO : Remix Group

There comes a time when you've got to leap.

For me that happened at the end of 2021 coming out of one of the waves of 'lockdown' during 'The Pandemic'. It was a surreal time, but now looking back, a time to personally take stock and make serious decisions.

Having enjoyed 20 years in the media and marketing space, holding senior positions in many brilliant organisations, and having the privilege of working with some incredible people, plus many of the world's biggest and most innovative brands and businesses; it was time to carve a new path.

It was my time to take those core skills, qualities and values and point them in a new direction. This time to be seriously bold and dedicate myself. It would force me to learn, grow and embrace the myraid challenges.

Today there are three businesses, tied together by a deep passion for creating, innovating and partnership.

Each is loving built on a foundation of doing things differently, fostering genuine partnerships, and focusing on work that inspires and excites. At the heart of everything is a desire to create environments where both we and our clients can thrive, producing work we can be truly proud of.

Remix Group, is property investment and development done differently. We're about putting people first. We aim to create inspiring spaces that enhance how people live while helping investors achieve better returns by bringing them along on the journey. My goal is to build a business and brand that is remarkable and leaves a lasting impact.

With Remix Studio, I’m able to leverage my 20 years of experience in media and marketing to collaborate closely with dynamic founders and businesses I believe in. Together, we craft compelling content (and so much more) that not only stands out but drives meaningful business growth.

Last but certainly not least, RE:LOVE is the baby of the bunch. Our RE:LOVE brand celebrates my absolute love for House and Disco. Simply put these are uplifting events and parties in beautiful venues, surrounded by like-minded people who share a love for great music and a celebratory atmosphere.

Finally, I'm co-founder of the Men's Mental Health Charity Golf Day (MMHM), which takes place annually in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. The continued goal is to raise both money and awareness for men's mental health to help reduce the stigma around men 'opening up' and to encourage more men to feel comfortable sharing their challenges.

Wealth Dynamics Profile: Star / Creator / Supporter

Kathleen Saxton

CEO : Psyched Ventures

Having worked with or on boards for over 25 years, I am a firm believer that we all have a duty of care to look after ourselves as leaders and indeed those we lead. Psyched Global was founded in 2016 to offer individuals and corporate boards Executive Development programmes centred around bringing psychotherapy into the boardroom via leadership retreats and individual work. Uniquely we offer leaders a place to work through their whole material – personal and professional in an inspiring and accepting space.

Mike Anderson

CEO : DOTTT

Action-Oriented Mentoring and Strategic Business Growth Solutions

At Dottt Ltd, we offer more than just services – we provide access to a vast network of expertise, resources, and capital that can propel your business forward. Our approach focuses on achieving specific, measurable outcomes through dynamic mentoring and strategic support.

Our Core Services
1. Outcome-Based Strategic Mentoring
• Personalised coaching sessions with clear goal setting
• Business strategy development
• Leadership and team development
• Performance optimisation through structured feedback and evaluation
2. Vendor Assist
• Financial analysis and preparation
• Due diligence support
• Process management for business sale
• Data room organisation
• Offer review and negotiation support
3. Sales Assist
• Sales strategy development
• Sales process optimisation
• Sales team coaching and training
4. Capital Raise Support
• Investor pitch preparation
• Financial modelling for fundraising
• Due diligence support for investors
5. Exit Readiness Assessment
• Identification of potential risks and opportunities
• Valuation guidance
• Recommendations for value enhancement

Our Unparalleled Network
What sets us apart is our extensive network of connections across various industries and specialties. When you work with Dottt Ltd and Mentor Mike, you gain access to:
• Industry Experts: Tap into a pool of seasoned professionals across multiple sectors
• Skilled Specialists: Connect with top-tier talent in areas like marketing, finance, operations, and technology
• Investor Networks: Leverage our relationships with angel investors, venture capitalists, and private equity firms
• Strategic Partners: Benefit from our alliances with complementary service providers and potential collaborators
Capital Access
Our strong ties to the financial community provide you with enhanced opportunities for capital:
• Diverse Funding Sources: From traditional bank loans to innovative fintech solutions
• Equity Investment: Access to angel investors, venture capital, and private equity
• Alternative Financing: Explore options like revenue-based financing or asset-based lending
• Strategic Investors: Connect with investors who bring not just capital, but also industry expertise and connections
Service Packages are bespoke to your needs post our scoping free cup of tea ,it’s all about getting to know you. We can provide testimonials of our work .
We also mentor to corp c suites on how to build innovation into your business .

