Agency Dealmasters Podcast

Jeremy Connell-Waite is the Global Communications Designer for IBM. He is a commercial storyteller, speechwriter and executive performance coach, helping to tell stories that matter. Jeremy serves IBM’s global community of over 140,000 partners and technology consultants, he uses the art and neuroscience of Communications Thinking to build compelling narratives for their clients around hybrid-cloud, AI, blockchain and quantum computing.  We talk about:

Hedda Lidgard is the CEO at Frank Valiant, a leading creative agency that specialises in explaining complex things in simple ways.  They combine storytelling skills and a deep understanding of visual communication with their love for state-of-the-art technology. Clients include giants like Atlas Copco and AstraZeneca.  We talk about:

Michel Julliver is the Founder of The Societies Media. He has been in the media and advertising industry for over 30 years and was one of the first people to sell online advertising in France.  He also runs the Programmatic Society, a weekly video program discussing all things Marketing, Data and Advertising programmatic. We talk about: 

Nick Wood is the CEO and Creative Director of Syn, an Emmy-winning music agency founded by Nick and Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran. Syn specializes in composing and producing original music, sound design and audio post-production for advertising, film and television. His music has also been featured on HBO's critically acclaimed, Sex and the City. Adverts for Amazon and Coke, as well as the Japanese national football league.  Listen to Syn New Bands 2022 Playlist here on https://music.apple.com/jp/playlist/syn-x-new-bands-playlist-2022/pl.u-gxblprJu5Nz4r4W?l=en (Apple Music) and https://open.spotify.com/playlist/54M3QmoRbexV4gbHgz8Fc6?si=37f837932d08495e&nd=1 (Spotify). We talk about:

Jem Lloyd-Williams is the UK CEO of Mindshare, a global, multi-award-winning, media agency network of 9300 people across 86 countries. Mindshare looks after some of the world’s biggest advertisers, including Unilever, Ford and Nike, as well as impressive UK brands such as Carwow, and LV= insurance. Jem was the former CEO of Vizeum UK and has held several leadership positions at MediaCom. We talk about:

Adrian Talbot is the CFO at Hotwire Global. He functioned as an FD, CFO and COO for over 20 years, and has 15 years of experience leading Finance and Operations teams in Media and Professional Services for some of the biggest agencies around.  He was part of the team responsible for growing Hotwire from 150 to 300 people and has been named CFO of the year and international CFO of the year by the FDs Excellence awards. We talk about:

Dora Osinde is the Global Chief Creative Officer at Granny, an international creative agency whose mission is to elevate entertainment and lifestyle brands into pop culture icons. Clients include Netflix, Spotify, MTV, Sony Music, and Warner Brothers to name a few.  We talk about:

Yasin Alimam is the Founder of Hotpatch, one of the most disruptive and innovative businesses around today. They connect those with available workspaces with those who need it. It’s WeWork meets AirBnB. We talk about all things growth, how they won their first few users, brand building, how they plan to get to critical mass, and so much more.  If you are at all interested in technology, startups, and the new world of work, then you are going to find this to be an absolutely fascinating conversation.  We talk about: 

Daniel de la Cruz is the Founder and Chief Learner at Polymensa helping agencies build their advisory boards. He has extensive experience working with agencies of all shapes and sizes across the country. Polymensa is your n̶o̶n̶-̶e̶x̶e̶c̶u̶t̶i̶v̶e̶ non-ego board of advisors for your agency. Specially designed for agencies with 20 - 50 employees and agency founders who have never worked in an agency before or at the agency board director level. We talk about: 

Daniel De La Cruz is the Founder and Chief Learner at Polymensa helping agencies build their advisory boards. He has extensive experience working with agencies of all shapes and sizes across the country. Polymensa is your n̶o̶n̶-̶e̶x̶e̶c̶u̶t̶i̶v̶e̶ non-ego board of advisors for your agency. Specially designed for agencies with 20 - 50 employees and agency founders who have never worked in an agency before or at the agency board director level.

