January can be a tough month, but for many, the pandemic has brought additional struggles with mental health, redundancy and isolation - among other stresses. In this episode we talk to advertising and marketing organisation NABS about the services they provide to help and support people in the industry. And we speak to Rose Frimpong, co-host of po…

To mark World AIDS Day on 1st December, Joanne Oatts talks to Phil Samba, Strategic Lead for #PrEP4QueerMenOfColour about Team Prepster and his involvement in GMFA’s Me.Him.Us. campaign. Phil talks about awareness building around antiretroviral drug PrEP, and the importance of queer men of colour educating themselves and each other about HIV preven…

Joanne Oatts talks to Tea Uglow (she/they), Creative Director at Google's Creative Lab in Sydney, which works with organisations to explore the space between technology and the arts - and where they intersect. Tea is a global speaker on innovation, creativity, and diversity, as well as the author of two books: A Curiosity of Doubts and Loud & Proud…

Joanne Oatts talks to Natasher Beecher - Associate Creative Director at Kin + Carta Pollen and a judge of this year’s Outvertising Awards. We talk about her experiences of growing up in Somerset, the difficulties she faced after coming out to her family and how she made the transition from the medical industry to advertising. Natasher also shares h…

It’s Bisexual Visibility Day on Wednesday 23rd September. To improve on that visibility, Joanne Oatts talks to an all-bi panel about being the invisible ‘B' among the LGBTQ+ community. Asha Harkness, David Clasen, Suzette La Pierre and Cassius Naylor share their stories, and discuss biphobia, bi-erasure, the meaning of labels and the challenges aro…

In this special episode, we focus on the LGBTQ+ community in Poland. Over the summer, the country saw the re-election of right-wing politician Andrzej Duda as President. In the run-up to the election, Duda spoke out against the LGBT community, stoking anti-LGBT feeling and suggesting that an ‘LGBT ideology’ was a threat to family life. Since the el…

Joanne Oatts talks to Chris Kenna, Outvertising's Director of Intersectionality and CEO & Founder of creative marketing agency Brand Advance. We talk about Black Lives Matter, Brand Advance’s experience of Covid-19 - both as an employer and in creating bespoke government messaging for minority audiences. Chris talks honestly about his experiences i…

Happy Pride! The Outvertising Podcast celebrates #PrideInside with a special podcast where we hand it over to LGBTQ+ people and allies from the marketing and advertising industry to hear what they're up to for what will be a very different Pride this year. Also lots of recommendations for alternative events to get involved with virtually. SHOW NOTE…

Joanne Oatts chats to Nwora Emenike - part of Outvertising's Intersectionality team and Commercial Executive at the Advertising Association. We look at how the media portrays the black LGBTQ+ community, and the lack of visibility and positive representation. Nwora talks about coming out to his Nigerian parents, his teenage years in Leeds, uni life …

Joanne Oatts talks to Pete Markey, chief marketing officer of TSB, about the bank's award-winning LGBT network TSB Pride, the importance of being a LGBTQ+ ally and how empathy, listening and understanding are all key to both being a good leader and getting to know your customers. Pete shares key learnings and experiences from his roles at Aviva, Po…

The Outvertising Team discuss the challenges of the Coronavirus situation, as well as tips and advice on coping with working from home, social distancing and isolation. Plus hear how different organisations and agencies are helping their teams stay in touch, and what positives we can all take from the situation. SHOW NOTES: Sign up for the Outverti…

To celebrate International Women's Day, Outvertising's Joanne Oatts speaks to Creative Equals’ Steph Matthews, Chloe Davies, Head of Partnerships myGWork and Polly Shute, Partnerships Director for Diva Media about the challenges LBTQ+ women face from the community and society as a whole. We discuss what more industry networks can do to be more incl…

Joanne Oatts talks to Outvertising’s Director of Industry Affairs, Guy Duncan. Guy talks about his career working at London’s top advertising agencies - from Leo Burnett to Coley Porter Bell, as well as client side at Coca Cola - in both London and Atlanta. We talk candidly about his experience of living with HIV - and what part President Obama had…

February is LGBT History month. To celebrate, Joanne Oatts delves into the past with Guy Duncan, Marketing Consultant & Outvertising's Director of Industry Affairs, Lee-Menzies Pearson, Senior Strategist at Collider & co-author of The Outvertising Guide and Anthony Crocker, The Telegraph’s Head of Campaign Innovation & chair of LGBT+ media network …

The LGBTQ+ community is twice as likely to suffer mental health problems - which means about half of us will have mental health issues at some stage in our lives. Outvertising Chair Mark Runacus is joined by fellow Outvertising members Gerard Cabral, La Kingsbeer, Lucy McKillop and James Page to chat about queer mental health. USEFUL LINKS ELOP htt…

Outvertising's Joanne Oatts talks role models - with Kat Urban and Jonathan Palmer. Kat is the Co-Director of Training, Development & Wellbeing for Outvertising, as well as the Services Project Manager at NABS - where she project leads many key initiatives, including TimeTo, the Future Leaders Awards and is Chair of NABS's Diversity & Inclusion Boa…

Outvertising's Joanne Oatts talks to Bloom President and Creative Equals Partnerships Director Stephanie Matthews. They talk about Bloom, Virgin, ITV and other places where Stephanie has worked, and - amongst other things - that Anna Friel kiss! Bloom https://www.bloomuk.org/ The Exchange https://www.bloomuk.org/the-exchange Lady Phyll https://www.…

A third of LGBTQ+ people working in advertising are subject to sexual harassment in the workplace – significantly more than their straight counterparts, that’s according to the #timeToo study conducted in 2018, explains Karen Fraser in this fascinating interview with Joanne Oatts. Karen goes on to explain that the LGBTQ+ community was also more lik…

Outvertising Chair Mark Runacus talks to Joanne Oatts about his advertising career; coming out at Ogilvy; not coming out to clients; workplace LGBTQ+ sexual harassment; being a gay entrepreneur; confusing Matthew Bourne and Jason Bourne; Danny La Rue, Barbra Streisand, Boy George and George Michael; being married but not actually married; and D I S…

Welcome to our first Outvertising podcast, brought to you by advertising and marketing's LGBTQ+ lobby group. Hosted by Joanne Oatts, every month you'll enjoy chat about industry issues that matter to our community. In this episode Joanne is joined by Christopher Kenna, Lee Manton and Mark Runacus to talk about our Outvertising guide, helping brands…

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