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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Shameful waste

It seems that everywhere you turn you are reminded about the impact of plastic waste and the damage we are doing to the environment. But...

Some politicians do care

I was fortunate to attend a fundraising dinner in London recently for the MP for Plymouth, Johnny Mercer in London. Held at a private members...

Bye bye Facebook

For about 11 years I have been a user of Facebook. Originally as the natural successor to Friends Reunited I got interested when they started...

Dogs in the Office

When we moved our offices one of the prerequisites for me was to ensure wherever we ended up we would be allowed dogs in the...