Anna Thairs is an award-winning full-stack Strategy Director, holding senior strategy roles at Grey London and Portas in Melbourne before joining Ogilvy Sydney. Anna is vocal about her experiences as a mixed-race woman with OCD, ADHD and depression.

Kim Mackenzie is an independent brand strategy consultant, copywriter and team builder with over 15 years experience. She has successfully transformed agency teams and collaborated with brands including Netflix, Lululemon and The Washington Post. Kim is the founder of the Ladies who Strategize online community.

Ellen is a Silicon Valley pioneer, joining Apple in the 1980s. Ellen has worked at or with company’s including Google, Facebook and Microsoft to make innovation more meaningful. Ellen is author of The Happiness Hack, a best-selling guide to the neuroscience of happiness and life satisfaction.

Zoe is the founder of Bodacious, a London based strategy studio. Zoe has brought her strategic brain to leading agencies such as Universal McCann, and Droga5, consulted for Adidas and was the Global Head of Strategy for the Ridley Scott Creative Group.

Mary is a tech entrepreneur, angel investor and was co-founder of the hugely successful e-learning company Learning Pool, where she was also my boss. She is one of the entrepreneurs in residence at the University of Oxford and is currently kickstarting new female founder network AwakenHub.

Kaitlin is co-founder of Current Forward a strategy consultancy based in Austin, Texas. Prior to forming Current Forward, Kaitlin served as Strategy Director at T3, an Austin-based innovation agency, where she was a delivery lead on the UPS account. Kaitlin has also consulted in Los Angeles with brands such as Apple and Beats by Dre.

Jennifer is Global Director of Strategy at IDEO. Before IDEO, Jennifer spent 13 years at the Rotman School of Management, where she taught undergrads, MBAs, and executives how to think creatively about their toughest challenges.

Louise is a strategic and innovative leader with 20 years experience digitally transforming and scaling businesses and teams across global markets and multiple industries.

In the first episode of the Strategy Sheroes podcast, I speak to Kate Wooding, Senior Strategist at one of Scotland's largest digital agencies Equator and also my colleague and friend!

Debbie has a decade of experience in public relations, strategic planning and digital marketing. She was shortlisted for Marketing Magazine’s Top 30 Under 30 Awards, and is the founder and Managing Director of the Canadian based So Agency.

Diane specialises in competitive advantage and brand value. She has been a Director at multiple agencies and has worked with brands such as Highland Spring, Unilever, Hilton and Scottish Government.

Lisa is a Strategist with 30 years experience, including 20 years across some of the biggest agencies, including Collett Dickenson Pearce, J Walter Thompson, and AMV BBDO.

Judy is Managing Director of Oliver & Co helping organisations think more strategically, manage change and develop effective leadership.

Mary is an entrepreneur with a background in the arts, innovation and technology. Over the past decade, she has founded and managed two successful technology start-up companies and been nominated for an interactive BAFTA.