I may not be in Miami, but still enjoying catching up on spaces from UK… so I couldn’t not 🥰 BFF 🌈 DCENTRAL Conference

I wrote a piece to help commerce brands understand what marketplaces currently look like in the Metaverse. For those not already thinking about a Metaverse strategy it might sound out of the box, but there are similarities with existing ecom marketplaces. reprisecommerce.com/insights/metav…

15 years ago I was writing about Nick Knight and SHOWstudio breaking fashion conventions in my GCSE art sketchbook. Today, I minted my ikon-1 avatar. If this doesn’t speak to the value of Web 3.0 in transforming fashion by valuing community & ownership, I don’t know what does!

In 2023, brands will find success with NFTs when they focus on creating utility, experiences and loyalty for their holders, rather than just creating them as investment assets.

I’ve never written a review before, but I just couldn’t stop thinking about Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. J. Mandel Beautiful and clever. More than just your average sci-fi novel. It gives you an appreciation for life. goodreads.com/review/show/51…

My first read of the New Year - Stephen King's Fairy Tale. Everything you’d expect from a Stephen King take on a fairy tale. Magical & dark. goodreads.com/review/show/52…

My top 5 trends for social commerce in 2023: ⭐️ Rise of everything apps 🎬 Entertainment Commerce 💕 New value-based communities 🛒 Live Commerce uncertainty 🎮 Metaverse Commerce reprisecommerce.com/insights/5-key…

Adored Babel by Rebecca F. Kuang I got completely lost in the streets of the University of Oxford. Both the beautiful and the dark. An exploration of 19th century colonialism, brought to life in a way you don’t quite get from history books. goodreads.com/review/show/51…

Last week Meta announced they were removing the shopping tab from IG. In my opinion, this represents a shift away from catering to active shopping mindsets on social media platforms in favour of integrating products more natively into reels, posts, etc reprisecommerce.com/insights/insta…

Read the first book in the Dark Tower series this month: goodreads.com/review/show/52… Is the rest of the series just as good?

Finished Trust by earlier this week. Think this will be one of my top books of the year. I was a little confused at first, but everything came together perfectly. goodreads.com/review/show/51…

My first fantasy book and I couldn’t put it down! Samantha Shannon (Updates Only) creates such an immersive world in The Priory of the Orange Tree. A must-read for those tired of damsels in distress and knights in shining armour. Can’t wait for A Day of Fallen Night goodreads.com/review/show/52…

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida has gone instantly onto my favourites shelf. I’d trade my soul to be able to read it again for the first time. goodreads.com/review/show/52…

Whenever I finish an Emily St John Mandel book, I continue to think about it for days. There’s something quite special about a novel that extends beyond the final word. Station Eleven is the epitome of beautiful writing and I got chills throughout. goodreads.com/review/show/53…

So lovely it only took a couple of days for me to read Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. If you want three new best friends, I’d give this one a try. goodreads.com/review/show/51…

The ultimate geeky book. A super fun read with the whole sci-do works: AI, aliens and space wars. goodreads.com/review/show/51…

“If we are not careful, we might be trapped behind a curtain of illusions, which we could not tear away—or even realise is there”: economist.com/by-invitation/…