The Courageous Leaders Podcast

In this week’s episode I speak to Scott Ewings, Chief Experience Officer, Digital Experience @TPXimpact. Join us whilst we talk about the value of coaching in resilience. We'll discuss the need for investing in this kind of support - so not only executives but leaders on all levels can have access to coaching.Scott also kindly shares his experiences of the health scare it took for him to re-evaluate what he wanted from life, and some of the truly courageous decisions he made as a result.Key takeaways include:How your ego can run away with itself and damage your healthWhy imposter syndrome is normal and how to deal with itHow to maintain connection as you become more senior in your roleScott is a veteran brand experience leader with a track record of transforming client and agency outcomes dating back to early technology cycles, he has a highly progressive stance on upgrading the agency landscape to be more purpose and talent focused. Scott led Fjord, Ustwo and Potato (part of AKQA/WPP) in the UK, helping to establish them all as outstanding digital product studios, as well as working client-side as an experience strategy leader with Vodafone in Australia. At the time of recording, Scott was finishing up his role as the CEO of Bernadette, the digital product & service innovation company from VCCP.Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this week’s episode I speak to Nicole Yershon, Founder and CEO of the NY Collective.Join us whilst we talk about having the courage to ask ‘why’ as a leader, so that you can find the truth and understand what’s needed.Nicole also shares her experience on how she created money for a project that had no budget, and how she did it!Key takeaways include:Why you must take responsibilityCreating trust and empowerment in your teamTips and strategies to make change happenNicole is an executor, a consultant, a coach, a speaker, a judge, a mentor, a ‘super-connector’ and Amazon #1 Best Selling author. She is one of the Drum’s 25 Women Who Shaped The Digital Industry in the last 25 Years. Wired Magazine’s top 100 - first annual survey of Britain’s Digital Power brokers. A Women in IT Finalist. Nicole is the founder of The NYC and before that the Ogilvy Labs – the dedicated Innovation unit of Ogilvy & Mather Group. Part of WPP Group plc.Just a few of the clients she has worked with over recent years. Danone, Havas, Amex, IBM, Ravensbourne University, BP, London Business School, E&Y, Accenture, Pfizer, GA Group, Great Western Railways (GWR), Go Compare/WeFlip™, Unilever, BA and Whitbread. Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ 👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this week’s episode I speak to Tony Michaelides, Music Industry Executive.Throughout this episode he shares so many wonderful stories and experiences, including one about how he stood up to Simon Cowell, and it’s a must listen!Key takeaways include:● How to deal with complacency● The importance of persistence● The importance of self beliefMichaelides spent years specialising in the launching, promotion, and artist development of both British and International Artists’ careers. He has also been a music industry consultant, mentor, and advisor to numerous associations, music consortiums and colleges over the years.Michaelides has worked with many Record Labels including Island Records, Factory Records and BMG. In 1997 he took on the role as publicist for David Bowie's Earthling Tour. Michaelides has received numerous accolades from music professionals and associations.After the United States Government granted him an Alien of Extraordinary Ability Green Card, he moved to Florida to pursue a career as an author and further his career as a professional public speaker.Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this week’s episode I speak to Regan Warner, Global Creative Director at Ogilvy UK.Join us whilst we talk about leadership versus creative leadership, what makes them different, and whether everyone can be a creative.Regan also shares how she learned to balance her ego with confidence, to avoid alienating the people around her.Key takeaways include:● Allowing people to be your mirror● Embracing the imperfect moments to grow● How imposter syndrome can show up at any time and how to manage itRegan has had the pleasure to work across numerous sectors allowing her creativity never to be pegged as doing just one thing well. Brands include Mazda, Sega, L’Oréal Paris, Boots, No7, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Hellmann’s, and Dove among others.She has produced a list of award-winning work promoting inclusive beauty campaigns, including Dove ‘As Early As Five’ work - a campaign to endrace-based hair discrimination in the US and “The Non-Issue” for L’Oréal Paris – an 80-page print campaign in the form of an actual Vogue, combating the fact that age discrimination is still an issue.Alongside leading creatives, Regan also co-chairs Ogilvy Equals, Ogilvy’s internal inclusion network striving for inclusion and equality in every aspect of working life.Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this week’s episode I speak to Jude Gay, Executive Creative Director at Hugo & Cat.Join us whilst we talk about the four key elements for building trust as a new leader with your team and why you need to get out of the weeds, sothat you can see the bigger picture.Jude also shares his thoughts about how to cut your creative stress and how you can build up resilience to handle feedback as a creative, on thereceiving end and as a leader who is giving it.Key takeaways include:● The four key elements for building trust as a new leader with your team● The art of letting go and encouraging others to take responsibility● A simple framework to build trust and encourage open conversations with your teamJude has a 17-year track record of delivering high-quality digital experiences to some of the world's most influential and best-loved brands.  