Mar 7The 40 Books I read in 2022…and a 1 line review of each. Here is a run down of what I read in 2022. It equates to about 40 minutes / 30 pages a day. Thanks to Rebel Book Club for the accountability and inspiration as always! Join in and accelerate you or your team’s reading…Non Fiction Books12 min readNon Fiction Books12 min read
May 17, 2022Oldest British person summits Mt. Everest, passing legend Sir Ranulph FiennesGrandfather of 5 sets new record in 16 day ‘flash’ Everest expedition (also my Dad). — At 6:30am on the 13th May 2022, Graham Keene from Exeter, Devon, stood alongside his guide, sherpas and team at the highest point on earth — Mount Everest, 8849m. At 68 years old, Graham becomes the oldest British person to successfully summit, overtaking Sir Ranulph Fiennes who was 65 years…Everest6 min readEverest6 min read
Jan 5, 2022The 48 Books I read in 2021With a short review of each — Here is a run down of what I read in 2021. It equates to about 45 minutes / 35 pages a day. Thanks to Rebel Book Club for the accountability and inspiration as always! RBC is kicking off a big year in January with Black Spartacus by Sudhir Hazareesingh. …Reading16 min readReading16 min read
Aug 25, 2021I’m scared and that’s good news.I’m scared that after 20 years of my adult life learning about the reality of the climate and nature crisis — from reading Cradle to Cradle in 2002 to watching An Inconvenient Truth in 2006 — that we’re still not collectively responding to the danger at the speed and scale…Climate Crisis5 min readClimate Crisis5 min read
Jan 3, 2021The 38 Books I Read in 20202020 was a bad year for many things. But one of the silver linings was that there was a lot of time for reading. Here is a run down of what I read in 2020. It equates to about 20–30 minutes / 25 pages a day. Thanks to Rebel Book…Reading11 min readReading11 min read
Oct 9, 2020What I learnt speaking with Simon Sinek, Holly & Richard BransonIt’s amazing what can happen from your home office. Last week was one of the most uplifting events I’ve ever been part of. I’ve been a fan and supporter of Virgin StartUp since it began providing loans and guiding first-time founders to get their idea out into the world. As…Simon Sinek3 min readSimon Sinek3 min read
May 20, 2020Which platform is best for my online event?Cambridge University its moving all its lectures online for 2020/21. The near future for many classes, events and team meets is digital. But despite video calls and online events being available for over a decade, its only really during Covid-19 that we’re switching on mass. We have to. And…Events3 min readEvents3 min read
May 1, 2020How we’ve adapted Rebel Book Club since lockdown30th April 2020 Dear Rebels, This is an update about the changes we’ve made over the last few weeks. We began this community because we wanted to help curious people start and finish non-fiction books that would challenge them to put their learnings into action, together with others. 5…Book Club6 min readBook Club6 min read
Mar 23, 2020Creativity in a crisis: How might entrepreneurs & freelancers react?It’s been a big week (or few) but how do we, as entrepreneurs, makers, freelancers, or the newly unemployed, best respond creatively? I ran an instagram live this morning (and last week with Escape the City) talking about this. I think we’re going to see an explosion of creativity and…Creativity3 min readCreativity3 min read
Mar 13, 2020Reading in the time of CoronaThis is a letter we sent to our members at Rebel Book Club today. Many of you will be going through a mixture of feelings right now; concern around the health and wellbeing of friends, family and vulnerable communities you care about. Maybe even your own. Anxiety around your work…Book Club3 min readBook Club3 min read
