Intro

I left school at the tender age of 16, desperate to strike out and make money. I hit the UK property boom of the 1980's just as it was starting and had a whale of a time. I managed to dodge the first signs of the downturn but it eventually caught up with me.

I then spent the next few years selling both property and IT services (not concurrently!) in Cyprus. Great friends, great times, and even managed to earn some money.

Back in UK, established my own IT training company which I sold to the senior managers. Then joined the dot-com craze and did the same as everyone else - raised millions and spent the lot!

Joined Tesco after this, but didn't enjoy the corporate life (or the politics).

Left to set up Stratify Associates, working in the emerging market of Home Information Packs. Great fun punching above my weight - perhaps there's a story in there for another time. The rest will become evident as we go along...