ON TOM: He calls himself: NATURALLY SOCIAL. CONTENT CREATOR. BRAND BUILDER. PARTNERSHIP CREATOR. PEOPLE CONNECTOR. TECH LOVER. And that’s what he is. Smart cookie. WHY TOM: Tom is all round creative who can do it all but not losing any quality in the process. He’s a very bright young man with many skills and can problem solve his way out out of any situation. Proud to say that Tom now is working with us and will be covering operations and marketing for both Doodleledo and Natalka Design. We’re uber excited!FIND HIM: @tomsharman and his website.
ON LUCY: Lucy is the Founder of Postcards Home which is an amazing online gift and homeware store selling independent designers and works with social enterprises around the world.WHY LUCY: Lucy is a badass, smart boss lady we all can learn from and one of the nicest people we met. Also if you do get a chance to meet her, her hair colour changes with every season and her fashion reflects her colourful personality too. Connect with her, invite for coffee and pick her brain if she lets you. She’s a smart cookie. FIND HER: insta: @postcardshomeltd twitter: @PostcardsHome
ON PETE: Pete I know for years now. He’s a bestselling author (Hippo - Human Focused Digital), behavioural designer, technologist, accidental polymath, mens mental health campaigner and co-founder of Us Ai in London. He talks all over the world on creative & social technologies, data, artificial intelligence and the physiological & psychological effects on their audiences. Over the last three years, Pete has helped to pioneer an entirely new approach to Ai focused services, one that looks at ‘self-evolving systems’ and ‘minimum viable personality’ to help solve societal and human issues. He’s a smart cookie!WHY PETE: basically if you want to connect with someone who’s got their ‘s**t together’, practices what they preach, shines light on important subjects outside of your comfort zone, a pro in what he does and most of all a kind-hearted, caring human - talk to Pete.
ON FIONA: Fiona is the founder of She Can She Did where she shines the light on impressive, self starter women in business. ‘The overall aim of SCSD is to demystify what goes on behind the scenes to create a successful company sans the sugar coating and encourage more young women that they too can do the same’. She also regularly runs SCSD midweek mingles which get sold out before you notice. Yet with all that growing success you won’t meet a more kind, selfless, interested and warm hearted person. She’s interviewed me a year ago for her blog (which you can read here) and since then it was obvious we’ll be friends. She sold me on her awesomeness the moment she turned up to the interview in her pink coat. WHY FIONA: don’t be fooled by this lady’s age (yes she’s young!) or the angel-like smile. Fiona means business, is savvy, smart, highlights weekly the most amazing business women in UK and knows what she wants. Watch this space everyone! She can, she did, she will!
ON PAUL: a leading strategist, author and speaker on the future of technology, disruption anything and everything to do with future. He runs the technology advisory HERE/FORTH where he helps clients including PwC, Coca-Cola, O2 and more to understand trends and how to sensibly apply emerging technologies strategically. This smart cookie currently writes for a number of publications, including Forbes, Reuters, Cool Hunting, Evening Standard and Short List. He also wrote a book: ‘Disruptive Technologies’, and launched TNN (The New Normal) which we help with: a private community and online resource/hub (powered by Slack) on all things future, with amazing speakers each month. More on Paul here.WHY PAUL: you want to know him, talk to him, get him a coffee. He's a smart cookie, works fast, delivers faster. Says as it is, doesn't sugarcoat it. He talks extremely fast, so you better have an espresso when talking to Paul. He's also a good egg and funnier than he thinks. It's a pleasure to have him as our first guest. ““BEST BUSINESS ADVICE YOU GOT:- MAKE IT SIMPLE.””