Here at Shake, we're lucky to work with some genuinely inspiring people and businesses who are doing things differently, leading the way in their chosen field. One of those people is Psychotherapist, mental health advocate and Founder and CEO of PVL, Petra Velzeboer, and last year Jenna chatted with Petra on the radio. Today, on Time to Talk Day, we're sharing that conversation in full with you. Petra escaped from a cult, hit her own mental health rock bottom, turned her life

Well, we’re not Mystic Meg so we can’t tell you that, but what we can say is that when it comes to ‘new year, new start’ and to any resolutions you might have, less is most definitely more. Resolutions are a weird one aren’t they? We’ve already seen a mixed bag of perspectives and extremes on social media in the past few days… from whole lists of things to be achieved (ideally within a month or so), to the gentle ridiculing of people who make any resolutions at all. Now that’

And we’re back... like Mad Max: Fury Road, with less fury and more creativity! ;) The past couple of months have been pretty hectic here, and as well as the busy buzz, there have been plenty of things inspiring us to shake things up. Here’s a little taster of some of the creativity we’ve loved, and we hope it inspires you too. Architecture Luma Arles Tower World-renowned architect, Frank Gehry, has once again knocked it out of the park/arts campus with this one! Built on a fo

If you’ve read our other features, you’ll know we have a blog series which shares the stories of people who genuinely stand out and shake things up... so step forward, Sarah Hamilton. Sarah is an artist, ‘shop small’ champion and founder of the incredible Just a Card campaign - a worldwide movement encouraging people to value and buy from indies, creatives and small businesses. The central message is that every sale, even just a card, is vital to the survival and prosperity o

I had an online mentoring session with a lovely client at the start of the week. We spoke about confidence, about fitting in and standing out and the conversation naturally turned to ‘out of work’ interests, things that are a huge part of my client’s life and elevate her confidence.... things that have been labelled by a board colleague as a ‘side hustle’. It was on her mind and that started me thinking. What do you see when you look at your people, your teams, your colleague

It was Sustainability Day yesterday, and as the artist at the heart of our next ‘created differently’ blog recycles materials to create his incredible sculptures, it’s definitely the right week to be talking about him. Nick literally takes ‘A load of old scrap’ (the brilliant name of his creative business) and turns it into... well, whatever your combined imaginations can come up with! Here are just a few of the sculptures Nick has made so far... Jenna caught up with Nick a l

When we meet people who share our mindset for doing things differently, like sand & snow artist Simon Beck, we have to discover more