Dhruv Baker

Masterchef

Scott Bender

VP : Narrative I/O

Sales leader in national and global territories, who combines extensive media sales background with ad tech expertise. Background includes data, video, programmatic, and cross-platform sales, proven track record in building and developing national digital sales teams.

Cadi Jones

SVP : Index Exchange

Matt Longley

MD : Mobsta

I believe in good growth. Having started my career client-side, then moving to work in multi-national media agencies, and now working for a boutique media ad tech company, I have seen the full breadth of where bad growth takes a company, in multiple environments. But it takes exposure to bad growth to understand the benefits of good growth.

Good growth builds teams. Good growth builds customer loyalty. Good growth makes you a more responsible and accountable company, aware of your impact on the world around you.

This is my mantra and I will not back down.

Erica Stanford

Author

I advise on crypto, digital assets & AI at international law firm CMS UK. I focus on crypto crime, specifically identifying risks, mitigating risks, scams, mis- and disinformation, surveillance, and what can go wrong (and how to avoid that). We've built a team of crypto-native lawyers focused on incorporation, regulation, restructuring and litigation in London, the wider UK, and Dubai. We recruited most of them from in-house in crypto companies, which means they know what the industry needs.

Author of bestselling award-winning book Crypto Wars: Faked Deaths, Missing Billions and Industry Disruption, 'Highly Commended' at the Business Book Awards 🙌 Crypto Wars has been translated into 15 languages and is available in various summary forms https://books2read.com/cryptowars

Author of:
- Risks Relating to Crypto and Digital Assets in Crypto and Digital Assets Law and Regulation, Sweet & Maxwell, 2024
- An Outline of Scams and Crime in Crypto (chapter 2) in Nick Furneaux's investigative textbook There's no Such Thing as Crypto Crime
- Ethical AI, in AI, Machine Learning & Big Data 2024, GLI (Global Legal Insights)
- The Dark Web, an Introduction, LexisNexis
- Co-author of AI, Machine Learning & Big Data Laws and Regulations 2024 UK, GLI

I write The Crypto Currier newsletter, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-crypto-currier-6929814011580444673/ and on Substack

Founder of the Crypto Curry Club, the UK's no. 1 rated networking and educational events for crypto, blockchain and FinTech - normally over curry- also now virtual - see more at cryptocurryclub.com

Associate Guest Lecturer on crypto at Warwick Business School on use cases and applications of crypto and digital currency.

Nick Weatherall

CEO : Graduate Coach

I am a business leader and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in the media industry. My core competencies are driving revenue growth, expanding market opportunities, and forging strategic partnerships for innovative and creative companies.

As the Head of Business Development & Partnerships at Fruitlab, I lead the growth strategy of an innovative social media platform for the world's computer gamers. I attract and retain brand and agency partners, enhance the user experience and engagement, and leverage the platform's unique features, such as Juice, tournaments, and challenges. I am also the Co-Founder and Director of Adroni, a company that converts audiences into revenue streams for publishers and content creators. Additionally, I am a Business Development Consultant at Lancelot LDN, where I enable martech companies to expand into Europe. I am passionate about the gaming and media industry, and I hold three FA licenses in coaching football and futsal.

Sam Garrity

Chair : Rocketmill

My media career began in the editorial team at The Express newspaper before migrating into the advertising team. I then moved between The Express and The Daily Mail – helping launch a national newspaper and a national magazine in the process.

Wanting to learn about other media I took a management position at Clear Channel Outdoor where I led a team who helped businesses leverage the brand building power of outdoor whilst ushering in the era of digital outdoor.

