Reset, The Podcast

On this very special episode of Reset, the Podcast, Advertising Week Co-Founder and Chairman Matt Scheckner interviews Suki Thompson, Founder and CEO at Let’s Reset and Co-Founder of Oystercatchers, along with her daughter Jazmyn Thompson, Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT).

Her Highness Sayyida Basma Al Said of Oman is the Founder of Whispers of Serenity, the first ever wellbeing clinic in the Sultanate of Oman. In this Reset the Podcast, Princess Basma talks to Suki Thompson, Founder, Let’s Reset about what Serenity means to her.  Her own educational journey, around the globe,  in mental wellbeing, along with some fascinating insights into her Royal Family and its sense of purpose. 

Keith Moor is one of the most progressive marketers in the industry. He's also one of the most thought provoking. In this Reset the Podcast, the ex CMO of Santander and now CMO at Camelot talks to Suki Thompson, Founder & CEO, let’s Reset about why knowing yourself is the key to being a great leader. During our time together, he also talks about why purpose matters and what purpose means to him. Keith is known for his honesty, his directness and his ability to provoke and all of these qualities are on show as he talks about his own process of resetting for the second half of his life. Make sure you listen to the very end of the podcast to hear an out take from our chat where Keith’s reads his new personal leadership mission statement. You will love it!

David Enwright, Marketing Directly at Post Office Ltd, has played a major role in many iconic brands including HSBC, NatWest, Allianz and now Post Office Ltd and has done so with a modern leadership style - empathetic, open and kind. During our conversation we cover a tremendous number of subjects including how wellbeing links to productivity, the importance of relationships, autonomy, creativity and so much more. 

Keith Weed was one of the most experienced and high profile men in Marketing. He’s also one of the most energetic. In this Reset: The Podcast, the ex-Global CMO of Unilever talks to Suki Thompson, Founder & CEO, Let’s Reset about energy and the importance to him of creating a team culture and an open environment to embrace positive wellbeing and mental health conversations. Keith discusses how he has now Reset his life to run a portfolio career, giving him time to concentrate on some of the things that really matter to him, his own wellbeing and gardens! Make sure you stay until the end to hear how he narrowly escaped the bombing of his hotel in Mumbai… A thrilling and impactful conversation.

In this week’s Reset the Podcast (from 2021),  Suki Thompson Founder, Let’s Reset talks to Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE. Yvonne is the founder of the powerful women’s network, Wintrade Global and was the founder of Choice Radio, the first black radio commercial station. For a woman with such an impressive CV, it’s no surprise that they manage to cover a whole host of interesting topics. From how she deals with uncertainty to the importance of creating diverse and inclusive cultures. During their time together, Yvonne describes the beautiful constraint that often leads to her being more creative, more passionate and with even more purpose. And that constraint is time.

Usually when I am talking to Arthur Sadoun, Chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe, we discuss the international marketing and communications industry and business in general. But today is a very different conversation because Arthur shares with me an open, honest and vulnerable account of his journey with cancer.  From how it was discovered, how he has felt through his treatment as well as the challenging navigation and decisions around how, who and when to share the news with his loved ones with his company, the Plc board and client and business networks.

You will be drawn in by Arthur’s charming, kind and entertaining personality and that is before you even hear him talk about the incredible campaign ‘Working With Cancer’ he launched through the Publicis Groupe at the World Economic Forum at DAVOS, to address the sigma of living with a cancer diagnosis at work.

50% of people diagnosed with cancer are afraid to tell their employer about their diagnosis, despite 92% feeling that support at work positively impacts their health. I have been living with Cancer for 13 years, so I am delighted to be working with Arthur and his brilliant Publicis team on this much needed campaign and he explains how easy it is for every business to sign the pledge and get involved.

Cancer affects us all, directly or in-directly so I’m sure this conversation will resonate you and I’m so very grateful to Arthur for sharing his personal story and even more for launching this campaign. He is in so many ways an extraordinary man.

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Rik Moore, Managing Partner, Strategy, The Kite Factory takes me on a wonderful journey of how he merged two things he loves to create his unique space in business.  Comedy and Media.

It is so important to have a creative outlet and Rik found his initially performing comedy. However, soon he found himself without enough hours in the day, holding down a full-time job in both comedy and media and as a result he was working 300+ hours a month and was missing out socially with friends and family. He had to scale back and did so by merging his two passions together.

Rik identified the similarities and the benefits of bringing his comedy experience into the workplace and talks about how comedy can support confidence, public speaking, meeting preparation, brainstorming and how training in comedy can help you conduct a room in a way that puts everyone at ease. There are so many benefits, and it really highlights the importance and value of making time and embracing our need for a creative outlet and the impact it has on our performance.

He left me with one very important caveat – don’t be a David Brent!!

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In this week’s conversation, Dr Judith Grant speaks openly to me about how she suffered with very low self-esteem and bullied for being overweight in her school years. She reset, changed her life-style, built her confidence which inspired her entire career path, supporting individuals and organisations to maximise their wellbeing at work in companies like the Royal Mail and MACE.

Then just three years ago, Judith’s life was seriously impacted by long covid. She openly shares with me a very detailed and emotional reality of her traumatic experiences (some side effects still remain today)  and how during this time, she realised that her personal identity was perhaps far too tied up in work and balance was needed.

Today, Judith has reset once again, by working on her sense of self, learning to slow down, she can speed up.  Listening to her body, setting boundaries, building a support network and appreciating the small wins in everyday life, she can continue to support others and inspire us all.

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This week on Reset the podcast I am talking to the talented, charming and brilliant Mark Bright, former Premier League footballer, Ambassador, Crystal Palace FC and author of ‘My Story' From Foster care to footballer.

My conversation with Mark is simply remarkable and inspirational. Brutally honest, he shares with me how he grew up in Foster care, the impact of being abandoned by his Mum and Dad then growing up with his brother with a loving white family. Living with the racism he encountered throughout his childhood and into his stellar football career. We debate whether it was his upbringing that gave him the extra drive to achieve all he has as a footballer and his subsequent career or if it came from deeper within.

We discuss how Mark has learnt to cope with his past, present and how he has mastered the difficult skill of reflecting upon and accepting losses. You will hear how he gives credit to his incredible resilience, and how he believes it requires a strong recognition that you can’t change the past, but what you can do is give your future 100%, always.  This brilliant mindset is what has helped Mark to get where he is today.