Sally Pritchett (Something Big) - a secret husband, being asked to make the tea, creating comms to span 220 countries

Sally runs Something Big, a B Corp, employee-owned agency based in Surrey that punches above its weight. Having won briefs against agency heavyweights like Ogilvy, Something Big specialises in employee communications with a particular focus on DEI initiatives. Clients include DHL, Telefonica, and IAG. In this conversation we discuss:How she’s always been the ‘odd one out’ from her school days Her experience of being the only female in a team of 24 menWhy she had to keep her relationship with her husband secret for over a decadeHow she’s embraced being uncool in an agency world of cool peopleThe significance of turning 50 for herHer work at Something Big and their specialism in employee comms, workplaces, and DEIHer personal connection to DEI through her experience as a woman in a male-dominated workplaceHow the Barbie movie signifies a huge amount of progress in gender equality, but also highlights how there’s more to doHow to run DEI programmes in a huge company that spans 220 countriesHow to build a client relationship 25 years longWhat it takes to be the world’s best workplaceThe problem with agencies who are ‘in it for themselves’ rather than for the clientWinning a brief against OgilvyThe piece of work she’s most proud of The nuts and bolts of employee ownershipBuilding psychological safety in her business by exampleDismantling a blame cultureThe potential commercial windfall from looking after people properlyHow community building could improve our society through citizen engagementConnect with Sally on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/somethingbig/Visit: https://somethingbig.co.uk/Connect with Rob on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-warren/Want to appear? Email [email protected]: ⁠standingongiants.com⁠