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More Than a LinkedIn Profile: Reflections from Our Personal Brand Workshop
Last week, Join Our Table hosted an inspiring workshop on personal branding, led by, Collette Philip Brand by Me. Personal branding has become something of a buzzword in recent years. Scroll through LinkedIn and you'll find countless articles, templates and AI-generated posts promising to help you build your brand. But this workshop took a different approach. Rather than focusing on visibility or self-promotion, the conversation centred on something far more important: unders
Nadine Leighton
Jul 82 min read


We Needed a Bigger Room: Inside Our Advertising Week Europe 2026 Session
For the third year running, we returned to Advertising Week Europe to curate a space centring Black women’s voices—by Black women, for everyone. This year’s conversation focused on the unstoppable power of Black female brands, bringing together JOT founders Nadine Leighton and Elizabeth Anyaegbuna in conversation with Jayne Doherty (Afrique Spirits) and Shalom Ijeoma Lloyd MBE (Naturally Tiwa), respectively. The response was immediate. The room filled quickly—then kept fillin
Join Our Table
Mar 302 min read


50 Black Women Game changers in Media
50 Black Women Game changers in media.
Gerry Anyanwu
Apr 5, 20252 min read


THE SHAKE UP WAS BACK
We were back at Advertising week Europe 2025, creating a space for Black Women and shaking things up with candid conversations. With...
Gerry Anyanwu
Apr 4, 20252 min read


Word of 2025: Collective Action
We held our first Table Top mixer of the year and it was a vibe, a space to be inspired. Here are some pictures from the special night,...
Gerry Anyanwu
Feb 27, 20251 min read


JOT Lunch and learn
Our first lunch and learn at Campaign LIVE, was one of intention, honesty and a real vibe.
Gerry Anyanwu
Oct 1, 20241 min read


What does representation in advertising mean to you?
#RepresentMe is a WACL led campaign advocating for the enhanced representation of all women in advertising. Under an amazing committee of...
Chloe Davies
Jun 4, 20241 min read


The Shake UP
We're looking forward to Advertising Week Europe next month. Why because we are going to be speaking about The Shake Up. A fireside event...
Gerry Anyanwu
Apr 29, 20241 min read


Bloom's UK President
As Bloom UK's President, the weight of responsibility is real...ensuring a judgement-free zone for self-expression, challenging...
Gerry Anyanwu
Feb 19, 20242 min read


Bloomfest 2024: The Lift
This years Bloomfest saw our founders out in full force. Annika, Elizabeth (President of Bloom), Chloe, Collette, Gerry and Nadine were...
Gerry Anyanwu
Feb 12, 20241 min read


The story behind the Join Our Table ad campaign
Brand By Me launched our first ever national advertising campaign on October 1st 2023 for Join Our Table, a brand new initiative...
Collette Philip
Nov 14, 20232 min read
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