I’ve always moved fast. It’s the way I like to do business too – I’m always interested in being actively engaged, whether it’s with other people, or new areas of opportunity. I’m outward-looking in my approach – I like to look at a potential opportunity with a specific goal in mind, and quickly assess my next move. It’s the way I’ve always been, and it’s an approach that has served…
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In many ways, when I look at the modern investing landscape, I sometimes think that things are more straightforward than ever before: the age-old investment basics of buying low and selling high remain, but the number of options for making this happen are hugely increased. However, I can completely understand why modern investors still make mistakes, choose the wrong opportunities or take on too much risk, even given the amount…
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As business people, we’ve all been there. I know I certainly have – as an entrepreneur who has built many successful businesses over the years, I know that sometimes a little extra financial support can make a huge amount of difference. It’s the push that can take your venture from a small to medium-sized one, to a big one – or from a moderately performing one to a business that’s…
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What exactly does an intelligent business strategy really look like in this day and age? It’s an important question, and one that I find myself thinking about a lot, particularly when I look at the way I communicate with my team. Of course, every business has to have a strategy of some sort – but in a world as volatile as today’s, are there some basic principles that can still…
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I’m often asked about creativity, and my approach to nurturing it in the organisation I run. I guess it’s largely down to the approach that OMNIA takes as a business – in any given situation, we are constantly looking at how we can contribute to it creatively. When we speak to someone who wants to work with us, or who needs our help to solve a particular problem, our approach…
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Whether it’s through supporting investment products that further a particular social or environmental cause, or by simply by taking a more responsible approach to the businesses I back, I’m a firm believer that where I put my money matters. And I’m not alone – conscious investing is big business today. Many prospective investors – particularly younger ones, including so-called ‘millennials’ – are keen to understand more about how their money…
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I’ll admit it: I only know one way to do business – to take the personal approach. I’ve always talked about how I think the only way to be truly successful is to deal with people, not companies, and that still stands. It’s a way of working that has led me into a huge number of fascinating business relationships – some fruitful, some not so, but all have been a…
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There are a couple of things that really drive me – the urge to be creative and to develop, and also the desire to do this with other people. That ongoing search for collaboration and innovation is something very human I think – but at the same time it’s not just about finding people who think the same as I do. Rather, it’s all about finding those synergies, those magical…
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Here at OMNIA, we have a philosophy – a mindset that has served us very well over the years. The big idea is simply that as a business we create in order to do things better and smarter. In practical terms, this means that we have managed to bring together a group of highly talented people who are able to develop ideas and solutions for our clients that really are…
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You don’t need me to tell you that there is something truly magical about Hollywood – it’s a place where dreams are made – and often broken – very quickly. And of course this is one of the things that I love about the place – the entertainment industry suits my fast-paced way of working, as ideas are pitched and rejected, relationships start and blossom, and ideas flourish in an…
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