How to Make Your Company Famous

Join Guardian business journalist turned media advisor Jon Card and digital PR pro Corinne Card for an in-person evening designed to help founders and business owners cut through the noise and earn serious media attention in a world reshaped by AI.

Hosted at Platform9 with support from Barclays Eagle Labs this is a practical, no-nonsense session on how press and publicity actually work in 2026 and how to use them to build visibility, trust and authority.

Arrive to drinks, pizza and relaxed networking. Leave with clarity, confidence and a tried and tested PR approach designed for ambitious entrepreneurs.

Why attend?

If your business is doing great things but needs more attention this is the perfect event for you. We’ll show you how to gain the media spotlight and cut through the noise.

What you’ll learn

Why your founder story is your strongest media asset

The PR mistakes businesses are making right now

How to become quotable, searchable and credible

The media assets every business needs in 2026

Who this is for?

Founders and CEOs of ambitious businesses

Entrepreneurs who want visibility without shouting on LinkedIn

Consultants, advisors and experts building authority

Marketing leads who want PR that actually delivers

Agenda

6.00 – 6.25pm

Arrival, drinks, pizza and networking

6.25pm

Welcome, housekeeping and introduction

(Platform9 & Barclays Eagle Labs)

6.30pm

Corinne Card

How AI has reshaped the media landscape

Risks, opportunities and what smart businesses are doing now

Includes audience Q&A

7.00pm

Short break and networking

7.10pm

Jon Card

‘How to Make Your Company Famous’

The former Guardian journalist will provide the insider’s guide to gaining press and becoming the voice of your industry. Expect practical frameworks, real examples and clear takeaways

7.40pm

Open Q&A

8.00pm

Wrap-up and informal networking

About the speakers

Jon Card

Former Guardian business journalist and co-founder of Full Story Media. Jon has worked for The Guardian, The Times and The Daily Telegraph, and now helps entrepreneurs turn press coverage into credibility, trust and long-term visibility. His clients have raised over £100m, won multiple King’s Awards for Enterprise and secured top-tier national and international media coverage.

Corinne Card

Corinne is co-founder of Full Story Media and a specialist in AI, media and digital risk. Corinne regularly speaks to business leaders and universities about how AI is reshaping media, credibility and decision making and how organisations can adapt without losing their human edge.

What’s included:

Wine, beer and pizza on arrival

High quality networking with other founders

Actionable PR and media insight

A relaxed, friendly Brighton setting

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