The PRovoke Media Podcast

Amar Chohan on how brands can align meaningfully with BLM (Ep. 240)

At the start of Black History Month in the UK, Amar Chohan, managing director of marketing intelligence firm Contagious, joins Maja Pawinska Sims on the PRovoke podcast to talk about how brands can align themselves meaningfully with the Black Lives Matter movement, including examples of campaign activations from Twitter, Doritos and Ben & Jerry's.

Intersection Series: Maeve DuVally, Goldman Sachs, on Bringing Your Whole Self to Work

In this episode of Intersection, Maeve DuVally, managing director of corporate communications at Goldman Sachs, joins the discussion. We talk about DuVally's experience being transgender at Goldman Sachs and how organizations can empower employees to bring their whole selves to work, especially those from marginalized groups. In addition to DuVally, the conversation features Praytell's senior creative producer Maggie Lee and is hosted by Aarti Shah. Intersection is a video series that PRovoke Media has launched in partnership with Praytell. 

KPMG's Jane Lawrie on the changing nature of CEO concerns (Ep.239)

KPMG global head of corporate affairs Jane Lawrie joins the PRovoke podcast to discuss KPMG's CEO research, which finds that corporate leaders are far more focused on talent and purpose, thanks to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Lawrie, who previously served as CCO at Tesco, also explores her own experience advising CEOs and how they can communicate in a more personal, empathetic manner. 

Intersection Series: ACLU's Rebecca Lowell Edwards on democracy, race + PR

In this episode of Intersection, Rebecca Lowell Edwards, chief communications officer at the ACLU talks to PRovoke's Aarti Shah and Praytell's Andy Pray about race, democracy and PR.

The conversation includes: how using the phrase "white supremacy" in the workplace can accelerate awareness and change around race and inequality; how companies can plan for — and mitigate — the uncertainty and volatility surrounding this year's presidential election; how PR can combat disinformation by elevating trusted sources; and why it's more important than ever that brands come off the sidelines.

Show Notes
The Intersection Series
Video interview with Rebecca Lowell Edwards

Jack Temple on the emerging field of sustainable finance (Ep.238)

BerlinRosen VP Jack Temple joins Diana Marszalek on the PRovoke podcast to discuss the emerging area of sustainable finance and the "urgent mission" for companies to invest funds in initiatives that contribute to driving social change and doing good in society.

MSL’s Marc Levy on staying creative in tough times (Ep. 237)

MSL’s US creative lead Marc Levy joins Diana Marszalek on the PRovoke podcast to talk about the role of creativity in public relations in the age of data and analytics, and how to stay creatively inspired through lockdown and home working.

BerlinRosen’s Janna Pea on social Impact and racial justice (Ep. 236)

As a specialist in social impact, racial justice and storytelling, BerlinRosen senior VP Janna Pea has been at the forefront of managing communications around the heightened focus on civil rights in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement. She joins Diana Marszalek to explore the multifaceted PR challenges that advocates and activists face amid racial strife and in today’s volatile political environment, and how to overcome them.

Intersection Series: Author Craig Watkins on Creative Hustle & the Technology Revolution

In this episode of Intersection, a series that PRovoke Media is launching in partnership with Praytell, author and professor S. Craig Watkins talks about the ways creatives of color use tech and social ingenuity to build a new innovation economy that disrupts sectors as varied as design, media and entertainment, education, and civic engagement. PRovoke executive editor Aarti Shah interviews Watkins and Praytell's VP/head of DE&I Naria Frazier.

Show Notes
The Intersection Series Introduction Video
Video Interview with Craig Watkins 

Partner Content: Ideas with Purpose — PR & Race (Part I)

In this episode of the Ideas with Purpose podcast, Hudson Cutler's founder/CEO Robert Dowling talks to the agency's chief storytelling officer, Shawn Amos about a life of being “the only Black guy in the room” while working in the PR industry. In this candid conversation, they share their thoughts for creating real diversity and equity in very white male business. 

Dole CMO Rupen Desai (Ep. 235)

'Accidental marketer' Rupen Desai joins the PRovoke podcast to discuss Dole's new series of sweeping commitments, which aim to increase access to sustainable nutrition and eliminate food waste. Desai, who spent two decades with Lowe before joining Edelman, also examines the PR industry's attempts to transform, diversity & inclusion challenges, and the lessons he has learned along the way.