Pass It On by FUTURES Network – Details, episodes & analysis

Ever feel like everyone else got a handbook you didn't? Like there are invisible rules at work that no one actually tells you?

In this episode, Cristina Loaiza the host and Founder of FUTURES talks to Nicola Davy – a marketing leader who's navigated agency life, client side, scale-ups, corporates, and iconic brands like Jo Malone and The Cambridge Satchel Company – about the unspoken norms that shape success (and how to spot them before they trip you up.).

Nicola shares stories from her career transitions and opens up about:

• The invisible practices that were hardest to adjust to when moving between different organisations and sectors
• How to figure out if a company's hidden rules will help or hinder your growth
• What she wishes someone had told her earlier about navigating workplace cultures
• How she helps her teams become aware of unwritten expectations
• The lessons she's taking into her next chapter (including a peek at what's coming next)

If you've ever wondered why some people just seem to "get it" while others struggle to fit in or get ahead, this conversation will give you the tools to decode what's really going on – and decide which rules are worth following.

This episode is sponsored by Spotify and mixed by Oliver Steadman at Stone Street Productions.

Useful resources:

• Alex McCann, Still Wondering
• Stefanie Sword-Williams, Fuck Being Humble
• Mel Robbins, Let Them Theory

What if becoming a mother didn't diminish your creativity – but actually unlocked it?

In this episode, Jess MacIntyre sits down with Emma Baines, Global Head of Creative at Tony's Chocolonely and founder of Creative Motherhood, to explore how parenthood reshapes who we are and how we work.

Emma opens up about her journey – from 13 years in London's top agencies to global roles at HelloFresh and Tony's Chocolonely – and how becoming a mother completely changed her approach to leadership and creativity. Spoiler: it made her better at both.

They chat about:

• The shift that happens when you become a parent (and why it's actually a superpower)
• How motherhood influences the way you lead and create
• What the industry gets wrong about supporting mothers and carers – and what good looks like
• Why Emma started Creative Motherhood alongside her demanding day job
• The practical boundaries that help mothers thrive, not just survive

Whether you're a parent, thinking about it, or just curious about how life experiences shape leadership, this one's for you.

This episode was mixed by Oliver Steadman at Stone Street Productions and sponsored by Spotify.

In this episode we hear from the incredible Maria McDowell speaking to FUTURES Co-Founder Gina Hood about the benefits of mentoring, and how Maria has utilised this to support and empower underrepresented voices - particularly Black women - in advertising and marketing.

In times of uncertainty or inertia, setting small, attainable goals can be a powerful way to remind ourselves what we can do, boost our confidence and spark creativity. What can we learn from the world of sports that can help us all progress in our careers. 

In this episode of Pass It On, we welcome Mollie Pearse, Meta's Head of Marketing for EMEA and endurance athlete to chat about what she has learned.

Mollie joins Laura Vipond, Chief Growth Officer at Ogilvy UK and co-founder of the FUTURES Network to discuss the topic.

This podcast was mixed by Oliver Steadman at Stone Street Productions.

Rania Robinson - CEO at Quiet Storm and President of WACL - talks to Gina Hood from FUTURES about leading with purpose. They discuss how to build values and behaviours into businesses, find your own personal purpose, and the importance of looking after yourself mentally to protect this.

In this slightly different episode format of Pass It On, FUTURES Network Co-Founders and marketers Cristina Loaiza and Nicola Davy chat about the realities that many women in middle and senior level management roles face in their careers. They share some of their own personal challenges, as well as practical solutions that you can apply straight away.

A special thanks to all of our previous podcast guests referenced in this episode.

If you want to dig further into the topics discussed, here are some useful resources:

• Pass It On: How to build career confidence with Alice Driscoll
• Pass It On: How to turn setbacks into comebacks with Sarah Tate
• You Coach You, by Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper
• Badass Unicorn, Founded by Alice ter Haar

This podcast was mixed by Oli Steadman at Stone Street Productions.

In this episode of Pass It On, we welcome Sara Tate - author of the hugely successful new book, the Rebuilders and advertising titan, most recently CEO of TBWA London.

Has there even been a more timely podcast, as we all career into more societal and economical uncertainty. Thankfully Sara provides us with plenty of tools and tips for how to manage uncertainty, process failure and turn adversity into advantage.

Sara joins Laura Vipond, Chief Growth Officer at Ogilvy UK and co-founder of the FUTURES Network to discuss the topic.

This podcast was mixed by Oliver Steadman at Stone Street Productions.

In this episode we welcome Alice Driscoll to chat about how to build career confidence.

Confidence is a topic that impacts many women at work and in many instances can hold them back from taking positive action. We explore what confidence is, where it stems from and why it can be easily knocked.

We discuss the importance of prioritising competence over confidence. We explore why focusing on effectiveness over people pleasing is a much stronger strategy, and why we should think about ourselves as continuously improving rather than the finished article.

Alice is a leader turned leadership and conflict coach. Senior leaders and their teams work with Alice to increase their leadership impact, enabling them to reach ambitious organisational goals.

Alice is interviewed by Cristina Loaiza, a marketer and Co-founder of the FUTURES Network.

Find out more about Alice here.

This podcast was mixed by Oli Steadman at Stone Street Productions.

Does anyone really plan out their careers, or is it a myth? Should we be worried about having a “patchwork” CV or can we use it to our advantage in 2022?

In this episode, we hear from WACL member and Wavemaker’s Chief Operating Officer, Katie Lee on her own career journey through advertising, start-ups and most recently media, and why being open and honest can lead to the best roles. Katie joins Laura Vipond, Chief Growth Officer at Ogilvy and founder of the FUTURES Network to discuss the topic. 

This podcast was mixed by Oliver Steadman from Stone Street Productions.

We welcome Amelia Torode to Pass It On for this episode. Fascinated by brands, technology, culture and ideas, Amelia is one of the UK’s best known strategic planners.

As we head into 2022 many of us will be making plans for the year ahead... but do plans really work? We look at whether having a plan can limit your opportunity or whether structure can help us to reach our goals.

Amelia is interviewed by Nicola Davy, a marketer and co-founder of The Futures Network.

Find out more about Amelia here.

This podcast was mixed by Oliver Steadman at Stone Street Productions.