My desire to go it alone always burned bright and when presented with the idea of launching RocketMill I jumped at the chance. My role was Co-Founder/CEO for 13 years, leading the agency from a start up, to one of the largest and most awarded in Europe.

Following RocketMill’s move to employee ownership I became Chairman of our EOT Board, with my role culminating in the sale of RocketMill to PMG, resulting in a big win for all staff, and creating a new global agency to rival the status quo.

I’m currently taking some time out, with no imminent plans or ambitions, relying on a bit of serendipity to diagnose what’s next.

Pedro Avery

Founder : Bicycle

Experienced Senior Executive with a demonstrable history of working within the marketing, advertising and media industry. Skilled in Executive Management, P&L Management, Strategy & Commercial Strategy, Business Development, Contracting, Media negotiations, Media Strategy, audiovisual (OTT) SEO, PPC, Video and Media Analytics.

Jonathan Durden

Founder : PHD

Sally Henderson

CEO : Sally Henderson

As a high-profile executive team or C-suite leader - what's the difference between success and failure for you and your business?

The answer...how you lead.

As an established High-Stakes Leadership Mentor, I work with top Executive Teams and C-suite leaders going through significant change via The REAL Method toolkit to deliver powerful leadership outcomes in a real-world business context.

I’m not a classic coach. You will not go on a journey of “facilitated self-discovery”.

Instead, I will help you find answers fast by offering advice, support and direction. I use my straight-talking Yorkshire roots to cut to what really matters. My clients love this breath of fresh air in a world full of jargon.

Early in my career, I ran a successful London headhunting firm. Fifteen years ago, I gave it up to solve the most common problem in senior leadership.

I developed my programme called The REAL Method to challenge the assumption that high performers truly understand their own role, leadership qualities and ambitions.

Clients include Accenture Song, AllBright, Coca-Cola, Forbes, The IPA, IPG, M&C Saatchi, MSQ, NatWest, Nestlé, Next15, Octopus Investments, Saatchi & Saatchi, Sweaty Betty, The Social Element, VEVO

For great professional growth you need the right person to ask you the right questions fearlessly.

I will swiftly guide you to the right solutions with clear counsel and actions to make your ambitious goals real.

Drop me a message sally@sallyhenderson.co.uk

“Sally is a great mentor - high energy and impact. Helped us as a team understand our own and each other's motivations which can only help make our relationships stronger.”
Marg Jobling, Chief Marketing Officer, NatWest Group.

“Sally takes the time to really get to know a team and to understand what motivates them as individuals. Her programme encourages a high level of honesty and feedback is used as a powerful tool to get to the heart of team challenges."
James Holding, Head of HR, Group Supply Chain, Nestlé

“Sally is so much more than a coach or a mentor, she is a personal and professional accelerator! We have worked together on two major transitions – the post-sale integration of our business into fully owned status & my personal transition to corporate EMEA c-suite.”
Jackie Stevenson, Chief Growth Officer EMEA, IPG

Find out more: https://www.sallyhenderson.co.uk/

Amy Williams

CEO : Good Loop

Half a trillion dollars spent on digital advertising every year. Let’s do some good with it, eh?

Hello@good-loop.com to find out more.

Dean Jones

Founder : Jones Chase

I’m delighted to announce that I have taken a bold step and have set up my own employment practice in London - Jones Chase Employment Lawyers.

This is a very exciting time and you can find out more about how we do business, and what we can do for you, by visiting our website:-

www.joneschase.com

Duncan Tickell

CRO : Immediate

Media leader with extensive experience and a proven track record in general management, strategy development, digital advertising, and digital commerce.

Areas of expertise include transforming media businesses to digital first through diversifying business models and revenues underpinned by cultural and organisational development and successful M&A, with success in both acquisitions and divestments.

Experience of all ownership environments, and their differing requirements, including private equity, Plc and private.

