In this episode, Henry Adefope is joined by Lawrence Gosling, former investment editor and current head of communications at Artemis Investment Management.  

Lawrence shares insights on how the investment landscape has evolved since he began his career in the City. He also reflects on the contrasts between working in journalism and communications, as well as revealing some of his personal investment strategies.

In this episode, Tavistock director Gareth Tredway is joined by Garth Mackenzie, seasoned financial markets trader, accomplished technical analyst and founder of Traders Corner.

Key discussion points include:  

• Boom and bust – the most defining story of Garth’s career as a derivatives trader
• Risk management and the importance of resisting human nature
• Building a trading playbook – matching strategy to personality and sticking to your rules
• The value of being a good loser and the most common mistakes from retail traders
• Do all traders drive Lamborghinis? – the problem of misleading marketing
• “The bull climbs up the stairs and the bear jumps out the window” – the meaning behind bear and bull markets

In this episode, Tara Vivian-Neal sits down with Kuba Stawiski, a director at Tavistock with a decade of experience in communications.

Kuba shares insights into his career journey and the expertise he brings to our financial services team. He and Tara also explore the rewards of working in PR, along with the nuances of crafting and translating impactful messages.

David Cracknell and James Laing meet for the fourth episode of Market Share, dedicated to covering the politics and economics of the day.

This episode covers President Trump’s tariff war, the status of gold prices, DeepSeek AI and the polarisation of DEI and ESG, among much more.

James and David’s book recommendations are below:

Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises by Ray Dalio (published 2018)

How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication by Tom Mustill (published 2022)

The Hip-Hop MBA: Lessons in Cut-Throat Capitalism from Rap’s Moguls by Nels Abbey (published 2024)

David Cracknell and James Laing meet for the sixth episode of Market Share, dedicated to covering the politics and economics of the day.

David and James discuss the UK Government’s budget announcement, spending allocations, the US elections and even give their book recommendations for Christmas!

Adam Baynes catches up with Tavistock’s property director, James Whitmore, to discuss the latest trends in the industry.

David Cracknell and James Laing meet for the fifth episode of Market Share, dedicated to covering the politics and economics of the day.

David and James discuss the snap summer election, the state of the public finances, and the impossible choices that face the next prime minister.

David Cracknell and James Laing meet for the fourth episode of Market Share, dedicated to covering the politics and economics of the day.

The pair look back over 2023, as well as forward to 2024 and the biggest election year in history, where roughly half the world’s population and GDP is up for grabs. Their conversation also covers equity markets, AI, the significance of Taiwan, crypto currency, and much more.

James and David’s book recommendations are listed below:

Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology – by Chris Miller (first published 2022)

The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution – by Gregory Zuckerman (first published 2019)

The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future – by Sebastian Mallaby (first published 2022)

Tara Vivian-Neal meets with Tavistock’s newest director, Henry Adefope.

Henry has over 13 years’ experience in the investment sector having started his career on the market desk at Goldman Sachs, evolving into a career advising the biggest global names in asset and wealth management on a range of high-profile corporate PR campaigns and special situations. He joined Tavistock in August 2023.

In a wide-ranging discussion, Henry shares his unconventional route into the world of financial PR, the challenges he has faced in his career so far, and what we can expect to see from Tavistock’s financial services team in the future.

David Cracknell meets with Gareth Tredway and James Whitmore to discuss their former lives as journalists. Bringing together expertise from the political, natural resources and property spheres, the three colleagues discuss how they got into journalism, how they came about their biggest stories, and their thoughts on the job looking back at it now from the world of PR.

Gareth shares an insight into his early days in South Africa as he made the initial move into journalism from accounting, James tells of getting a big scoop via a fax machine, and David recounts an anecdote of his time working round the corner from Tony Blair and Alastair Campbell.