Alex Bennett-GrantMangrove Founder, Frank Crichlow, changed my life in more ways than I knew.“If you are a big tree, we are a small axe.” So goes a Jamaican proverb, famously popularized by Bob Marley.Aug 9, 2020Aug 9, 2020
Alex Bennett-Grant“Workin 9 til 5 just trying to make a livin”When did working 9 til 5 go out of fashion?Aug 4, 2020Aug 4, 2020
Alex Bennett-GrantSleep anxiety was my demon until I took steps to invest in quality restBefore returning to work and firing up my energy for a new decade, I decided to take a moment to note down the essential steps I took in…Jan 10, 20201Jan 10, 20201
Alex Bennett-GrantIs your content the blocked short-form snack or the loved long-form binge?Some stuff learned while dabbling in (branded) entertainment in 2018.Nov 11, 2018Nov 11, 2018
Alex Bennett-GrantDissecting the ‘Creative Class’: mirror-lickers and rarified artists.The other day I was thinking ‘Thank god it’s been a few months since I last read a consumer research report nuzzle in a client brief that…Nov 5, 2018Nov 5, 2018
Alex Bennett-GrantHow-to…do youth culture marketing. Crack Asia. Collaborate. Make good content. Etc.I have no idea. I have learned it’s better to try and fail than to keep asking other people.Jul 8, 2018Jul 8, 2018
Alex Bennett-GrantThe awkward conversation about racist corporationsDear Ira Glass and gang,Jun 11, 2018Jun 11, 2018
Alex Bennett-GrantWhy we scrapped ‘engagement’ for ‘amazement’ and never looked backMy face broke out into a wide smile, as I looked up at the mid-day sun shining through a humongous hanger at the California NASA AMES…May 11, 2018May 11, 2018
Alex Bennett-GrantI wrote a brand strategy that changed my own behaviour.I am a Jamaican, Greek, British guy living in Amsterdam. As a result my identity has always been front and centre. People adamantly want me…Apr 11, 2018Apr 11, 2018
Alex Bennett-GrantIf 16 year old black kids can change culture…If Young black inner city kids in the early 80s can create a musical movement that changes history — with nothing. Then we need to be…Apr 6, 2018Apr 6, 2018
