I am so excited to announce that I am launching my newly updated, refreshed and sparkly website today and wanted to take a few minutes to thank those people who have gone out of their way to give me a virtual makeover.

I talk and write about the power of collaboration a great deal, and how it not only helps to deliver better, more dynamic results but just how vital it is to catalyse new thinking, to challenge conventions and to drive sustainable change.

My website refresh began with a brilliantly constructive conversation with Amanda Fong who works for my management team Speaking Office. She was the one who asked me challenging questions about what my existing site was doing and how it conveyed what I wanted it to. She wanted me to reflect on whether it reflected what I wanted to do and whether it really did the best to showcase my work, my passion and my professionalism.

At first, like many are, when asked to step out of their comfort zone, I was a little defensive, but her skilled nudging and encouragement soon saw me embrace the need for change.

It was then that I met the incredible team at Waterfront Digital, Chris Gilchrist and Egor Pustynnyi. They were exceptional in the way they worked with me, most importantly, they listened… and as you can imagine, given that it was me, they listened for a long time, and then they went away and translated what I was saying into actionable design, and then my new website.

If you fancy taking a peek, and I really hope you do, please click the link below…

It all starts with having someone prepared to challenge you, for you to park your ego and objectively explore the truth and then to surround yourself with people who are more talented than you are, who are prepared to listen and work with you. #change