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When comms and marketing teams work without a strategy, things get reactive and chaotic. But with the right plan in place? Everything changes. Learn how a smart strategy brings clarity, focus, and confidence to your work.

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I built a global thought leadership strategy that gave our team a voice and elevated our brand across the workplace industry. By combining expert insights, real data, and a focus on inclusion, we created content that mattered — from future-focused blogs on AI to diverse perspectives across departments.

Partnering with WORKTECH Academy was a pivotal step in sharing thought leadership on the future of work. Through this collaboration, we explored emerging workplace trends, innovation, and the evolving role of technology — helping position our brand at the forefront of workplace transformation.

Think you can tell the difference between human and AI writing? Read both versions, make your guess, and discover how close AI content has come to sounding human.

What does surviving a life-threatening expedition in Antarctica have to do with leading a team through tough times? As I discovered in Harvard’s free Resilient Leadership course, quite a lot. Through the lens of Ernest Shackleton’s incredible story, I explored how courage, adaptability, and empathy can turn crisis into cohesion. A powerful reminder that true leadership isn’t about control — it’s about guiding others with resilience when everything else is uncertain.

It all started with a cheeky bedtime book, a WhatsApp message, and a lot of laughter — and just like that, Poopology was born. What began as a joke between friends turned into a raw, real, and empowering podcast that dives into the unfiltered stories of modern warrior women. In this blog, I share how I became co-host, the vision behind the podcast, and how we embraced a bold, homemade social media vibe to bring our message to life.

As part of a wider strategy exploring Artificial Intelligence, Virtual and Augmented Reality, I had the opportunity to research, write, and produce an eBook that asked one of the most pressing questions in modern business:“Is the Workplace Ready for AI Assistants?”

As part of a wider digital strategy in 2019, I developed and delivered a campaign to position Condeco UK as a thought leader in the workplace technology industry — with a strong, purposeful focus on promoting women in technology.

One of the most well-loved and widely read thought leadership pieces at Condeco was the article “Different Countries, Different Work Cultures.” To keep it relevant and reflective of the changing workplace landscape.

When I first got involved with the Ōtaki Market, it was charmingly old-school. Stallholder bookings were scribbled in a handwritten notebook, and contacts were tucked away in a well-worn address book.

To better understand how the next generation views the evolving world of work, I brought together a broad group of Gen Z participants (born between 1995 and 2015) for a dedicated Think Tank session focused on the future of the office.

I was proud to be an active member of the Diversity and Inclusion forum, where we worked to prioritise inclusion, belonging, and representation across every part of the business.

As part of Condeco’s annual Global Workplace Research Project, I had the opportunity to project manage and create the framework for one of the company’s most influential thought leadership initiatives to date.

As part of the Women in Technology campaign — and aligned with a broader AI Voice Assistant strategy — I had the pleasure of inviting Tracey Groves, renowned technology and AI ethics expert, and Founder of Intelligent Ethics, to contribute a thought-provoking blog article.

As part of the Women in Technology campaign, I had the opportunity to collaborate with Penny Haslam, former BBC presenter, speaker, and confidence coach.

As part of our broader digital transformation strategy, I teamed up with change management experts Jackie Furey and Grahame Bird from Where Workplace Works to co-create “A Simple Guide to Change Management” 

Thought leadership can be hard to get right I believe every article needs to be insightful, helpful and inline with your industry.

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