Natalia Chaban is the Digital Performance & Technology Director at Mediacom. Campaign’s media agency of the decade.  She has over 15 years of experience in advertising technology & innovation. As well as a deep understanding of digital media platforms, data platforms, digital media analytics, data warehousing and emerging digital technologies.  Learn more about our episode sponsor at https://www.accountinsight.ai/ (Account Insight.ai) We talk about: 

Jessica Bohm is the Director of Agency Business at Similarweb.  Similarweb gives agencies a true 360-degree view of all digital activity across customers, prospects, partners, and competition. Their insights help clients beat their competition and win their markets. Find out more at https://www.similarweb.com/?utm_medium=paid_partnership&utm_source=agencydealmasters&utm_campaign=smm_agc_podcast_minisite_agency_minisite_prospects_global_dec_21&utm_placement=landing-page (Similarweb.com) We discuss: 

Jessica Bohm is the Director of Agency Business at Similarweb.  Similarweb gives agencies a true 360-degree view of all digital activity across customers, prospects, partners, and competition. Their insights help clients beat their competition and win their markets. Find out more at https://www.similarweb.com/ (Similarweb.com)

Oliver Yonchev is the co-founder and COO of Flight Story. Flight Story build resilient retail investor communities around great public companies. Previously Oliver was Managing Director of Social Chain, a world-leading social media and e-commerce group. Within just 6 years the company grew from a small UK start-up to a $600m+ public company, operating across 7 locations. For almost a decade, Oliver has been at the forefront of digital marketing and creative services supporting the management teams of Amazon, Apple, Coca-Cola, TikTok, Twitch, Disney & Uber to name just a few. We talk about: 

Oliver is the co-founder and COO of Flight Story. Flight Story build resilient retail investor communities around great public companies. Previously Oliver was Managing Director of Social Chain, a world-leading social media and e-commerce group. Within just 6 years the company grew from a small UK start-up to a $600m+ public company, operating across 7 locations. For almost a decade, Oliver has been at the forefront of digital marketing and creative services supporting the management teams of Amazon, Apple, Coca-Cola, TikTok, Twitch, Disney & Uber to name just a few.

Michael Gietzen is the Group Managing Director for Identity, one of the UK’s most successful event agencies. He leads a team that delivers extraordinary events for world governments and global brands.   With a team of over 100 people, they deliver events for some of the biggest brands around, such as Apple, Siemens, Leica, Harley-Davidson, New Balance, Formula E, NATO and Her Majesty’s Government. Identity is now on course to turnover £30 million this year. We talk about:

Michael Gietzen is the Group Managing Director for Identity, one of the UK’s most successful event agencies. He leads a team that delivers extraordinary events for world governments and global brands.  

Kevin Sugrue is currently a consultant for Similarweb, he helps Agencies to differentiate their client’s brands, build attention and preference using Paid, Owned & Earned media. Kevin works across both strategy and insight; guiding more effective marketing. At IPG Mediabrands he worked with clients such as Amazon, ExxonMobil, Lego, Lockheed Martin, Spotify, Tata Communications, Unilever and UPS.  He has also worked at Dentsu, Millward Brown and Bates Worldwide. His experience includes work for No.10 Downing Street,  BBC Worldwide, Vodafone, Courvoisier Cognac, Kellogg's, Microsoft and Peugeot to name a few. We talk about:

Kevin Sugrue is currently a consultant for Similarweb, he helps Agencies to differentiate their client’s brands, build attention and preference using Paid, Owned & Earned media. Kevin works across both strategy and insight; guiding more effective marketing. At IPG Mediabrands he worked with clients such as Amazon, ExxonMobil, Lego, Lockheed Martin, Spotify, Tata Communications, Unilever and UPS.  He has also worked at Dentsu, Millward Brown and Bates Worldwide. His experience includes work for No.10 Downing Street,  BBC Worldwide, Vodafone, Courvoisier Cognac, Kellogg's, Microsoft and Peugeot to name a few.

Wale Badamosi-Oyekanmi is the Founder and President of Dare.Win, the international award-winning group offering communication & consulting services to entertainment and content brands. They have recently merged with Sir Martin Sorrell’s Media.Monks in 2020. Clients include Netflix, Spotify, PlayStation, Bacardi Group, Google, YouTube, BMW, Disney, Warner Bros and Zalando to list a few. We talk about: