Never mind the mainstream: here’s what small business owes to punk
As a small business owner, it’s unlikely you’d consider yourself to be punk, right? But a recent writing gig reminded me just how much small business has in common with the punk movement. As I wrote...
View ArticleHow I got through a brand identity crisis
Last week, I had a rant in a facebook networking group for businesswomen. I wasn’t in a good way at all, suffering a bout of imposter syndrome, a brand identity crisis and feeling like my purpose...
View ArticleHow to channel your inner gymnast in business
Gymnastics is the only Olympic sport I’ll watch – partly because watching sport bores me, but mainly because I wanted to be a gymnast as a child. Nadia Comaneci was an idol of mine when she...
View ArticleIn the wake of grief: finding a way back to life – and solo business
Six months ago, my world caved in when my brother died unexpectedly – 2 weeks before Christmas. I still can’t wrap my head – and heart – around the fact I’ll never see him again. That all that’s left...
View ArticleWhat Suzi Quatro has taught me about business
What Suzi Quatro has taught me about business Today is International Women’s Day and I’ve been reflecting on what it means to me to be a woman in business. To be honest, I don’t make a big deal of my...
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