The Ride of a Lifetime
Jake Millar recommended Disney CEO Bob Iger’s new book “The Ride of a Lifetime”. A great example of Focus, Commitment, Discipline. He started with three
November 22, 2019
THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF HUMAN INNOVATION
Humans are changing the world. But the cost of our ingenuity is high. Check out Peter Gluckman and Mark Hanson’s new book Ingenious – stimulating,
November 19, 2019
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Finally got to watch Tarantino’s 9th movie on the Manchester – Singapore flight. 2 hours, 40 minutes of classic 1960’s movies with an imaginative, fast
November 15, 2019
Learnings from a Bookseller
James Daunt opened his first book shop, Daunt Books, in Marylebone, London in 1990 at just 26 years old. I’ve been a fan ever since.
November 11, 2019
The 10 F’s.
Spent the last week or so in the North of England with 35 top Booths Buying Execs and Store Managers. Booths is a 172 year
November 5, 2019
Foodie Friday – The Stars Come Out in Cumbria
My home county of Cumbria in the UK now has more Michelin starred restaurants than any county outside Greater London. We have twice as many
November 2, 2019
The Power of Three
Today is a black day for New Zealand. The All Blacks were knocked out of the Rugby World Cup by England. In the Semi-Final –
October 29, 2019
Foodie Friday – Wine Dinner in The Peloponnese
A great dinner at Amanzoe, Porto Heli – where Executive Chef Dimitris Melemenis partnered with one of Greece’s most prominent winemakers, Stellios Boutaris, to present
October 26, 2019
A Celebration of Friendship (Part IV)
Good friend and rugby comrade-in-arms Bob Latham of the great state of Texas just finished Robin’s 64 Spurs as the typhoon hit his Tokyo hotel
October 20, 2019
Let’s hear it for Windermere!
I spend my time in the UK in Grasmere, one of the prettiest villages in the UK, in the heart of the Lake District.
October 16, 2019