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The Happy Startup School – An antidote to business as usual
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The Happy Startup School – An antidote to business as usual
Happy MBA
Events
Articles
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Podcast
Talks
About
Happy MBA
Events
Articles
Guides
Podcast
Talks
About

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It’s your time to shine
Laurence McCahill 13/01/2026 Laurence McCahill 13/01/2026

It’s your time to shine

It’s your time to shine: the launch of Happy MBA

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Making good in the ruins
Anya Pearse 20/12/2023 Anya Pearse 20/12/2023

Making good in the ruins

Dougald Hine is a social thinker, author, and founder. Here are nine takeaways from our conversation with him.

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Designing from joy
Laurence McCahill 22/04/2022 Laurence McCahill 22/04/2022

Designing from joy

Start with what moves you, not what moves the market

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Building a brand you love 💛

We love ideas. 
But they only get you so far.

You need others to give your ideas life 🍃

Last year we wanted to re-imagine our core program.

The Vision 20/20 brand has served us well for 6 years. 

Originally built ar
After 6 years and 200+ alumni, Vision 20/20 has evolved into something bigger.

We’ve just launched Happy MBA - a rebrand that’s been months in the making, working with brand designer Judy Andrews (who’s currently taking the program
A happy new year to you.

We've got a few in-person, and off-grid, gatherings lined up for 2026.

So if you're thinking about investing in yourself – and community – this year, here's some opportunities to come play with us.

Many of the
Scientists have found that when we spend just 3 days off-grid, something shifts.

By hitting the pause button you can listen to what’s really going on. 

Not the noise from the outside, which is largely out of our control. But what’s goin
Gerard is a hotelier who has climbed the first mountain of life. 

For 13 years he was co-founder and CEO of Yotel, a £1bn global hotel chain.

Since moving on from that business 10 years ago, he has got involved with various projects.

Gerard
“If the life you want matters, you have to practise it in small ways today.”

So much of what we’re searching for isn’t missing.

It’s just drowned out by noise, urgency, and the pressure to keep up.

Tomorrow, we’
Have you thought about next year yet...?

Perhaps you start thinking about New Year’s resolutions around January 15th.

At about that time a mild panic hits: “Oh. I really should work out what I’m doing with my life this year.&rdquo
If you’re feeling a little stuck, we’ve walked this path ourselves and have learnt a lot guiding hundreds of others through midlife transitions.

Here are 4 truths that we wish we’d known back then:

🟡 It’s not a midlife cris
 
 
 

“Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

Howard Thurman

 

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