We all have bosses that shape us in one way or another and Dame Helen Alexander was a boss who taught me that it was possible to be kind, thoughtful and a leader at the same time. The BBC’s obituary sums up Dame Helen beautifully. I had the pleasure and privilege of working […]
I have just returned from an incredible time in Delhi, India where I attended the Women’s Economic Forum as a speaker, this May. It was a privilege to be able to speak in one of my home countries and I am also honored to have been recognized by the Women Economic Forum and All […]
I wrote about this, two years ago now, but felt I needed to revisit it again, as it is one that always creeps in under our business boundaries. While I am a firm believer in paying it forward, helping others and I enjoy giving advice, I write articles, tweet, Facebook and share daily – why […]
It’s All About The Hashtag – Using them in your posts is a must if you want more people to see your visuals. They enable others to find you, even if they’ve never heard of your brand before and you will be able to reach a larger audience, increase content exposure and open doors […]
With my love of fashion pulsating through my veins and working with fashion brands, I was dismayed to read the ‘Daily Mail’s’ story last week announcing that women over the age of 33 where probably too old to shop at Zara! What nonsense?! As luck would have it, I was attending the Sheerluxe fashion event […]
This morning (12 March, 2017) I woke up to the sad news that Joni Sledge has passed away at the age of 60. I am a big Sister Sledge fan, loved their music; ‘Thinking of You’ became my anthem from the age of 16 and I spent my disco years making memories to Sister […]
This year there is so much for us to shout about and our voices to be heard on, from – equal pay, supporting women in business, Trump and more. This year International Women’s Day on 8 March is asking everyone to #BeBoldForChange, urging us all to help forge a better working world – a more […]
I bravely launched Serendipity PR & Media in 2009, when the world was still reeling from the 2008 economic collapse and I figured, if Serendipity PR could survive a global recession, it could survive anything! Well, eight years later we are still here and wanted to re-look at my brand and website, which is what […]
The media has a profound effect on us and the way we perceive ourselves and our bodies. On the 18 of January, I was invited to the London film premiere of Embrace, the wonderful story and journey by Taryn Brumfitt. Her story first went viral on Facebook when she posted two images of herself. […]
This January I had the opportunity to interview HRH Prince Charles’s special adviser Tony Juniper and Dr. Emily Shuckburg, OBE about working with Prince Charles, ‘fake news’, the new US President and of course their latest book on #ClimateChange. This is an edited version extract of the interview: http://www.justmeans.com/blogs/the-ladybird-book-on-climate-change-co-authored-by-prince-charles-tony-juniper-and-scientist