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Leading LightsKindness is free with Louise Griew of Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s CharityFrom the shyest girl in school to a voice for seriously ill children: Louise Griew’s story is one of quiet resilience and unexpected turns.In this episode of Leading Lights, we meet Louise Griew, Chief Executive of Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity - a role she never imagined for herself growing up in Pinner, North London. Once described as the shyest girl in her class, Louise now leads a national charity supporting the families of over 40,000 seriously ill children through a network of more than 200 specialist nurses.Her path to leaders...2025-08-0443 min
Different Hats Podcast#122 Redefining Success: Motherhood, Miscarriage & Meaningful Work with Abi MellorIn this heartfelt episode, I sit down with Abi Mellor, co-founder of award-winning creative agency MOREVER, for a raw and powerful conversation about success, leadership, loss, and living a values-led life.Abi opens up about her journey through motherhood, miscarriage, burnout, and business, sharing how she navigates these deeply personal experiences while leading impactful storytelling campaigns for global changemakers. We explore how her childhood shaped her, what she believes is broken in our education system, and how success for her is measured by love, presence, and purpose, not just performance.We also talk ab...2025-07-212h 20Leading LightsSeizing opportunities with Danielle Bridge of Black Minds Matter UKFrom a challenging childhood to leadership of a ground breaking charity, Danielle Bridge has built her successful career out of being open to the range of opportunities that have come her way.In this episode of Leading Lights, MOREVER Managing Director, Abi Mellor talks with the Chief Executive of Black Minds Matter UK about her role as the leader of a charity helping the Black community to access the mental health resources they need for better mental health, or to recover from mental illness.This conversation covers a lot of ground.The mental...2025-07-1454 minLeading LightsLeading Lights TrailerUnfiltered conversations with women leading change in the charity and non-profit sector.Leading Lights shines a light on female leadership, amplifying the voices of the inspiring women making a difference through purpose-driven work.In each episode, we speak to non-profit CEOs about how they lead, what they’ve learned, and what keeps them going. Expect honest conversations, bold ideas and practical insights. It's the perfect listen for anyone passionate about the third sector, purpose-lead work or leadership.Brought to you by MOREVER – the creative agency for charities & changemakers2025-07-0101 minLeading LightsHigh Trust, Low Ego: Areeba Hamid on Leading Greenpeace UKFrom grassroots campaigning in India to co-leading one of the world’s most influential organisations, Areeba Hamid’s journey is one of purpose, resilience and quiet power.As the first woman and first person of colour to lead Greenpeace UK, Areeba shares her deeply personal path into activism – seeded by the influence of a grandmother who showed her it is possible for women to ‘defy expectations’ by raising a child alone in post-Partition India, and her grandfather, a newspaper editor who was active in the Indian independence movement and filled her childhood with stories of resistance and political...2025-06-021h 09
Leading LightsEp8 - ACTAsia - Pei Su - Bold AND CourageousFrom losing both parents as a teenager and growing up in poverty in Taiwan, to founding a charity driving systemic change across Asia - Pei Su’s journey is nothing short of remarkable.She’s a pioneer in animal welfare, a trailblazer in charity leadership AND a published author - her memoir is a must-read (here’s a link to get a copy).As CEO of ACTAsia, Pei is leading efforts to shift attitudes around animal welfare through education and advocacy. In the latest episode of Leading Lights, she joins Abi Mellor for an...2025-05-051h 09Leading LightsEp7 - Access Sport - Helen Rowbotham - Flick The SwitchOur guest this month is Helen Rowbotham. Helen has been CEO of Access Sport, a national charity dedicated to making inclusion the norm in community sport, since January 2022. With over 25 years of sports industry and non-profit leadership experience, she has overseen significant growth across Access Sport’s programmes, reaching more than 20,000 disadvantaged and disabled children and young people in 2024.In this episode Helen describes how an inspiring secondary school PE teacher put her on the path to leadership and what it was like to move from a career in consultancy to the charity sector. She explains where sh...2025-04-0747 min
Leading LightsEp6 - NCT - Angela McConville - A spirit for changeOur guest this month is Angela McConville. As Chief Executive of the NCT, the parents national charity for pregnancy, birth and early parenthood, Angela has brought her ‘spirit for change’ to the organisation. After only 9 weeks in the role, the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic forced her to make changes to the fundamental operating strategy of the organisation overnight. In this episode Angela describes how her mother inspired her understanding of how communities can come together and how she plans to tackle the challenges that face the NCT in 2025. She also talks about her own path to leade...2025-03-0358 min
Leading LightsEp5 - Cruelty Free International - Michelle Thew - choosing the right pathAbi’s guest is Michelle Thew, long standing CEO of Cruelty Free International, one of the world’s most respected animal protection organisations. It works to create a world where nobody wants or believes we need to experiment on animals.
