With over 20 years experience working for some of the most prestigious brands in fashion, beauty, fragrance, electronics and home: we talk to Mark Forsyth, Director of Communications at the new UK online start-up Sproutl - dedicated to demystifying garden

Comms from the Shed: interviewing diverse voices on our present and the future.

INTRO

1min30s - finding out more about Sproutl, and comparing notes on home gardening

5mins30s - why Mark joined a start-up after a varied successful career

9mins30s - Mark on Inclusion: "Diversity and inclusion isn't just something you do for a week or a year..."

11mins - Background on team Sproutl

14mins - How important is social media?

15mins - How to do gardening if you've never done it before...?

19mins - "The person who has helped me most in my career..."

20mins30s - Hybrid working and treating employees like adults

23mins30s - Body image, size normal swimwear and expectations of brands in 2021

25mins30s - Sustainability: what should big brands be doing in this space? "We are in a climate crisis..."

28mins - Start-ups: what's better, and what's been more challenging?

30mins - Side hustles, new puppies, art and house renovations

32mins - Huggy's Disco and Norman Cook

33mins - What's next for Sproutl?

Music by Gavin Calder and Sam Bleazard.