I want to share a personal story, about when I chose to lead. Startup Weekend is a 3 day event for entrepreneurs to build businesses. I attended in Newcastle in April 2012, purely to learn more about business and meet other entrepreneurs. You can either pitch a […]
This is important to us, this is what we care about, this is what we believe, this is what we like to do, this is the kind of people we are, this is our culture. I arrived expecting a formal conversation, sat around a table with a glass […]
I’d just graduated university and I was still deciding on the one thing I wanted to do with my life. I was looking for the one job that would fulfil all of my interests and allow me to do work that mattered. I started an internship with small […]
When you see people succeed and doing it a certain way, it’s advisable to look at what they are doing and learn from them. But, never forget that what is what is making them so successful, is that they are doing it their way. And you, must do […]
I was sat in front of the computer on the phone to Louise. We were about to host a 3 day event training event. (Global Service Jam). This was a worldwide event, taking place in over 150 cities around the world. We would be responsible for marketing the […]
Please tell me I am amazing. Please tell me I can be great. Please tell me I am worthy. Please tell me I can do it. Please tell me I need to start. Please tell me I need to speed up. Please tell me you understand. Please tell me how […]
I’d look at the camera and pull a face that said, ‘I’m really happy with where I am’. But my face said otherwise. On holiday with my friends, winning awards, climbing Himalayan mountains, epic fancy dress parties at University, travelling to iconic locations around America, a best friends […]
Letting go of control is not an easy thing to do. You are extremely passionate about maintaining your high standards and doing things a certain way. But you know this is something you must do. There comes a time that in order for things to grow, you need […]
People die because of it, people isolate themselves as they experience it and people live everyday with a burden of fear to talk about it. Mental health and in particular depression are things I’ve become openly confident talking about. I’ve waded through some dark times and learned gradually […]
I wasn’t prepared for this. Just as the session was about to begin, he threw me the PowerPoint clicker and said it was over to me. With a room full of students, there was nowhere to escape to. This is where my education took off. Last week I […]
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