The Places We'll Go Marketing Show

Who is Gemma Greaves Her career is framed by 14 years at the Marketing society rising through the ranks to become Chief Executive in 2017, having previously been Marketing Director and Global Managing Director.   Whilst at MS Gemma launched marketing for good in 2013 which epitomises her desire to do good in the world.  As CEO at MS Gemma raised the bar hugely on the impact of the organisation, taking it Global to HK, Singapore, Dubai, India, and New York, and creating the Brave movement that we will hear more about.   She is one of the best-connected people on the planet and building upon that Gemma left the MS a few months ago to Co-found Nurture & Partners which is all about connections.

Who is Rod Bristow?   Rod has worked in education, publishing and assessment for 30 years in universities, schools, colleges, professional training and learning technologies in the UK and internationally.   30 years of experience... and he WON'T be sharing just the highs.

Who is Karan Bilimoria? He left India for his higher education in the United Kingdom and founded Cobra Beer when he was a 27-year-old Cambridge law graduate with £20,000 in student debts.   His mission: To brew the finest-ever Indian beer and to make it a global beer brand.

Who is Andrew Bloch? Andrew Bloch is a non-executive director at Frank, the PR agency he founded in 2000.    He is a consultant in the creative and marketing services industry, and involved in a number of businesses, helping them create new business relationships, spot opportunities and add value.

Who is Tom Goodwin? He is the Founder of All We Have Is Now and his job requires him to understand how the world is and isn't changing and to advise his clients on what it means and how to best transform for the future.   He speaks around the world at industry events, written a book, featured on Global TV shows on technology and change, and started an event series and Podcast called "Interesting People in Interesting Times".

On this episode, we have the popular Paul Polman who is the Co-founder and Chair of IMAGINE and ex-CEO of Unilever!  Who is Paul Polman? He is Co-founder and Chair of IMAGINE, a benefit corporation and foundation accelerating business leadership to achieve the Global Goals.   He has been honoured with France’s Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, and was named an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to business.  He is a recipient of the Public Service Star from the Government of Singapore and received the Treaty of Nijmegen medal. He founded the Kilimanjaro Blind Trust with Kim Polman, working to improve the lives of blind and visually impaired children in East Africa. He also supports and mentors’ young leaders as a Counsellor and Chair of the Global Advisory Board of One Young World.

On this episode, we have a pretty special guest... Mark Ritson!   Who is Mark Ritson? He is a professor who has spent the past 20 years teaching marketing to MBA students at some of the world’s top business schools, including award-winning courses at London Business School, MIT, and Melbourne Business School.   Not only that he has thirteen years of experience serving as the in-house professor for LVMH - the world's largest luxury group - working in Paris with senior executives from brands like Louis Vuitton, Dom Perignon, and Hennessy.

Who is Rory Sutherland?  Rory is the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy, an attractively vague job title that has allowed him to co-found a behavioral science practice within the agency.   Rory was previously a copywriter and creative director at Ogilvy for over 20 years, having joined as a graduate trainee in 1988.   He writes regular columns for the Spectator, Market Leader and Impact, and also occasional pieces for Wired.    He is the author of two books: 'The Wiki Man', available on Amazon at prices between £1.96 and £2,345.54, depending on whether the algorithm is having a bad day, and 'Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense', to be published in the UK and US in May 2019. About Oh, The Places We'll Go Show!  Started against the background of a global pandemic, increasing racial tensions, growing unemployment.   We wanted to create a safe place and space to help inspire and educate people about successful people’s journeys, recognising that it is rarely ever a straight line.   The purpose is to help people connect with role models and by doing so to help overcome their own obstacles, to find their path.