Jul 17Doing your best vs Being Your Best SelfExploring the Balance Between Peak Performance and Personal Growth — The other day I saw a social media ad for an app to optimise my calendar. Followed by an ad for a workout plan to optimise my muscles. After that, a meal-order service for optimum nutrients, followed by a post for reishi that promised better sleep. …Perfectionism4 min readPerfectionism4 min read
Published inLondon Writers’ Salon·Apr 10, 2022If you are the story, then here are your choicesHighlights on publishing, agents, manuscripts, and perseverance from the #WritersSummit22 at London Book Fair — Publishing Industry6 min readPublishing Industry6 min read
Published inLondon Writers’ Salon·Apr 4, 20225 insights for authors on rights & licenses from The London Book FairHaving self-published a few books and now trying to break into traditional publishing, I went to The London Book Fair’s “Introduction to Rights” to learn more about the ‘selling’ side of writing. I’ve noticed some of my favourite authors distributing their stories in book and screen form, and I was…Publishing Industry5 min readPublishing Industry5 min read
Feb 7, 2022Why build a startup at your own pace?On growing a business at a sustainable pace — Who says you couldn’t? Those who define their self-worth by the size of their funding rounds? Those who tell themselves that if the press didn’t cover it, it’s not a worthwhile venture after all? Those who think that money is the only valid reason to pursue anything? From being around…Business2 min readBusiness2 min read
Nov 29, 202110 Surprising Lessons From The First Year of Copy & CoOn launching the company I’ve always wanted to start — Like many people in 2020, I decided I wanted to do something different. Why not blow up your life? That dumpster fire of a year seemed like the perfect time. …Startups8 min readStartups8 min read
Jul 22, 202135Some reflections on outgrowing hustle culture — We were having dinner on a Sunday, or maybe it was during the week. All I remember is being 22 and sitting at a kitchen table in Wellington with my then-boyfriend’s parents, who said: “Enjoy this decade: your twenties are for fun, travel and doing whatever you want. Your thirties…Hustle Culture7 min readHustle Culture7 min read
Mar 8, 2019Resilience in the Burnout EraOn how the fight for equal rights has evolved, as shared at Makers’ International Women’s Day breakfast — When I was 13, I’d see high school kids walk by and think, when I’m their age, when I’m 17, I’ll have it all figured out. I’ll know how to talk to boys; those girls will want to hang out with me. …Women8 min readWomen8 min read
Mar 27, 2017Yes, Lean In (But Go Your Own Way)“This House Would Lean In”: transcript from Cambridge Union debate — In December 2016 I was honoured to be invited to participate in the Presidential debate in the historic Cambridge Union debate hall at Cambridge University, alongside Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP. I’m grateful to the Cambridge Union for inviting me to take part. We debated the motion ‘This House Would…Women In Tech10 min readWomen In Tech10 min read
