entrepreneur – and so she thinks

Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant

admin — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 11:36:00 +0000

Growth and progression are built on innovation and originality, and rely on bold thinkers to carry ideas forwards and make a difference. But to make a difference, do individuals have to be different? In Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World, Adam Grant, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton business school, sets out to identify the traits that define original thinkers and successful business people, entrepreneurs, artists, innovators and leaders alike. It’s full of ideas. He explores the role of birth order, discusses the merits of procrastination, makes suggestions for productive criticism, and backs it all up with examples from businesses such as Google, Babble and Apple. It stops short of being a manifesto for challenging the status quo, but its effect is the same. Be bold, and be different, and you might just change the world.

I received a free copy via NetGalley.

An interview with Nadine Kanso

admin — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 08:59:00 +0000

‘Travelling and looking at new things around the world and around me is always inspiring. People do inspire me in so many ways, events , words…’ Nadine Kanso

Now based in Dubai, she has always seen creativity as an innate part of her being and her background and culture is evident. Her Arabic identity, and her pride in it, is a living element of her jewellery line, Bil Arabi, which fuses the Arabic language with her milieu of design and creative training and a passion for looking good.
http://www.stylehunter.com.au/interviews/nadine-kanso

Sarah Nettleton – summer style

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 19:33:00 +0000

It’s summertime, and with the longer days, BBQ evenings and buckets and spades comes a desire to infuse some of that summer feeling into everything. A bit of frivolity, joie de vivre, light heartedness. And everything includes our clothing and accessories. Sarah Nettleton, Founder and Designer, of aMuse Fashions aims to bring a bit of the season into her jewellery pieces, and the Paper Sailboats, Fish ‘N’ Chips and Lollipop collections are perfect for this.
But as I found out from her, it’s far more complex than simply looking at a bucket and spade.

Down By The Sea