Season 22
The Global Interview season 22 featuring creatives, leaders, and thinkers.
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
- e.e.cummings
Emily Chang
Emily Chang
CEO, McCann Worldgroup
Emily Chang is the CEO of McCann Worldgroup in China. Prior to accepting this new role, she took a year off to write a book called The Spare Room, the topic of her first TEDx Talk. Before that, she served as CMO for Starbucks China, where she was responsible for marketing, sales, loyalty, customer engagement, and the digital ecosystem (eCommerce, loyalty, payments, partnerships). A strategic business leader with over 20 years of experience, Emily is known for globalization, cross-cultural team leadership, and innovative brand building. Recognized for her ability to drive change and renew organizations, Emily approaches opportunities with an entrepreneurial mindset to establish a culture, set a vision, and build capability.
“What's the
worst that
can happen?”
Misha Barling
Misha Barling
Founder and CEO, Bondi Coffee
Misha Barling is the founder and CEO of Bondi Coffee, the UK's number one superfood coffee. She is also a qualified radiographer who has worked 20 years on the NHS front line helping breast cancer patients and is a proud mum and wife. As the daughter of first-generation immigrants who own their own small business, Misha had always had a burning desire to start her company one day. After suffering from post-natal depression in 2015 and wanting to make small changes to her daily life to help her get back to feeling great again, she came up with the concept of Bondi Coffee – a coffee that is just as delicious as the takeaway coffees she had been over-consuming but containing superfood ingredients. In just over three years, Bondi Coffee is now available in 300 Holland, and Barrett stores all over the UK and is booming online, with a loyal legion of raving fans – many who are mums and working women just like her.
“The Universe
has got
your back.”
Rebecca Heaps
Rebecca Heaps
Founder/Director, Tentshare Ltd
Rebecca's passion project is Tentshare, a pioneering peer to peer tent matching service. Tentshare offers a more sustainable and cost-effective solution for campers. Tentshare is committed to building a community of campers and novice campers sharing tents, equipment, and knowledge. Rebecca also has a wide range of skills and experiences garnered over a career that has taken in more than ten years as a primary school teacher in the borough of Hackney and a Stage, Lighting and Sound manager for a number of theatre and entertainment projects.
“It is never
too late
to start, build,
and create.”
Larry Leung
Larry Leung
Principal,Transformidy
Customer experience strategist building solutions to maximize customer lifetime value, engagement, and revenue potentials.
“Self -love is not so vile a sin as self-neglect.”
- Bard
Fanni Compton
Fanni Compton
Actor, Writer, Voiceover Talent & Recording Artist, IMDB/Spotlight
I am an award-winning British actress, writer, voiceover talent and recording Artist. I trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London after winning a Scholarship to attend. This saw me graduating with a Diploma in Classical Acting and a Masters Degree in Performance. I recently received an Award for 'Best Actor & 'Best Web series 2021' on the Film Festival circuit with 'Lockdown Lifeline', which was written and filmed during the 2020 pandemic and starred Actors from 'The Office (UK), Doctors (BBC), Brookside, Waterloo Road & Hollyoaks.
“Listen to your own opinion of yourself as much as you listen to other people's opinions of you.”
Sheree Atcheson
Sheree Atcheson
Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Executive
Listed as one of the U.K.'s Top Most Influential Women in Tech & an international multi-award winner for her services to Diversity & Inclusion in industry, Sheree is a Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Senior Executive. Advisory Board Member, Women Who Code, Contributor, Forbes. She is the author of "Demanding More" (with Kogan Page Publishing) - a book that aims to teach readers about how deliberate exclusion has been in systems and society, so we can be purposefully and deliberately inclusive moving forward.
“When you're
in hell
keep going.”
Timea Kadar
Timea Kadar
Chief Marketing Strategist, Francis Cooper Marketing Consultancy
Timea wanted to be a marketer since she was a teenager to help her dad's business. After completing her BA and MA in marketing, she worked as a CMO at large corporations. She is currently the Chief Marketing Strategist at Francis Cooper, helping companies of all sizes be successful with their marketing activities. She is the author of two books (Your Story - the art of business storytelling and The USP is You - Build your Personal Brand). She recently won the Best Marketing Mentoring Specialist - London 2021 Award. She is a fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Association of Business Mentors.
“Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what’s left, and live it properly.”
- Marcus Aurelius
Nilormi Das
Nilormi Das
Management Consultant, Tech Mahindra Ltd
I have worked extensively in digital transformation with major telecommunication of the world. I am investing my time and energy outside work on creating communities and conversations on Ed Tech industries with emerging disruptive technologies. With south Asian origin residing in the UK at present, education had given me a voice, and I want to make an impact on the SDG area with it.