Membership World Podcast
Episodes
Marcia Philbin on Leadership, Medicine, AI and Building a Global Membership
26 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Membership World Podcast, Gordon Glenister is joined by Marcia Philbin, Chief Executive of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medici...
Membership, Advocacy and the Future of Home Care with Jon Stone, Director of Corporate Services, Homecare Association
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Membership World Podcast, Gordon Glenister speaks with Jon Stone, Director of Corporate Services at the Home Care Association, ...
Tony Ryan - The Design & Technology Association
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Gordon Glenister is joined by Tony Ryan, CEO of the Design and Technology Association (DATA), to explore how he has rebuilt and re-energised a members...
Member Advocacy and the Importance of Associations Leveraging their Members
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Membership World podcast, Gordon Glenister speaks with Caroline Larissey, CEO of the National Hair & Beauty Federation, the...
“Membership is about making sure every voice is heard, from small brewers to national pub chains.” CEO of The BBPA Emma McClarkin
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gordon Glenister is joined by Emma McClarkin, CEO of the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA). Emma shares insights into the beer ...
Leading with Purpose: Insights from Robin Osterley, CEO of the Charity Retail Association
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Membership World Podcast, Gordon Glenister sits down with Robin Osterley, CEO of the Charity Retail Association, to explore his...
Key strategies for marketing and growing international membership organisation with Stephen Weiss Director of International Coaching Federation
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gordon Glenister speaks with Stephen (Steve) Weiss, a Director at the International Coaching Federation (ICF). With a career spanning...
How Generation Logistics is Transforming the Industry with Rona Hunnisett
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Summary In this episode of the Membership World Podcast, host Gordon Glenister speaks with Rona Hunnisett, Deputy Director at Logistics UK, about the ...
Membership Bespoke - Dennis Howes and Daniel Goddard
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk with Dennis Howes and Daniel Goddard, co-founders of association recruitment specialist Membership Bespoke. Membership Bespoke...
Why do 84% of largescale digital projects fail with my Guest Nej Gakenyi
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In todays episode we talk about why digital transformation projects sometimes fail and what needs to be done in all parts of the process. A lot of thi...
Russell Hamblin Boone, CEO of the Civil Enforcement Association – the Professional Trade Association CEO
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk with Russell Hamblin Boone, who is CEO of the Civil Enforcement Association. The Association deals with civil enforcement for ...
Securing Digital Trust in the Evolving Mobile Landscape with Dario Betti, CEO of MEF.
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dario Betti, the Chief Executive Officer of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF), is a distinguished figure with over 20 years of experience in spearheadi...
Association Events – making them work better with Heather Lishman - Association Director for ABPCO
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Heather Lishman, Director of the British Professional Conference Organisers, talks about the changing face of association events. O...
Discrimination and harassment in the workplace is still happening
25 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The law hasn’t stopped discrimination misogyny, homophobia, prejudice and sexism it has simply gone underground. This has made it more difficult to ...
Simon Goldie - Finance & Leasing Association
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Simon joined the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) as their Head of Asset Finance in 2014. In 2021 he became Director of Advocacy. He is respons...
The power of volunteering – with CEO of Scouts UK Matt Hyde
05 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about the power of working with volunteers for your membership organisation, with the CEO of the Scouts movement. Matt Hyde is...
British Orthopaedic Association: Director of Communications – Annette Heninger
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The British Orthopaedic Association has over 5,000 members throughout the UK and overseas and is the special surgical speciality association for traum...
Industry Veterans Russ Magnusson & Alex Skinner
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode industry veterans Russ Magnusson, CEO and founder of RD Mobile and Membership digital agency founder Alex Skinner talk about the some ...
Sally Hardy & Alex Homes – The Regional Studies Association
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Regional Studies Association is a learned society - there are about 26,000 learned associations around the world. The RSA has membership from ...
Richard John, COO of events agency Realise – How Are Events Changing in the Association Sector
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Richard John has spent over 30 years in the industry. In this episode we discuss why taking on a university “event” apprentice can be a great ...
The royal College of Music - Siti Osman
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about the Friends model of the membership society and in this case it’s the Membership Officer of the Royal College of Music...
Engaging Your Members as Influencers - NHBF CEO Richard Lambert
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
CEO of the National Hairdressers Federation, Richard Lambert talks about how a campaign to find the top 100 influencers in the industry drove phenomen...
How to Find the Ideal Speaker for Your Event – Maria Franzoni
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Maria Franzoni is an experienced speaker booker. She has held senior positions with 2 of Europe’s leading bureaus; CSA Celebrity Speakers and the Lo...
Why Purpose Should Be At The Centre Of Your Membership Message – Adam Donnan CEO of IES
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Gordon Glenister talks with Adam Donnan, the CEO of the Institution of Environmental Science. The IES represents individual ...
How Apps Can Improve Member Engagement
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode James Thorne CEO of the Institute of Quarrying is joined by head of membership and marketing Sarah Fry, to talk about how the introd...
The Social CEO - Damian Corbet & Alicia Russell
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gordon Glenister talks with the author of "The Social CEO", Damian Corbet and the vice president of global marketing at Onalytica, Ali...
CEO of England Athletics, Chris Jones
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Inspiring CEO of England Athletics, Chris Jones, talks about his challenges but optimism of running a governing body with 190,000 members. In this ...
Steering an industry body through the Pandemic
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Newcomb CEO of the Builders Merchants Federation talks about his personal journey steering an industry body through the Pandemic and the tough de...
How to create engaging podcasts for your association or membership body
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast expert Christina Moore talks about the winning formula for a successful podcast, from the tools you need, the length of a typical episode, h...
How to Grow Your Membership Through Education and Online Events
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gordon Glenister in conversation with Lee Davies, CEO of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys In this episode we hear about how a professional ...
Using Technology in the Membership Sector
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gordon Glenister talks with Glenda Parker the CEO of leading NFP consultants Hart Square. In this episode we discuss the impact of technology in the m...
Growing Membership by Becoming the Central Place for Advice
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gordon Glenister interviews Andy Burman the CEO of the BDA, the association for dietitians. Faced with the challenges of the pan...
How To Boost Your Membership Numbers During Challenging Times
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gordon Glenister talks to Peter Ward the CEO of the UK Warehousing Association, and finds out how introducing a new benefit for their ...
Running Online Events Within Membership Organisations
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this launch episode Gordon Glenister meets Debbie Hockham of Memcom, and Maarten Vaneste, CEO of The Meetings Design Institute to discuss how the e...