While living in London in the 2010s, I worked for a number of fast growth, tech-led start-ups, including:

• HelloFresh, a recipe box delivery service

• Laundrapp, an on-demand laundry and dry cleaning app

• Game Theory Research, an e-gaming marketing agency

• OYO, a global hotel franchise platform

• Mindful Chef, a healthy meal kit provider

I worked in a variety of roles across customer care, logistics and marketing.

What did I learn?

In start-ups, your job shifts from week-to-week. You step into whatever is needed, work across boundaries, and focus on delivering for the customer.

Being part of lean teams, you pick the actions which drive outcomes, not the tasks that just make you look busy and waste time.

You do not wait for a perfect plan to start helping people. You start small, measure, learn, then scale what works and cut what doesn’t. Start-ups survive by removing blockers: pointless steps, slow approvals, unclear direction.

Do you see where I’m going with this?

Our Island needs politicians who are practical problem solvers, willing to tackle the very real challenges we face. I am someone who will set clear priorities, learn quickly, and speak up when things aren’t working.