Jan 23, 2021How public speaking can transform your career.It’s one of the most feared activities but without it, it’s difficult to be truly heard. Glossophobia or the fear of public speaking tops many people’s biggest fears. Some surveys have even gone as far as showing people fear public speaking more than death. Why is this? There are various…Public Speaking2 min readPublic Speaking2 min read
Nov 10, 2020Suzy Lamplugh Trust’s legacy to improve personal safetyIn Summer of 1986, something no one thinks can happen to them, happened to one young woman and her family. Suzy Lamplugh, a 25-year-old estate agent disappeared while showing a client round a house in Fulham. Paul and Diana Lamplugh were devastated never seeing or hearing from their daughter again…Safety3 min readSafety3 min read
Oct 24, 2020What are we waiting for?It was a necessity but started to create a societal shift in women’s participation in the workforce. Since WWI, with the vast majority of soldiers being men fighting abroad, women had to step out of the homes and into businesses of all kinds. A century ago we made a societal…Covid 192 min readCovid 192 min read
Sep 3, 2020Silent ExtinctionSilent Extinction I was an ex-pat child who grew up in Yemen and had to flee because of the 1994 civil war. This changed my life forever and made me into the person dedicate to using the privilege I was born into as a Canadian to make the world better…Covid 192 min readCovid 192 min read
Aug 29, 2020Come as a student, not as a teacherWorking in different countries and cultures come with their own challenges, but are surprisingly similar in many ways. When I was based as a public health researcher in Uganda, I wanted to not lead but to be guided to learn their ways of working. We all wanted the same goal, to…Student1 min readStudent1 min read
Jul 4, 2020This post to you came to me in a dream last night.This post to you came to me in a dream last night. These past few months during this crisis dreams don’t really exist for me. …Activism2 min readActivism2 min read
Apr 11, 2020How will you be remembered after COVID 19?Billions of people worldwide have directly and indirectly been impacted by the Coronavirus-19 pandemic. This has caused huge ripple effects worldwide economically, socially and of course medically. The speed in which this virus has moved has created unprecedented pressures and strain on ourselves, our social networks and the wider communities…Covid 192 min readCovid 192 min read
Jan 12, 2020Is the Internet the new Yearbook?Is the Internet the new Yearbook? Do you remember your yearbooks from high school? How people described you, signed their memories of you, what activities you were involved in, even what that headshot of you looked like. …Personal Brand2 min readPersonal Brand2 min read
Jan 4, 2020Positive habits build self-esteemPositive habits build self-esteem Habits are the byproduct of a series of unconscious processes your brain has established between repeated behaviours, in essence to skip it taking up energy and mental capacity. Remember how difficult it was when first learning the alphabet to where you are now? Because they are…Habit Building2 min readHabit Building2 min read
Dec 18, 2019Bringing Diverse Founders Together Grows BusinessesBringing Diverse Founders Together Grows Businesses Flying overhead of Berlin on the plane back, I realise I have unlocked a perspective for me, my team and business. It always starts first my getting uncomfortable. Being taken out of my comfort zone, into not only a new country and city, but…Entrepreneurship2 min readEntrepreneurship2 min read
