Nicola Mendelsohn is Meta’s (formerly Facebook) global head of advertising and routinely tops lists “most powerful person in UK tech. She’s juggled her high flying career with having a rare type of blood cancer since 2016. Topics: 00:00 Intro 01:45 What made you the person you are today? 14:52 What did you learn from working in the marketing industry? 22:30 Joining Facebook & leading the EMEA market 34:27 Your journey with cancer 50:47 How did it impact your work & life? 01:00:04 Mark Zuckerberg & company culture 01:06:20 From Facebook to Meta & what is the Metaverse 01:09:32 The good and the bad of the digital world 01:15:42 Mark Zuckerberg’s real personality 01:17:47 Protecting young children online 01:21:45 Personalised advertising and businesses 01:26:35 Your core strengths and importance of being yourself 01:32:30 Growth moments & speaking up for what you want 01:38:49 New book & encouraging females to set up business 01:45:01 Work-life balance 01:48:03 Our last guest’s question Nicola’s Twitter: https://g2ul0.app.link/t9DYxjBKqsb Nicola’s Instagram: https://g2ul0.app.link/xf4gYKzsvsb Sponsors: Craftd - https://g2ul0.app.link/gZ8in6Dsvsb Huel - https://g2ul0.app.link/wzHTPvHsvsb Vodafone Business - https://g2ul0.app.link/XagvMyKsvsb ‘reliable and critical connectivity’: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/network#faqs Carpets gifted from Tapi - https://bit.ly/3P10anj Chandelier & Lights gifted from Tom Kirk Lighting - https://bit.ly/3Q6vJxd