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18/03/2026

I didn’t start my Dragons’ Den pitch with numbers.

Most startup pitches fail for one simple reason.
They start with numbers.
- Revenue.
- Margins.
- Market size.

All important.

But none of it makes people care.

When I walked into Dragons' Den, I didn’t start there.

I started with this:
“I’m really passionate about adventures and travel…”

Because that’s the truth.
That’s where the business came from.
Not a gap in the market spreadsheet.
But real life.

Becoming a mum.
Wanting to share those experiences with my children.
And realising the products I needed didn’t exist.

So I made them.

In my kitchen.

Here’s what I’ve learned since:
- People don’t invest in numbers first.
- They invest in belief.
And belief doesn’t come from your revenue slide.

It comes from:
• why you started
• what you’ve seen first-hand
• and how clearly you can make someone else feel it too

The numbers validate the story.

But the story is what opens the door.

It’s one of the reasons I care so much about speaking to founders.

Because a small shift in how you tell your story can be the difference between being politely listened to and actually being remembered.

If you had 30 seconds to pitch your business with no numbers allowed…

What would you say?

06/01/2026

Happy New Year!
I’m not doing the usual “new year, new me” post.
Because honestly? I’m the same person I was on 31st December.

But I am approaching this year a little differently.

Last year was full.
I spoke at universities, served on boards, reviewed 50+ pitch decks, and somehow squeezed in running my own businesses too. And I loved most of it.

What it also taught me is that progress doesn’t come from doing everything, it comes from doing the right things consistently.

That’s where the 1% strategy comes in.

Not big, dramatic changes.
Just small improvements, made daily, that compound over time.

So for 2026, I’m focused on getting 1% better. And practically, that looks like this:

1. Identifying the big goal we want to reach and then dividing it into chunks

2. Setting a goal and planning for what we’ll do daily or weekly. This can be very small (as small as adding just one push-up a day or meditating for just a few minutes to begin with, and then adding 30 seconds or a minute at regular intervals)

3. Creating a system of accountability that will help to remind us of the goal and hold us to it

4. Building needed support from friends, co-workers or relatives

5. Establishing a system of follow-up and measurement so we can see progress

Not doing more.
Doing better, a little at a time.

What’s one small shift you’re making this year that you know will add up?

Let’s start 2026 with honest conversations about priorities.

Keep building (sustainably),
Hannah 💙

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