Industry experts, Karen Ferry & Sharon Edmondston, discuss the ad-landscape as it was, as it is, and importantly, where it's going. What better way to round out our second season than by hearing from two powerful industry voices about the positive changes we've already seen and where to from here.

Karen Ferry is an Executive Creative Director, writer, television personality, and mum to a 2-year-old. Karen has been in this industry for over 17 years, working at Sydney's best ad agencies, including Leo Burnett, DDB, The Monkeys, and JWT. She was the Australian 'See It, Be It' delegate for Cannes 2018, and the National Head of AWARD School in 2019 & 2020. Karen regularly appears on Gruen, The Project, Today, plus across radio, podcasts, and news programs as an advertising and cultural commentator.

Sharon Edmondston is a Group Creative Director at M&C Saatchi and mum to an 18 and a 21-year-old. Sharon has been in this industry for over 27 years and is a passionate advocate for diversity and equality. She is the Co-Chair of FEMM&C – an M&C Saatchi employee-led network for women. In 2017, Sharon launched Women & Creative (W&C) at the Australian 3% Conference; an M&C Saatchi initiative tackling issues of gender inequality by celebrating positive stories from inside the agency and out.

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Karen Bryson and Tash Johnson share their money-saving tips for mums in creative industries. With the cozzy livvy skyrocketing and a new bub to budget for, new mum, Eddy, has a lot of questions for these savvy producers, from "what expenses should you expect when you're expecting?" to "can I really afford to take a year off for parental leave… in this economy?"

Karen Bryson has over 25 years in the industry as a Producer and Executive Producer. She began agency side and freelanced in many Sydney agencies, most recently as Executive Producer at Collider. Karen spent 4 years as the co-chair of the Commercial Producers Council, during which time she helped establish a female director mentorship programme with the Australian Directors Guild. Karen is mum to 13-year-old Charlie who she says with true bias is the best daughter in the world! And Karen also happens to be our Mums on Call producer!

Tash Johnson is the National Head of CHEP Films at CHEP Network. A highly experienced & awarded broadcast producer, Tash has worked on just about every kind of ad campaign across some of Australia's biggest brands, at leading agencies. She is also mum to 14-year-old Harry, 12-year-old Heidi and 9-year-old Benjamin.

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Emma Daines and Monique Pardavi are two powerhouse producers, mums, and founders. Tune in to hear all about their experiences of being single parents. When it comes to balancing motherhood and building a successful career, these awe-inspiring women don't just 'make it work' – they make it bloody amazing. 

Emma Daines is mum to 26-year-old Grace and 24-year-old Holly, and the Executive Producer, Founder and CEO at FIN Design + Effects, and Co-Founder at OWNED. Her career spans over 35 years, working with prominent advertising agencies and leading production companies across Australia, UK and Asia. In 2022, she was the recipient of the ‘Women in International Business Award’ at the Australian NSW Premier Export Awards. She is also a coach at the LIA Creative LIAsons Global Coaching Academy.

Monique is mum to 20-year-old Billie, and the Executive Producer, Founder and Partner at MAP OUT Creative Producers. She's had a career in the industry spanning 28 years, with over 10 years running large broadcast departments in adland. She was also named B&T Creative Producer of the Year in 2020.

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