The PRovoke Media Podcast

Influence 100: Corporate Activism With Torod Neptune And Liz Micci

Paul Holmes kicks off the Influence 100 podcast series focused on critical challenges facing corporate communications leaders sponsored by FGS Global. in this episode he is joined by FGS Global's Co-Lead of Global Strategy and Reputation Practice, Liz Micci, and Medtronic's Chief Communications Officer Torod Neptune to discuss the various challenges specifically facing CCOs. 

Larry Weber On The Evolution Of Tech PR

Larry Weber, founder & CEO of Racepoint Global, discusses the PRovoke Media podcast discusses the evolution tech PR over the last 40-plus years and the critical role purpose places in successful communications.

Cannes Series: The Case Against Creative Supremacy

Arun Sudhaman interviews W Communications Founder, Warren Johnson, in Cannes to discuss the importance placed on creative ownership, lead roles, and the trending fluidity between PR and Advertising. 

Natalie Boden On Latina Moms’ Challenges & Opportunities

Natalie Boden, founder and CEO of Boden Agency, discusses her efforts to support working moms and “The Power of the Mamiverse.”

Taking Action While Navigating Public Opinion And Political Rhetoric

Global Strategy Group’s Tanya Meck talks about protecting your brand — and remaining vocal — in a divisive political environment. 

Courageous Creativity As The Foundation Of Transformation

Padilla and the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council join this episode to talk about elevating the appeal of blueberries across stakeholders by enabling courageous creativity and making innovation everyone’s responsibility. 

PR Succession Lines And The Next Generation Of Leaders

When PR agency founders move on, they face several choices about the fate of their business. In this episode, Paul Holmes interviews second-generation leaders from three PROI partner agencies that remained independent after their founders stepped down and the implications for everyone involved. 

Why Creativity Is Exploding In B2B Comms

B2B communications hasn’t always been seen as the most creative corner of the PR industry, but with more and more B2B agencies recruiting creative directors – and Cannes Lions introducing a Creative B2B Lions awards category last year – that perception is changing. Maja Pawinska Sims is joined on the PRovoke podcast by David Woodward, managing partner of B2B technology specialist Fight or Flight, alongside the agency’s first head of creative, former Weber Shandwick consumer lead Kate Sarginson, and associate director of strategy and creative Lauren Payne McLeod, to talk about the growing opportunities for creativity in B2B brand marketing.

Google’s All-Female Comms Leadership Team

To mark International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, four members of Google’s all-female communications leadership team in the UK and EMEA join Maja Pawinska Sims on the PRovoke podcast: Laura Wheeler, head of communications for Google Cloud, UKI and META; Jo Ogunleye, who runs B2B communications at Google and YouTube and is responsible for developing DEI networks across EMEA; corporate communications manager Delia Williams-Falokun; and Sarah Rowley, head of PR and communications for YouTube in the UK. The quartet talk about their professional paths, their personal challenges and choices, and the policies and campaigns they admire and are inspired by.

Fenton’s Valarie De La Garza On LatinX Leadership

Valarie De La Garza, CEO of Fenton Communications, discusses lessons learned from her experience as a Latina CEO and how her Mexican heritage has influenced her work over the years.