On Saturday 24th February I was honoured to be chosen as the guest speaker for #SkillsFest2018 in Barrow in Furness, South Cumbria. Skills Fest is an annual celebration of jobs, placements and opportunities in the South Lakes / Furness region … Continued
The theme I’m adopting this year for my business and personal life is embodied in the Socrates Quote at the top of this post: “The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but … Continued
On 7th November 2017 I stood in front of 200 nurses at the Nursing in Practice Conference at the NEC, after lunch to do the keynote speech about domestic violence. Specifically, I was telling Sarah Gosling’s story. Sarah was brought … Continued
Day 1: Uganda, Uganda, Uganda. 1am, Kirkby Lonsdale surgery. Collected by a small bus, 36 HUGE suitcases stored (only just) in the underside. The drizzle persisted as we did the rounds and collected everyone from their spots along the way. … Continued
We returned to Bombo for our second clinic on Tuesday – after too little sleep and too much traveling! Stopping for more footballs, a washing line rope to make more skipping ropes and a selection of sweets to pacify or … Continued
It’s here! The TEDx talk I delivered at TEDxWhitahaven on 7th September has been approved and put onto the TED YouTube channel. Featuring our work over the past 10 years, the title of the talk is Engineering Random Opportunities for … Continued
On 6th July I had the privilege of working with the Prudential and the Transformation Trust at the London Olympic Velopark as a preparation event for the Pru RideLondon sportive at the end of the July. We delivered a session … Continued
Enterprise Soapbox workshop or resource and the Welsh Baccalaureate. Schools across Wales that are delivering the Welsh Baccalaureate (Bacc) have a requirement to deliver sessions on Work-Related Education (WRE) – section 6 of the Foundation and Intermediate Diplomas include the … Continued
Last week – 15th September 2015 – we were delighted to support the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity in Cambridge who are raising funds to build a new Hospice building in the City. Our team of six ran Stock Market Challenge … Continued