“Who the &$#? was that.” That’s what Lord Coe thought in Prague 1977 as he was approaching the finish line. An East German athlete was overtaking both him and super competitor Ovett to win out of nowhere. Coe got a bronze. “You know that your competitors are going along smoothly, and then suddenly a new […]

Moonpig was Nick Jenkins’ nickname at school!? Did you know that? Amusing! And that’s not the only thing… Nick’s journey is fascinating. Nick Jenkins has been on my radar ever since he started on BBC’s Dragons’ Den. So when I heard he would present a Celebrity Masterclass in Birmingham I knew I had to be there. […]

I was fortunate to hear Baroness Karren Brady speaking at an event that I went to. There are so many people that we in business can learn from and Karren’s certainly one of those. She is known to a lot of people as Lord Sugar’s right hand woman in the BBC’s Apprentice. When it comes […]

Now Sir Steve Redgrave. Wow. I was lucky enough to listen to him share his hugely inspirational stories. Then afterwards, I was fortunate enough to meet him. He talked for a while and although his stories were about his sporting achievements. It’s all extremely relevant to business. There was so much to learn. So many moments […]