Athene Parker is in glorious conversation with Leila Bartlam, UK Country Lead for Accenture Song’s Production Studios, about her life and journey into advertising, particularly now that she can look through the lens of receiving her Autism diagnosis aged 48 in 2023. Leila is Accenture Songs enablement lead, a proud Neurodivergent and ND Advocate. Leila's work as a Producer has won numerous creative awards and effectiveness awards from D&AD, British Arrows, Creative Circle and Campaign Bigs amongst others. Leila is incredibly strong operationally and has a passion for helping agencies run more efficiently, whilst still delivering creatively brilliant work. She has also always cared about the internal workings of the companies that she works for, advocating for staff led support. Leila continues to advocate for a healthy working environment for ND Staff and this has become even more important to Leila since she has recently received her Autism diagnosis, which makes her an even fiercer advocate for the hidden voices in our Industry.

The chat is weaved around a trip down a musical memory lane. Sit back, relax and enjoy!

Track 1 You can go your own way - Fleetwood Mac- Rumours

Track 2 Inbetween Days - The Cure - Head on The Door

Track 3 Dreams by The Cranberries - The Collection

Track 4 Shostakovich - Symphony Number 5 - The fourth movement Allegro Non Troppo

Track 5 State of Grace - Taylor Swift - Red

The emPOWER Breakfast - Leila Bartlam Spotify Playlist

Leila Mentions:

Melanie Sykes autobiography Illuminated

Noise Canceling Headphones:

More expensive:

https://www.bose.co.uk/en_gb/products/headphones/earbuds/bose-quietcomfort-earbuds-ultra.html#v=QCUE-HEADPHONEIN-LBLU-WW

Less expensive:

https://www.loopearplugs.com/products/quiet-plus

Mind Mapping Software: Mind Manager

Book: Highly Sensitive People

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