A rant about so-called ‘disruptive’ businesses, evidence of the power of spreadsheets and stories, and the wonder of the universe as explored by Stephen Hawking
Could this business support more people – by killing fish?
September 7, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Does commercial success need to come at the expense of social and environmental impact? And are some impacts more important than others?
Women hit their crowdfunding targets more than men – across sectors and the world
July 13, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday The Crowdfunding Center and PwC published the new joint report, Women Unbound: Unleashing female entrepreneurial potential, which explores the experience of women in achieving finance raising success through seed crowdfunding compared with more traditional finance raising routes. I was one of the two lead authors of the report.
Shoot your story arrow with stoic author
July 12, 2017 by Leave a Comment
A “grand tour of marketing” with stoic northern grump Rob Drummond, in a comprehensive radio interview. Rob covers storytelling, building trust, marketing automation tools and much more in this podcast, first broadcast in my Sheffield Live radio programme.
How stories paid for terrifying trousers and patchouli candles
March 21, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Stories can be memorable. And they are persuasive. What makes them so invaluable for effective communication and how can they help your messages to achieve exponential impact?
A story, a speaking tip, and an opportunity: today’s radio interviews
September 30, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The incredible power of storytelling was demonstrated in today’s Business Live radio show by guest Deborah Bullivant of Grimm and Co. A children’s literacy charity and ‘apothecary to the magical’ Grimm and Co has been “supplying evil plots, wild schemes and kitchenware since 1148,” and has to be seen and experienced to be believed. […]
