Meet Janet Hitchen – one of the newest additions to the field of Internal Communications consultants. Janet’s career is impressive – from a start in banking, working in Employee Engagement, to a rise-through-the-ranks of Apple Retail EMEIA, to the founding of her own Internal Comms consultancy, Janco. She was probably the first person to use iPads in her Internal Comms strategy, and one of the most creative Internal Communicators I’ve ever met. In this podcast episode, Janet talks us through her career journey, what it’s like to do Internal Comms at Apple, what she’s learned and importantly: her own unique vision on Internal Comms.

Every Internal Communicator out there is swamped with Corona-comms right now. Where normally we would put our best efforts into employee engagement, creating business alignment and making leadership visible, we’ve now had to throw that script out the window. Crisis communications is taking the front-row seat to our daily activities – and with good reason. Our roles may have never been more important than they are today. And we could all use a little help. And help is here. Meet Evan Nierman, CEO and founder of Red Banyan, two-time Ted Talker and “the guy” that popular news outlets call when they need expert commentary on public affairs situations. He has actionable advice for every Internal Communicator dealing with the COVID-19 situation.

What happens to your culture when your CEO leaves? We asked Rum Ekhtiar, founder of Rum & Co – a NYC-based branding agency that's on a mission to make brands exciting again. Rum has extensive experience throughout his campaign and talks us through his campaign at a post-recession Citi bank. He reinvigorated a sense of trust and pride in the brand – through its employees.

Jason Anthoine isn’t “most of us”. He may not have labeled it explicitly, but he definitely feels it was his destiny to become an Internal Communicator. Jason tells us how his parents - particularly his father - inspired him to become an Internal Comms professional. He tells us all about courage his number one most important attribute for success, and how he’s seen IC move from paper newsletters to A.I. The role of IC is changing and Jason has a clear view of the horizon. One we can all learn from.

Mike Klein's third research report brought a framework for Internal Comms measurement. For the first time, Internal Comms has a way to prove their worth. Find out how.

Former Brexit Communications Lead tells us how he successfully managed communications throughout the ups and downs of Brexit within a global business. While also giving useful advice for other political influences in business.

The second episode of The Internal Communications Podcast features UX expert, Dan Williams. We’re going to look at what Internal Comms can learn from User Experience Design, how technology can help us make our messaging more efficient, and find out why content alone, simply won't cut it.

Our first episode features Internal Communications veteran: Mike Klein. Having been in the industry for over 20 years, Mike certainly has plenty of experience under his belt. He joins us in this episode to discuss his new [research](https://www.happeo.com/changing-the-internal-communications-game?utm_source=podcast), give some insights from his past experience, as well as predictions for the future of the Internal Comms industry.

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