In 2017 I quit my corporate job in the city and decided to follow my dreams. I started my own Customer Experience (CX) consultancy business with the aim of being able to travel and work on my own terms. This blog is my story of creating a life full of adventure, reflecting on my experiences as a solo female traveller, customer and an entrepreneur, whilst I see if I can achieve the ultimate work/life balance, on the road as a digital nomad.
So after 4 months of being back in the UK. After moving house. After grinding out some serious work for big clients (and managing to break my right hand AFTER a skiing trip) here I am... about to take flight as The CX Nomad once more. This time I'm being flown back out to New … Continue reading I’m back, baby! The CX Nomad rides again… with some big goals ahead!
I regularly get told how brave people think I am. Mainly because I've done some ballsy things... like quitting my corporate career and setting up my own bizz, standing on stage in front of hundreds of people around the world as a keynote speaker, travelling solo to far flung places and even trying out extreme … Continue reading Fears of an adventurous woman.
I LOVE FOOD. I LOVE ANIMALS. But can you really 'love' both? There have been a total of three times in my life that I've seriously questioned the ethics of eating meat and changed my lifestyle because of it. The first time was a case of accidental shock therapy, resulting in complete meat aversion, involving … Continue reading For the love of food! The third time I became a vegetarian…
As an entrepreneur travelling in poor or developing regions, it makes you appreciate just how easy you've had it, how much you've been given, and how lucky you are to have been born somewhere where education, skills (and healthcare) are supplied for free, and to all. I believe it's true of mainstream capitalist cultures like … Continue reading Trying and failing to make a difference. One entrepreneur’s quest to help others, abroad.
I have travelled to many countries alone in the last couple of years: Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Mozambique, South Africa, UAE, Tanzania, Russia and right now I'm in Vietnam. I've experienced different reactions to my single status, and encountered challenges of varying degrees, from having to explain to bewildered locals why … Continue reading Single. White. Female.
So my first week as a digital nomad has been successfully completed! Managing to work and run my business whilst travelling In Russia! 🇷🇺 So far, I’ve nailed the balance to be 3 hours of solid focus in the morning at my MacBook, in some very cute cafes straight after breakfast (also the time when … Continue reading My first week as a digital nomad!
I've never been one for travelling light. On my trips to date, I've been known to 'be packing' up to 2 large cases, one hand luggage case, plus rucksack, laptop bag and handbag! Don't believe me? Check out my photos at the bottom of this post 😆 But let me explain.. Because I combine work … Continue reading The dangers of excess baggage.
So as promised, having waxed lyrical about the joys and thrills of First/Business class flying, its time to talk no-frills, and share my economy travel experiences this week. The thing about low cost airlines (and the point of them) is to deliver the absolute minimum price to customers and as such they have to literally … Continue reading Are low cost airlines really low cost, or are they capitalising on customer error to make profit? ✈️
For a while now, any long haul travel adventures of mine, always happen alongside delivering keynote speeches, somewhere around the world. For example, a gig in South Africa would mean I would have my flights booked some time apart, so I could spend a week in work mode, then 6 or so travelling to exotic … Continue reading Sky Wars, the battle for premium customer loyalty in the air.
So here I am, sat on the plane en-route from London to Moscow, embarking upon the first step of a very exciting personal journey. One where I see if I can make my life work as a ‘CX Nomad’. I am taking myself off on a life adventure, backpacking solo through Asia, (with the intention … Continue reading And we’re off!
The CX Nomad 