My professional life involves board positions in publicly listed companies, corporate leadership, strategic advisory work and close relationships with business owners and investment groups.
Alongside this, I have held positions of trust in public and civic organisations, international representative assignments, and been involved in established associations and institutions.
It is a world of responsibility, relationships and decisions. But there is another side of me that I have rarely shared.
The creative side.
My father was a well-represented artist, an eccentric personality with a remarkable imagination and a distinctive visual language. His paintings explored colour, geometry, movement and abstraction.
He left behind an extensive collection of original artwork. Now, I am exploring how to give his artistic legacy a new life.
I am developing an illustrated art book about a little boy who dreams of becoming an explorer.
One day, he steps beyond his familiar surroundings and enters an extraordinary world where colourful shapes become companions, lines turn into roads, and abstract compositions transform into mysterious landscapes.
A world created from the colours, forms and imagination of my father's original paintings.
Using contemporary creative tools, I am bringing these artistic elements into a new visual narrative, combining his art with my own storytelling.
The project is still evolving, but the ambition is to create a book that is both an imaginative adventure and a celebration of his artistic legacy.
My professional world is about leadership, governance and business decisions.
This journey is about imagination, curiosity and creating something entirely different.
A little boy wants to become an explorer.
And through my father's art, I am giving him a world to discover.
Richard and Yalda are creating truly remarkable podcasts at Sky News.
In particular, The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim stands out for its depth and authenticity. What makes today’s special session especially compelling is the personal layer they bring to the conversation—moving beyond headlines to reveal who they are as people. That warmth and humanity carry through every moment, making the listening experience both insightful and engaging.
It was precisely this sense of connection that accompanied me during an outdoor kettlebell training session in –1°C, turning the cold into a backdrop for something genuinely absorbing.
Let the board meeting conclude and release the room — send the members out into a museum, where insight awakens and creativity begins. I take a board into a walking workshop to break routine, expand perspective, and unlock the kind of thinking that transforms organizations. Today, we explore how groundbreaking inventions reshape the business landscape, and what the next defining breakthrough might be.
Without Gutenberg, I am nothing — I would be a voice confined to silence. As a communicator, my entire craft is built on the foundation he created.
Johannes Gutenberg, the visionary behind the movable-type printing press, opened the world to shared knowledge and empowered the modern storyteller. His invention remains one of history’s greatest engines of human progress.
Spartan is a timeless geometric sans-serif known for its clean modern balance and bold clarity — and I’m in love with it.
Letters displayed in red and grey on a white background.
In London earlier, I studied and gained inspiration from The Crown auction. As a business concept, this has been a success, featuring a fully booked exhibition and a subsequent auction with high prices. Netflix’s tremendous TV series, The Crown, has been both a success and a fantastic production.
The team behind the TV series allowed Bonhams to set up an exhibition with auction events. Studying this concept provides insight into the value of trademarks and stories, and how cooperation between different businesses can generate new opportunities.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t manage the high bidding at the auction, so I lost all my bids and couldn’t bring the “royal heritage” with me.
