Welcome to my journal.
Get an insight into my day-to-day work and my perspective on key issues.
The Lessons Learnt Launching a Business the Second Time Around
This month, I launched my second start-up. My first - Ella's Kitchen, is named after my daughter, and is now the number one UK baby food brand. It was conceived simply to improve the lives of children through giving them a healthier relationship with food.
This time the brand is named after my son. It's called Paddy's Bathroom, offering natural and organic toiletries for babies, toddlers and young children, promising that getting clean will now be as much fun as it was to get dirty.
Let's Go Further, Together
Over recent years, the status of the entrepreneur has evolved from that of economic outcast to capitalistic rebel, the brave white knight and bold pioneer of disruption and innovation.
But this vision, as mythical as it is inspiring, may soon be destined for the history books.
Food for Thought: Why a Healthy Tomorrow Can Only Be Secured by the Young Leaders of Today
Next week I am honoured to be going to Johannesburg as a Counsellor for the One Young World Summit, where 1,300 young delegates will gather from 190 countries to debate many of the world's most pressing social issues.
Immediate Action Is Needed to Avert Britain's Recipe for Disaster
Thousands of British children are going to school hungry every day, while the country faces an obesity and dietary crisis that is costing the NHS £6bn per year. The numbers speak for themselves: Britain has sleepwalked into a diet crisis, with unaffordable social and economic implications.
