IABC Consultants: Reinventing Work: Lessons From the Studio and the Slow Lane, with Neville Hobson

Join us on Thursday, September 25, as we welcome Neville Hobson, strategic adviser on AI, digital innovation and engagement, for a reflective and practical session on intentionally reshaping how and where you work as a communication consultant.

With his garden studio in Somerset, England, as both metaphor and reality, Neville explores how communicators can design a more purposeful and aligned way of working. This isn’t about retreat—it’s about clarity, focus, and alignment.

Drawing from his journey from decades of high-intensity corporate and consulting work to his current intentional approach, Neville will blend storytelling with actionable insights to help you navigate your own professional choices.

In this session, you’ll discover how to:

• Make space for meaningful work and reframe your value to clients in a noisy world;
• Create thinking space to offer sharper insight—how “less busy” can mean more value;
• Design a business that sustains both your values and your value;
• Stay relevant without burning out by defining your own pace.

This session is ideal for independent consultants and solo practitioners rethinking their business model, pace, or long-term goals. You’ll leave with practical ways to create space for deep, purposeful work and permission to rethink what success looks like as a consultant.

About IABC’s Consultants SIG

The IABC Consultants shared interest group provides a space for communication consultants to develop business connections, exchange ideas with their peers, and advance their careers through collaborative learning. We serve as a trusted resource where members can find real-time support, thoughtful conversations and valuable partnerships that enhance the services they deliver to clients