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Photo by Volodymyr Hryshchenko on Unsplash I once was interviewing a candidate for a design engineer role and I was really struggling. The candidate was trying to explain their final year project thesis and, from words alone, I couldn't follow. Without thinking, they picked up a pencil and started drawing on a nearby notepad, and their dialogue immediately stopped. They needed to communicate visually in order to explain more clearly. Words for them was not enough. A visual c

Yaowarat Road, Bangkok, 2025 After over six years of living between China, Italy, and Vietnam, I’ve learned that moving to another country changes you in ways you can’t anticipate. There are incredible highs, but also unexpected challenges you never think about until you’re in the middle of them. So, could you do it? Could you really uproot your life and start again somewhere completely new? Here are some of my key lessons learned to help you make the decision. Could you live

Hong Kong Big Buddha 2015 A couple of weeks ago, I received a message in my LinkedIn inbox from a colleague from my time living and working in Shenzhen.   They were setting up their China office and were planning to send associates out for stints to support the product development process…. And wanted to hear my reflections on my time there.   Firstly, I was delighted that some thought was going in to set up their team for success, because whether we like it or not, experienc