My toolkit for thriving in January and beyond

January is the month of people telling you what you should do for an amazing start to the year. I’m more about doing what makes you flourish all year round. Not starting something just because it’s a particular month and you feel under pressure to be...

Is Die Hard a Christmas Film?

Is Die Hard a Christmas Film?  This is a question that has been debated for a long time (and will be for many Christmases to come). Now I have strong opinions on this and strong opinions at work are both a blessing and a curse when working with other people. John...

The Inspiring Guide to Oxford

Oxford is a city I love to visit. Today, I am planning on wandering around the city to do some Christmas shopping before drinks and dinner on a Richer Solutions day off Here are a few of my favourite things to do in the city. Oxford always inspires me. Walks in the...

Let’s call it Human Monday

Let’s call it Human Monday. We all love shopping online.  It’s easy and convenient but I always think that Cyber Monday is missing a trick. I think we should rename it Human Monday. We should support real humans who make a difference to their neighbourhood and...

36 hours in Bratislava

36 hours in Bratislava Here’s the shorter version: great hospitality, fantastic food. Amazing community encouraging startups. It was intensive and memorable. For the intrigued, here’s the longer story. I last visited Bratislava back in 2005. My November trip was the...