Author Archives: luciebartlett

About luciebartlett

A self-confessed brand geek and pop Princess, with a New York heart and a Californian soul. Loves partying, pop culture and anything pink.

Lucie considers the beginning of the end? No. Just the end of the beginning…

Posted on January 26, 2011

A weird thing happened today. I felt like I was back at University – the final day of university to be precise, walking across the campus car park with that rising feeling of nausea mixed with excitement, slowly realising that … Continue reading →

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Lucie feels the full force of Helen Kellie’s powers of communication

Posted on December 6, 2010

The BBC is a funny old brand. Domestic consumers of the Beeb are oddly proprietorial in quite a familial way: it is one of those very British institutions that people will defend to the hilt when someone from outside the … Continue reading →

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Lucie experiences Exciting Times with Robert Senior

Posted on November 26, 2010

Believe me when I say, it takes a lot for a room full of Marketing Academy scholars to be rendered speechless. And (she won’t mind me saying), that is a room that includes our illustrious founder, Sherilyn Shackell. Yet this … Continue reading →

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Lucie sees a mentor theme: Experiment when you’re young, because experience is everything

Posted on August 15, 2010

Might sound odd, but I sometimes need reminding that, in the grand old scheme of things, I’m still relatively young. Although career decisions may feel enormously impactful (and therefore laced with a high degree of risk) now, it will only … Continue reading →

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Lucie considers the need to re-express success thanks to Matt Hart

Posted on August 13, 2010

This week’s mentor session for me was unlike any previous ones to date. First off, rather than meeting in the plush lounge of One Alfred Place, or an imposing glass walled corporate HQ, I found myself wandering the quiet residential … Continue reading →

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Lucie learns how to play your cards right with Philip Mehl

Posted on July 28, 2010

HSBC‘s Head of Marketing, Philip Mehl, finished off a valuable mentoring session with me this morning by teaching me how to play cards. Well, sort of. It was one of those priceless walking-to-the-lift conversations that I am finding increasingly important … Continue reading →

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