S1 E2: Chaka Sobhani – How being Queer, female, and bullied fuelled a dazzling career and an empathetic leadership style.

Jo welcomes the unimitable Chaka Sobhani to the Good Girls Eat Dinner podcast. *Some swearing ensues. By her own admission, Chaka has a ‘sailor’s mouth’. Chaka Sobhani is Global Chief Creative Officer of Leo Burnett Worldwide and Chief Creative Officer Leo Burnett UK and Fallon.Before joining the ad industry, Chaka spent over a decade as an award winning film-maker and working in television. She set up ITV’s first in-house creative agency, during which time the network regained the no.1 position in the UK, created its most successful global formats and content with shows like the X Factor and Downton Abbey, winning the prestigious Channel of the Year award for the first time. Chaka has also won numerous BAFTA’s, Golden Globes and the prestigious Rose D’Or, alongside a plethora of advertising awards.Topics:-       Being Queer, female and the only brown kid at school-       Advertising’s gain was the tennis world’s loss-       Career plans and why you don’t need one-       Rooting for the underdog-       The power of empathy-       An incredible career in 5 minutes-       Awards? Does anyone give a s%!t?-       Why we should talk about difficult life experiences-       Diversity and inclusion-       Why meaningful change is taking so long-       Following your gut – and your heart-       Walking for healing-       Realising you’re Team Dessert not Team Savoury-       Chaka’s Doggy Bag of adviceSend us Fan MailFind out more about Good Girls Eat Dinner: http://www.goodgirlseatdinner.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodgirlseatdinner/Get in touch: [email protected], Jo Wallace: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wallacejo/Thank you for listening!Please like, follow, and / or share with your friends, family and dinner dates.