About me

I write about power, relationships, and identity, and where they overlap in the lives of those at the top of their game.

Many of the people I know live complicated lives. Their decisions affect careers, marriages, reputations, families. Sometimes they impact entire organisations, industries, and even countries.

From the outside their worlds look impressive. From the inside, they often feel messy and hard to talk about. Substack is where I explore that tension.

I often write about leadership and the psychology behind it. Other times it’s conflict, ambition, legacy, or the quiet dynamics shaping our lives without us noticing.

This isn’t career advice, and it’s not therapy. It’s more a place to consider the human cost of success and responsibility, along with how you navigate it.

If your life doesn’t fit neatly into boxes, I hope you feel at home here.

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I write about what happens when the identities, habits and institutions that once protected us begin to hold us back. About leadership and power, and why we defend ways of living and working long after the world around us has changed.

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