Black Lives Matter Special - Levelling the Playing Field with Sophie Amono, Naomi MG Smith & Laura Griffin artwork
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Black Lives Matter Special - Levelling the Playing Field with Sophie Amono, Naomi MG Smith & Laura Griffin

  • S7E2
  • 58:41
  • July 13th 2020

Welcome to a special edition of the Tech For Good Live podcast, in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

We are past the halfway point of 2020, a year that has transformed much of our lives. In this episode Sophie Amono, Laura Griffin and Naomi MG Smith, discuss everything to do with design and technology, PR & Communications and how social media and tech can be used to further brand messages with a great ethos at the core of them.


Sophie Amono

Sophie is the founder of Edinburgh based social media agency Stuffs; a female led creative studio that produces social media campaigns for brands across the UK and Europe.


Laura Griffin

Laura Griffin is a creative thinker with a strategic mindset. An alumni of Edinburgh College of Art, her work experiences have taken her as far as Amsterdam, Hong Kong and New York. She now specialises in creative strategy for brands with a focus in digital.


Naomi MG Smith

Naomi is a PR and communications professional.

Naomi is participating in the Jolt NAMBA programme, and has recently launched her new blog - CommsLabHQ which aims to inspire the next generation of Black, BAME and underrepresented PR practitioners.


To find out more about Black Lives Matter, to support the movement or to download helpful resources, visit www.blacklivesmatter.com.


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