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Rebecca Sparkes
SparkFoundry
Global Strategy Partner
Over the last year, Becs has worked launched ‘Show Up’ an internal coaching program linking internal, professionally qualified coaches with coachees from across the entire Publicis Groupe agency network. As a coach and NLP practitioner herself, she has also coached and mentored others within and outside the ‘Show Up’ coaching program. As a member of the VivaWomen board within Publicis Groupe, Becs is also an active participant in and advocate for developing the careers of others in an inclusive and cross-cultural way. Being on the board of VW means Becs is launching the next Speed Mentoring event for women and men across The Groupe, bringing in both internal and external mentors and speakers to help further the careers of her colleagues. As a Publicis L&D Champion, Becs is a key contributor to a culture of continuous learning. Becs has written and delivered training programs such as ‘EffectiveHuman’ and launched Spark’s Monthly Monday initiative designed to develop open dialogue within the agency, increase trust and transparency and give everybody space to incorporate L&D into their schedule. Becs leads by example running training on coaching as a management style to ensure that the culture of mentoring and coaching cascades throughout the agency. She promotes a culture of psychological safety by sharing her own experiences and deliberately demonstrating vulnerability. Becs’ reach and influence beyond Spark and Publicis Groupe as she continues to run L&D outside of SparkFoundry and mentor across the industry. Becs does all of this on top of her ‘day job’!