Podcasts
A remedy for regulatory tension? Carmen and Kieron quickly recap the journey to date before describing the rigorous process of FCA authorisation; selling the telecoms business; moving the team to a completely new industry; and seamlessly replacing a third-party provider with their brand new, and recently approved, fintech. (Phew!) Along
Running
On Sunday, I decided to start a three month half marathon training programme, to see if adding quality, reducing mileage, slowing down and generally mixing things up a bit improves my pace. I’m following a Garmin programme and today was a five minute benchmark with 2x2 min mute warm
Running
Left home with a headache and a Garmin Training Readiness score of 12/100 🤔. Managed to blow away the headache by the time I had reached Hyde Park, but left IT band is feeling a little tender. Quite a breezy day, but wonderful to see some sunshine. I’m definitely
Running
The sun has been absent for days now and we’ve also had La Calima (the fine sand blowing in from Africa covering everything with yellow dust). On the other hand, my entire run was accompanied by the smell of jasmine and orange blossom.
Podcasts
Lockdown, health crisis and the platform reopens. In this episode, Carmen touches on her experience of being diagnosed with cancer on the cusp of her 28th birthday in October 2020. She reflects on how the diagnosis shifted her outlook on life and wellbeing. She and Kieron also reflect on what
Running
After a day’s rest and a good night’s sleep and I was feeling fairly well recovered and ready to get out. Wanted to do nine miles, but didn’t get up early enough, so I skipped the stretch down to the marina (as in I didn‘t do
Running
This is a route I’ve been meaning to run for some time now. It’s largely “out and back” which I’m not really a fan of, but having driven out to the convent (La Gañanía en La Almoraima) for lunch yesterday, I was struck by how pretty it
Running
I’ve not been for a run in more than a week. Somehow, London made it tricky this week. I had early meetings and late meetings. If I’d been more organised, I’d have run in the middle of the day, but in all honesty, I was tired all
Podcasts
Wonderful revolutionises payments with Open Banking. Huge thanks to Michael Bernzweig for inviting me to guest on his show, Software Spotlight last week. Show notes In 2016, Kieron James, now CEO and Co-Founder of Wonderful, was running a telecoms business when he encountered a problem that would spark the idea
Podcasts
Published today, my interview on the Victor Dedaj podcast, Entrepreneurs Visiting Victor. Show notes: Interview with Kieron James, who is an entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in launching and scaling start-up businesses in the ICT sector. He is the CEO and Founder of Wonderful, a company that provides simple,
Running
Tired this morning. Woke at 3:30am and still awake at 5:30am. Briefly went back to a disturbed sleep. So, after yesterday’s longish run, I felt less than energised and not at all desperate to head out of the door! Still, as ever, I didn’t arrive back
Yoga
Didn’t want to run today. Had a great run. 🏃♂️ Didn’t want to practice today. Had a great practice. 🧘♂️ I’ve no idea what lesson to learn from that other than “you never can tell.” The photo was taken on the run I didn’t want to do. (I
Running
It was too nice not to head out at lunch today. Had to drop the car off for a service first thing so couldn’t get out for the usual pre-breakfast run and did think I’d be unlikely to manage it. But more than manage, I stuck an extra
Running
Short and quick(ish) one today. Just wanted to push a little, so took the pace to 8’22” (GAP 7’51”). I want to be running sub 7’30” over 5k in the next few weeks, and ideally back to sub 7’00” in six months. Average HR was
Running
It’s not hard to see why this is one of my all time favourite running routes. I don’t know how many times I’ve run this, or a slight variation of it, over the last five years, but it’s a lot! I never tire of the view
Running
Easy / tempo 5k at 7’56” GAP (8’28” actual) with 500 ft elevation gain. Average HR at 154 meant this run was 1bpm outside easy pace. Cardio fitness is definitely improving, which is great to see. I’m wondering if I might finally be leaving behind whatever it was
