Upon request form my PR folks I recently sat down to write ‘my story’ so they can use it in the company’s collateral.  In writing it I realised the irony in the story, of how a journey of ten years brings me back to serving a purpose for others much the same as that which drove me to go down this path.  Life, it seems, is not without a sense of humour.

Here’s the full recount:

“In 2003 – a fresh graduate from university, and refusing to follow the paths of my colleagues into Banking and management consulting,  I got  what i thought was a ‘real job’ in a  big Engineering firm to do one of those 18-month management trainee programmes.continue reading »

Yet another inspiring story of how PeoplePerHour allows people to start a business, follow their dreams and passions and build up their business one hour at a time.

And  contrary to common perception: its not all in high tech and digital. Lisa Moncur’s story – featured  in the Scotsman this weekend – reminds us that there is still life in manufacturing, and you can start a business on the side from your bedroom and build it up.

Thats our mission at PPH. That’s what we do best. And thats what gets us up every morning.

Thanks Lisa for sharing your story! Full article here 

This is Lisa’s profile on PPH

Everyone is asking if we are in a tech bubble. I think we are not. But I also think that there is a bigger problem at play. In the race to be the next big thing we forgot that companies exist to fulfill a need. We got too consumed with our own numbers, our growth and hockey stick curves and who’s writing about us. ‘Oh they’re hot they got into Techcrunch’. We forgot to ask ourselves one key question: what is our purpose? Why do we exist as a business. If we disappeared tomorrow would it really matter?continue reading »