Alastair McCapra and I met through the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, he is CEO. I enjoyed working alongside him enormously, when I was an elected board member and as President in 2015; when...
Julie Jupe and I met through the South West regional committee of the Chartered Institute of PUblic Relations. We meet for dinner (not nearly often enough) with two other committee members and have formed...
Jeremy Hamer and I first met a few years ago working on a large strategy project for a client. I liked him immediately, I was not at all surprised to learn he was a...
Valentina Kristensen and I first met on the stage of an awards do. I was President of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and Val had just won Young Communicator of the Year, I...
Being named as one of the top female UK business leaders on the FT and HERoes 50 Female Champions of Women in Business List is a wonderful acknowledgement for the work I've done and...
Anyone who knows me, will say I like a challenge. Indeed I do, but I usually start out with some sense that I can do it. Recently I have purposefully, inspired by friends, been...
It’s a typical start to the school holidays here in Bristol, slightly damp and overcast. It is the perfect weather for a run the dampness in the air though makes it easier to breathe,...
Research published today by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations is the first time my industry has gone behind the figures to find out what the drivers are for the embarrassing, unacceptable gender pay gap...
A few weeks ago I was invited to a very influential women’s networking group. I had been asked by the Cabinet Office to talk, along with Catharine Seddon, about having a Non-Executive Directorship (NED)...
So I start 2017 without my Chartered Institute of Public Relations board and council responsibilities, after four and nine year’s service, respectively, it was the right time to move on and try other things....
