The Power of Difference with Brenda Emmanus OBE

How do you maintain trust when the media landscape is changing around you? What can leaders learn from artists, journalists and people whose perspectives are too often overlooked? And how can authenticity, curiosity and professionalism help someone build a reputation that survives setbacks, reinvention and public scrutiny?

In this episode of Just Curious…, hosts Nicky Regazzoni and George Blizzard speak to broadcaster, journalist and cultural leader Brenda Emmanus OBE about her distinguished career across British television, arts and culture.

Brenda reflects on joining the BBC at a time when few people on screen or behind the scenes looked like her. She shares how prejudice and self-doubt strengthened her determination to remain professional and authentic. From interviewing figures including Robert Redford, Sinead O’Connor and George Michael to becoming the BBC’s arts, culture and entertainment correspondent, she explains why the best interviews begin by recognising the human being behind the public image.

The conversation explores what businesses can learn from the arts, including collaboration, experimentation and storytelling, and the challenge of building an identity and learning to value the experience you bring rather than pretending to know everything. Above all, this is a conversation about courage, consistency and continuing to take steps, even when the destination is uncertain.