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14
Sep
I asked my future self to spill the tea
Hello, this is Jane again.
I often write and re-write these newsletters about 15 times because I am working
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19
Aug
What Are We Optimising For?
Firstly, hello again.
This is Jane, the writer of the CVB newsletter. I've just added a voice memo
6 min read
30
Jul
Why this newsletter. Why now?
I think the simplest answer is that I've spent most of my life collecting patterns.
Collecting stories. Conversations.
4 min read
21
Jul
Smooth is the warning sign
Sharon Stone says AI is a cover band. At best.
What hooked me wasn't the burn. It was
6 min read
07
Jul
We cut the wrong thing
💡A note before we start: this issue references boards, executives and departments — because that's where I've
6 min read
01
Jul
The gap between saying yes and meaning it
There was a founder I worked with earlier in my career. Retail brand. Smart, articulate, genuinely passionate about what they&
3 min read
25
Jun
What's your 53%?
I started my career figuring out what made global brands irreplaceable whilst working as a strategist in Seoul. Not just
6 min read
16
Jun
The expert in the room
I've been sitting with my relationship with words lately. The ones I love. The ones I bristle at.
4 min read
10
Jun
The door we keep slamming
We've collapsed every conversation into two positions.
You're in or you're out. With us
2 min read
02
Jun
I am saying it anyway
I want to name something I have rarely named out loud.
Depression. My experience of it, starting in my early
4 min read