--- title: "Spark Generation Podcast: Series 1, Episode 1" date: 2020-08-17T10:18:00+01:00 author: Joanne Hennigan canonical_url: "https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-1-episode-1" section: Blog --- 17 Aug 2020 Podcast # Spark Generation Podcast: Series 1, Episode 1 ![Website Spark Generation Kent 01]() ## The Journey to CEO Earlier this year, John Gilley stepped into the CEO seat at Kentech, fulfilling a lifelong ambition. In this conversation, John talks Jo Hennigan, Head of Kentech’s Marketing & Communications function, through some of the evolutionary changes he’s pushed through so far in his tenure with Kentech. Hear his thoughts on what future organisations will look like and what advice he would give to the next generation of people coming into the industry. **Welcome to Episode 1 of Spark Generation.** Share this story [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fkent.nzi.me%2Fnews-insights%2Fspark-generation-podcast-series-1-episode-1) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-1-episode-1) [X](https://x.com/intent/tweet?url=https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-1-episode-1&text=Spark%20Generation%20Podcast:%20Series%201,%20Episode%201) Related Blogs ## You might also like [![Microsoft Teams image 50 1]()](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/stars-of-the-energy-transition)Press Releases & Featured Stories [Stars of the Energy Transition ](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/stars-of-the-energy-transition)Norman Johnson and Maisie Tuttle in conversation with OGV Energy's Let's Talk Transition podcast [Read article](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/stars-of-the-energy-transition) [![S02 EP06 Website]()](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-2-episode-6)Podcast [Spark Generation Podcast: Series 2, Episode 6 ](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-2-episode-6)Andy Malpas, Coming to America [Read article](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-2-episode-6) [![S02 EP05 Website copy]()](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-2-episode-5)Podcast [Spark Generation Podcast: Series 2, Episode 5 ](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-2-episode-5)The Transient Life of a Project Manager with Maurice Dinneen [Read article](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-2-episode-5) [![SG Podcast Emma Conway]()](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-2-episode-4)Podcast [Spark Generation Podcast: Series 2, Episode 4 ](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-2-episode-4)Leading the Energy Transition with Emma Conway [Read article](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-2-episode-4) [![Microsoft Teams image 71]()](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-2-episode-3)Podcast [Spark Generation Podcast: Series 2, Episode 3 ](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-2-episode-3)The Digital Challenges of Integration with Damian O'Gara [Read article](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-2-episode-3) [![Microsoft Teams image 109]()](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-2-episode-2)Podcast [Spark Generation Podcast: Series 2, Episode 2 ](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-2-episode-2)Culture and Leadership with Mel Wombwell & Kylie Roberts [Read article](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-2-episode-2) [![SG S2 Ep1]()](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-2-episode-1)Podcast [Spark Generation Podcast: Series 2, Episode 1 ](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-2-episode-1)Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em with Bev Kaye [Read article](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-series-2-episode-1) [![Website Spark Generation Kent 08]()](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-episode-8)Podcast [Spark Generation Podcast: Series 1, Episode 8 ](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-episode-8)The Will to Change: The Diversity Episode [Read article](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-episode-8) [![Website Spark Generation Kent 07]()](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-episode-7)Podcast [Spark Generation Podcast: Series 1, Episode 7 ](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-episode-7)A new kind of energy with John Kent [Read article](https://kent.nzi.me/news-insights/spark-generation-podcast-episode-7) [](#)[](#)