Insights

20 May 2019

Digital Nation Viewpoints: Louisa Wong, Chief Transformation Officer, Carat USA

Louisa Wong  leads the digital transformation of the agency by adopting and embracing new technologies. She was previously Chief Digital Officer for Amplifi and has worked at companies including Sky, AOL and CNET. How important is it to build an employer brand? It’s important to distinguish between a...

24 Apr 2019

Internet pioneer and Google’s first ever international employee reveals her gender pay gap struggle

Kate Burns reveals she was regularly paid less than male colleagues Kate Burns, one of Europe’s best-known internet advertising pioneers and one of Google’s first-ever employees outside the US, has revealed for the first time that she was paid significantly less than more junior male colleagues...

23 Apr 2019

Digital Nation Viewpoints: Alex Depledge MBE on why culture should be a company’s primary driver

Alex Depledge MBE founded domestic cleaning marketplace start-up Hassle.com. Since selling the company for £20m she has set up online architectural design business Resi. In 2016 she was awarded an MBE for services to the sharing economy and is a Member of the LEAP Investment Committee....

18 Feb 2019

The need for diversity in the tech industry has never been greater

Melina Jacovou, CEO at Propel, considers why companies need to do more in order to embrace diversity Let’s face facts. Britain’s tech industry has failed in its efforts to truly embrace diversity. This failure is harming its future growth and it’s time for the industry to...

13 Feb 2019

Why tech companies’ culture is critical for growth: Jess Butcher MBE

A tech company’s culture and values is so important it should be considered even before developing the product, according to Jess Butcher MBE, co-founder of AR pioneer Blippar and co-founder of new social video platform Tick. Butcher was one of the interviewees in Digital Nation: Propel’s...

01 Nov 2018

Digital Economy Insights: The Business of Blockchain

Blockchain is one of the most exciting technologies to have emerged in recent years, disrupting every industry it touches. In an attempt to cut through the hype surrounding it, the most recent event in our hugely successful Propel Breakfast Series was The Business of Blockchain, discussing...