Crew Love: Meet the Couple Living on Their Recently Renovated Houseboat During Lockdown

This interview was originally published on The Indiependent Gabby Heneghan, 26, and Calum Henderson, 28, live with two-year-old cockapoo Bilston on their recently renovated houseboat, and are currently moored in London’s Little Venice during lockdown.  Gabby is from Carlisle, Cumbria, and works as a team coordinator for the charity Save the Children’s Humanitarian Public Health team; … Continue reading Crew Love: Meet the Couple Living on Their Recently Renovated Houseboat During Lockdown

Newsrooms Need To Slow Down In Order To Survive

In other words, a fable for the modern age: ‘The Tortoise and the Scare’ Asa society we have never had so much information at our disposal. With the proliferation of disinformation (information that is false and deliberately harmful to a person, social group, organisation or country), the journalist’s ongoing task to cement themselves as a … Continue reading Newsrooms Need To Slow Down In Order To Survive

How To Befriend Billionaires And Take Your Career Up A Notch

There’s a whole platform designed specifically for connecting ordinary people like us to those who have made billions Picture the last time you went to a networking event. It was probably some dry, corporate shindig organised by a guy that everybody secretly hates, right? I bet they put out some dry crackers and cheese, red … Continue reading How To Befriend Billionaires And Take Your Career Up A Notch

How To Support Friends With Mental Health Problems

With a mental health epidemic across the world it’s important for us to recognise our own limitations before offering support to a friend According to UK-based charity Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England 676 million people are affected by mental health issues worldwide. This phenomenon is particularly prevalent amongst young people; MHFA England report that the proportion … Continue reading How To Support Friends With Mental Health Problems

The Bean Bank: Starbucks Borrows Billions From Customers

A business practice worth understanding as Pumpkin Spiced Latte season begins The Starbucks rewards programme is one of the most successful in the world, effectively functioning as a $1.642.9 billion loan for the popular coffee franchise. Coffee lovers are incentivised to load up their mobile account or physical gift cards with cash, which enables them … Continue reading The Bean Bank: Starbucks Borrows Billions From Customers

What Chicken Sandwiches Can Teach You About Marketing

The chicken sandwich wars sparked by the launch of a new Popeye’s product shows the importance of an effective social media strategy This week has shown us the importance of an effective social media strategy for brands like fast-food chicken chain Popeye’s who just want to sell their new fried chicken sandwiches. The announcement of … Continue reading What Chicken Sandwiches Can Teach You About Marketing