Join us in bidding farewell to Sue Unerman as she leaves EssenceMediacom for exciting new opportunities. Sue's tenure at EM has been marked by innovation and passion. Tune in as we celebrate her journey, her love for New Orleans, and her undying admiration for Bob Dylan. Thanks Sue, for the inspiration and memories!

This week on Connected, Sue and Sacha sit down with VP Client Partner BT Group, Verity Campion. Verity is a media professional with over 20 years experience both in-house and agency side.

Thriving in fast paced environments, Verity has worked across a large and diverse portfolio of accounts including BT Group, P&G, Associated British Foods, Ubisoft, Tyrrells Crisps and Arcadia. Experienced in managing large teams across both brand and performance activity, Verity really enjoys building and developing relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders. Her proudest moment in her career is being part of the incredible team who launched EE into the telco market in 2012.

This week on Connected, Sue and Sacha sit down with Former WPP UK President Karen Blackett. After 29 years at WPP, including long successful stints at Mediacom, Karen is leaving the company to pursue other external interests and opportunities. We discuss her career achievements, top 5 favourite moments at WPP and her love for chunky jewellery.

This week on Connected, Sue and Sacha sit down with David Wilding. David aims to help create new ways to deliver data and insight-driven communications. As CSO, he intends to lead the company’s long-term strategy and innovation, and, drawing from his experience working with leading global brands, he will help EMX’s clients deliver integrated solutions that span media, experience, data and tech.

This week on Connected, Sue and Sacha are joined by Managing Director of Client Experience for EssenceMediacom X, Jessica Lenehan. Jess has been at Essence since 2017 where she started as a client lead on Google. She has recently taken on the role of Managing Director which can be described as fundamental to the success and development of client relationships as she focuses on the people at EMX – both clients and internal teams. She will ensure clients are constantly thriving with a continuing funnel of growth through media, creative, data and technology.

This week on Connected, Sue and Sacha sit down with Leonardo Reyes Acosta who is SVP Head of Analytics here at EssencemediacomX.

Leo is a talented and highly motivated data scientist, researcher and GIS enthusiast, with experience in the private sector and in academy. Passionate about his profession, he is keenly interested in understanding what motivates human behaviour, decision making and use of resources.

Happy New Year!

This week on the Connected Podcast, Sue & Sacha down with CEO of EssenceMediacomX Clare Chapman. Clare is responsible for growing the business through exceptional client service and delivery, combining creativity and data-driven excellence. Clare returned to EssenceMediacomX in November 2023 after two years as CEO for Carat UK, having previously worked at Essence for four years as EVP, Head of Media.

This week on Connected, Sue sits down Chief Operating Officer of EssenceMediacomX Anna Berry. Anna has played an instrumental role in managing a raft of big-name clients. Prior to Essence, Anna spent 19 years at Mediacom as a Business Partner working across Sky, Direct Line Group and many more. Anna works with client services and specialist teams while taking on responsibility for “evolving best-in-class business practices” including Essence Flex, the company’s approach to hybrid working, and developing initiatives on sustainability, well-being, diversity and inclusion.

This week on Connected, Sue and Sacha sit down with EM Global Head of Creative Transformation Nick Palmer. Nick led Global product development and creative innovation at Creative Systems, before assuming his current role as Global Head of Creative Transformation. Nick is primarily responsible for creating content centric strategies for international clients. Nick has worked at MediaCom for the past 18 years; previous roles include Global Head of Product, Head of Social Media Strategy at MediaCom Beyond Advertising in EMEA and International Strategy Director – where his work won at Cannes Lions plus European Effie Gold in 2011.

This week on Connected, Sue and Sacha sit down with US CEO of EssenceMediacom, Jill Kelly. Jill previously served as GroupM’s Global CMO, during these three and a half years Jill led the revitalization of the GroupM brand and its reputation globally, demonstrating the power of brand purpose in driving business growth. The culmination of this work was the creation of the company’s Responsible Investment Framework in 2021 to help align the business with its mission to define the next era of media where advertising works better for people.

Jill is an accomplished communications and marketing professional, who likes to build teams and help tomorrow's leaders. She has her own personal principle: be the first to take the failures, and last to take the successes.