“Love the ultra-local stand up – that takes a double serving of courage!” This is what my coach said to me when she heard I’d performed stand up at a beer festival in a local village….
Category archives: Compering
The Value of Vulnerability
Vulnerability in the tech industry is dirty word. Firewalls must be robust, infrastructure must be secure, and if you’ve not got a handle on your data, you might as well write your own headline for The Register. In the past eight years I have written enough whitepapers and thought leadership pieces for vendors, developers and…
Yes, Yes, Oh Yes!
There are times when you’re offered a gig and you don’t have to think twice about it. The same goes for a piece of work or a project – something in your gut that tells you it’s the right thing to do. This time, the call came from the incredible Aduke Onafowokan. Aduke is a…
The Power of the Truth
How many times have you been to an event and been disappointed with the keynote speakers? Perhaps you’ve sat through five presentations and only one has stood out. Feels like a waste of time eh? On Saturday, I had the rare experience of compering an event where every speaker was first class. It was the…