Youngest CEO in UK PR: Heather Blundell on Breakthrough Moments

In this episode of the PRCA Fuse Podcast, Heather Blundell, UK CEO at Grayling, breaks down how she built a standout career in agency life, while juggling leadership, motherhood, and the fight for real equity at work.

We talk about:

• The meeting she thought would end in being fired… and instead ended with her becoming Managing Director at Weber Shandwick
• Why women often don’t throw their hat in the ring and how to seize rare breakthrough moments
• Moving from Edelman to Weber Shandwick to Ketchum and finally to Grayling as UK CEO
• Modeling motherhood and leadership while living in Manchester and leading from London
• How Grayling achieved a 0% gender pay gap and 50/50 gender representation at board and advisory level
• Why diversity of thought, background and experience is now a commercial advantage, not a box‑ticking exercise
• Heather’s biggest piece of advice for people starting out in PR: put your hand up and chase the work others avoid

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Connect:LinkedIn: Heather Blundell

Website: www.grayling.com

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