In this episode Michelle shares her journey to leadership and her thoughts on what it’s like to be the leader of a campaigning organisation for social justice. She also discusses:
How she was driven to this role by an overwhelming desire to work in the animal protection community.
The reasons why the job is...2025-02-0343 min
Leading LightsEp4 - The Elephant Group - Jayne Taylor - Being relentlessIn Episode 4, Abi’s guest is Jayne Taylor, CEO of The Elephant group, a headteacher-led charity dedicated to improving fair access to top universities.
Through collaboration with school leaders, universities, and key partners, The Elephant Group supports academically able students from non-selective state schools, helping them achieve their aspirations through tailored programmes and sector-wide initiatives.
In this episode, Jayne shares how the impact of her older brother having a serious illness when she was ten defined her childhood, and sparked a keen desire to help young people derailed by difficult circumstances to achieve their academic pot...2025-01-0651 min
Leading LightsEp1 - Together Co - April Baker - Daily moments of connectionOur first episode features the incredible Chief Executive of Together Co, April Baker.
April has more than 10 years of senior leadership and board experience in the for purpose, not profit, sector. She is passionate about finding innovative and empowering solutions to societal issues, particularly loneliness and social isolation, which affect millions of people in the UK and around the world.
In this episode April shares how her earliest memories of going out on her bicycle as a young child to make friends with her neighbours may have been the spark for the inspiring work that she...2024-12-0251 min
Leading LightsEp2 - Ben - Rachel Clift - Understanding yourselfEpisode 2 of Leading Lights features the newly appointed CEO of Ben, the charity dedicated to supporting the people of the automotive industry, providing support for life for them and their family dependents. At the time of recording Rachel was just about to step into her role at the helm of the charity.
Rachel’s background as an international hockey player, combined with a career in the health and wellbeing industry, before becoming Health & Wellbeing Director at Ben have been pivotal in the development of her leadership style. She aims to provide the freedom for people to do th...2024-12-0246 min
Leading LightsEp3 - Mind - Dr Sarah Hughes - Breaking the mouldIn Episode 3 of Leading Lights, Abi has the pleasure of meeting Dr Sarah Hughes, the inspirational CEO of Mind, the mental health charity.
Sarah has worked in mental health and social justice for 35 years. She has held a number of chief executive roles in the voluntary sector including for the prestigious think tank The Centre for Mental Health. She holds a professional doctorate on the topic of women and leadership and was given an honorary doctorate by Hull University where she happily studied social work in the mid 90s.
Sarah's vision of becoming the CEO o...2024-12-0251 minLeading LightsLeading Lights coming soonIf you’ve ever wondered what the path to leadership of a charity is really like for the women who’ve made it there, our new podcast - Leading Lights - is for you.
Leading Lights is a podcast for women in marketing in the charity sector. Hosted by Abi Mellor from MOREVER, a creative agency for charities and changemakers.
Each episode will feature a female chief executive from the charity sector. Abi and her guests discuss the challenges of leadership as a woman. Together, they unpack the path to success, the challenges guests have met...2024-09-2601 min
The My True Talent PodcastEpisode 13 - Abi Mellor - Producing PerspectiveAbi Mellor is an accomplished visual storyteller.
She's co-founder of MOREVER, an award-winning creative agency based in Brighton. She works directly with her clients to deliver outstanding visual content through film and animation.
In 2020 MOREVER won the Charity Film Awards (20-50 million category) with Blind Veterans UK, Ken's Story and were also highly commended at the Third Sector Awards.
In today's podcast, I asked Abi how she dealt with the dual challenges of being a Mum and running a business, particularly during lockdown, what Abi's special sauce is and how she provides it...2021-11-1737 min
Agency Collective TalesAbi Mellor @ MoreverMeet The Agency Collective:The Agency Collective is a peer support community for agency owners. It's a safe place to talk about your challenges openly – when you need the help most. It provides an opportunity for you to build new long lasting relationships with people who can provide support and leads for future work.Find out more about The AC------About MoreverMorever is a creative agency specialising in creative communications and visual storytelling. They've partnered with healthcare providers and charities like Greenpeace, Tommy's and GHIT to produce fi...2021-07-2320 min
Alex Langley's Tech ChatEpisode 24 - Conflicted about the snoopers charter and admiring Jeremy's internet connected socksAbi Mellor from Marketing Communications agency Morever and Co-founder of Clearleft Jeremy Keith both return as guests to the last show of the year. We all get conflicted about the snoopers charter and as its nearly Christmas we all admire Jeremy's internet connected socks.2016-12-081h 06
Alex Langley's Tech ChatEpisode 3 - I, for one, welcome our new shopping overlordsAbi Mellor from Brighton agency Morever and Jon Hirsch returns to join Alex in the studio talking about shopping, the rise of the robots and sexist phones. Recorded 2 March 20162016-07-041h 14