<p>In this episode of the <strong>PRCA Fuse Podcast</strong>, <strong>Heather Blundell</strong>, UK CEO at <strong>Grayling</strong>, breaks down how she built a standout career in agency life, while juggling leadership, motherhood, and the fight for real equity at work.</p><p>We talk about:</p><ul><li>The meeting she thought would end in being fired… and instead ended with her becoming <strong>Managing Director</strong> at Weber Shandwick</li><li>Why women often don’t throw their hat in the ring and how to seize rare breakthrough moments</li><li>Moving from Edelman to Weber Shandwick to Ketchum and finally to Grayling as <strong>UK CEO</strong></li><li>Modeling motherhood and leadership while living in Manchester and leading from London</li><li>How Grayling achieved a <strong>0% gender pay gap</strong> and <strong>50/50 gender representation</strong> at board and advisory level</li><li>Why <strong>diversity of thought, background and experience</strong> is now a commercial advantage, not a box‑ticking exercise</li><li>Heather’s biggest piece of advice for people starting out in PR: put your hand up and chase the work others avoid</li></ul><p>________________________________________________________</p><p>Connect:LinkedIn: Heather Blundell</p><p>Website: www.grayling.com</p><p>______________________________________________________</p><p>Follow Adrian Ma on Social Media:LinkedIn: Adrian Ma - Fanclub PR | Fanclub PRWebsite: Fanclub PR</p><p>_______________________________________________________</p><p>Like and subscribe if you enjoyed this episode! Podcast Manager and Producer: Ike Mgbenwelu </p><p>[email protected] LinkedIn: Ike Mgbenwelu </p><p>Socials: PRCA_HQ</p><p>Disclaimer: Views expressed by the guest are their own and not necessarily endorsed by the Fuse podcast.</p>