Sharon O’Dea is a sought-after commentator on communication, collaboration, employee experience, and social media, regularly called on by journalists, broadcasters, and podcast hosts to provide expert perspective on the changing world of work. She has appeared on BBC television and radio, international news broadcasters, and been quoted in the Financial Times, Wired, The Guardian, and other leading publications.
If you’re looking for an expert voice on digital workplace strategy, internal communications, AI at work, or the future of employee experience, get in touch.
Press & journalism
The Heard, May 2026 — Interviewed on my annual International Women’s Day initiative. On AI for good and whether sunlight really is a good disinfectant. (read)
Financial Times, March 2026 — Quoted on the rise of alternative co-working spaces and the changing landscape of where knowledge workers choose to work. (read)
Reworked, March 2026 — Featured in a roundup on improving employee engagement with tools and technology. (read)
Financial Times, December 2025 — Featured (with photograph) in a piece on how technology is re-enfranchising people into the workforce, drawing on Sharon’s first-hand experience of emerging workplace technologies. (read)
inComms, January 2026 — Expert advice on how communications professionals can make better use of LinkedIn, including guidance on building presence and influence. (read)
the i, May 2024 — First-person feature on career paths, professional credibility, and the value of non-traditional qualifications. (read)
Silicon Republic, 2022 — Listed among the future of work influencers to follow. (read)
BBC News Online, 2021 — Quoted on workplace technology and the future of work. (read)
Wired, 2019 — Quoted in the landmark investigation into toxic workplace culture at Revolut, on long-hours culture and its impact on diversity in fintech. (read)
The Guardian, June 2018 — Featured in a piece on women challenging the all-male panel problem in tech, and the work of 300 Seconds. (read)
The Next Web — Quoted on the failure of conference apps to deliver genuine value for attendees. (read)
Broadcast
In 2019, Sharon attended Facebook’s annual F8 developer conference and became the BBC’s lead television commentator on the announcements, appearing across multiple programmes including BBC Breakfast, BBC News at Ten, and being interviewed by ITN and Al-Jazeera.
She has also appeared on several BBC Radio and Channel 4 News programmes as a commentator on social media, technology, and the future of work.
Podcasts
Cofenster Podcast — Maintaining the Human Centre in an Increasingly Digitized IC World, February 2025. (listen)
Navigating Disruption — The Present and Future of Work, January 2026 (listen)
Cutting Through with Natasha Plowman, July 2025 (listen)
For Immediate Release (FIR), Episode 448 — Discussed in an episode on the future of change management and enterprise social networks, January 2025. (listen)
Fujitsu Global — Dear Director 2021— Host, future of work podcast series (listen)
WB40 — Ducks on wheels: the new abnormal of work, June 2020 (listen)
WB40 — Swiss Army Knives: the changing world of collaboration at work, October 2019 (listen)
Rebank: Banking The Future — Is Culture A Problem In Banking?, April 2018 (listen)
FinTechInsiders — Guest panellist, August 2018, December 2017, October 2017
CIPR C-Suite Podcast — Social media in financial services, December 2015