Welcome to the second part of our first-ever two-part series of the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with our fascinating guest Sir Martin Sorrell. Sir Martin is the Founder and Executive Chairman of S4 Capital PLC, a new age, purely digital advertising, and marketing services business, for global, multinational, and millennial-driven influencer brands. He was also the Founder and CEO of WPP for 33 years, building it into the world’s largest advertising and marketing services company, with a market capitalization of over (add pound sign) 16 billion when he left.

Grab a seat at our table as we continue our late lunch conversation at Café Milano, and cover a wide range of topics, including Sir Martin’s predictions about world economies, the future of PR and Advertising, his thoughts about this generation and future ones, a lot about AI, and so much more!

Check us out at www.lunchwithshelley.com or wherever you get your favorite podcast and, in the meantime, Peace, Love and Lunch!

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with our terrific guest Sir Martin Sorrell. Sir Martin is the Founder and Executive Chairman of S4 Capital PLC, a new age, purely digital advertising, and marketing services business, for global, multinational, and millennial-driven influencer brands.

Sir Martin was also the Founder and CEO of WPP for 33 years, building it into the world’s largest advertising and marketing services company, with a market capitalization of over ?16 billion when he left. Among his many accomplishments and accolades, he has been an ambassador for British business by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, he was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours, he was awarded Harvard Business School’s highest honor, the Alumni Achievement Award, as well as being ranked the second-best CEO in the world by the Harvard Business review twice. He has also been nominated as one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people, twice as well!

We’re having a chic late lunch at the fabulous Caf? Milano, so join us for Part 1 of our first-ever two-part chat as we talk about Sir Martin’s early years, his parents, his education, his incredible career, and the many steps he took to accomplish all that he has, so far!

Check us out at www.lunchwithshelley.com or wherever you get your favorite podcast and, in the meantime, Peace, Love and Lunch!

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with today’s special guest Gerry Gunster, Founder and CEO of Gunster Worldwide. Gerry is one of the preeminent strategic and tactical minds in issue advocacy and is particularly well known for his successful work on Brexit in the UK. He is often referred to as the Nigel whisperer, since he continues to work closely with Nigel Farage, and is also a lifelong friend of mine, since we grew up together in Wilkes-Barre PA!

Join us at the always cozy and delicious Martin’s Tavern for a really fun and interesting conversation that covers Gerry’s introduction into referendum politics, how he met his wife, what it was like to work on Brexit, what’s happening right now in the UK, how great Harvey’s Lake is, and lots more!

Check us out at www.lunchwithshelley.com or wherever you get your favorite podcasts, and as always and in the meantime Peace, Love and Lunch!

Welcome to the Lunch with Shelley podcast with today’s very special guest Jennifer Condon. Jennifer is the Executive Vice President of America250, the nonpartisan organization charged by Congress to lead the commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Jennifer delightfully describes everything you will want to know about America250 and the incredible plans about to come to fruition, plus we talk a lot about how and why she came to DC, her previous focus on adoption policy, her yoga practice, and so much more!

Grab a seat at our cozy booth with bisque, salmon and calamari for a really interesting lunch with my lovely guest and new friend!
Check us out at www.lunchwithshelley.com or wherever you get your favorite podcast and, in the meantime, Peace, Love and Lunch!

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with today’s special guest Emily Lampkin! Emily is the Founder of the Women Leadership Series, a sought-after speaker and advisor, and the author of the new book “Duct Tape and White Lies.”

Join us at the always fabulous Café Milano as Emily and I chat about how she came to DC and why, the impetus behind the Women Leadership Series, how to get started becoming an author, and the reason behind the very catchy name “Duct Tape and White Lies.”

We also cover her love of books and what she’s reading, how she met her husband Marc, her love of travel, and lots more! Pull up a chair and listen along at www.lunchwithshelley.com or wherever you get your favorite podcast and, in the meantime, Peace, Love and Lunch!

Welcome to the first episode of Lunch with Shelley in 2026! To celebrate this fun occasion, we have the great Tom Sietsema, the renowned food critic for 25 years at the Washington Post, as our first guest. I have been a devoted reader and a great admirer of Tom’s for his entire tenure at the Post, and he even exceeded my expectations at this truly wonderful lunch!

Upon leaving the Post in December, Tom continues to write, cook, frequent restaurants, and travel. Join us at our sunny table at the delicious Claudio’s table to hear about how Tom got into the food business, great stories about favorite restaurant memories, our mutual love of dining, and his exciting plans for 2026!

Check us out at www.lunchwithshelley.com or wherever you get your favorite podcast, and in the meantime and as always, Peace, Love and Lunch!

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with today’s special guest Skye Marinda. Skye is a tarot reader, life coach, and event curator here in DC. She views tarot as a fun and creative tool for self-reflection and guidance, and her talents have been featured in The Washington Post, Axios, WTOP, and The Washingtonian.

Since 2020 – Sky has given over 2,000 tarot readings and led workshops to hundreds of people from all over the world. She also curates witchy art markets – parties - and events all year long!

Join us at the always yummy Peacock Café for a fun conversation about all things Tarot, witchy, how Skye came to be a tarot pro and her reading for DC over delicious tomato soup and salads. Check us out at www.lunchwithshelley.com or wherever you get your favorite podcast and as always Peace, Love and Lunch!

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with today’s special guest Todd Gray. Todd is the Co-Owner and Founder of Equinox on 19th – a fantastic restaurant and a true DC institution.

Todd is a highly accomplished chef with a rich culinary background, so tuck in with us during lunch at Equinox while we talk about how Todd got into the business, how he met his wife, LOTS of food talk, a little bit of Grateful Dead chatter, some tips for Thanksgiving cooking, and much much more! .

Check us out at www.lunchwithshelley.com or wherever you get your favorite podcast, and as always and in the meantime. Peace, Love and Lunch!