Also I am learning the drums - I am terrible at it but the uncompromising joy I feel from bashing on a drum kit for an hour a week and hitting a few beats is brilliant. I am not naturally musical so the focus I need to read the music, get hands and feet working and keep in time needs all of my concentration! So for one hour a week I give in and can focus on nothing else other than the task in front of me. Its a very noisy meditation but I love it.
What are your ambitions in life?
Mostly I just want to live a healthy and happy life surrounded by my beautiful friends and family. Oh and achieve balance in all of this - which is something I strive for every day but only rarely achieve so I am definitely a work in progress in this regard!
Long term, my list of projects is soooo long - from being better at drums, to learning Japanese to doing a Classics degree. Think I should just start with some drum practice!
We are hugely ambitious for the brand and the company we are becoming. Our vision is to that we believe everyone has the right to thrive and so our goal is to support physical and mental wellbeing and raise awareness of the relationship between metabolic health and chronic disease. By combining ancient knowledge with scientific research, we will create solutions designed to activate users fullest potential.
I have a fantastic mentor in the form of Renee Elliott (founder of Planet Organic and now Beluga Bean). She has a fantastic outlook in terms of phases of life - Learn, Earn and Return. I am sure I will still be at the helm of Ancient + Brave in 5 years but I would hope that both the brand and myself will be in a position to contribute more fully. We are currently working with a charity called Carbon Footprint with the ambition of reducing and offsetting our carbon emissions by participating in tree planting projects. We would love to get more involved with this and other similar projects and our ultimate goal for the company is to make it as environmentally friendly as sustainable as we are able and work with all of our stakeholders and communities to make this possible.
Finally, happiness is…
Running with my dogs on the forest as the sun comes up. Total bliss.