Helping startups to scale 🦄 ✦ Driving Halo Lab 7 → 8-figures ARR & having fun ✦ Founder with Design in ❤️

I run Design & Tech Agency helping brands become TOP 1%.

✦ $530 M raised + 9-figure exits by client startups 
✦ 500+ projects delivered
✦ 99+ international awards
✦ 4.9 / 5.0 average rating on Clutch from 80+ verified reviews

This is a real impact in numbers.

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Over the past 15 yrs I’ve been shaping digital products and brands for category‑defining companies — from NOKIA and OPERA to high‑growth SaaS and Web3 start‑ups.

My core focus is design leadership at scale: I enter as a strategic partner, craft a vision, and lead multidisciplinary teams all the way from concept to launch.

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I specialize in:

⤷  B2B SaaS Product Design | Guiding startups and enterprise spin‑ups from 0 to 1 — turning complex tech into intuitive, emotionally resonant experiences.

⤷  High‑Performance Digital Presence | Building conversion‑focused brand websites that turn first impressions into lasting growth.

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Artem Borysenko

But bad UX silently kills revenue, retention, user trust.

How does it look in your product:

❌ Focus on action, not on the result for the user.
❌ Complex password requirements.
❌ Two fields for the email address.
❌ Unclear question & option. 
❌ Annoying captcha.

Why does this matter for founders?
Bad UX = friction.
Friction = drop-offs.
Drop-offs = lost revenue.

Investing in clarity, consistency, and simplicity is a growth lever.

✦ Before spending more on ads, check:

→ Can users complete your core flows in seconds without thinking?
→ Are you showing users what happens next at each step?
→ Is every element earning its place, or just adding noise?

At Halo Lab — Your Digital Partner, we’ve seen micro UX cleanups increase demo bookings, reduce support tickets, and boost LTV.
Because great products don’t just work, they feel effortless.

✦

Want a quick UX audit on your product?
Drop your URL below or DM me.
We’ll send you one actionable UX fix that could move your metrics this quarter.

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Founder @ Halo Lab ✦ Design & Tech Agency Helping Brands Become TOP 1%

Bad UX examples

But bad UX silently kills revenue, retention, user trust.

How does it look in your product:

❌ Inconsistent UX writing.
❌Too much content, perceived as overload.
❌Linear progress bars aren’t mobile-friendly.
❌Overloaded layout that pulls attention away.
❌ Key details are hard to spot, and the offerings feel like a maze.

Why does this matter for founders?
Bad UX = friction.
Friction = drop-offs.
Drop-offs = lost revenue.

Investing in clarity, consistency, and simplicity is a growth lever.

✦ Before spending more on ads, check:

→ Can users complete your core flows in seconds without thinking?
→ Are you showing users what happens next at each step?
→ Is every element earning its place, or just adding noise?

At Halo Lab — Your Digital Partner, we’ve seen micro UX cleanups increase demo bookings, reduce support tickets, and boost LTV.
Because great products don’t just work, they feel effortless.

✦

Want a quick UX audit on your product?
Drop your URL below or DM me.
We’ll send you one actionable UX fix that could move your metrics this quarter.

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Most companies still treat a design system as a visual asset.

In reality, it behaves more like infrastructure.

It's a one-time capital investment that reduces operating costs across every product, every release, and every team.

Here’s where the real financial return shows up:

1. Reduction of duplicated efforts across teams.

When teams reinvent or create their own designs for elements like spacing, colors, states, or micro-interactions, they incur the following new costs: a new desig, codebase, QA.

With a standardized token system, there is no longer any need for this cycle to occur. 

2. Component scalability across product portfolios.

A system built for a suite compounds value:
Build once → reuse for every new feature → reuse for every new product.
This is how product orgs cut delivery time by 20–40% without adding headcount.

3. Patterns decrease cognitive load and time spent deciding.

Standardizing onboarding, dashboards, permissions, navigation, or error states will eliminate debate about core design principles among teams. Instead, team members will spend more time identifying the activities that will result in increased KPIs.

4. The cost of change decreases dramatically.

With no design system: A rebrand, accessibility update, or micro-interaction change triggers weeks of redesign and recoding..

With a design system: Update the source → every product updates automatically.

✦

A strong design system improves:

- Time to market.
- Cross-platform trust.
- Developer throughput.
- Conversion and activation.

✦

Build your design system for the next three products you launch. 
You will begin seeing returns on your investment in the early years.

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Therapy of the future: how we helped ensure a better patient experience by updating the design of the myReha digital platform.

myReha, created by nyra health, is a digital neurotherapy platform that helps stroke survivors and patients with neurological conditions continue recovery.

