The Impact Multiplier CEO S13E12: Turning values into tangible growth projects, with Kirsty Leighton (CEO, Milk & Honey PR)
Aug 24, 2023
38:11
We're continuing our season on "business as a force for good", Richard speaks with Kirsty Leighton, CEO of Milk & Honey PR: a multi-award winning, energetic PR agency that has recently made the FT’s growing European company top 1000. In addition, Kirsty was recognized in the 2023 Real Leaders Impact Awards.
In this conversation, you’ll learn:
- The document she wrote at the start of the business, enable the company to scale so quickly.
- How Kirsty turns corporate values into highly actionable value-creation projects.
- How one of their first international offices died "in the plague of locusts".
- Why Kirsty made a pledge to help 250 people from disadvantaged backgrounds to get into a career in communications, and how she's delivering on that.
Resources/sources mentioned:
- Milk & Honey PR (https://milkandhoneypr.com)
- The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast (https://xquadrant.com/podcast/)
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