The Rebuilders

Abigail is the Chief Marketing Officer at Cignpost Diagnostics and former CMO of Debenhams before the brand was sold to BooHoo. Prior to this Abigail enjoyed a 24-year career at British Airways (BA) where she has held senior marketing roles since 2002, notably excelling as Global Head of Brands and Marketing. In this role, Abigail was responsible for BA’s overall marketing strategy at a global level with a portfolio including Brand Strategy, Marketing, Customer Experience Design, Partnerships, Sponsorship, and Community Relations. She built BA’s brand strength to a 17-year high, with four consecutive years as a UK Consumer ‘Superbrand’. Abigail was the driving force behind the ‘Don’t Fly, Support Team GB’ campaign, commissioned by BA for their sponsorship of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games. This campaign was critically acclaimed has since been nominated as one of the best sponsorships of the last 25 years. She also pioneered customer programmes including ‘Marks and Spencer Buy on Board’ and ‘New Club World’, as well as delivering dynamic new digital service initiatives for the BA app. She lives in Surrey with her husband and is both a Fellow of the Marketing Society and Alumni of the Marketing Academy Fellowship.

Craig Fenton is a lover of all things tech and has a finger in many pies. He has worked in technology for 20 years and alongside his role at Google, he is also an investor, mentor and supporter of a range of businesses including several start-ups, where he finds great inspiration for his own personal and professional ventures. In 2021 he gave a TED Talk about Humanity in a Digital Age which you can listen to here.
He tries to meet 3 new people each week and shares these conversations on his YouTube channel ‘Coffee, Eggs and Inspiration’. You’ll find a wide range of guests from professional sportspeople, to the creator of gaming apps, to Emmy Award winning producers. He is also the proud founder of ‘Big Community Records’, an independent record label to support talented artists from lower socioeconomic areas who struggle to get a foot in the door, and 'Big Community Productions', which does this same for film and TV. He has also written an excellent short book called Playful Curiosity which is a manifesto for a new approach to education. You can buy it from Amazon here. You can also follow him on Linkedin and Twitter

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If you enjoy the podcast then you will enjoy our new book called The Rebuilders, exploring how to overcome set-backs in work or life, featuring Dr Maryhan and many more. The book is out in June and you can pre-order here.

For over 15 years Dr Maryhan has been supporting children, teens, and young adults struggling with low confidence and anxiety. She bottles and shares her wisdom and experience in her acclaimed podcast 'How Not to Screw up Your Kids' which shares really practical tips for parents and carers.

Of her work she says "You might think my role involves a lot of telling people what to do, that I have a magic route map for success and happiness. However, what I have become surer of over the years is that the right route map differs wildly from one family to another. My job is therefore focused on helping and supporting each family to create their own bespoke toolkit of practical tools and strategies; moving their child from angst to courage, so everyone feels confident, calm, and connected. Once you have your unique set of tools and strategies those day to day challenges become easier to navigate, for you and for your child. The route map becomes easier to read and the journey becomes a whole lot more enjoyable."

If you want to get in touch with Dr Maryhan then explore her website where you can also find many helpful resources.

Dr John Curran is one of the pioneers of business anthropology and specialises in making organisations purpose led, people centric and highly productive in order to achieve sustainability and growth.

​He combines expertise in the social sciences with executive coaching, team systemic coaching and process consulting to work with senior leaders and their teams to develop dynamic and collaborative organisational cultures that connect their values with those of their employees, consumers and wider stakeholders

​He holds a PhD in Social Anthropology and has formal training in executive coaching (EMCC EQA), systemic team coaching, facilitation, organisational process consulting, qualitative research and group psychoanalysis. He is a guest lecturer at Cass Business School in marketing and a lecturer at the renowned Tavistock Institute on change management. He is a fellow at the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), a TEDx speaker and his thinking and work has appeared in the Financial Times and other media.

​You can subscribe to his excellent Decoding Culture newsletter here and get in touch with him here

Pre-order The Rebuilders book, exploring how to overcome set-backs in work or life, featuring Dr Curran and many more. The book is out in June and you can pre-order here.

Kris Hallenga has achieved an incredible amount in her short time of planet earth. Diagnosed with incurable cancer in her twenties, she went on to found Breast Cancer Awareness charity CoppaFeel!. Since that time she has won a Pride of Britain Award, been a Sun columnist and written a Times Bestselling book about her incredible journey called Glittering a Turd. As well as reminding a whole generation of young men and women to check their breasts.

If you have ever wondered how to face the toughest things that life has to throw at you then Kris is a shining example of how to take the rough with the smooth and still have a laugh along the way.

If you want follow her story then you can find her on instagram and twitter.

And don't forget to check your breast folks!