Plugged In, Switched On.
Plugged In, Switched On.
Splendid Group
The conversations that matter in B2B Tech marketing Generated by Splendid Group  If your career depends on how well you know how to do B2B marketing for technology brands, these are conversations you want to be in. We get some of the most interesting people in the field to tell us how (and why) they do what they do. We look at some of the core skills a marketer needs, pull them apart to see how they work (like a curious kid with a toaster) and wonder if they couldn’t be, y’know, “jazzed up” just a little bit. And we also pull back the curtain on how these teams and leaders operate, look at their day to day and see if we can’t steal a few ideas for our own operations. You’re more than welcome to listen in and steal a few ideas for yourself. 
Have you found your voice at work?   20 Great Answers with Altynai Saralaeva of Acronis
Join your host and Executive Creative Director, Barrie Seppings, as he fires our ‘20 Questions’ at Altynai, uncovering why agencies are a great place to start your marketing career, why Spotify wrapped is so inspiring and how she discovered the power of speaking up. Welcome back to this month’s “Plugged In, Switched On” podcast from Splendid Group. The interview format at Plugged in, Switched On is very simple: we ask every guest the same 20 Questions and invariably we get 20 dif...
Jul 12
38 min
Do you really want your marketing agency to tell you the truth? 20 Great Answers with Rebecca Beaty of Pleo
Join your host and Executive Creative Director, Barrie Seppings, as he fires our ‘20 Questions’ at Rebecca, uncovering why client agency relationships need more honesty, how a French fashion brand provides endless inspiration and how a trip to Dublin set up a career in Fintech. Welcome back to this month’s “Plugged In, Switched On” podcast from Splendid Group. The interview format at Plugged in, Switched On is very simple: we ask every guest the same 20 Questions and invariably we...
Jun 5
36 min
Can you really do B2B marketing if you don’t understand sales?  Great Answers with Danny Beck
Join your host and Executive Creative Director, Barrie Seppings, as he fires our ‘20 Questions’ at Danny Beck, uncovering why failures can be more valuable than success, why ‘watermelon metrics’ need to die and all about that one time he walked onstage in front of 2000 people, just as the power went off. Welcome back to this month’s “Plugged In, Switched On” podcast from Splendid Group. The interview format at Plugged in, Switched On is very simple: we ask every guest the same 20...
May 14
1 hr 5 min
Could accessibility accelerate your marketing career?  A deep dive into accessibility with Dr Alaina Beaver and Aileen Hackett of ServiceNow
Join your host, Barrie Seppings, Executive Creative Director, as he sits down with Dr Alaina Beaver, Global Head of Accessibility Customer Engagement, and Aileen Hackett, Director of Accessibility Product Management at ServiceNow. Together, they reveal how ServiceNow is embedding accessibility from the very start of the design process, why the looming “retirement cliff” is turning inclusive technology into a survival strategy for governments, and how a snowboarding accident proved that ...
Mar 26
54 min
How can you find the truth when everything is in flux? 20 Great Answers with Philip Meyer, Founder & CEO of Catalyst 345
Philip Meyer, Founder & CEO 345 Catalyst, may have “left the house” but he’s definitely still part of the Microsoft family, taking his three and half decades of expertise into the world of training and consulting. Join your host and Executive Creative Director Barrie Seppings as he quizzes Philip with ‘20 Questions’, uncovering how a stressful blood pressure exam led him into IT, why you should keep your kids ‘poor and busy’ and why you shouldn’t trust commercial AI with your busine...
Dec 22, 2025
44 min
How to fix your imperfect partner marketing program? Find out in this deep dive with Claudia Byrnes and Tina Semple of Splendid Group
Join your host and Executive Creative Director Barrie Seppings as he ventures into the ‘imperfect world’ of Partner Marketing with two expert guides: Claudia Byrnes and Tina Semple of Splendid Group. We’re diving deep into the opportunities, challenges and sometimes tensions that arise when partner marketing programs hit the turbulence called ‘reality’. Welcome back to this month’s “Plugged In, Switched On” podcast from Splendid Group. This ‘deep dive’ episode of Plugged In, Switc...
Oct 30, 2025
45 min
How many people have you helped get what they want?  20 Great Answers with Patrick Pathinathan, Global Client Director at ServiceNow
Join your host and Executive Creative Director Barrie Seppings as he asks Patrick our patented ‘20 Questions’ and uncovered the power of curiosity, what it takes to mentor 1000 people and how he learnt to speak his mind, even when no-one is asking. Welcome back to this month’s “Plugged In, Switched On” podcast from Splendid Group. The interview format at Plugged In, Switched On is very simple: we ask every guest the same 20 Questions and invariably we get 20 different (but always ...
Sep 19, 2025
47 min
What would your career look like if you knew you couldn’t fail? 20 Great Answers with Dorota Martinez, Head of Marketing for ANZ for Tech Data
Join your host and Executive Creative Director Barrie Seppings as he asks Dorota our patented ‘20 Questions’, uncovering how working for a toxic boss made her a better leader today, why a walk in nature is part of her daily ritual and what you do when you arrive in a new country with only 500 pounds and you don’t even speak the language. Welcome back to this month’s “Plugged In, Switched On” podcast from Splendid Group. The interview format at Plugged In Switched On is very simple...
Aug 21, 2025
40 min
What happens when you learn to get out of your own way? 20 Great Answers with Molly MacDiarmid, APAC Head of Marketing, Crayon.
Join your host and Executive Creative Director Barrie Seppings as he quizzes Molly with our patented ‘20 Questions’, uncovering how working for bad managers can be a good thing, why ‘romantasy’ can be like therapy and the one ‘female trait’ that can be a career killer. Welcome back to this month’s “Plugged In, Switched On” podcast from Splendid Group. The interview format at Plugged In, Switched On is very simple: we ask every guest the same 20 Questions and invariably we get 20 ...
Jun 26, 2025
38 min
Would you have the courage to fire yourself? 20 Great Answers with Stephanie Challinor, General Manager of Customer Experience and Alliances for AC3.
Join your host and Executive Creative Director Barrie Seppings as he asks Stephanie our famous ‘20 Questions’ on the podcast. We get to discover what makes her brain explode, why she took up power lifting and all about that time she decided it was time for her to ‘just go’. Welcome back to this month’s “Plugged In, Switched On” podcast from Splendid Group. The interview format at Plugged In, Switched On is very simple: we ask every guest the same 20 Questions and invariably we ge...
May 15, 2025
51 min
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