2025: The Year I Took My Health Seriously
At the start of 2025, I had a serious conversation�with myself.
OH4: A Smart Investment in a Smarter Energy Future
Over the past few years, I�ve been deeply involved in a business that I believe has the potential to change the way we think about energy efficiency�OH4.
From Childhood Visits to Ownership: My Journey with The Mermaid
A few years ago, I bought a business that holds a very special place in my heart: The Mermaid, Leeds' iconic fish and chip shop.
Speaking at RISE UP: A Privilege and a Pleasure
Over the past few years, I�ve been deeply involved in a business that I believe has the potential to change the way we think about energy efficiency�OH4.
Why Setting Goals For 2022 Involves A Lot Of Saying NO
I am someone who really likes setting goals, intentions and targets to work towards - anyone who has worked with me in the last few
The �30Million Xmas Gift
The best Christmas present I got this year was seeing Voisey post almost �30 Million pounds in pre-tax profit to the year ending December
I wasn't "qualified to work in travel".
It's not often that I create a piece of content that I genuinely hope inspires and motivates, but this blog is one of those. It's only
Get Creative
When I sit down with CEO's for consultancy sessions, or founders who are pitching me to invest or if I am helping an established brand
How unique is your offering, really?
When I sit back and reflect on one of the first successful companies that I grew, scaled and ultimately exited I know that the successful
Growing With Cashflow
This one might come as something of a surprise, as you'd most likely expect for a serial investor
Welcome to the blog
Hello, and thanks for taking the time to come and check out my blog - not a sentence I ever expected to write! This whole blogging
Why 'Missed Opportunites' Can Be A Blessing In Disguise
Recently someone on LinkedIn, quite cheekily, asked me about investments I had missed out on! Me, miss an opportunity? Never. Okay, maybe
Building Business Development Success Through Relationships
In the fast-paced world of business and investments, the concept of success often boils down to numbers, strategies, and bottom lines
Every Day Is A School Day
You have heard the saying �every day is a school day�, right? Essentially, the premise of the quote is the fact that we all have the
Will People Find You?
I've written about the importance of having a USP in business in a previous blog, but I think that it is such an important element of
Taking Control Of Your Own Destiny
Taking Control Of Your Own Destiny I guess, like many entrepreneurs, my business journey started out of a need to solve a problem. My
Whatever business you are in, you are in the people business.
What do I mean by this? Well, as someone who has been an early stage angel investor in a number of tech-based businesses you might be
Complacency Is The Enemy Of Progress
There's this really dangerous place you can find yourself in when you become �successful�. And in this article I explain how to avoid it!
Create A System That Gives You The Basis For Scale
As this is the first article of 2022 I would like to start by wishing you a very Happy New Year. As I mentioned in a previous post, 2021
