As a commissioner, Ade views her role as a "bridge into channel 4" actively seeking out new companies, often from a BAME background, to develop early stage ideas. Her key career advice is "don't take no for an answer" and in pitching, that fewer ideas with substance are better than 10 ideas that aren't well thought out.
Ade took part in the Series Producer Fast Track course, finding it helpful to learn how to effectively manage a team and what broadcasters other than her own want from their producers.