When the nyra health team, led by Mario Zusag, reached out, they had a clear goal: make the platform more consistent, intuitive, and scalable without disrupting what patients already loved.

The challenge?
Functionality was not consistent across devices, resulting in multiple users experiencing friction accessing the platform and seeking simplicity and reassurance.

So, we focused on what truly matters in healthcare design: clarity, confidence, and care.

1. We unified card designs for consistency.
2. Clarified CTAs for premium upgrades.
3. Improved streak and progress screens.
4. Optimized dashboards and navigation for clinicians and patients alike.

The Halo Lab — Your Digital Partner team fine-tuned the system to ensure it could scale fast and support nyra health’s insurance readiness and market expansion while staying deeply patient-centered.

Huge thanks to the nyra health team for trusting us with such meaningful work.

✦

If you’re building a product that redefines how patients heal, we’d love to help bring your vision to life.

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Case Study

That’s the moment most brands lose people.

In that split second when something just feels off.

You’ve felt it too.
Website that looks polished but somehow doesn’t feel real.
The words are there.
The design is fine.
But it doesn’t connect.

That’s a trust gap.
In those first few seconds, visitors are quietly asking:
→ “Is this for people like me?”
→ “Do they actually understand my problem?”
→ “Can I explore without being sold to?”

If your homepage doesn’t answer those fast, even a great product starts to feel risky.

The fix isn’t louder headlines or flashier visuals.

It’s smaller, more human details:
1. Clear language that sounds like something you’d actually say.
2. Honest proof that real people built this, not a faceless company.
3. Calm, confident design that gives users room to breathe.

Trust doesn’t start with “we’re the best.”
It starts with “we get you.”

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Homepage Psychology

You can hire a designer.

Or you can hire a design brain.

One gives you beautiful screens.
The other gives you a product that thinks.

When you hire a single designer, you get skills.
When you hire a team that works as one brain, you get experience that compounds.

At Halo Lab — Your Digital Partner, our teams don’t work in silos.
The UX researcher sees what frustrates users.
The product designer connects it to business goals.
The UI designer turns it into clarity and trust.
The developer translates it into something fast and functional.

Each person covers a blind spot the others can’t.
And together, they don’t just design, they solve.

That’s the difference between design as a task and design as a system.
Between a pretty interface and a product that scales, converts, and feels effortless to use.

When founders realize this, everything changes:

1. They stop hiring portfolios.
2. They start hiring thinking systems - teams that anticipate problems before they appear, align design with ROI, and build products that last.

If you’re scaling your product, don’t just hire a designer.
Hire a brain that’s trained to think like your users and build like your business depends on it.

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I audit real websites. I show what’s broken.

I explain why it doesn’t work.
And I give fixes you can apply today.

These are to help YOU avoid the same mistakes.
Every carousel = free consulting.
If you take the time to apply the lessons, your site will convert better.
Guaranteed.

In each post, you'll find:
✅ Conversion blockers you might not see.
✅ Layout tweaks that improve clarity.
✅ Real examples of what not to do.
✅ UX advice backed by data and practice.

✦

New audit just dropped.
Go through the carousel.
Steal what works.
Fix what doesn’t.

And if you want your site reviewed next:
Comment “ROAST ME” below.

Let’s build stuff that sells. Not just looks good.

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Website roasting

Helping people move better shouldn’t feel complicated. 

That’s what makes Rytmo such a powerful idea.

When the Rytmo team first shared their vision, it was inspiring.

They were building 

- A way for people recovering from injury or training with a specialist to feel guided, not overwhelmed.

- A way for coaches and physiotherapists to finally track movement in a way that feels intuitive.

- A way for patients to feel progress, not pressure.

Our role at Halo Lab — Your Digital Partner was simple in intention but meaningful in impact:

1. Turn complex motion-tracking technology into a visual language anyone can understand.

2. Design an interface that supports both ends (the patient and the specialist ) without friction.

3. Create a unified UX that reinforces trust, motivation, and confidence with every action.

We redesigned flows so users never feel lost.
We shaped progress screens that celebrate even small wins.
We built a design system flexible enough to scale as Rytmo grows without ever losing its gentle, supportive core.

Huge thanks to the entire Rytmo team for trusting us with something this important.

Your commitment to building a better experience for patients and specialists is real, rare, and deeply needed in the industry.

✦

If you're building something meaningful in healthtech - a product that helps people feel safer, stronger, healthier - we’d love to collaborate.
Let’s create the next story together.

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Most founders think onboarding is just a checklist.

A few tooltips, a welcome email, maybe a product tour.

Big mistake.

First 7 days don't only determine retention, they forecast lifetime value.

