Now

This is a /now page, inspired by Derek Sivers.

(Last updated: June 2026)

• I currently live in Nottingham, UK with my wonderful wife, two year old daughter, and five year old mini dachshund.
• We’ve just bought a(nother) renovation property, a 100-year-old Victorian semi-detached, that we’ll be renovating bit by bit over the next few years (for an insight into the last reno, see here.)
• I’m Head of FP&A at a PE-backed tech company based in the East Midlands, running a team of 8, doing everything related to reporting, forecasting, budgeting, scenario planning, variance analysis, all that fun stuff.
• As part of that job and out of personal interest, I’m trying to go deep down the rabbit hole – e.g. this website was recently migrated off Webflow and onto Jekyll & Github Pages with a little help from Claude Code even though I am not that technical myself.
• Training for the Robin Hood Half-Marathon in September 2026. I’m not a natural runner at all – I’m 6’1, 225lbs – but running is about the only form of exercise that fits into my fairly hectic lifestyle at the moment.
• I am currently reading or have recently read a few different books, but some choice ones that stand out:
  • The Power Broker by Robert Caro
  • Inside The Box by David Epstein
  • Go Gentle by Maria Semple
  • Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday
  • Rubicon by Tom Holland
  • The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
  • Shogun by James Clavell
  • Inferno by Conn Iggulden
• Recently travelled to Rome and Sperlonga as part of a family vacation, getting to play out my fantasy of living in the Roman empire while also eating my bodyweight in delicious pasta, wine, and gelato.