Athene Parker

What happens when the career you have spent decades building no longer feels like the right fit? On 9th September, The emPOWER Breakfast welcomes Stef Jones, former Co-Founder and Creative Partner of Big Al’s Creative Emporium and Founder of Onwards & Upwards (O&U), for the second instalment of its 2026 men's series, emPOWERMENt. The talk titled ‘Onwards & Upwards: Purpose, Reinvention & The XO Revolution’, will explore a remarkable personal and professional reinvention that took Stef from...

The emPOWER Breakfast might be taking a little summer break, but the conversations don’t have to. Over the years, one of the things I have loved most about building the emPOWER community has been the conversations that happen around it. The conversations about an idea somebody is trying to get off the ground, a cause they can’t stop thinking about, something they’ve experienced or overcome, or simply a story they feel might help somebody else. So this summer, I wanted to create another space...

In the third episode of Season Three of The emPOWER Breakfast Podcast, Athene Parker sits down with Emily Jordan Wilson, Founder of Feral Reps, for one of the most impactful conversations the podcast has hosted to date. For more than two decades, Emily has worked at the heart of advertising's new business and production community, building relationships, creating opportunities and connecting some of the industry's most respected creative companies with agencies and brands. Through Feral Reps,...