Category: Careers
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From Biotechnology to Powerful Storytelling
By Vishnee Sauntoo, Founder, VS Comms • 4 min read I was the first in my family to go to university, and I studied Biotechnology and Genetics. Not journalism. Not English. Not anything that obviously pointed toward a career spent writing. I chose it partly because I loved science, and partly because it felt like…
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Celebrating South Asian Heritage: My Story in Comms
Last South Asian Heritage Month, I posted my story for the first time. The short version: first in my family to go to university, a Biotechnology degree I didn’t expect to lead here, twenty-five years in charity communications, and a consultancy I’d just started building. A year on, it felt right to update it, not…
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Spot It Before It Shouts: Recognising Burnout Signs
The burnout signs comms leaders miss. A funny thing happened at the Gallagher Comms Summit in June. I’d built a 30-minute session on leading through continual transformation. Confidence. Burnout. Leading. Three blocks, balanced timings. Burnout was meant to be the middle bit. It became the issue that the room kept coming back to. That told…
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Why I Chose Chartered Status After 25 Years in PR
After 25 years at the strategy table, here’s why I finally went for Chartered status – and what it’s actually changed. There’s a version of this post where I tell you Chartership taught me everything I know. That would be a good story. It would also be completely untrue. I’ve been doing this for 25…
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Transformative Leadership in Communications: My 2025 Journey
As 2025 draws to a close, I’ve been reflecting on what has undoubtedly been the most transformative year of my career.
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The Great Leap: From In-House Burnout to C-Suite Confidence
The biggest transformation wasn’t in my skill set; it was in my mindset. My focus shifted from “desperate for a job” to “building a business.”
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COVID and the great NHS
I hadn’t planned on writing about my personal life and thought that I could just talk about Comms and Marketing – I was wrong. 2021 entwined the two together in the form of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Not only have I been working from home, I’ve had to communicate with my whole team and indeed…
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My story
Careers are never straight-forward. You studied one thing and you think it will take you down one path and then suddenly a twist comes along, for the better, and you are on a completely different track. Here is my journey so far…and I’m sure there are many more twists and turns to look forward to.…
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How do we cope at times of adversity?
How to cope with being at home during Covid-19 lockdown and working from home. Showing resilience and having hope to get through.
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What makes the third sector so great?
I’ve worked in third sector for the last 18 years. Yep that’s a long time and you know what, I wouldn’t change it for the world. I do feel a sense of purpose and I know that every day I’m working – I’m doing something good for someone.I’m mainly worked in health, international development and…