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4th Jul 2023

Behind the Bob Series 1 Trailer

Welcome to Behind the Bob, Diary of a Comms Director, with me, Carrie-Ann Wade.

Behind the Bob is my new podcast that provides an insight into life as a communications director to support aspiring communications leaders as part of your development.

As well as a behind the scenes peek into my working life, I will be shining a light n the issue of diversity in public sector communications, and how we can make the profession more attractive to encourage new and diverse talent. This means I'll be having conversations with communicators who are passionate about this in the hope it provides advice and insight so we can take more action to make a positive difference.

I hope you enjoy the podcast. Please do share it, leave a rating or a review.

Catch up soon!

Transcript
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Welcome to Behind the Bob, Diary of a Comms

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Director with me, Carrie- Ann Wade.

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This podcast is all about developing communications leaders of the

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future and supporting you to grow and thrive in your comms career.

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You'll hear from me about my experiences and insights, and there might even

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be a special guest or two popping up.

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So I hope you enjoy.

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Well, this is a little bit exciting, isn't it?

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I'm here with Behind the Bob Diary of a Comms Director and it's my new

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podcast and in Behind the Bob I'll be sharing my insights and experiences as a

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communications director and senior leader in the hope that it will help aspiring

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communications leaders of the future.

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You should know by now that I love working with communications professionals to

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support career development, and part of what I do as a mentor is to share my own

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experience to help you to grow and thrive.

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In this first series of Behind The Bob I'll also be talking to some

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amazing communicators about diversity in our profession and how we can

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make the NHS and public sector com a more viable career choice.

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I really can't wait to bring you this first series, and I do hope you enjoy it.

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And I know you might wonder why behind the bob for anyone who knows

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me, you'll know that I don't feel like me without my bob haircut.

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I mean, I'm no Anna Wintour, but I do love a good bob.

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And in this series I'll be sharing my own personal experiences, so

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letting you behind the scenes into my life as a comms director.

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As I said, I really hope that you enjoy this series.

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I'm looking forward to hearing from you about what you might want to

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hear what you might want to find out about, about life as a comms director.

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And I'm also looking forward to talking to some of those

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brilliant comms pros, so enjoy.

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Thank you for listening to this episode of Behind the Bob.

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I'd love for you to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform

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and leave a rating or review.

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You can also engage with me over on the socials.

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You can find me on Instagram and on Twitter, @catspjs_uk

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uk.

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About the Podcast

Behind the Bob
Diary of a Comms Director
Welcome to Behind the Bob, Diary of a Comms Director with me, Carrie-Ann Wade.

This podcast is all about developing communications leaders of the future and supporting you to grow and thrive in your comms career. You’ll hear from me about my experiences and insights and there might even be a special guest or two popping up.

Behind the Bob gives you a sneak peek into life as a comms director and provides you with all the "behind the scenes" knowledge to help you thrive as a communications leader.


About your host

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Carrie-Ann Wade

Carrie-Ann Wade is a communications director in the NHS with over 20 years of communications and marketing experience. She is also founder of Cat’s Pajamas Communications which focuses on mentoring communications professionals to grow and thrive in their careers.

She has most recently been a finalist in the inaugural Comms Hero Fearless Trailblazer award and shortlisted in the National Facilitation Awards 2023. She was named one of F:entrepreneur's #ialso100 2020 top female entrepreneurs and business leaders, and Cat’s Pajamas has been recognised in Small Business Saturday's UK #SmallBiz100, as a business with impact.

She is one part of the How to Take the Lead collaborative, and cohost of a podcast with the same name, exploring the challenges and opportunities of modern day leadership. Carrie-Ann also hosts ‘Behind The Bob, Diary of a Comms Director’, a podcast supporting aspiring communications leaders.

Find out more via www.cats-pajamas.co.uk