by JuleCW | Apr 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
When I first started my business, I gained a lot from a leadership support programme by 50:50 Future, a great North East organisation whose mission is to achieve gender equality in the workplace. So, I was pleased to be asked to contribute my thoughts on confidence,...
by JuleCW | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
I had no plans to add my thoughts to the multitude that will be published for International Women’s Day today, the annual global campaign to help forge a more gender-balanced world for us all. But I saw an article yesterday that wound me up. I was dismayed to...
by JuleCW | Feb 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Maybe it’s because we’re enjoying such beautiful weather, in sharp contrast to the Beast from the East this time last year, but over the last few days I’ve been feeling the urge to pick up my camera. I don’t mean smartphone snapshots when out and about. When I’m using...
by JuleCW | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s now well over 10 years since I turned to the dark side with my first role in public relations, having taken a sideways step from journalism, and added photography to my portfolio since. So here are some key takeaways from my first decade in the broader...
by JuleCW | Jul 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’ve not long finished reading the latest autobiography by Benjamin Zephaniah, the dub-poet and self-proclaimed anarchist that went from borstal boy to multi-honourary doctorate, famously turning down an OBE not once but twice. He is revered by people from all walks...
by JuleCW | Jul 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
It ain’t grim up north: My take on the CIPR Northern Conference 2018 When I first pursued a communications career, initially as a journalist, I was repeatedly frustrated by the assertion from many people that a move to London was inevitable. It was a similar story for...