I’ve always believed that spending time in industries other than your own is a great way of generating new ideas and inspiration, and our recent week in Champagne was a perfect illustration of this. Story telling is a powerful tool in any industry, and the stories of the champagne houses and their family dynasties are […]
Category: Business Leadership
Stuart and I have just spent the past week in Champagne, visiting a whole range of different houses and having the great fortune of seeing a visit planned 18 months ago coincide with the week of harvest. This meant that our hosts for the week were incredibly busy, and we are so appreciative that without […]
Today marks the formal beginning of the next chapter for Icon, as our new investment partners formally enter the business and Quadrant exits. We announced the transaction back in late May and have been working closely with our new partners QIC, Goldman Sachs and Pagoda since then, but it’s an important day in the company’s history […]