Meet Frankie
Frankie Cotton is the CEO and founder of Brick, the creative agency for people building something new.
Before launching Brick (formerly Let’s Be Frank) in 2017, Frankie worked as the Global Marketing Director for telecoms and cloud specialist BSO and ran campaigns for tech giants Apple and Adobe. Frankie has worked in-house and consulted for technology startups and scaleups, supporting critical investment rounds, mergers and acquisitions.
Frankie is a relentless optimist and believes that positive change in business is the key to addressing pressing global challenges. She works to shape a more equitable and sustainable UK business culture by leading meaningful conversations on two podcasts: Raise The Bar and What Does Green Really Mean?
In addition to managing Brick, Frankie is the co-founder of fit tech startup Another Round (which has raised £600K, with lead investment from the founders of Pure Gym) and co-founded the female founder network Found & Flourish in 2018.
Conversations you care about: business, money and creating impact.
Reviews of Raise The Bar podcast:
“Honest, insightful and real - I love listening to this and have learnt a lot. Frankie is reflective, thoughtful and has a hell of a little black book!”
“Frankie is not afraid to ask probing and difficult questions and approaches all topics with empathy and kindness.”
“Conversations that need to be heard”
“Frankie is a consummate professional with a confident, knowledgable and intuitive interview style.”
“Thank you for bringing these stories to our ears”
Press
21 Most Influential Women of 2021
Frankie was listed as one of 21 Most Influential Women of 2021 by Startups Magazine in its Womxn In Tech edition.
The best relatable finance podcasts for women in the UK
This inspirational podcast interviews an array of different women each week. Frankie sits down for a candid chat about business, work and money
‘Girl boss’: When empowerment slogans backfire
An advert using the term ‘girl boss’ was recently found to have patronised women. Six years on, does the phrase regain a message of empowerment? Frankie Cotton speaks to Hephzibah Anderson at BBC Worklife about the advert, the ban and the hashtag that both inspires and infuriates.
Empowering podcasts to help you get the job of your dreams
Hosts Frankie Cotton and Lara Sheldrake – founders of Found & Flourish, a network for female entrepreneurs – discuss the term ‘girl boss’ and giving less f*cks in this career deep dive.
Apple Podcasts ‘Inspiring Women’ collection and ‘New and Noteworthy’
‘Bossing It’, co-hosted and produced by Frankie Cotton, receives acclaim from Apple Podcasts in its ‘Inspiring Women’ collection for International Women’s Day 2019 and ‘New and Noteworthy’.