James Kirkham
@spoonybear.bsky.social
Brand Strategist. Broadcaster. Cultural critic. Public Speaker. Founder of ICONIC, Holler. Formerly Chief Business Officer Defected Records & COPA90. Ex-Global Head of Social Mobile at Leo Burnett.
We won!! Nabbed best Branded Content for our Chelsea film It’s Our House 😍🤩😍🏆🏆🏆🏆
November 14, 2025 at 6:15 AM
We won!! Nabbed best Branded Content for our Chelsea film It’s Our House 😍🤩😍🏆🏆🏆🏆
Websummit in Lisbon 👊
November 13, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Websummit in Lisbon 👊
The magic of Blue 🪄🔵
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 AM
The magic of Blue 🪄🔵
1st entry, 1st shortlist.
Thrilled to see our Chelsea campaign 'Our House' down to the final few for the Broadcast Sport Awards.
Thrilled to see our Chelsea campaign 'Our House' down to the final few for the Broadcast Sport Awards.
October 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
1st entry, 1st shortlist.
Thrilled to see our Chelsea campaign 'Our House' down to the final few for the Broadcast Sport Awards.
Thrilled to see our Chelsea campaign 'Our House' down to the final few for the Broadcast Sport Awards.
12 round trip. Biblical rain. Maguire last minute equaliser. 1000 away fans still signing. 23 penalties. A manager on the brink. Whatever else, properly memorable.
August 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
12 round trip. Biblical rain. Maguire last minute equaliser. 1000 away fans still signing. 23 penalties. A manager on the brink. Whatever else, properly memorable.
Loved meeting the global Spotify comms team this morning, doing a talk all about taste and culture and all the good stuff
August 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Loved meeting the global Spotify comms team this morning, doing a talk all about taste and culture and all the good stuff
A 1986 summer guide to Zante I found, the Agassi disco advert is particularly fantastic
August 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A 1986 summer guide to Zante I found, the Agassi disco advert is particularly fantastic
Oasis again; this time at Wembley. My goodness yes.
August 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Oasis again; this time at Wembley. My goodness yes.
They were a stadium band, a pub band, a terrace band. They wrote songs that made strangers sing like family. Connection. Arms around shoulders. Tears in eyes. People we loved. People we lost. Friends no longer with us. Weddings. Births. Friendships. Divorces. www.linkedin.com/pulse/memory...
July 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
They were a stadium band, a pub band, a terrace band. They wrote songs that made strangers sing like family. Connection. Arms around shoulders. Tears in eyes. People we loved. People we lost. Friends no longer with us. Weddings. Births. Friendships. Divorces. www.linkedin.com/pulse/memory...
It reminds us of who we were and who we still might be.. this summer shows that belief is still there in the crowds, and in the choruses. In the thousands still willing to sing the same words, at the same time, in the same place. www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
July 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
It reminds us of who we were and who we still might be.. this summer shows that belief is still there in the crowds, and in the choruses. In the thousands still willing to sing the same words, at the same time, in the same place. www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
A pleasure to chat with Charlie and Fleur East this afternoon to a packed and HOT festival crowd. Underground fan clubs, creative role of talent, product inspiration and human connection all covered in our speedy session 👊
July 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A pleasure to chat with Charlie and Fleur East this afternoon to a packed and HOT festival crowd. Underground fan clubs, creative role of talent, product inspiration and human connection all covered in our speedy session 👊
Cannes Snap dinners, Spotify Villas, Fast Company panel, and discussing fans in Brand & Culture oasis of solitude
June 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Cannes Snap dinners, Spotify Villas, Fast Company panel, and discussing fans in Brand & Culture oasis of solitude
Excited to be grilled for insights as part of Fast Company’s innovator series in Cannes next week cannes.omc.com/fast-company...
June 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Excited to be grilled for insights as part of Fast Company’s innovator series in Cannes next week cannes.omc.com/fast-company...
Taste is a currency again. My rant from our session at SXSW London last week
June 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Taste is a currency again. My rant from our session at SXSW London last week
Love that Computer Weekly went to our sxsw talk on Tuesday! “Kirkham went further, discussing the need to teach children about taste.”https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366625269/SXSW-London-Risk-of-AI-removing-choice
June 5, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Love that Computer Weekly went to our sxsw talk on Tuesday! “Kirkham went further, discussing the need to teach children about taste.”https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366625269/SXSW-London-Risk-of-AI-removing-choice
People sharing their notebooks after attending your talks or panels is such a lovely thing. www.linkedin.com/pulse/bringi...
June 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People sharing their notebooks after attending your talks or panels is such a lovely thing. www.linkedin.com/pulse/bringi...
Tomorrow, 2.30pm SXSW, Shoreditch Electric. Getting into the spicy human agency vs Ai discussion. Come down.
June 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Tomorrow, 2.30pm SXSW, Shoreditch Electric. Getting into the spicy human agency vs Ai discussion. Come down.
Recording our summer special open.spotify.com/show/6aihTeu...
May 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Recording our summer special open.spotify.com/show/6aihTeu...
Love that our Chelsea campaign featured as LBB work of the week:
“nails the connection between soundtrack and message, and makes glorious use of its London locations”
lbbonline.com/news/Work-of...
“nails the connection between soundtrack and message, and makes glorious use of its London locations”
lbbonline.com/news/Work-of...
May 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Love that our Chelsea campaign featured as LBB work of the week:
“nails the connection between soundtrack and message, and makes glorious use of its London locations”
lbbonline.com/news/Work-of...
“nails the connection between soundtrack and message, and makes glorious use of its London locations”
lbbonline.com/news/Work-of...
Cole and his sister love our work too 🥰
May 18, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Cole and his sister love our work too 🥰