The best products don't "teach" features. They create habits.

Here is what distinguishes your high-LTV onboarding from the rest.

1. Show value quickly.
Don't explain — show. 
Get your users to the "aha" moment in minutes, not days. 

2. Guide behavior, not swipes. 
Organize onboarding around your user's journey, not your feature tree. 
Day 1: Solve a problem. 
Day 2: Build context. 
Day 3+: Reinforce success and add proof.

3. Make it personal. 
A marketer ≠ an engineer ≠ a founder. 
Ask one smart question, customize the flow, and you can expect 25-50% higher activation.

4. Build habit loops. 
Cue → Simple action → Instant reward. 
“Don’t lose your progress” is always better than “Complete your profile.”

4. Measure what matters. 
Forget “onboarding completed.” 
Measure: 
• Time to first value.
• % of users hitting core action Day 1.
• Retention at Day 3 and 7.

Onboarding is not your tutorial. 
It’s behavioral design. 
And as soon as you start to treat it that way, your retention will improve, as will your revenue.

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Good interfaces are built for humans with roles, moods, habits.

And most “design rules” don’t cover that part.

Here are the non-obvious principles we now swear by:

1. Design for roles.

An operator, manager, and analyst can see “the same tool” but they are living three different narratives.

2. Tell a story.

Good UI behaves like a scene in a movie: each frame indicates, “Here’s what happens next.”

3. Simplicity isn’t minimalism.

It’s knowing what to conceal. A complex system should feel simple, even if it is not.

4. One action per screen.

Every screen should answer one question. The moment users have to pause, you’ve lost the moment.

5. Adapt, don’t copy.

There is no “best practice” for everybody.
A healthtech dashboard and a crypto wallet shouldn’t look/feel the same, and that’s a feature not a flaw.

6. Accessibility is a growth strategy.

It’s how you earn trust and give access to the people your competitors are forgetting.

The best interfaces don’t impress. They disappear.
You’re not noticing them because they are busy making you feel capable.

What was the last interface you loved using is, and why?

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I have looked through hundreds of product interfaces.

And most trust issues come from invisible details that are saying, "We did not care enough."

1. Text locked in images.
It seems nice... until you realize:
Google can't read it.
Screen readers aren't being able to get through it.
It is going to break on mobile.

✅ Fix: Always use proper, responsive HTML text overlaid on visuals. That communicates quality and care.

2. Stock photos with zero context.
If your visuals could go on any website, they shouldn't be on yours. 
People simply don't connect with "perfect smiles" and "handshakes in glass offices."
User's even notice when an image doesn't match what they are viewing.

✅ Fix: Use visuals with your product, actual people or even simple, authentic brand illustrations. Authenticity scales better than aesthetics.

3. Inconsistent spacing.
Uneven padding. A headline that is floating. Tight corners next to wide gaps. Users may never name the issue, but they feel it.
That feeling? Uncertainty. And uncertainty is lethal when it comes to conversion.

✅ Fix: Use a modular grid and consistent spacing system. Regular rhythm = subconscious trust.

What’s the smallest design detail that instantly makes you lose trust in a product?

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Guess which of our projects gained more views?

Drop A, B, C, or D in the comments.

But don’t just guess. Consider:

🔹 What details stand out? 
🔹 Which design feels more refined? 
🔹 What makes one stronger than the other?

This isn’t just a fun test.
It’s how you train your creative judgment.
The more you analyze, the faster you recognize what works.

A, B, С, or D? Drop your guess below! Let’s level up together.

The best design

Most founders struggle to explain their product in 10 sec.

And that’s usually why people forget it.

Founders jump into features, tech, or long backstories.
But the products that stick are the ones described with immediate clarity.

After helping dozens of teams simplify their pitch and homepage messaging, here are 3 frameworks that consistently work:

1️⃣ The “Movie Trailer” Line.
Hit emotion + problem + solution in one shot.

Structure:
“We help [audience] solve [problem] through [unique solution].”

Example:
 “We help remote teams brainstorm faster with an AI whiteboard that auto-organizes ideas.”

This gives people the whole story instantly.

2️⃣ The “Six-Second Test”. If you can answer these in one tight sentence, you’re done:
• Who it’s for.
• What it does.
• Why it’s different.
• What problem it solves.
• What outcome it creates.

Example:
 “For busy parents, our app plans healthy meals automatically — saving hours and reducing food waste.”

3️⃣ The “Anchor to the Familiar.”
When something is new, you need a shortcut.

Structure:
 “It’s like [familiar thing], but for [your context].”

Example:
 “It’s like Airbnb, but for campers.”
It reduces cognitive load and accelerates understanding.

