Happy New Year! This week on the Connected Podcast, Sue & Sacha down with CEO of EssenceMediacomX Clare Chapman. Clare is responsible for growing the business through exceptional client service and delivery, combining creativity and data-driven excellence. Clare returned to EssenceMediacomX in November 2023 after two years as CEO for Carat UK, having previously worked at Essence for four years as EVP, Head of Media.

This week on Connected, Sue sits down Chief Operating Officer of EssenceMediacomX Anna Berry. Anna has played an instrumental role in managing a raft of big-name clients. Prior to Essence, Anna spent 19 years at Mediacom as a Business Partner working across Sky, Direct Line Group and many more. Anna works with client services and specialist teams while taking on responsibility for “evolving best-in-class business practices” including Essence Flex, the company’s approach to hybrid working, and developing initiatives on sustainability, well-being, diversity and inclusion.

This week on Connected, Sue and Sacha sit down with EM Global Head of Creative Transformation Nick Palmer. Nick led Global product development and creative innovation at Creative Systems, before assuming his current role as Global Head of Creative Transformation. Nick is primarily responsible for creating content centric strategies for international clients. Nick has worked at MediaCom for the past 18 years; previous roles include Global Head of Product, Head of Social Media Strategy at MediaCom Beyond Advertising in EMEA and International Strategy Director – where his work won at Cannes Lions plus European Effie Gold in 2011.

This week on Connected, Sue and Sacha sit down with US CEO of EssenceMediacom, Jill Kelly. Jill previously served as GroupM’s Global CMO, during these three and a half years Jill led the revitalization of the GroupM brand and its reputation globally, demonstrating the power of brand purpose in driving business growth. The culmination of this work was the creation of the company’s Responsible Investment Framework in 2021 to help align the business with its mission to define the next era of media where advertising works better for people. Jill is an accomplished communications and marketing professional, who likes to build teams and help tomorrow's leaders. She has her own personal principle: be the first to take the failures, and last to take the successes.

This week on the EssenceMediacom Connected Podcast, Sue and Sacha sit down with Ocean Outdoor CEO Phil Hall. Phil joined Ocean as joint UK managing director in July 2019, after spending 18 years at Mediacom. Phil now aims to continue delivering innovation for advertisers in an unmissable, mass, brand-safe environment resulting in the most exciting growth phase for Ocean Outdoor.

This week on Connected, Sue and Sacha sit down with Managing Partner Liam Dawson. Liam has 17 years’ experience in the industry with 15 of those spent working here at essencemediacom. Liam worked at News UK for a few years within the commercial sales team, working with agencies to help grow client relationships before eventually coming back to MediaCom. Liam has taken a new role as Managing Partner of the Flutter Group within the TED dept, where he takes leadership responsibilities for various clients including Paddy Power Betfair, Tombola & Sky Bet while assisting with the overall performance of the TED department as a whole.

This week on Connected, Sue and Sacha sit down with EMX Head of Creative Futures, Rob Meldrum. Previously worked as SVP Head of experience EMEA at Essence last year before taking his current role. Rob has great in-depth knowledge of the digital ecosystem, not only is he full of experience, skills, and knowledge, Rob is great at finding practical solutions to complex problems that will lead to both creative and effective work.

Lindsey Jordan is Head of Creative Strategy & Creative Futures here at EssenceMediacom having just started the role in January this year. Lindsey started working for MediaCom in 2005 as a planner/buyer at MediaCom Scotland, then moved to London as a Planner in 2007. Went on to become Strategy Director in 2013 working across a range of brands and categories, from FMCG, to technology, to home, to charity all before taking her current role where Lindsey specializes in making amazing media ideas come to life.

This week on the essencemediacom Connected Podcast, Sue and Sacha sit down with EMEA Chief Analytics Officer Barbara Blanzat Henao. Barbara has expertise within data management, analytics, strategy, and brand marketing. Huge passion for data understanding, capability, and business growth, whilst taking pride in building and retaining top analytics talent. Barbara also specializes in research, measurement, and predictive analytics, enabling better business decisions through driving efficiency and insights.

This week on Connected, Sue and Sacha sit down with Kristen Gower who is Global President at EssenceMediacom. In 2022, Kristen established Mediacom’s dedicated B2B practice building a team that provides end-to-end scaled marketing solutions to a new generation of marketers, leveraging strategic expertise, audience and customer marketing, data orchestration and advanced analytics with an in-depth understanding of each clients’ business needs. As a member of the Global and US EXCO teams, Kristen collaborates with leaders across the globe to drive revenue and client acquisition.