Mostrecently, he's led design groups at JPMorgan and Publicis Sapient, helping solve intricate design puzzles, build-out exceptionally talented teamsworldwide and cultivate studio culture alongside other design leaders.Notable clients include Disney, BBC, Bentley and Nissan, where Jude played an integral part in helping to communicate their new brand andflagship EV, the 'Nissan Ariya'.Useful links:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this week’s episode I speak to Lianre Robinson, CEO at Codec.Join us whilst we talk about the key things you need to set you up to have an honest conversation and why there isn’t only one way to get to yourgoal.Lianre also shares her thoughts about what it’s like to become a CEO and the importance of having a support network.Key takeaways include:● Why we must have honest conversations● Choosing to stay mainly remote working and the learnings from this● What it feels like to be a CEOLianre is an award-winning digital marketer, who is passionate about technology, culture, communities, and their impact on brands.With 20+ years experience across global companies like LADbible, Livity and Jack Morton Worldwide, she has a wealth of experience in designingand delivering new business and diversification strategies to drive growth and optimise business performance.Useful links:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this week’s episode, I speak to Alex Lubar, Global President and Chief Operating Officer at DDB Worldwide.Join us whilst we talk all about how to nurture and retain the talent in your team.Being able to do this well is such a challenge right now and Alex’s knowledge and experience offer so much valuable insight on how to get it right.Key takeaways include:● 2 core strategies to nurture and retain talent● The importance of contextual empathy● The art of decision makingAlex has just joined DDB Worldwide as Global President and Chief Operating Officer. Previously he worked for McCann for almost a decade in multiple roles across the globe. Prior to that, he was President of McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific, where he led an organisation of 3,200 people across 12 markets that represent one of the largest, fastest-growing marketing regions of the world.Alex also served as CEO of McCann London where under his leadership, the agency was named to the list of Top 10 agencies in the world by the Gunn Report. McCann London was also shortlisted for Campaign Magazine’s Agency of The Year in 2018.Prior to being in London, Alex was Global CMO for McCann Worldgroup, based out of New York City, where he oversaw all integrated new-business activity. Alex successfully leveraged the capabilities of McCann Worldgroup across the globe and led a number of international new business opportunities, including Microsoft, RB and MGM, to name a few. Having spent over 15 years in the US, Alex worked at a number of advertising agencies, including Grey and BBH.Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this week’s episode, I speak to Karen Buchanan, CEO at McCann Manchester.Join us whilst we talk about the fear of being rejected and how to have the confidence to be yourself.Karen also speaks beautifully of her experience with grief while going through menopause; the impact it had on her, the way it shaped how she lives and her leadership style.Key takeaways include:● How we need to equip leaders to navigate uncomfortable conversations● Why we must be more in the present than focusing on the future● How to grow your confidence and encourage confidence in othersKaren has a focus on driving connected creativity and digital innovation across McCann Manchester, driving growth for brands. Previous roles include chair/CEO of Publicis London. Prior to Publicis she was managing director of independent London agency, The Red Brick Road.Karen sits on the Advertising Association Board and served on the IPA Council for 12 years.  She is an active member of WACL and a Board Trustee of Sported, a Sports for development charity.  She is passionate about building inclusive cultures and is chair of McCann Worldgroup’s UK & European Conscious Inclusion Council. Karen was recognised this year by the IPA on its iList. She is an active Mentor for women in the industry.Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this week’s episode, we talk all about the lessons I learned from supporting one of my team through a depressive episode last year.We also share our own thoughts about what it means to have depression, what mental health is, and the stigma that can still surround it now.Key takeaways include:● The importance of educating yourself, as a leader, on mental health● How by sharing your experiences, you give other people permission to share too● Why it’s ok to not know what to do, and as long as your intention is pure, you’ll find your wayWith special thanks to Anna for this episode and for being so vulnerable and open about her experiences, and for allowing us to share them with you all.Jo is an international award-winning leadership coach, business consultant, best-selling author, and CEO of the Change Creators with 20 years of experience in the creative industry.Useful links:Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54