Tavistock Talks

Tavistock Talks

Tavistock Talks is the financial public relations podcast, hosted by Tavistock Communications, discussing key trends in the City and in business. Each episode features industry experts breaking down the details of their sector and its relation to current affairs.

Episodes

January 9, 2026 21 mins
Tavistock partner Simon Hudson sat down with Winterflood’s James Wood for an episode on Winterflood Securities’ leading role in market making in London. The discussion delves into Winterflood’s business and how it leverages its core activities to provide insights and funding options for corporate issuers, ahead of important changes affecting retail shareholder participation in fundraises and corporate bonds later in January.

James d...
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Host Charles Vivian sits down with Amrish Shah - executive producer, AI commentator, and CEO of Proof of Concept, an innovative ed-tech masterclass platform helping creatives and professionals in the film and entertainment industry level up their skills for the AI age.

Charles and Amrish explore how the AI landscape has shifted in the last few months and why it’s something business leaders can no longer ignore.
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Tavistock's David Cracknell welcomes David Smith, Economics Editor of The Sunday Times, to host a special post-budget podcast.
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Host Charles Vivian sits down with Amrish Shah - executive producer, AI commentator, and CEO of Proof of Concept, an innovative ed-tech masterclass platform helping creatives and professionals in the film and entertainment industry level up their skills for the AI age.

Charles and Amrish discuss the fast-evolving role of AI in communications, unpacking the latest breakthroughs and creative opportunities shaping how we connect and te...
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In this episode, Henry Adefope is joined by Lawrence Gosling, former investment editor and current head of communications at Artemis Investment Management.  

Lawrence shares insights on how the investment landscape has evolved since he began his career in the City. He also reflects on the contrasts between working in journalism and communications, as well as revealing some of his personal investment strategies.
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In this episode, Tavistock director Gareth Tredway is joined by Garth Mackenzie, seasoned financial markets trader, accomplished technical analyst and founder of Traders Corner.

Key discussion points include:  
  • Boom and bust – the most defining story of Garth’s career as a derivatives trader
  • Risk management and the importance of resisting human nature
  • Building a trading playbook – matching strategy to personality and sticking to yo...
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In this episode, Tara Vivian-Neal sits down with Kuba Stawiski, a director at Tavistock with a decade of experience in communications.

Kuba shares insights into his career journey and the expertise he brings to our financial services team. He and Tara also explore the rewards of working in PR, along with the nuances of crafting and translating impactful messages.
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David Cracknell and James Laing meet for the fourth episode of Market Share, dedicated to covering the politics and economics of the day.

This episode covers President Trump’s tariff war, the status of gold prices, DeepSeek AI and the polarisation of DEI and ESG, among much more.

James and David’s book recommendations are below:

Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises by Ray Dalio (published 2018)

How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into th...
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David Cracknell and James Laing meet for the sixth episode of Market Share, dedicated to covering the politics and economics of the day.

David and James discuss the UK Government’s budget announcement, spending allocations, the US elections and even give their book recommendations for Christmas!
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Adam Baynes catches up with Tavistock’s property director, James Whitmore, to discuss the latest trends in the industry.
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David Cracknell and James Laing meet for the fifth episode of Market Share, dedicated to covering the politics and economics of the day.

David and James discuss the snap summer election, the state of the public finances, and the impossible choices that face the next prime minister.
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David Cracknell and James Laing meet for the fourth episode of Market Share, dedicated to covering the politics and economics of the day.

The pair look back over 2023, as well as forward to 2024 and the biggest election year in history, where roughly half the world’s population and GDP is up for grabs. Their conversation also covers equity markets, AI, the significance of Taiwan, crypto currency, and much more.

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Tara Vivian-Neal meets with Tavistock’s newest director, Henry Adefope.

Henry has over 13 years’ experience in the investment sector having started his career on the market desk at Goldman Sachs, evolving into a career advising the biggest global names in asset and wealth management on a range of high-profile corporate PR campaigns and special situations. He joined Tavistock in August 2023.

In a wide-ranging discussion, Henry shares ...
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David Cracknell meets with Gareth Tredway and James Whitmore to discuss their former lives as journalists. Bringing together expertise from the political, natural resources and property spheres, the three colleagues discuss how they got into journalism, how they came about their biggest stories, and their thoughts on the job looking back at it now from the world of PR.

Gareth shares an insight into his early days in South Africa as ...
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David Cracknell and James Laing meet for our newest Market Share episode, dedicated to covering the politics and economics of the day.

David and James provide an update on the economic landscape now that the worst of the inflation spike is hopefully behind us; they also discuss what’s going on with the continued lack of M&A activity in London and go on to cover Jeremy Hunt’s recent Mansion House speech, persistent competition ...
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Heather Armstrong, Lulu Bridges and Katie Hopkins meet to discuss their view of the market from their position on Tavistock’s TMT team. The conversation covers what themes we are seeing in the London market this year as well as the obstacles and challenges facing the FTSE when competing with the Dow Jones in the US. The team also consider what we can expect from the rest of 2023.
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Heather Armstrong meets with Emily Jack, Head of Schools, and Jenny Cater, Volunteer Attraction & Engagement Manager, to introduce Bookmark Reading Charity, Tavistock’s charity partner for 2023.

Emily and Jenny explain why Bookmark’s fight to improve children’s literacy is so crucial; they also share their own inspirations for joining the organisation and how you too can get involved.

To learn more about Bookmark Reading Charity,...
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David Cracknell and James Laing meet for our new series of Market Share podcasts dedicated to covering the politics and economics of the day.

This episode sees David and James look back over the first few months of the year: how the SVB crisis differed from the 2008 financial crash and whether the government has done enough to prevent another major economic collapse; the status and progress of IPOs and M&A activity; and the cruc...
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Tavistock’s David Cracknell speaks to Robert Watts, Editor of The Sunday Times Rich List, ahead of the 2023 edition in early May.

Robert gives a fascinating insight into the production of the supplement, how to get in the list and how to stay out…plus an exclusive small hint at what we can expect to see in the Rich List 2023.
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Tavistock’s David Cracknell meets with their newly appointed non-executive director, James Laing, for the first in a series of quarterly podcasts dedicated to covering the politics and economics of the day.

This first episode of Market Share sees David and James look back over 2022, as well as forward to 2023. Their conversation covers whether the British economy was going pear shaped before the Truss & Kwarteng mini budget and ...
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