Spin Unspun

The Energy of Reputation: Glenn Barber on Strategic Communications at SSE

Mary Whenman of British Business Bank on Championing D&I in Corporate Communications

In this episode of Spin Unspun, Tim Field continues his conversation with Mary Whenman, Senior Director of Group Communications at the British Business Bank. Mary shares insights on diversity, equity and inclusion in cor

Mary Whenman of British Business Bank on communicating and demonstrating impact

In this episode of Spin Unspun, Tim Field interviews Mary Whenman, Senior Director of Group Communications at the British Business Bank. Mary shares insights on demonstrating communications impact, reputation management,

Inside the World of Corporate Affairs at Mars

Chris Dugmore, Corporate Affairs Director at Mars Food & Nutrition Europe, discusses the strategies, challenges, and evolution of corporate communication within this global powerhouse. Key takeaways: Navigating Diversity

Revolut’s Head of Corporate Communications on Communicating Trust and Innovation

We’re joined by Michael Bodansky, Head of Corporate Communications at Revolut, to explore his journey from agency life to in-house corporate communications. Drawing from his diverse background at agencies like Ogilvy and

Rachel Garstang of Grosvenor on the Power of Finding Your Champions

Rachel Garstang, Head of Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at Grosvenor, shares insights into the renowned urban property portfolio, including managing iconic spaces like London's Mayfair and Belgravia.

The Evolution of Corporate Communications with Visa’s Jennifer Scardino

Jennifer Scardino, Senior VP; Head of Communications Europe at Visa, shares her dynamic career journey spanning the corridors of power in political offices to the helm of global communications and corporate affairs at Ci

Aligning Corporate Affairs with Impact: Judith Everett at The Crown Estate

In this episode, we unravel the wisdom of Judith Everett, Executive Director Purpose, Sustainability & Stakeholder at The Crown Estate. Discover the stark differences between corporate affairs at major global entities li

A Unique Vantage Point: The Corporate Affairs Journey of Sky’s Matt Ridsdale

Matt Ridsdale, Group Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Sky, shares his diverse career journey, from becoming joint CEO at Tavistock at 28, then initiating transformative strategies as Executive Director at Camelot (oper

The Role of Corporate Comms in Tackling Climate Change: Luke Herbert at Climate Group

Luke Herbert, the Executive Director of International Communications at Climate Group, discusses how companies can navigate talking about climate action and some of the latest twists from greenwashing to net zero challen

A leading framework for Corporate Affairians – Alex Cole of the Ithaca Centre

After 20 years leading corporate affairs for three multinational organisations, Alex Cole is dedicated to developing her peers and successors to become better “corporate affairians” at the Ithaca Centre for Corporate Aff

Matt Grayson of Redrow on football and housebuilding

What have Premier League football and housebuilding got in common when it comes to comms? Matt Grayson knows thanks to a career that has taken him from Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, to Redrow via a stint in bank

Banking on reputation – Andrew Walton of Lloyds Banking Group

In banking, trust is the key commodity. Andrew Walton, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Lloyds Banking Group, shares his insight into managing reputation and effective communications at a time when banking is once agai

Communications and the Law – Jo Sanders & Tom Rudkin

Corporate affairs professionals increasingly work alongside lawyers to manage the reputations and communications strategies for companies and individuals. Damian speaks to leading reputation and media lawyers, Jo Sanders

Corporate affairs on a global scale – with Unilever’s Paul Matthews

Starting as a journalist, Paul Matthews was headhunted from a travel PR agency to work at Unilever in 2008. After 15 years, Paul now heads communications at the global brands giant. In this first episode of the podcast's

From advising Boards to being a member of them – with Rebecca Shelley

Rebecca’s long and varied career at the forefront of corporate affairs has seen her take the helm for reputation at The Prudential, Tesco and TP ICAP. She has tackled the thorniest issues in financial communications and

Vodafone, values and being a trusted advisor – with Nicki Lyons

Before becoming Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Vodafone UK, Nicki worked for Walgreen Boots Alliance, PepsiCo, Unilever and a stint in government communications. Here she talks to Damian Reece and his Instinctif co-h

Reputation and communications in healthcare - with Rupert Gowrley of Bupa

How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact the healthcare sector’s reputation? Where is the public versus private healthcare debate going? What is the role of corporate affairs in healthcare? Rupert Gowrley, Director of Corpor

An appetite for sustainability - with Sam Fulton of Nomad Foods

Damian and his co-host Annabelle Duke speak to Sam Fulton, Director of Corporate Affairs at consumer goods giant Nomad Foods, which owns brands including Birds Eye and Findus. Drawing on her experience at Nomad, Apple, K

Booze makers, banks and brokers - a life in corporate affairs with Aviva’s Stephen Doherty

In our first episode, Damian Reece and co-host Ellie Day speak to Aviva's Chief Brand and Corporate Affairs Officer, Stephen Doherty, about his career in communications. From managing issues at Diageo, the hugely success