The Process
How To Build A Beauty Brand - Setting Up Socials is Boring But Necessary
Build your brand like you’ll sell it: essential social setup checklist for serious founders.
genderequity
The net and the ladder. The gender dynamics of failure and opportunity.
They say what goes up must come down. But in business, I couldn’t help but wonder… when men fall, why is there always a net?
Business 2.0
I found a WAH deck from 10 years ago—and nothing’s really changed
Today I stumbled across an old Google Drive folder. Inside it was a deck from a decade ago titled WAH Vision, Mission and Culture. We used this to train the new WAH Nail Artists who joined when we opened WAH SoHo in October 2016. I opened it expecting to cringe.
Productivity
The Only Way To Feel Accomplished is to Finish What You Started
This week has been a lot of feels. I finished a book proposal - 23k words on my next act. I also closed a project entity - the 7 year cycle ended. Free Book Club Tonight Yet despite these two big completions happening this week, I’ve been full of
Business 2.0
Keeping it in the Community
The acquisition of Bread by a new holding company led by Olamide Olowe shows a new way of doing business. Why didn't Glossier do this?
Business 2.0
We Need To Talk About Business Trauma
How Your Past Failures Hinder Your Future Deals (and How to Move Forward Anyway)
Business 2.0
The 48-Hour Offsite: How to Reset, Reflect, and Reignite Your Goals
If you’re running a business, leading a team, or simply steering your own creative career, you need space to think. Real space. Away from the daily noise, the email pings, and the never-ending to-do lists. That’s why I believe every working woman should schedule an offsite —a 48-hour
Productivity
The Slow Horse Strategy: When to Pause and When to Push
Some ideas need a slower pace, a few detours, or even a pause before they’re ready to make real progress. Here's how to identify which ones.
Business 2.0
50 ChatGPT Prompts to Help You Build an Iconic Brand
ChatGPT is your co-pilot but the vision is yours. Here's how to turn your ideas into a brand using AI.
Business 2.0
ChatGPT Answered My 10 Brand Questions For Me
Today we discussed how ChatGPT was helped you build an iconic brand. But based on what it already knows, can it summarise my brand essence?
Business 2.0
The Prompts You Need to Ask Yourself BEFORE You Ask ChatGPT
Many people are asking me how they can use AI on a daily basis to supercharge their business and productivity. Some friends are using it for basic tasks such as spellchecking or writing captions et cetera but I see ChatGPT like a university professor who I am in constant dialogue
The Process
My Creative Process
Two decades after my degree, I realise I approach all creative projects in much the same manner. Here is my creative playbook.