Grayling’s UK CEO, Heather Blundell, has joined the PRmoment Podcast to share her career journey and perspective on the PR industry.

Heather took up the role of UK CEO at Grayling in late 2023, after senior leadership positions at Ketchum and Weber Shandwick, where she led the Manchester office and was part of the London leadership team. In the podcast, she reflects on her career path, from her start as a trainee at Edelman (“like SAS training,” as she describes it) through to leading Grayling’s UK business today.

As Heather highlights in the conversation, Grayling is unique among global PR firms: our UK business is larger than our US operation. With 30 offices worldwide, and clients including Visa, Birmingham Football Club, and Grindr, we are proud to be building momentum from the UK outward.

Some of the themes Heather covers in the podcast include:

• The current health of the UK PR industry

• Lessons from her time at Edelman and Weber Shandwick

• The importance of meritocracy in agency leadership

• Turning around Weber Manchester into a thriving £5m, 40-person office

• Her learnings from Ketchum and why she joined Grayling

🎧 You can listen to the full episode of the PRmoment Podcast with Heather Blundell.