In addition to the many things I learned be attending the global entrepreneurs event in Tokyo. There were the unexpected things that I learned too. Leaving the hotel at 5.00am to go to the main fish markets I was amazed that at that time of the morning there were people and cars everywhere. Cherry blossoms were poking through, people in masks keeping germs to themselves and glistening trucks rushing to their destination. (In the whole time in Tokyo I never…
Imagine running a business based on fun - that's what I decided to try when I left a very serious corporate career in marketing to set up RedBalloon...
Success is in the eye of the beholder
I was asked to define success…This is what I came up with. How do you define success? There are many things that make a successful business, and they don’t differ that much to those which make a successful life. Businesses are just made up of a bunch of people, all come together for a shared purpose, to make a difference to the world. In business it is not about what you know, or even who you know ? success comes…