Reach Out ... I’ll Be There

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In this episode I talk about my struggle feeling alone and my resolution to follow The Four Tops and reach out!

Looking at Anxiety

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In this episode, I take a look at anxiety and mine in particular which has been prevalent over the last month. If this is your first visit to The Ok Cafe - please listen to the introduction in Episode 1

Welcome to The Ok Cafe

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An introduction to The Ok Cafe: what it’s for, why you need it, and how it will help clear out your negative emotion cupboard to leave you ok with the world once more.

Innovation in Action

Working in the technology industry, we are often asked about innovation and how to do it. Crucially, innovation isn't something you can tap into now and again. To be an innovative business and move forward, you need to integrate new thinking…

Road to China: Xuzhou

Our third day of the trade mission took us to Xuzhou: a large urban area with a 8.5million population located in Jiangsu province in East China near to the coast of the East China Sea. Xuzhou City is 5,000 years old which was very impressive…

Road to China: What is 5G and When is it Coming?

When I saw the UKTI agenda for our trade mission, the immediate attraction was our visit to Huawei and their research and development facility in Shenzhen. Emerald supply Huawei mobile WiFi devices in the UK particularly to satellite offices,…

Road to China : What is an Export?

Director of Emerald Business Communications Sarah Windrum recently represented UK technology on a UKTI Trade Mission to China. And she documented her experiences both building up to and on the trip itself in a series of short blogs! As an SME…

Road To China: Making Use of Your Social Capital

As a 'big picture' thinker and entrepreneur I often find myself agreeing to things before I work out how to deliver them. Having identified my big picture tendencies through leadership development training I now have a team of incredible 'detail'…

Road To China: The Cost of Lost Communication

During my trip to Pudong Enterprise Centre in Shanghai, I was very lucky to be able to address a room of Government officials and technology innovators regarding the issues that surround our increasing reliance on mobile communication. In the…

Road to China: How Does a Small Business Think Global?

Sarah Windrum, Emerald Group CEO spoke on this topic at the Leamington Business Forum and was so thrilled with the response from local businesses, particularly SMEs, we have turned it into a blog post. Firstly, I gave a brief introduction to…