Having worked with Gutology for the last few years I have been continually suprised and delighted by the increasing levels of understanding, especially in the public domain, surrounding gut health. For a…
Greenwash
A close family friend and mentor once told me that he was spending the afternoon that day litter picking. Apparently, it transpired, he litter picks all the time. Has all the gear…
Aim High
I was interested in the debate earlier this month on university admissions and how it is now perceived that children who are finishing their education at Private or Public schools are at…
Public Service
A few years ago when launching the End of 9 to 5 concept I realised that to really understand politics I needed to be more involved. Like everything in my professional and…
Glorious Gentleman
Today as we mark a year since our first lockdown began I wanted to use the opportunity to write about my amazing father, Joachim, who sadly succumbed to the virus back in…
Gutology for life
One of the fascinating things of being involved in start-ups is the opportunity you have to learn something new and disrupt age old thinking. However with Gutology, a start-up I am involved…
Show do not tell
Growing up I struggled in a traditional education setting and hence without a degree or particularly good A-levels I wasn’t able to talk my way into great jobs, so I had to…
Do not pay using your own money
Growing up I remember my parents always argued about money. We never seemed to have enough and my parents would regularly go into debt to make ends meet. Don’t get me wrong,…
About to go splat
I have written before that nearly two years ago I was convinced we would be heading for recession in 2020. Call it a vision, foresight or just blind luck but thanks to…
Many more have had Covid19
As we approach a relaxation around the world on lockdown many pundits are using the opportunity to assess where we are and what we could or should have done better and earlier.…
Is there a path out of lockdown?
One of the biggest challenges facing our government is unpicking the lockdown. As it dawns on us that lockdown will not kill or overcome COVID-19 the new reality of what our society…
Will marketing spend reduce our ability to rebound
With the ever-changing events as the country slowly walks into lockdown to protect against Coronavirus there is an interesting dilemma in that even successful companies, during this period, are rethinking their marketing…
The oldest form of communication
Recently my grandmother sadly passed away, and while in her nineties it still came as a shock to me as not only had she bounced back from many serious illnesses previously she…
Jump with caution
With the recent hype on the launch of 5G wireless technology, the upgrade to the ubiquitous 4G, it got me wondering about what the potential health impacts of such an upgrade are.…
The next step
At the beginning of the year I stepped down as Chairman of the business I founded back in 2004 from my bedroom, FluidOne. Since then I have been in somewhat of a…