Episode 16 – A Passage to India

With this podcast now reaching listeners in 50 countries worldwide, host Katie Macaulay has chosen to go international for this episode. Her guest is creative services entrepreneur, author and occasional Bollywood actor Mark Hannant. Originally a business journalist, Mark rose up the ranks at corporate publishers Trident Communications before becoming a founding partner of stakeholder communications consultancy the Engage Group. Ten years ago, he left the UK for India, accompanied by his wife and two young children, to set up brand and communications agency teammagenta in Mumbai. A decade on, Mark has written a book, Midnight’s Grandchildren, exploring the unique mindset of Indian millennials. Katie caught up with Mark during a recent visit to London to find out more about life in the world’s largest democracy, and to discuss how we, as internal communicators, can improve the way we analyse and respond to cultural differences.