About Us
Meet the team
We are specialists in preparing clients for media interviews, presentations, parliamentary select committees, regulatory and public body hearings.
Drawing on years of work in high-stakes professional and broadcast settings, what sets us apart is our personal hands-on experience and expertise in everything we train and coach. Our approach and skills are based on our own understanding of what it takes to be a great communicator, using the techniques and capabilities which we have used ourselves and observed in others.
Nadine Dereza
Media Director
Nadine is Co-Founder and Media Director of Babaco Media, a communications consultancy specialising in preparing clients for media interviews, crisis planning and parliamentary select committees.
Nadine is an award-winning broadcaster, journalist and moderator, known for hosting global conferences and interviewing high-profile leaders across business, politics and media.
Nadine has presented business, finance and current affairs programmes on TV for major networks including CNBC, Associated Press, Summit TV, BBC, CNN, SABC, Simply Money and Sky TV. She presented CNBC’s IoT: Powering the Digital Economy, investigating how the merging of physical and virtual worlds are disrupting and shaping different industries. She was named ‘Financial Journalist of the Year’ during her time at the Financial Times and Summit TV.
Nadine chairs, hosts and moderates conferences, panel discussions and live events. This is for a diverse range of clients across many industries and sectors in the UK and internationally. Over the years, she has worked with the full business spectrum from entrepreneurs to senior leadership teams and has interviewed key policy and decision makers, as well as countless global politicians.
For over a decade, she has worked alongside leading KCs, Judges and Barristers as a Communications Consultant for Assurety, the leading witness preparation business. She co-devised the communication tips and techniques when giving evidence virtually at the High Court, Employment Tribunals, Arbitrations and the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Nadine was appointed judge for the International Broadcasting Convention’s ‘Accelerators Media Innovation Programme’ with a mix of world-leading and new industry players from across the global media, entertainment and technology communities who come together to explore potential solutions to critical industry challenges.
Nadine produced and presented “The Television Podcast” for the Royal Television Society London with an inside look into the world of television, featuring discussions and reviews of the biggest television events and news stories with the help of a fantastic all-star panel.
Nadine is a Non-Executive Director for Openproperty Tech Ltd, digitally transforming the property market with AI and blockchain, and was previously appointed by the UK Government as a Non-Executive Director of the WorldSkills London Board, promoting best practice apprenticeships and vocational training in the UK. She helped lay the groundwork for WorldSkills UK Live, the country’s largest careers and skills event.
She is co-author of the 5-star rated best seller Insider Secrets of Public Speaking and her new book Insider Secrets of Professional Speakers, is due for release in 2026.
Ross Edmonds
Communications Director
Ross is Co-Founder and Communications Director of Babaco Media.
Ross is a presenter, facilitator and conference event designer for many of the top businesses in the UK and abroad. His experience extends across many industries and sectors, notably the travel industry, financial services, pharmaceuticals, media, banking, telecommunications, and information technology.
Ross worked for British Airways for several years, in both an operational and commercial capacity, before turning his attention to presenting and facilitating business events. He has since worked on long-term communication programmes with many businesses, including Continental Tyres, DHL, VitrA, ITV, Merck, Nationwide Platforms, National Autistic Society, TfL (Transport for London), Tesco, Reed & Mackay, Alpha Private Equity and The British Library.
Ross designs learning & development programmes, including presentation and pitching skills among other things. It’s Ross’s ability to apply his expertise as both a presenter and a ‘content developer’, that our clients love so much. He helps them create compelling narratives and clear coherent messages for meetings, live events and conferences, and can then coach our clients to deliver these key messages in a fluent and confident way.
Relationships are key
Our relationship with our clients is vital. We love working with some of the best-known brands, organisations and businesses. Our clients’ feedback to us that they appreciate the environment we create, and consistently come back to us.
Whatever the context for your need, we’ll work with you to find your storyline, to articulate your core messages, express yourself eloquently, and then perform authentically and confidently.
We have additional support from other presenters, journalists and communication experts in the UK and internationally, if the nature and scale of the project requires a bigger team.
