hello from manchester

A curious soul
who thinks education can fix the world.

sales & strategy across five countries — an engineer who learned to sell, now building things and writing about it.

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there is a shelf of books
there are stories from the road
stay a while.

here's my why I believe access to education and knowledge is one of the easiest solutions to the world's biggest problems. the call is free. if it helped, fund a child's education, and I match it from mine. everything, transparent.

Field notes, monthly.

one honest letter a month · sales, countries, books, lessons from the field

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Engineer. Salesperson. Strategist.

the same curiosity, tested in five countries. here's the path so far

hyderabad · the start

The engineer

built things, fixed things, learned how products actually work before learning how they're sold. the foundation everything else stands on

paris + berlin

The student of business

a master's across two countries at ESCP. two languages, two systems, one realisation: context is the missing curriculum

bonn

The strategist in training

four months inside DHL headquarters in corporate strategy. saw how decisions look from the top floor, and why the field still wins

hyderabad · singapore · gurgaon · manchester

The global salesperson

a global rotation programme across four cities. key accounts, HQ strategy, and the field, always the field. selling taught me what no classroom could: how people decide

next

The next chapter

hardware to software. sales to strategy. the arc continues, and I write about it as it happens

Learnings, shared.

field notes from selling, moving countries, and figuring it out. originals live here, conversations happen on linkedin

originals · field notes
also on linkedin

Right now.

what I'm actually doing, updated as life moves · last updated june 2026

city

Manchester, UK

here until august 2026, walking distance from the office. then the next chapter begins

language

German, targeting Goethe A2

daily practice at the manchester goethe-institut. slow is smooth, smooth is fast

reading

Currently reading

Sex, Ecology, Spirituality, The spirit of evolution - Wanted to explore how ecology & spirituality work in coherence

The bookshelf.

50+ books and counting. each one earns a single honest takeaway, not a review

Sex, Ecology, Spirituality

Sex, Ecology, Spirituality

Ken Wilber · Jun '26

currently reading · the takeaway lands when the last page does 📖

The Defining Decade

The Defining Decade

Meg Jay · May '26

We think it's too late to change. Meg says the 20s are exactly the right age to choose your partner, lifestyle, work and happiness. Glad I read it inside mine

Spies, Lies, and Cybercrime

Spies, Lies, and Cybercrime

Eric O'Neill · Apr '26

Wow, scary how vulnerable we all are in this online world. Big fan of Bitwarden after this!

Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci

Walter Isaacson · Mar '26

One of my absolute favourite picks! Engineer, architect, artist, surgeon... the list goes on. Proof of how far curiosity and flow state can push one human. Anything is possible

Million Dollar Weekend

Million Dollar Weekend

Noah Kagan · Feb '26

Main idea: find a paying customer, take a deposit, then start building. Your idea gets validated, accountability gets created, and Action > Idea stops being a quote

Show Your Work!

Show Your Work!

Austin Kleon · Jan '26

Quick read. Core takeaway: why are you hiding work you've already put the effort into? Push it into the world. Build credibility, trust and an audience

The World Atlas of Coffee

The World Atlas of Coffee

James Hoffmann · Dec '25

Singapore and my curiosity got the best of me. One weekend, cover to cover, just to understand what coffee people are actually into. Learned an Americano is just espresso with hot water, named for the Americans in Italy who kept asking for it that way

The World for Sale

The World for Sale

Javier Blas · Nov '25

Crazy read! Loved every page. The earth's resources are traded daily behind closed doors by people most of us have never heard of, quietly steering the geopolitics of the world. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

The Four Agreements

The Four Agreements

Don Miguel Ruiz · Nov '25

still re-reading my notes on this one - the takeaway is coming

Culture Map

Culture Map

Erin Meyer · Jun '25

We're all more or less the same humans everywhere. What makes us unique is culture and its nuances. Essential for anyone planning a global career and leading global teams. Someone like me

The Wealth Money Can't Buy

The Wealth Money Can't Buy

Robin Sharma · Jun '25

A good weekend read. The teachings may feel obvious, but it's a solid collection of what actually makes a human the richest in life

How to Know a Person

How to Know a Person

David Brooks · Dec '24

Look deeper at people. Make them feel heard, make them included. And don't wait for the right moment to know someone better. Every person has a story to tell. I always try to know that story

