I'm such a failure....
"My feed is full of people professing that all I need to do is set up a Claude account, add in a few skills from various gurus, and I should have a six figure business within a month."
Finding Your Passion
My business journal. Entrepreneurship and general lessons for business in startup and scaleup phase.
Latest episodes
Are we losing one of the most important forms of communication?
"When you receive an email, whatsapp, slack, you fill in the emotional gaps, it’s very hard not to."
What does it mean to be Rich?
It's so easy to chase goals and material things, we can forget what’s already priceless.
This might be the last website you design for humans
The future is... (quite probably) agentic
The 11 Things That Changed My Life in 2025
"Lizz says I’m either 100% go go go or asleep 😂"
What is Muscle Tension Dysphonia?
One of the things you completely rely on in life is your voice - until it goes.
Digital Déjà Vu
"I predict we’ll see companies pop up, make lots of money offering these services and then disappear or pivot when their clients no longer see the impact, or worse stop getting listed entirely."
Brand belongs in the Boardroom
"the danger is that we optimise ourselves into a corner. Chasing clicks, tweaking CTAs, spinning short-term wins while forgetting that brand is the thing that carries you when campaigns don’t."
12 things that changed my life in 2024
"It’s not always easy, but the rewards are profound—greater self-understanding and awareness, better relationships, and a clearer sense of purpose"
Flip The Script
"This is a slippery slope and leads to sub-par, unfocused work and mental fatigue/stress"
10 Things that Changed My Life in 2023
"We now had a robust senior leadership team - Oscar our CEO, me his deputy, Mummy, CMO (Chief Making Officer) and Alexa, CTO (Chief Tasting Officer)"
A Historical Post - Things That Changed My Life - 2009 -2020
I found this set of annual round up posts from my old blog so I'm saving it here to keep the memories alive.
What the Ryder Cup taught me about Team Culture
As captain, Luke Donald was faultless...
Let's Catch Up: My Sincere apologies for the Radio Silence
"Both of these exciting companies are dedicated to revolutionising the recruitment and talent development spaces"
Finding that extra 1%
"could I take a shower differently? Could I goto bed differently? Could I change my evening meal time for better effect?"
8 Things that changed my life in 2022
"Its not Cannabis, Its not dodgy in anyway."
Pacing Yourself
"If you’re a leader in your business or work for yourself then look after number one because if that breaks then anyone else who relies on you will be at risk too."
Finding Slovenia
"I’d say its up there in some of the most breathtaking scenery I’ve ever seen!"
Two England Rugby Players and a Bottle of CBD Oil....
"I started slow with the 500mg and moved on up to the 1000mg - the benefits have been nothing short of transformational"
A Monumental Day
"There is so much talk of instant success and an almost celebrity-esque status to Entrepreneurship these days that I find it all pretty toxic."