• Sun lounger round a pool in Kefalonia, Greece
    Live, Work

    What a difference a year makes

    It’s been 12 months since I left my job at a consulting firm. My plan was to take a break for a year and think about what I wanted next. Well, that…

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    Design, Travel

    SFMOMA

    A flying visit to San Francisco on my way to Monterey on business – and SFMOMA was top of my list of places to visit. It didn’t disappoint. I took myself off…

  • Design

    Eastbourne hosts the Turner Prize

    When I heard the Turner Prize was being exhibited and hosted in Sussex, it definitely made it onto my ‘must-see’ list for this Autumn. The Turner Prize is probably the world’s best…

  • Design

    REBEL at the Design Museum

    Went to see this fashion exhibition at The Design Museum, which is in collaboration with the British Fashion Council (BFC) and celebrates the 30th anniversary of the BFC’s NEWGEN programme. The show,…

  • Eat, Live, Play

    House Classic: The Kentucky Manhattan

    I’m a late comer to this cocktail – call it a lockdown revelation, but it’s currently my favourite tipple. Strong, warm and silky – the Manhattan is one of the dark spirit…

  • Work

    Financial Literacy: The New Frontier of Banking CX

    Why Financial Literacy Is the New Frontier of the Banking Customer Experience   Money is awash in the market, so why are so many consumers so financially unhealthy? Despite the proliferation of…

  • Work

    Digitally enabled, customer-centred approaches in banking

    Human problems, personal solutions: digitally enabled, customer-centred approaches in banking The UK faces a looming crisis in personal debt. Even before COVID-19, the Money Advice Service, an independent organisation set up by…