Claire Hutchinson

CSO : VCCP

Mark Connolly

MP : TSW

Entrepreneurial C-level leader with 36 years sales and marketing experience across all media disciplines, specialising most extensively in digital media, data and technology. Global board level experience having led teams in the UK, mainland Europe, USA and APAC with an extensive network of agency, media owner and advertiser contacts.

A professional and accomplished motivational leader with a proven track record of success, large and geographically dispersed team leadership, matrix organisational collaboration and personal development within traditional and integrated marketing environments.

Passionate believer in ongoing personal development:

BA(hons) marketing in my 20’s
MA marketing in my 30’s
Post Grad diploma in marketing in my 40’s
Mini MBA in marketing in my 50’s

Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Marketing

Mentor at Brixton Finishing School
Mentor at University of Greenwich
Mentor at Chartered Institute of Marketing

Lee Kirton

Producer : 4Media

Hardworking, passionate and creative leader. Marketeer, comms specialist and creative producer. A 30 under 30 rising stars of the games industry in 2006 playing in important part in major entertainment releases.
Passionate love for games, movies, sport, cars as well as design.

I have created unique strategies across many hit releases, as well as created and produced shorts, trailers, live actions, designed and produced game experiences.

Responsible for leading teams, key projects, budgets and building strategies as well as signing 3rd party projects. My experience also includes, studio relations and licenses managing small and large scale budgets.

I have proudly worked with some of the most creative talents in movie and video game development, presented to key stakeholders and movie creators including The Wachowskis as well as studio execs.

Responsible for ownership on amazing projects from studios including, RapidEyeMovers, Nacon, EPIC, Reflections, Quantic Dreams, BANDAI NAMCO, Slightly Mad, Ninja Theory, Codemasters, Frontier, Starbreeze, CD Projekt, 3D Realms, ID, Shiny, Sega, Tarsier, FROM Software, Warner Bros, Paramount and many more.

I was a key player in the launch of ‘DRIVER’, ‘Duke Nukem’, WAR OF THE WORLDS, DARK SOULS, PAC-MAN, STAR TREK, DRAGON BALL Z ‘Abe’s series’, ‘Unreal series’, Enter the Matrix/Path of Neo, Project CARS, Enslaved, Ni no Kuni, The Witcher, ELDEN RING and many more.

Working hard, being creative, caring and passionate is key to the entertainment business. I have a broad experience of publishing/distribution/development business whilst having a major interest in innovation, and developing my own concepts.

I produced 'Driving Theory Training for Nintendo DS (sales of over 70,000 UK) and proudly designed, pitched and launched the first kids interactive PAC-MAN experience on Amazon Echo - ‘PAC-MAN Stories’.

I have pitched and produced stand out live action shorts for game launches including Little Nightmares II, Scarlet Nexus, PAC-MAN Stories, Robocop Rogue City and Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown

I care passionately about my work, putting in everything whilst supporting and championing others every step of the way.

I help bring talent to the forefront which it deserves. Innovation and development input is important to me as I care deeply.

I have created a launched innovative events that stand out and I’ve been proud to create memorable moments that have created worldwide stories and Guinness world records.

Claire Ferriera

Founder : MIM

I'm the Founder of the award-winning global community Mums in Marketing, bringing thousands of mothers together, and contributing millions to the marketing and creative economies. I speak and mentor on community and memberships, helping start-ups, and the B2B / B2C sectors, to start and scale their own

A few years ago, aged 46, I lost my job. Years of feeling like an imposter and lacking confidence after having my kids was tough, and I never wanted another mum in marketing to question herself like I had.

Mums in Marketing has grown from zero, to a known industry brand and successful global business.

About Mums In Marketing:
Share, swear, support, ask anything.
Ever lurch between loving what you do and feeling overwhelmed? Need help with a last-min pitch or feel blocked from exhaustion? You KNOW you're bloody good, but certain things may bring on nerves. Join our free FB community of thousands of 'MiMs', Ask for help, share pics of your kids, celebrate wins, and be part of something bloody ace

👇 This bit is fully powered by caffeine..... (hint to any sponsors reading 🤩🍵)
Digital Women To Watch 2023/24
Judge: Advertising Week Future Is Female Awards
Advisory Panel: Marketing Week
Speaker: Festival of Marketing - Oct 2023
Winner: Global Start-Up, StartUp Awards Midlands
Founder of the MiMs Membership, the proven and highly successful first global paid membership specifically for 'Mums in Marketing.'

