This is a special edition episode recorded live at Soho House. In this podcast, I am joined by a leading figure in the advertising industry and CEO of Quiet Storm - Rania Robinson, to speak about the lessons we’ve learned in leadership and the highs and lows that have come with that. Being an honest and authentic leader when making tough business decisions can be hard to do but in this podcast both Rania and I share a balanced mix of personal experiences, industry insights and practical advice on what types of leadership styles thrive as workplace environments change over the years and the impact it has on people.
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Rania Robinson came to the UK from Egypt at the age of three and started school not speaking a word of English. Her early experiences sparked a life-long passion for forming connections and meaningful communication. Having spent most of her career in non-traditional agencies in both account leadership and strategic roles, she has worked with some of the world’s best-known brands, including: Haribo, Mercedes, Virgin, Google and Coca Cola.
Since joining Quiet Storm eleven years ago, she has brought a 360° perspective and new energy to the agency, helping extend its service offer and broaden its sector experience. A passionate exponent of empowering women in the workplace, she is President of WACL (an organisation whose purpose is to accelerate gender equality in the advertising and communication industry). Quiet Storm currently work with the Women’s Equality Party pro bono. Rania is a diversity champion and in 2020 relaunched Create Not Hate, Quiet Storms initiative to get under-represented young people into the creative industries by unlocking their creative potential. Rania is an active participant in D&I initiatives across the industry and a regular commentator on BBC Radio. She features in the IPA’s 2022 iList of the most influential industry role models, was listed in Campaign’s Top 3 Trailblazers of 2021 and their 40 over 40 list of 2022, was on AdAge’s Leading Women list of 2021 and is one of Wearethecity’s 50 trailblazers of 2023.
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Formerly Director of Business Marketing, EMEA at Pinterest, Visha led marketing Pinterest for business audiences across Europe, driving its positioning and awareness across the region over the past 3 years. Prior to Pinterest she worked across YouTube Ads marketing at Google, going on to lead industry brand and reputation for both Google and YouTube in the UK. Before that, she spent twelve years at Thinkbox - the marketing body for commercial TV, leading TV campaigns, large scale events and initiatives with leading industry bodies in the UK.
Visha is a 2013 WACL Future Leaders Award winner, and in 2015 co-founded the FUTURES Network to bring all winners together to support and inspire each other as they continue to develop into even stronger female leaders. Visha champions diversity and in 2020 she launched Pinterest’s EMEA chapter of Women@ and then became the Exec Sponsor for the global group. She is a huge supporter of industry initiatives that recognise and celebrate diverse communities. Visha is also an Advisory Board member for OK Mentor, a Committee Board member for Soho House, was awarded 2021 BIMA 100’s Champion for Change and recently was awarded Best Marketing Leader at the 2022 Global Women In Marketing Awards.
Visha is also the host and founder of the “Behind the face of success’ podcast series.
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