Founders Odyssey
From rewriting scent briefs in Japan to launching at Selfridges and installing Paris Fashion Week retail — this is the honest layer behind the growth.
Founders Odyssey
What building something excellent quietly takes from you.
Business 2.0
Sometimes your friends aren’t wrong about you. They’re just describing a version of you that no longer exists.
Today I went to my first ever proper public onsen in Japan. I’m sitting in the gift shop / foyer area feeling completely relaxed, revived, restored. You’re not allowed to take pictures, so I’m writing this while it’s fresh in my body. After my 5am Eihei-ji temple
founder's diary
I’m writing this on the train to London with that chemical cocktail of fear and excitement running through my veins because tomorrow I’m going to Japan for a 10 day research trip. Originally I booked this as a holiday for my son’s 15th birthday. I was so
Doing The Work gets to back to basecamp, but I think physics will propel you to higher heights.
Productivity
ChatGPT cussed me out and told me I was over sharing….
Many people always ask me: how I get started, how I stay focussed and how I remain confident. The answer is simple…
When I get an idea in my head, I'm very good at making it happen. So now I'll share my process with you. Are you ready for the race?
Writing Saved Me, And It Can Transform You Too
In our pursuit of equality, functionality, and practicality, have we forgotten the thrill of sensuality?
Business, Culture & Philosophy for Women from Sharmadean Reid
It’s time to lock in girl. Because some things will 10x your life and everything else will drain you.
I’m Actively Unlearning Performative Pleasure
Many people always ask me: how I get started, how I stay focussed and how I remain confident. The answer is simple…
Your BWE Protocol will remind you who you are, what your purpose is and how you want to move through the world.
When I get an idea in my head, I'm very good at making it happen. So now I'll share my process with you. Are you ready for the race?
For 2026, I have some big things I want to achieve and I also want to ensure I don't drop the ball on self and family, so I'm plotting it all out on a wall chart. Here's how...
People are assessing your personal brand within seconds, and they're using it to decide whether to follow, subscribe, buy or invest in you. So you may as well craft it intentionally.
Do you know what you'll be doing aged 80? Fate willing, I do. Or at least I have an idea in my head of what I'll be doing because my life's work is very clear to me.
Happy Sunday! I'm basically done in. Drained. Ready to sleep. I won't of course, because this is the time of year when I bed down, schedule my entire year and do my Vision Setting. But it's deep work, so I'm happy. There&
I can't believe I still have to WORK?! OMG must I really labour all day?!
Tonight in our Stack World WORLDBUILDER SHOW we discussed the stages of worldbuilding and discussed Brand Vehicles again. You can watch the replay in your Stack app. But I thought it might be helpful to elaborate a little more and provide a case study to help everyone visualize precisely what
I've been trying to figure out a way to explain what I mean when I say Brand Vehicles. If you remember my Ultimate Brand Building Checklist, there was a section on Brand Vehicles. I knew what I meant when I created it, but like most of my writing,