Mental Health in Lockdown Phil Cluff

Smashing everything you thought you knew about entrepreneurship is the relentlessly hard working and optimistic Roxy Marrone, she really does think for her self and had a lot of interesting opinions about how to get the best out of situations where it’s tough to find motivation. Thanks Roxy !

Switching jobs is stressful at the best of times, let alone in a pandemic against inhospitable circumstances. So if you need any encouragement or advice on how to move through that then this is ideal. Thanks Xenia !

Gardening, Barcelona, football. Basically Joe’s a legend and a bloody nice guy with a lot of great ideas and suggestions for how to handle negativity. Thanks mate !

G.A. was already the head of commercial at two of Africa’s leading investment firms in his mid 20’s. Having left the LSE with a Master’s Degree in African history. George’s polite, kind, and intelligent disposition has allowed him to work productively alongside world leaders (pictured alongside the President of Zimbabwe Emerson Mnangagwa), interview them, and help all kinds of investment vehicles to get off the ground in Africa. We spoke about the effect of the pandemic on one’s enthusiasm, some of the new implications of responsibility for wealthier countries working in the developing world, and how one’s definition of ‘success’ can be so important to actually obtaining it. Huge thanks to George for taking the time.

A young fashion designer and aspiring filmmaker. We talked about facing the prospect of university during the pandemic, the perception pressures on teenagers from social media outlets, and how one’s sense of humour can fall into unexpected interests when a pandemic makes things more dull. We also name dropped a fashion brand that everyone should check out (it’s unisex) !

Humble genius and candidate for nicest person on earth, so this was rare in being both laid back and highly informative. As she trains to become a lawyer, we discussed why she had taken that decision in the context of the virus, whether or not people put too much pressure on themselves (and each other) to be happy, and the inexplicable economics of the Super Bowl halftime show!