Before 'MiMLife' I was a 'head of' within the radio arm of the Guardian Media Group, I worked across education marketing, New Zealand Fashion Week, lived the cold-calling dream, and once passed a bottle of brandy to calm a singer's stage fright, and a sick bag to another battling a bug

What incredible 'Mums In Marketing' say about our FREE community:

"Just imagine how much more productive businesses would be if they operated with the same culture and values as MiMs!! Everyone working together, all offering support when required, all passing on invaluable skills and experience. It's stuff most businesses could only dream of! And how wonderful would it be"

About our MiMs Membership:

"The masterclasses, templates, and other resources provide quick, actionable opportunities that allow me to overcome any imposter syndrome I’ve felt since stepping up to be a ‘Head of'. MiMs Membership provides so many learning opportunities and so much support that it has become my number one go-to."

To join our free community or membership: www.mumsinmarketing.net.

Laricea Roman

Author

Author, board advisor and marketing specialist with expansive knowledge of growing global businesses. A driven and highly proficient marketing leader with experience across the full marketing mix. Proven track record of effecting real brand transformation in challenging environments with the ability to blend visionary team leadership with practical hands-on delivery to drive results.
Key skills include performance and brand strategy, digital integration with offline channels, app growth. These add to a broad industry knowledge in tech, gambling and retail that has been developed by having worked on some of the biggest global brands - Google, Huawei, Microsoft, Entain, Tesco, BA, Boohoo just to name a few. Naturally curious about anything tech-related; confident and with a proactive attitude, I am always seeking to innovate and positively disrupt the marketing industry.

If any of these resonate with you or if you're dealing with challenges around performance during recession and brand budget cuts or app de-prioritisation, get in touch for some advice.

Oliver Southgate

CEO : Slice

Winner of the Cisco startup programme IDEALondon

Over the past eighteen years I have developed an exceptional understanding of Web, Digital and Media Technologies and how to apply it to maximum effect for business. I am focused, a self-starter and a passionate digital leader with the ability to adapt quickly to new environments.

I have an extensive and in-depth knowledge of web technologies and have been involved in developing social, technical, product and business strategies for many large global businesses.

I am a passionate evangelist of digital product innovation and proud of my achievements, I believe that a blend of user experience, psychology and technology holds the key for digital success.

My current area of focus is Blockchain where I believe a more open and transparent operating model can be used to create a fairer economy.

Jack Peagam

CEO : LinkUp

Russell Parsons

Editor in Chief : Centaur

I am the editorial lead for the UK's most prominent marketing title and event. Responsible for leading the content, editorial and strategic direction across several platforms for both brands, I have a track record of conceiving, developing and curating content for highly successful events, editorial products and commercial partnerships that meet the needs and exceed the expectations of the senior marketing audience and those of clients. A trusted authority on marketing issues, I regularly host podcasts on the biggest issues in marketing , as well as delivering keynote speeches and regularly hosting and appearing on panels at industry events.

Career highlights include:
• Rethinking and relaunching The Festival of Marketing as a digital event in 2020 and delivering its highest ever NPS score for content, helping the event exceed its delegate and commercial targets
•. Helping steward Marketing Week to record audience satisfaction ratings and deliver a spike in commercial and subscription revenue in 2020
•. Helping launch industry initiative School of Marketing, which aims to widen accessibility to marketing
• Winning the British Society of Magazine Editors' 'New Editor of the Year Award' in 2017
•. Oversaw the ‘Brand of the Year’ winner in the PPA Digital Awards 2017
•. Conceiving and presenting highly regarded sponsored podcast series such as ‘Marketing Week Meets' and ‘Marketing that Matters’

Matthew Dearden

CEO : Alight Media