Jan 26, 2019Isle of Man Events: Leveling Up on LearningThis week saw January seriously level up in terms of events happening on the Isle of Man. I managed to attended three events, by three different organisations. Two of these were early morning breakfast events, which I’m loving as it really sets the tone for the day (although avoiding the…Shelley Langan4 min read
Oct 18, 2018Positively: New BeginningsEvery month I meet first thing in a morning with a bunch of people wanting to create some powerful positive waves in their family/work/friendship circles through the group “Positively Isle of Man”. Usually I’m the one sat listening to other people, however after it kicking off in a new format…Life4 min read
Published in Isle of Media·Jul 27, 2018YouTube Men on Mann: Exploding Dolls and Talking SpiritsIf you ask a lot children nowadays what they want to be when they grow up.. the chances are that at the top of that list would be “a YouTuber”. Because that’s a job now! It wasn’t even on anyone’s radar a decade ago. …You Tube7 min read
Jul 18, 2018Insider Threat: Is Your Business Simply Secure From the Inside?Poor Elon Musk has been going through a difficult time with Tesla at the moment, the last thing he’d needs to deal with is employee sabotage: Elon Musk sends company email about 'extensive and damaging sabotage' by employee Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent an email to all employees on Monday morning about a factory fire, and seemed to reference…www.cnbc.com But Tesla isn’t the only company this has happened to. …Cybersecurity8 min read
Published in Isle of Media·May 16, 2018Ingenious Incubation: Co-working Re-engineeredFact for the day. The word engine, is derived from the word ingenious: adj; ingenious (comparative more ingenious, superlative most ingenious) Displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent. This fellow is ingenious; he fixed a problem I didn’t even know I had. And, just maybe, the people behind the newly…Coworking6 min read
May 11, 2018Biosphere and Mann: The Business in NatureIn 2016 the Isle of Man was awarded the very exciting accolade of only entire nation to be a member of the UNESCO world network of Biosphere Reserves.Environment6 min read
May 8, 2018Gefachella 2018: Community Development through Heads, Hearts and HandsBack in February 2018, I was lucky enough to attend a presentation from Cormac Russell, one of the people driving ABCD, Asset Based Community Development, in Europe. Working out of Chicago, Cormac and the team are pioneers of community driven change and it’s is all about building from the ground…Startup7 min read
Published in Isle of Media·May 4, 2018Northern Media Summit 2018: Creative Clusters Don’t Grow AloneEarlier this year Nesta produced a report, “Creative Nation, How the Creative Industries are powering the UK’s Nations and Regions”. In the punchy Exec Summary, Nesta highlights how fast growing the Creative Industries are and how closely aligned they are with technology. Unarguably creating creative businesses and creative careers within…Virtual Reality6 min read
Apr 26, 2018Dynamic Speed Networking SkillsSian Jones is on a mission to help people communicate more effectively. …Networking3 min read
Published in Isle of Media·Apr 22, 2018International events: How French Kissing, A Super Location and the Right Tech Could Set You Up For Success.Last week Isle of Media, the public private partnership driving inward investment to the Isle of Man within the digital media industry, hosted an event at MIPTV in Cannes, France. The idea of hosting the event at a large international festival was to ensure the message engaged with the right…Events3 min read
