March 2010 - Fellow

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  • Fruit Tea.....who me?

    I have put together an acquisition team who all have great experience and give me counsel. One of the team, Brian Williamson, is a leading Scottish entrepreneurial businessman. Now, Brian attends lots of meetings and therefore has the opportunity to drink...

  • Entrepreneurial Exchange

    Hi All out there in cyberspace... Heading off to Aberdeen today for a meeting in the afternoon and then to an entrepreneurial exchange focus dinner. I am really excited about this as the last event I attended was the prizes dinner in November. That was...

  • Changing the world (1-step at a time)

    Wow - seems as though everyone has been up to some fantastic things since graduating from the Fellowship. Funny it's not until you actually, draw breath and take stock, that you realise just how quickly things are moving forwards. Finishing in December...

  • Fizzbombs!!

    Every now and then, something comes along that creates buzz... In this context I am talking about sweets. I hope Kraft don't mess about with Cadbury Dairy milk 'cause that may be the best chocolate in the world. Me thinks When I'm needy it's...

  • A life Changing Decision!

    Many of the Fellows and my friends have talked about their experience throughout the past year or so! I think they have all taken the words out of my mouth, or my blog!! Prior to starting the Saltire Fellowship I was successful in the Hotel and Real Estate...

  • Situations Vacant....

    I'm really excited about the next group of Saltire Fellows. There are a number of reasons for this positive anticipation. Firstly, meeting people that are willing to try something new and boldly go - is stimulating. Having had the experience, it will...

  • What a difference a year makes...

    2009 flashed by in the blink of an eye for me. I don’t think I’ve ever had a year go by so quickly. This was the year I took part in the fellowship programme. In spring 2008, I received an e-mail from Talent Scotland telling me about this...

  • All alone.....

    The Fellows of 2009 will know that I do like my own space.... One of the things the Fellowship year drills down upon is 'what makes you tick' and what kind of person you are. I like space and time to process. This is good to know as a leader....

  • The Saltire Experience......

    Two years ago, I was searching for my next career move. I had seven valuable years of experience working in global engineering companies BAE Systems and Mott MacDonald. I knew I wanted the challenge of setting up and growing a small company but I did...
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  • Life after the Fellowship

    After spending the first 4 months of 2009 at Babson, and then the summer in the centre of Silicon Valley, it's been great being back in Scotland over the last 6 months. For the second Externship I joined an Edinburgh University research project looking...

  • The third step...

    Taking the first step was deciding to leave my job and do something else, way back in 2008. The second step was getting a place and completing my year on the Saltire Fellowship programme. The third step..? Ensuring the motivation for taking the first...

  • Saltire Fellowship - The Sequel

    I'm really excited that the Saltire Foundation is now recruiting the next cohort for the Fellowship programme, and it's really interesting to hear about some of the changes that have been made to the arrangements for the next group! Hearing about...