What’s your story? After boredom with freelance work and a desire to contribute more, I founded Alpine Security, a cybersecurity company, in 2014. I quickly discovered in my entrepreneur journey that I was over my head, yet I didn’t admit it or get help. I finally got over myself and realized I needed to change; that my company’s growth was tied to my own. I shifted from chasing significance (achieving more with brute-force tactics) to valuing connection (becoming more with collaboration and strategy). The insights from this transformative experience became The Secure Methodology, covered in my book, “The Smartest Person …

Realising he did not fit into the conventional employee mode led Ross Lakin to becoming an entrepreneur and he has never looked back. What’s your story? For most of my life I have been self employed. The few years I worked full time eventually ended up with me quitting or usually getting fired. At age 34, I sold my first business planning on taking 6 months around the globe. I started in Thailand and fell in love with my wife of 17 years and the country. After less than 2 weeks here, I knew this is where I wanted to …

A hot sweaty night in Pakistan led to James Trevelyan inventing a machine to keep people comfortably cool without contributing to global warming. What’s your story? I’m an engineer. There’s nothing that excites me more than the possibility of making life better for hundreds of millions. In the wee small hours one morning in May 2003 in Islamabad, I was woken by a daily air-conditioner thudding to a halt as the electricity stopped with load shedding. I lay in a pool of sweat, waiting for the power to return. I listened to the mosquitoes. I thought to myself, if I …

Anna Rönngard’s commitment to sustainabilty in the fashion industry is based on her experience in an industry which, hitherto, has taken little interest in the origins of their products. What’s your story? I have worked with sustainability in the fashion industry for the past 13 years, the majority of those with the H&M Group. One year ago I started my own business, as an advisor for sustainability leaders within the fashion industry. My passion is to improve and transform the production of fashion; where and how the clothes, shoes, bags, etc are made. Today the fashion supply chain is like …

Laurie Silver has many qualifications but the thing she loves doing most, writing, doesn’t require anything more than passion and imagination. What’s your story? My first college degree was in Advertising Design, my second in Landscape Horticulture and my third was a master’s degree is in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Additionally, I have many certifications, including rigorous training to become an Iyengar Yoga Instructor and several qualifications, including Reiki practitioner. However, my gift and my passion is writing – for which I have no piece of paper or proof of skill. I only have personal and professional feedback – which is …