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We recently found out that Grapevine has been shortlisted in the category for ‘Best Place to Work’ at the Dorset Business Festival Awards! I’m so proud of our team and the contributions they’ve each made which, combined, are the reason we’re able to considered for this title. We’re an employee owned business as of SpringContinueContinue reading “We’ve been shortlisted!”

Spent some time this week exploring the North Devon coast. My nostalgia for West Country holidays normally drags me further to Cornwall, so it was nice to break with tradition and see another corner to this part of the world, which in conclusion looks and feels exactly the same. Oh, the comfort of familiarity.   OurContinueContinue reading “Postcards from Dewnens”

I’ve successfully completed of mini marathon of events representing Grapevine and sharing the news of our recent transition to employee ownership. Event 1 It kicked off yesterday morning at Mo Humphries’ Business Futures event at Foundry in Poole. Some familiar faces, some new. Great to hear from everyone about how business is going for them,ContinueContinue reading “4 events in 28 hours”

I saw some incredible things at Celebration, the four day Star Wars convention, last month. Some of the best bits were the most simple, fans gathering together on stage and holding lightsabers high, kids who likely weren’t even born when Star Wars returned to cinemas in 2015 dressed up as their favourite characters. George LucasContinueContinue reading “May the 4th 2023”

20 years ago this month I was on my school ‘work experience’ placement at Poole Library. At this time they had a store room above the bus station where the old Job Centre used to be. I was amazed when I went in there to find these wooden animals that used to be in theContinueContinue reading “#inPoole”

My gig going year has kicked off with a trio of very different shows. The first was at the tail end of last month with the Isle of Wight’s latest fine export, Coach Party at The Joiners in Southampton. https://vimeo.com/802825522 A little under two weeks later I finally got to see our generation’s greatest popContinueContinue reading “2023 gig season begins”

I was back on Talbot Campus this week for another outing of my Personal Brand talk that I first gave back in 2012. The talk has evolved a bit over the years, we didn’t really use the term ‘personal brand’ back then, it was just your ‘online profile’ and much more about what you didn’tContinueContinue reading “Guest Q+A with BU students”

Back at BU again today for a guest lecture I first gave in this same Lecture Theatre back in 2012. The talk has evolved a bit over the years, we didn’t really use the term ‘personal brand’ back then, it was just your ‘online profile’ and much more about what you didn’t want people toContinueContinue reading “Guest talk at Bournemouth University”

There’s not denying it, January tests your resolve. I actually welcome the extra time at home in the middle of winter to tie up loose ends from the year just gone and work on plans for the year ahead. It requires a stamina unlike no other month though, particularly in calendar years like this thatContinueContinue reading “A month of Mondays”