“The Comms Collective Podcast” – Conversations in Purposeful Communications
Launching October 2025
A new podcast hosted by Vishnee Sauntoo, exploring the highs, lows and hard-won lessons of comms in the mission-led world.
Each episode features candid conversations with charity and public sector comms leaders — on everything from budget squeezes to breakthrough campaigns, comms in crisis to finding your voice as a leader.
Why listen?
Because too often, comms people are behind the scenes. This podcast brings their insight to the front — to inform, inspire, and build community.
🎧 Topics we’ll explore:
- Strategy on a shoestring
- Inclusive storytelling
- Internal comms that actually works
- Dealing with burnout
- Leading change in difficult times
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Plain English, Second Language: Zhen Yang on Comms and Confidence
Zhen Yang came to the UK from China to study marketing. Twenty years on, she’s a Communications Manager at Greater Manchester Combined Authority, and she’s built her entire career in her second language. In episode 15 of The Comms Collective, Zhen joins host Vishnee Sauntoo to talk about the real cost of communicating in a…
Insights from Christopher Horn on Communications and Leadership
In episode 14 of The Comms Collective, I sat down with Christopher Horn, Director of Communications at the States United Democracy Center, for a conversation about career pivots, calm leadership, and why trust — not AI — is the real story shaping the future of communications. Chris didn’t set out to work in nonprofit comms.…
Unlocking Confidence with Advita Patel: Key Lessons for Comms
If you work in communications in the charity sector, you already know: “do more with less” is not a temporary crunch. It’s the permanent state of play. Comms teams are being cut to one person. You’re expected to cover internal, external, and public affairs, as well as fundraising, simultaneously. And somewhere in the middle of…