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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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This week's NABS Podcast guest is Julian Douglas, global CEO at VCCP and a vocal advocate for mental wellness in the advertising industry.

The instigator of the Pitch Positive Pledge during his tenure as IPA president, Julian is a changemaker with a down-to-earth approach to mental wellness, as well as a huge enthusiasm for the ad industry. Julian also loves to learn and might inspire you to enrol on a free NABS course.

Julian talks to host Louise Scodie frankly about his experience of redundancy and how that's informed his mindset.

Julian is also co-founder of Lucky Voice, the karaoke bar, and reveals his current favourite song to sing in this episode.

Key takeaways:

• Policies need to be activated to drive forward change - something NABS highlighted in our All Ears community consultation
• Boundaries and self-care are your essential foundation to maintain mental wellness in our fast-paced world
• How to check if your company is signed up to the Pitch Positive Pledge and what to do if it's not being put into practice
  
  

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Pitch Positive Pledge pitchpositivepledge.co.uk

NABS courses Calendar - NABS

All Ears Community Consultation NABS All Ears Community Consultation Report

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Ally Owen is the rapid-fire and inspirational founder of Brixton Finishing School, the free course that develops underrepresented talent for adland. Ally shares her experiences of being an ADHD, working-class, single mum in adland to help elevate others and create a more inclusive industry, with our host Louise Scodie.

Ally is fun, intuitive and self-aware, describing her optimum schedule as 'that of a three-year-old toddler'. And with a host of industry accolades to her name, and hundreds of Brixton Finishing School graduates now building careers in the industry, it's clearly working well.

Key takeaways:

• Accountability partners can be helpful for ADHD'ers - you can even enlist a trusted friend to be this person for you.
• It's not enough to get underrepresented groups into the industry, we need to nurture them and get them into top positions.
• Knowing how to top yourself up is intrinsic to mental wellness.

NABS Inclusive Leader training: The Inclusive Leader - NABS

NABS Explore: Working with ADHD: Explore: Working with ADHD - Strengths, Strategies & Support - NABS

NABS Everyday Inclusion: understanding and building a neurodiverse workplace Everyday Inclusion: understanding and building a neurodiverse workplace with Iain Preston - NABS

Ally Owen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ally-owen-2920871b?originalSubdomain=uk

Brixton Finishing School: Free Online and In-person Courses | Brixton Finishing School

MEFA: Ethnic Minority Representation in the Media Industry | Media For All

ADHD UK: ADHD UK - Homepage - ADHD UK

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Iain Preston is a neurodiverse creative industry leader and DEI advocate. Full of energy and wisdom, Ian shares his lived experience of ADHD with our host Louise Scodie, openly discussing the challenges as well as the benefits it brings to his brain. He also shares his thoughts on how ADHDers benefit adland and how team members and leaders can best support those who live with ADHD.

Iain also loves his dog Rocky, who helpfully stayed quiet for us during this record.

Key takeaways:

• Seeking professional help is crucial for managing ADHD and maintaining mental wellness.
• Neurodiversity brings benefits to the advertising and marketing industry, such as expansive thinking and the ability to connect unrelated ideas.
• Leaders can support individuals with ADHD by asking them how they like to work
• Creating inclusive cultures where everyone feels supported is essential
  
  

Resources:
Free NABS Talk with Iain: https://nabs.org.uk/event/everyday-inclusion-understanding-and-building-a-neurodiverse-workplace-with-iain-preston

Free NABS ADHD workshop: https://nabs.org.uk/event/explore-working-with-adhd-strengths-strategies-support

NABS Advice Line: https://nabs.org.uk/how-we-can-help/advice-line

ADHD UK: https://adhduk.co.uk

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Aimee Luther is managing director of the Liberty Guild. The Liberty Guild is an invitation-only curated association of the finest communication practitioners in the world. The business aims to give creatives and strategists a better work-life balance and more ownership over their careers.

Aimee is a huge believer in kindness as a leadership style, and she makes sure this is a top-lived value throughout her professional and voluntary work. Aimee's also a hugely busy working mum and speaks refreshingly about the demands of the juggle.

This is a great, down-to-earth chat - Aimee is a super mix of kind, clear and no-nonsense.

Key takeaways:

• We need to normalise feeling rubbish so that we can talk about it and support each other
• Being kind to each other is a basic requirement for the human race, so let's translate that into corporate kindness
• Let's use empathy and compassion to create nurturing environments where people can be their whole selves.

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Chloe Davies is a creative global inclusion and belonging consultant and founder of It Takes a Village, a network for Black women in advertising, marketing and media.

Chloe is a proud Black bisexual woman as well as being a mother of two and an outstandingly prolific campaigner and activist. Chloe volunteers for UK Black Pride, the London Queer Fashion Show and was recently named one of Campaign magazine's 40 over 40. Chloe fits an impressive amount of commitments into her schedule, yet still found time to engage in this fascinating conversation.

Key takeways:

• What it means to be a mental health survivor
• The importance of safe spaces for underrepresented communities
• The gift of volunteering - how to make sure it's a blessing for both sides

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