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Jade is executive creative director at Huge, a design and innovation company based in London and New York. A graduate of St. Martin's, Jade describes herself as a creative adventurer. She's worked on brands from Sony to Starbucks and also runs Creative Adventures, where she supports founders and entrepreneurs.

Jade is also helping to drive forward NABS' Art Auction - submit your piece by 9 September and help to raise funds with your creativity nabs.org.uk/artauction

Jade is relatable, empathetic and speaks honestly about her experience of being working-class and LGBT while finding her way in the industry. In particular, her take on what happens when you don't come out until your twenties is super insightful.

Key takeaways:

• The fun and the fallout of coming out in your twenties and how this affects your mental wellness at work
• The micro stresses you can encounter as a working-class industry entrant
• Listening, listening, listening, helps a team to bond and grow

Resources:
NABS' Art Auction

NABS Advice Line

She Says

The Other Box

NABS All Ears

Creative Adventur.es

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Josh Krichefski is CEO of GroupM, EMEA and UK and president of the IPA. This industry influencer is also a huge advocate for mental wellness in our industry, and at the IPA has introduced the People First Promise to promote mental health awareness and support across adland. Has your organisation signed up to it yet?

Josh talks about his own struggles - anxiety and insomnia - as well as how to get involved with the People First Promise. He's very clear, down-to-earth and honest about the difference between good stress and the need to work hard and bad worries that can eclipse your mood and thinking.

Josh is a big NABS fan and we're happy to have his support. Josh is also a big Arsenal fan, which may or may not impact his mental wellness, depending on the season.

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Key takeaways:

• How to spot a toxic workplace, and why these have to be deleted from our lives;
• The People First Promise is about action, not just signing up to a policy; and
• The magic of meditation in helping your brain to switch off.

Resources:

IPA People First Promise

NABS workshops

Managing Anxiety: guided meditation - NABS

Jonny Benjamin – Mental Health Campaigner

NABS All Ears Community Consultation Report

The Inclusive Leader - NABS

IPA | Adland's Wellbeing Lab

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Trigger Warning: sexual assault, sexual abuse, domestic violence, rape, alcoholism, cyberbullying

Matt Foster, director of DE&I at Ogilvy UK, has an outstanding track record of campaigning and changemaking, particularly in the LGBTQ+ space. We invited Matt to be our guest to discuss this work, as well as our NABS/Ogilvy Health collaboration around microaggressions. We have a fascinating discussion about all of this.

As well as the above, Matt recently shared his experience of sexual assault on his LinkedIn, and wanted to continue this brave conversation on the NABS Podcast. We discuss Matt's experience as a survivor of sexual violence and how he's sharing this trauma in order to help others. We explore how being a survivor affects your work self, and how to start the journey towards healing.

Matt is articulate, inspiring and an essential voice in the conversation around trauma survival and support at work. Huge thanks to Matt for his vulnerability & courage.

For help with any of the issues raised in this episode, please see the links below.

Key takeaways:

• There is hope after trauma, and you need professional help & patience to help you process your experience;
• To make change in the world around you, you need to transform anger into empathy
• Self-care is essential when holding space for others or yourself

SurvivorsUK

Rape Crisis England & Wales

NABS Advice Line - 0800 707 6607

Al-Anon UK

Alcoholics Anonymous Great Britain

All In 2023 Census

Ogilvy Health UK and Nabs Call Out Throwaway Comments That Can’t Be Thrown Away

Tara Brach - Meditation, Psychologist, Author, Teacher

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