Tag: business

Changing the world – sounds grand, doesn’t it?People changing the world are normal people with an idea, a vision, who took action. Behind every impactful organisation lies the story of a...

I found this little gem whilst I was having a clear out in my studio – nothing beats a lick of paint and a decluttering. 10 years ago I was studying for my masters degree in brand strategy. For...

I was recently speaking with some fellow brand geeks about all the things and I said that there are two types of business builders - 1. Those building a business, and 2. Those building a brand.

These past few months has meant a lot of travelling for work. What comes with that apart from more stamps in the passport, it static time. On a plane. On a train. In a wait room. In a car. Wherever.

Several years ago, I was sitting in my little flat in Surrey, feeling quite out of place. Dr Sharon Blackie writes about this in her book If Women Rose Rooted “my feet literally felt like they...

Grieving is part of the growing process. The art of letting go, grieving what’s been and allowing space for what’s to come is not the easiest. I’ve talked a lot about this lately – the...

Different or Great – Which is best? Let’s consider walking down your average high street / main street. What do you see? If it’s anything like my town, it’s not short of a...

What happened to all that hard work, that value, those insights?? Not much it turns out. The reason you maybe struggling to get through to anyone is that you’re so busy putting stuff out,...

Creativity vs innovation vs disruption vs authenticity Am I the only one that gets jargon fatigue? *flash warning* – this is an (my) opinion piece and comes from my own experience – I’m...

The power of saying no How many times in a day do you say yes? How often do you say no? Think about it – as a woman, mother, wife, leader. Think about WHAT we say yes to and no to. Are there...

What many of you might not know about me is I actually started out as a furniture and product designer-maker – I was that student always covered in saw dust, oil smears and mucky overalls. I...

My mother and father moved house recently. The inevitable clearing of all their kids crap from the loft ensued… and I had a lot of crap stored up there… It was a mix of nostalgic trips through the...