Why is anti-racism important? One of the biggest issues with systemic racism is that it is all around us. It’s not enough to say that we’re “not racist”. Individually and collectively, we need to do more. We recently welcomed Bianca Jones of Empower Develop People and our own, Jayne Saul-Patterson for Race Ahead, a programme …
We’re proud to be a team with big personalities and they don’t come much bigger than a crocodile, two Luigis and the Incredible Hulk. But why did Andy Crotty come to work dressed as a reptile? It was all in aid of Mental Health Awareness Month, which culminated in a special event encouraging people to …
As the conflict in Ukraine continues for yet another month, war fatigue sets in. The stories fade from our 24 hour news channels. And life for us, at least, carries on as normal. There are many people who refuse to let that happen and one of them is our very own Magda Prech. Some of …
This might just be our most controversial debate yet! Statistically there are more female coaches within OTD than male. This has happened organically rather than by design but it does beg an interesting question. Is it that most women just make better business coaches than men? “It’s an interesting industry and one that is different …
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The pandemic thrust us into a digital world where we had to adapt our skills for a virtual audience. Although it was daunting, I was soon in a routine of delivering as many as three Zoom sessions in a working day. Having worked from home for so long, I’m now finding it quite …
Meet the Croatian mother-of-two with her own theme tune (to the sound of Hey Macarena), who loves playing board games but only when she’s not orienteering. If you want to know where best to ride a bicycle in Zagreb, you really need to talk to Katarina Sovic. You’ve had an interesting couple of years Katarina. …
Standing in front of a board of investors can be challenging for anyone. But did you know that female entrepreneurs only received 1.1% of all funding distributed in the UK in 2021? That’s a record low. So when we were invited to join a programme that is helping to tackle some of these inequalities, we …
When gold travel counsellor, Paula McClumpha, says that “it’s going to be a tricky summer” for travellers, there is only one crumb of comfort – she’ll be by our side throughout it. Paula has been travelling most of her life and for the last 12 years, she’s been helping OTD to do the same. From …
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Whisper it quietly but we’re 15 years old. Whilst we aren’t planning to throw a party, we would like to mark this important milestone. After all, OTD won’t be a teenager forever! From a room in Andy’s house in Bromsgrove UK, our business has steadily grown in the last decade and a half; we’ve had to …