by ToniKent | Nov 14, 2021 | education, Honesty, Social Mobility, Storytelling, university challenged, Work
Do we need professional apprenticeships as an alternative to university and corporate training? Listening to The Economist’s podcast with Multiverse CEO Euan Blair made me reflect on what was available to me and my peers when we were of school leaving age. At...
by ToniKent | Nov 13, 2021 | Giving back, Honesty, Social Mobility, Work
Did you know that there’s a #ClassPayGap? As someone who has directly experienced social mobility (where I’ve gained financial, social and cultural capital that was inaccessible to my mum and dad) it’s important for me to highlight that we really...
by ToniKent | Sep 21, 2021 | Compering, Honesty, Performing, Work
I had the excitement of a secret-squirrel trip to London to rehearse for an event I’m compering that I’m not yet allowed to speak about. As if that wasn’t a thrilling enough prospect, the journey itself proved to be extremely eventful as it has been...
by ToniKent | Apr 27, 2020 | Honesty, Work
Working from home used to feel like a luxury but when you have to do it full-time it becomes a slightly different proposition than a way to grab some cheeky time to yourself, or a chance to walk the children to and from school. Having worked from home for 10 years, I...
by ToniKent | Jun 28, 2019 | Compering, Honesty, Storytelling, Technology, Work
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...