Taxtopia

Taxtopia

The Rebel Accountant · Sept '24

Curiosity about how taxation works led me here, and boy, was I shocked and left in awe. Taxes stay complex and jargon-filled for a reason: if everyone understood and started asking questions, the world's gonna be a mayhem

101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think

101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think

Brianna Wiest · Apr '24

Another gem. Biggest takeaway: most of our suffering comes not from our circumstances, but from the way we've been taught to interpret them

The Psychology of Money

The Psychology of Money

Morgan Housel · Nov '23

It's the small decisions and the discipline that keep people broke, or quietly build them

Night

Night

Elie Wiesel · Sept '23

Reinforced the power of hope for survival, and to cherish the life I've been gifted. Death is destined for every one of us, but only a few muster the courage to make the most of it

Becoming Better Grownups

Becoming Better Grownups

Brad Montague · Feb '23

Don't let the mundaneness of adult life get to me. Keep the curiosity of a kid: take risks, see more of the world, appreciate the little things

Meditations

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius · Mar '22

My Bible. My most recommended book, period. The private ruminations of the most powerful man of his time, never meant to be published. Every excuse for vice was available to him, and he chose purpose over everything. Memento mori: remember death

Man's Search For Meaning

Man's Search For Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl · Jun '20

One of the books that changed my life. The suffering I used to complain about was nothing compared to what people endured in the Holocaust. And still, hope survived. My condolences to every soul who lived those times. My whole POV on life changed after this

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson · Jun '20

Invention, I learned, isn't only a matter of technical skill. The real magic happens where engineering meets creativity, taste and art. That intersection is exactly where Jobs chose to stand

Elon Musk

Elon Musk

Ashlee Vance · Feb '20

The lesson that stuck: find something you're genuinely passionate about, hold a vision bigger than feels reasonable, and push yourself past every limit to reach it, no matter what it takes

Flow

Flow

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi · Dec '19

still re-reading my notes on this one - the takeaway is coming

Can't Hurt Me

Can't Hurt Me

David Goggins · Nov '19

Helped me push myself harder, in personal life and professional life alike

Cosmos

Cosmos

Carl Sagan · Oct '19

Made me fall in love with space. Cosmic insignificance: race, colour, religion, caste, all man-made. We're not that significant in this vast universe anyway, so take more risks and explore

The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini · Aug '19

The book that instilled in my teenage world the idea of seeing more of it. Go travel

Deep Work

Deep Work

Cal Newport · Oct '18

My first step into conscious digital consumption. The algorithms are not your friends, and the ability to FOCUS is what will set one apart

Quiet

Quiet

Susan Cain · Apr '18

One of the books that changed my life, found at exactly the right time. Late teens, still trying to understand myself and my personality. That's where I met the word ambivert. I guess I am one

Sapiens

Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari · Mar '18

Came into my life right when I was asking the existential questions: who am I? why are we here? Sure, I'm here today, but how did we get here? Our lifespans are a blink against Earth's origins

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman · Feb '18

This book rewired my brain, how I perceive the world and every interaction in it. It exposed how vulnerable our minds are to bias. I now consciously catch myself, daily

Atomic Habits

Atomic Habits

James Clear · Jan '18

The power of consistency. Small actions, compounding over time

Get Smart!

Get Smart!

Brian Tracy · Nov '17

My first ever book! Found by pure chance, back when I didn't even know how a library worked. It opened my mind to endless possibilities. And teenage me believed every single word

My toolkit.

the apps I actually use and recommend. the few that earned a permanent spot on my home screen. ✏️ the one-liners are placeholders, make them yours

health & training
money
mind · learn, read, reflect
work & play

these are the tools I lean on. want to talk stacks, careers, or moving countries? let's connect →

AI Corner.

engineer turned salesperson, I still build the tools I wish existed. one I'm actually proud of, below.

Let's talk.

careers, sales, moving countries, books, building things. if I can help, let's connect. no agenda, no fee

How this works, transparently.

I was once in your shoes, looking for someone willing to actually talk and guide. giving back is the why.

Every call here is free. 15, 20, or 30 minutes, your agenda, genuinely no fee. We talk, and if any of it gave you something real, a small contribution toward a child's education is optional. only if you felt the value.

whatever you contribute, I match. one-for-one, from my own pocket.

£1 from you becomes £2 toward a child's education. I do this because I believe in it, and because the matching keeps me honest. it pushes me to do my best work for you, every call. the counter below counts conversations funded, not money raised. counted from day one.

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4 conversations funded so far · counted honestly, from day one

If it helped, only if

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