The Places We'll Go Marketing Show

Who is Pete Markey? Meet Peter Markey, Chief Marketing Officer at TSB Bank in Redhill, UK, who has been in marketing since 1995. He’s held leadership roles in many UK brands, including TSB Bank, Aviva, and Post Office Ltd.

Who is Ben Kay? Rugby World Cup winner, British & Irish Lion, England international, double European champion and six-time English league champion, Ben Kay retired in 2010 as one of the most successful players in rugby history. At Pablo, they believe in being humble in the way they work and see the world, yet radical in the way they think and create ideas in partnership with their clients.

Who is Sue Unerman? Sue drives transformation for MediaCom, and her clients in the UK. She is part of a team at MediaCom that has consistently moved MediaCom forwards – a crucial factor in its rise to become the number one company in its sector, and proud recipient of Campaign Mag's Agency of the Decade for the second time in a row. Her last book is The Glass Wall – called the year’s most significant addition to the debate on gender diversity at work - a collection of success strategies for women at work, and an invaluable guide for businesses that want to successfully develop the women who work for them.

Who is Claudine Collins?   Claudine is the Chief Client Officer of MediaCom UK - a £1 billion media agency.   And has appeared annually as one of the interviewers in the final episode of "The Apprentice" on BBC1 since 2013.

Who is Claude Littner?   Claude Littner is a successful entrepreneur and businessman with almost 50 years’ experience.    A long-term business associate and friend of Lord Sugar, Claude has chaired a number of his companies including Amstrad International, Amstrad Spain, Dancall Telecom and Viglen.    Claude was Chief Executive of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. He was also deputy Chairman of Blacks, Chairman of ASCO plc, and Azzurri Telecom, Chairman and majority shareholder of Powerleague plc. In 2014, The University of West London Business School was renamed, The Claude Littner Business School in recognition of his exemplary business career and long-term association with the University.    Claude has appeared on The Apprentice in each of the 14 previous series, and best known for his fearsome interview style when grilling the candidates in the penultimate episode of each series.

Who is Dominic McGregor?  From dropping out of University taking Social Chain to the public markets in 6 years.   Social Chain initial success came from owning and operation multiple social channels which allowed the business to have a unique understanding of navigating social platforms for brands.   Social Chain has become a leader in the industry working with clients like Amazon, Coca Cola & Tik Tok.   Social Chain also launched a number of it own products across tech, marketing and direct to consumer brands. 

Who is Magnus Djaba? He has led the transformation of Saatchi & Saatchi London for the last 8 years, expanding its services to clients and ensuring the agency is focused on data, creativity, and business results.   He was appointed UK CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi in November 2011 and promoted to CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon UK Group in April 2014.   Magnus sits on the Premier League Equality panel and was elected to the IPA Council in 2016.  A father of two children, he is a member of The Marketing of Great Britain Group.

Who is Rajesh Agarwal?  19 years ago he came to London from India with £200 and a pocket full of dreams - this country didn’t let him down and now he is doing everything he can to help others achieve their dreams.   Growing up in poverty in India, he didn’t have much money but was never short of hope, dreams, determination and willingness to work hard.   When you don’t have the money you are poor but the poorest are those who don’t even have hope!

Who is Karen Blackett OBE? She is a business leader with 25 years of experience in the marketing communications industry.    As UK Country Manager for WPP, the global creative transformation company based in 112 countries, she oversees WPP’s second-largest market and the 14,000 people working across its operating brands in the UK.   Karen was a DIT Business Ambassador for No.10, is one of four external advisors helping to diversify the Civil Service, and was appointed Race Equality Business Champion by the Prime Minister as part of the Race at Work Charter in October 2018, helping businesses address inequality at all levels.   Karen received an OBE in 2014 for services to media and communications, and in 2019 she was honored by the professional body, IPA, in recognition of her outstanding services to the advertising industry.

Who is Ronan Harris?  Though Harris speaks now as the UK and Ireland leader, he has the first-hand experience of the challenges facing small business owners, having worked in several start-ups earlier in his career.    With a background as an electronic engineer (“figuring out how to take a complex problem, break it down and navigate through it is probably the biggest benefit that grounding has given me over the years,” he says),  Harris worked for Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation in Japan – where he later met his wife Victoria – before returning home to work for private equity investors who would place him with start-ups they had invested in.   Find out what his day to day looks like now.