Online networking VS face to face networking If you were to pitch the idea of online networking to me 10 years ago, I would run. I wouldn’t buy it, and there’s probably nothing you could do or say to convince me otherwise. Why? Simply because we were in a much different place in life. And...Read More
How to succeed faster Alexander Wang was crowned the youngest self-made billionaire in the world, at only age 25. He is estimated to have a net worth of $1 billion. His San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company, Scale AI was valued at $7.3 billion earlier this year. What’s interesting about him is that he dropped out...Read More
On Wednesday at Networking in… we had the pleasure of hearing from Helen Joy of People Spark. Her talk was on “Recruitment 101: Making the leap” Helen touched on some very important points from when you first have the thought of recruiting to actually doing it. How to tell if you need to recruit Are...Read More
The secret to success during an economic recession What’s the number 1 streaming service for films and movies? There are probably a few you thought of, but I can bet you that somewhere on that list, you thought of Netflix. Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services with 223 million paid memberships in...Read More
You can’t pour from an empty cup Let’s do a little visualisation exercise. Imagine yourself as a device, let’s say a phone… When your battery is at 100%, you are able to function fully. The brightness is up, and all the apps perform at their best! The people around you are happy with you, and...Read More
Cybersecurity and how to protect yourself from cybercrime Beware of tinder swindlers (and other online conning scumbags) Have you seen the ‘Tinder Swindler?’ It’s a shocking documentary that focusses on a group of women who were the victims of a conman they met on Tinder. Having collectively been conned out of millions of dollars, they...Read More
Adapting to change in life and business 5 ways to plan for life’s curveballs Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. I’ve always had a dream to run a marathon, but something has always come in the way. In 2020, that thing was COVID-19, and it scuppered my plans for the...Read More
7 ways to solve problems as a leader What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name ‘Steve Jobs?’ It’s probably Apple, right? And for a good reason… Steve Jobs changed the game for the industry. He led the Apple company in developing groundbreaking products, including the iPod, iPhone, and iPad....Read More
Money Management: An Outside idea Money Management in a small business can be tricky. It tends to not be the reason you’ve gone into business for yourself, unless you’re an accountant or a bookkeeper, and it can feel like an alien landscape. A business owner once told me how he’d had the best month of...Read More
What business coaching can do for your business The story of Eric Schmidt Does the name Eric Schmidt ring a bell? Well, let me fill you in… Eric Schmidt is an accomplished technologist, famous entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was CEO and chairman of Google (from 2001-2011) and Alphabet (2015-2017). Under his leadership, Google acquired Youtube...Read More
