Carla has worked in children’s audio for over twenty years, ten of which as a BBC producer across a variety of children’s programmes including CBeebies. She co-founded Small Wardour, a children’s audio consultancy and production company in 2022. Small Wardour fulfils the need for audio experts within children’s media, they also produce award winning podcasts for kids. Carla strongly believes that engagement with audio can benefit children’s literacy and communication skills as well as their imagination, mental wellbeing and emotional intelligence. She has always championed children's audio throughout her career and previously worked at RNIB as a Senior Creative Development Manager and led the international business development for global digital distributor Zebralution.