The Marketer's Debrief

Your words matter more than you think.

In the current Journey Further Book Club read, Leadership is Language, former US Navy captain, David Marquet offers a new language playbook for the workplace.

Drawing on the tale of the tragic sinking of the SS El Faro, David shows us exactly how the words we use (and don't use) impact the people around us.

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If food waste was a country, it would be the third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. ODDBOX is on a mission to solve that problem.

They rescue fresh, surplus fruit and veg directly from farms and deliver it to thousands of homes across London every week.

Co-founder Emilie Vanpoperinghe recently led ODDBOX through a £3million investment round as the startup gets ready to expand across the UK.

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James' journey in mental health began when he opened up about his own struggles. A candid blog post soon led to the mental health start-up, Sanctus, and the grand vision of putting a mental health gym on the high street. Tune in for plenty of tips on how you can help yourself and your team become more proactive when it comes to mental health. This is a special episode for Mental Health Awareness Week.

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If you don’t see someone like you on stage, how are you supposed to feel like you belong?

Conferences and events should reflect the diversity of their industry, but continuously fall short when it comes to gender, race, class and more.

Amy Kean is co-founder of DICE, a new charter designed to help events deliver a representative and diverse set of speakers, perspectives and attendees.

Amy is also Brand & Innovation Director at &us, with previous global innovation roles at Starcom, Mindshare and Havas, as well as author of The Little Girl Who Gave Zero F*cks and the forthcoming House of Weeds.

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Start breaking stupid rules!

From running raves in South London that spawned Don't Panic, to his youth marketing agency, Livity, Sam Conniff Allende has never been satisfied with the status quo.

His bestselling book, Be More Pirate, is a guide to becoming a professional rule breaker and a call-to-arms for changemakers around the globe.

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Ben Jeffries is the 24-year-old CEO and co-founder of Influencer. What started in his bedroom at university is now one of the world's premier influencer marketing agencies and tech platforms. Working alongside his business partner and prolific YouTuber, Caspar Lee, Influencer is leading the way in the influencer marketing space, working with the likes of Starbucks, Alibaba, PrettyLittleThing and many more. Tune in to understand how they use data to drive performance for their clients, the changing social media landscape and the future of the influencer marketing industry.

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What can business leaders learn from elite sports teams when it comes to creating high performance cultures? If culture is the ultimate competitive advantage many believe it to be, how can you capitalise on it?

Damian Hughes is a professor of organisational psychology & change, a consultant on culture across business, education and sport, and a prolific author.

His most recent book — The Barcelona Way — explores how the 'commitment culture' Pep Guardiola nurtured during his record-breaking spell in charge at FC Barcelona can be adopted by organisations of all shapes and sizes.

From turning values into behaviours, the power of storytelling and the role of cultural architects...this is an unmissable guide on how to transform the culture of where you work.

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55% of UK families don't have £250 in savings, which means unplanned expenses often result in overdraft charges, credit card fees or worse...payday loans and the beginning of an inescapable debt cycle.

Fintech startup Wagestream are on a mission to put all payday loan companies out of business by giving employees access to their wages in real-time, increasing financial wellbeing and employee engagement in the process.

Headed up by serial entrepreneur Peter Briffett, Wagestream raised $51million in Series A funding in 2019, with earlier investors including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos.

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“Culture is about creating an environment where everyone matters” — says Paul Frampton, the marketing and advertising industry veteran who champions diversity in all its forms.

From his time as CEO of Havas Group to advising numerous start-ups, Paul has learned first-hand how committing to diversity can drive employee engagement, marketing effectiveness and overall business success.

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Arron Shepherd is co-founder of Goat, the fastest growing agency in Europe.

Tune in to understand how their approach to influencer marketing and social media is disrupting the industry, persuading many of the world's biggest brands to rethink their marketing and advertising strategies.

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