The Tension
Are you an artist or a frame maker?
Why it’s worth knowing which role you’re best suited for, and how valuable it
can be when looking
📝 Writing
This is where most of the writing lives. 650+ posts since 2016 - some about learning and creative work, some about whatever I couldn't let go of that week. A restaurant that changed fine dining, a Nintendo executive who saved the company, a Gmail interface for leaked documents...
Mindsets & Growth
Finding your hook: Merchandising the Stallone way
NPR run a popular podcast called Planet Money.
I started listening recently – it’s been going a while, so I
Culture & Insights
Music Business: How to choose an agent
I recently met with an artist manager who was looking for a new agent for his
client, an electronic music
Stage Left
Credit to the Edit
How editing got me hooked on movies, and why it’s such an important and
underrated skill to develop whatever
In The Neighborhood
The Intrapreneur in action
You may have noticed a growing number of companies offering innovation and
business transformation services. Some of them are deeply
Resources
Introducing the Operator's Handbook
TL;DR: The Operator’s Handbook is a collection of resources for operators and
business builders.
Over the past few
Stage Left
If Sesame Street did nightclubs...
Celebrating a creative right up there with the very best, and looking at the
future of pop culture IP
At
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Introducing Zorro: projects for hybrid talent
TL;DR: Zorro is a new solution for connecting companies to multi-disciplinary
talent. We work with proud generalists – the operators,
The Tension
Harness your curiosity. Beware the Magpie.
I spent my youngest years growing up in a very small village in the Cornish
countryside. For a long time
Adventures... edition 015
Mindsets & Growth
The secret of success? Forget about it...
A former colleague of mine visited NYC recently. I consider him a friend and
we’ve shared some good times
Future Of Work
8 workspace trends for 2018
Think about co-working in 2017 and one of the first names on your mind is likely
to be WeWork. The
Battle Scars
Your customer list is worth nothing
A few years ago I heard a prominent figure was leaving one of my company’s big
competitors.
He wasn’
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Three way traffic
A couple of weeks ago I went to a networking event here in NYC.
As with many such events, a
Adventures... edition 014
Creative Business
Introducing Ohm: the talent agent for your career
(Summary: Ohm [http://www.takeohm.com] is a new, free way to connect with
emerging and established professionals in the
Mindsets & Growth
What gives you away when you least expect it?
As documented previously, I’ve been doing boxing training for the last 4 years or so.
My classification is (just
Mindsets & Growth
How to map your next career move
About 9 months after I graduated from university I moved to London.
When I wasn’t watching World Cup games