With over 15 years of experience working in the world of branding Gillian Horan, CEO of The Pudding, is one of Ireland’s leading voices in the industry. The Pudding is a commercial and creative brand agency which builds, re-positions and grows game-changing corporate and employer brands. Gillian has been responsible for a number of significant rebrands and has worked with a range of major national and global clients in the pharmaceutical, engineering, technology and hospitality sectors to optimise their brands to drive business results. Gillian works with national and international brands to develop their Brand Strategy and more recently their Employer Brand Strategy. One of Gillian’s key areas is developing Employer Value Propositions which enables businesses to attract top talent, can cut their costs per hire by 50% and reduce staff turnover by a third.
Gillian is also non-executive Board member at Colourtrend, Ireland’s leading decorative paint brand. Gillian is not only willing to bring her branding expertise and business acumen to just her clients and team, she is also a speaker and author. She has featured in the national media including the Sunday Times, the Irish Independent, The Irish Examiner, Sunday Business Post, Irish Country Magazine, Image and the Irish Tatler. She has hosted and spoken at a number of events including OFFSET, Medical Technology Ireland 2018, IMA Europe, Failte Ireland, IIBN, IHF, Dublin Chamber, Chartered Accountants Ireland Gillian has also lectured in Branding, Marketing and Entrepreneurship.