Published in Corkscrew·Dec 20, 2017Corkscrew in 2018A short review of 2017 and our plans for 2018 — In this post, we’d like to share with you our progress over the last 12 months and where we’re headed in 2018! Since January, we have run 15 Startup Experienceships. This equates to 200 new Corkstars and over 100 new business ideas! We have been blown away by the energy…Education4 min readEducation4 min read
Published in Corkscrew·Dec 4, 2017CS Review/ Preview: NovemberNovember review… Wow! When I sat down to plan writing this, and reflected on the month I couldn’t believe how many exciting things we have packed into the last 4 weeks! To kick it all off, at the start of the month we ran CS73 with a group of students from Slovenians…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Published in Corkscrew·Oct 17, 2017How 160 Characters Helped Me Land My Dream JobToday marks my 1 year anniversary with Corkscrew. Over the past 12 months lots of people have asked me how I got my job and why I moved from Manchester to Exeter. …Startup7 min readStartup7 min read
Published in Corkscrew·Sep 1, 2017The Secret to Long-Term Career Success Lies in Cleaning Your CupsI know, I know. We’ve all been there before. You need to run to catch the last train; you walked your client out of the meeting room and didn’t go back in; someone else was filling up their water bottle; there was no sponge. You either forgot or you just…Growth Mindset3 min readGrowth Mindset3 min read
Published in Corkscrew·May 23, 2017Life as a Corkscrew Coach #2: “Experience is the key to greatness”We’re now in week 4 of the #CS68 Experienceship! It’s crazy how fast time goes during the programs. The students have now completed their client reports and are getting ready to focus on developing their business ideas. Initially, the client report can appear a bit alien to the students as…Education2 min readEducation2 min read
Published in Corkscrew·May 12, 2017Life of a Corkscrew Coach #1: “Do English people always wear odd socks?”The question about odd socks was asked on Day 1 of our latest Corkscrew Experienceship program and although it made me laugh, it was also a really important reminder of how alien everything must be to the students and the everyday things that I take for granted. When I looked…Education3 min readEducation3 min read
Published in Corkscrew·Mar 6, 2017Corkscrew Startups series: HomefansWelcome to the first ‘Corkscrew Startups’ interview! We’re going to use this series as a way of sharing the stories of business ideas that have been created and developed through our Corkscrew programs and subsequently launched! …Football4 min readFootball4 min read
Jan 23, 2017CS* Experienceships #59 + #60The last few months of 2016 were a busy time for us as we ran two Corkscrew Experienceship programs from our HQ’s in Exeter. …Startup2 min readStartup2 min read
Published in Corkscrew·Jan 20, 2017Screw Internships!You might have read in a previous post that we run programs called “Experienceships”. This post aims to explain what exactly that means and how the concept came into being… [if you’d rather listen than read, scroll to the bottom for a video from Corkscrew founder - Neil!] In a…Internships2 min readInternships2 min read
Published in Corkscrew·Jan 16, 2017Welcome to Corkscrew!So here it is, our first ever Medium post! We’re really excited to have this space to be able to keep you up to speed on what’s going on at CorkscrewHQ, our latest programs as well as the current news in Corkscrew Thinking! Ok, but what is hell Corkscrew Thinking?! …Education3 min readEducation3 min read
