What can losing teach you about winning?
In Episode 8 of Off Script, Henry Scanlan sits down with Jemima Jones, our UK New Business and Marketing Lead, to talk about competition, resilience and what she's learned from a career where winning and losing comes with the territory.
Jemima talks about how competitive sport shaped her approach to work, why even a brilliant pitch can still lose, and how working in new business has taught her to focus on the things she can control rather than dwelling on the result.
They also explore what it's like to find yourself as one of the youngest people around the Management Board table, the importance of mentorship and sponsorship, and how Jemima has learned to navigate senior personalities without letting hierarchy get in the way of doing what's right for the team.
Jemima also shares one of the biggest setbacks of her early career: being made redundant during the pandemic. It's an experience that changed her perspective on work and taught her that a loss can also create space for something new.
From pitches and pressure to mergers, mistakes and bouncing back, it's a candid conversation about ambition and learning how to lose without losing your momentum.