If someone can’t repeat your product back to you after 10 seconds, you don’t have a messaging problem, you have a clarity problem.

What’s your 10-second product explanation?

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What founders actually need from a design partner.

Across many startup projects, one pattern is clear:

Founders don’t need resources.
They need a partner with a product mindset.
That team will give you clarity, speed, and traction.
Let’s look at the difference.

1. Designers make wireframes.
Product thinkers define outcomes.

2. Designers ship features.
Product thinkers shape systems.

3. Designers follow tasks.
Product thinkers challenge assumptions.

4. Designers deliver visuals.
Product thinkers deliver clarity.

5. Designers optimize screens.
Product thinkers optimize revenue.

A design partner shouldn’t just make your product look good.
They should make your business stronger.
Because the right partner doesn’t just design interfaces,
they help you think, operate, and grow like a product company.

✦

If you’re scaling and you need a dedicated team that thinks like your co-founder, not your vendor, let’s talk.

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Last week, I tried to book a demo of a new tool.

Those 20 seconds told me everything.

Product UX failed here.
I scrolled twice. 
Clicked the wrong button. 
Didn’t find clues.
And gave up.

Review your product like a first-time user.

And try to fix UX issues.

1. Watch the heatmaps.
When a user pauses, backtracks, or clicks twice, that’s a red flag.
Confusion shows up in body language before it shows in analytics.

2. Check forms first.
Long fields. Missing confirmations. Mobile layouts that break.
Forms kill more conversions than bad marketing ever will.

3. Scan for “dead weight.”
Buttons nobody clicks. Copy nobody reads. Features nobody touches.
If it doesn’t guide the user forward, it’s friction.

4. Run 10-minute heuristic checks.
Navigation, readability, error states, consistency.

These basics sound boring, but they fix 80% of user frustration.
You don’t need a 3-month research sprint to uncover UX flaws.
You need sharp eyes, real users in mind, and the discipline to ask:
“Where does this experience break trust?”

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 How to find UX problems

“$5K for a full app” should set off alarm bells.

I’ve seen founders get burned by quotes that sound too good to be true.

And here’s the reality: they usually are.

A credible app budget runs anywhere from $50K–$250K+, depending on scope and complexity. 

At $5K, what you’re really buying is a prototype, a landing MVP, or a template, not a production-grade product.

The hidden costs show up later:

✦ No discovery → scope creep and endless change requests.
✦ No QA → your users become the testers.
✦ No maintenance plan → apps break as OS versions and APIs update.
✦ No IP clarity → some “cheap shops” keep the repo keys, locking you in.
✦ No security → exposing you to compliance fines or breaches (the average costs $4.9M globally).

So what does a serious proposal include?

1. Discovery: user flows, integrations, edge cases.
2. Delivery plan: milestones, QA, release strategy.
3. Security & compliance baked in.
4. Ongoing ops & maintenance plan.

🚩 If a vendor quotes $5K for the whole thing, don’t think “deal.” 
Think “demo.”
The real bill will come later, in rewrites, downtime, or lost trust.

The smarter play: if budget is tight, scope a small, clear MVP with defined limits and a real path to production. 

That way, your “cheap” start doesn’t become an expensive rewrite.

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The plan is clear, the prototype is exciting.

But there’s a quiet signal that something is wrong.

Because the MVP shape is wrong.
Too frequently, MVPs wind up created as demos.
They’re polished enough to show, broad enough to dazzle users, and thin enough that they can’t generate persistent, repeatable value.

Here’s the shift that will actually move the meter: An MVP is not the smallest version of your product. It is the smallest engine of recurring value.

That distinction forces you to ask:

1. What is the one capability users must succeed at?
2. What must be there so the system works without us holding it together manually?
3. What closes the feedback loop, not just opens it?

When you design an MVP from that perspective, you start developing outcomes:

✔ Clarity on measurable value.
✔ One solution for users with or without you.
✔ One core workflow that gains repetitive usage.
✔ Just enough automation to avoid operational drag.
✔ One feedback loop where you learn every time - how to scale.

This is how products gain traction early.
Build the smallest version of your value engine.
That’s the MVP you actually need.

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The MVP You Actually Need

“How much does a website cost?”

Everyone loves the safe answer: “It depends.”

But that doesn’t help when you’re budgeting, forecasting, or explaining ROI to your board.

So here’s a straightforward breakdown.

1️⃣ Landing Page.
$1,000–$5,000
A single, conversion-driven page. Perfect for launches or campaigns.
Simple structure but every word, interaction, and visual must earn its place.

2️⃣ Small Business Website.
$5,000–$15,000
Usually 4–6 pages: Home, Services, About, Contact, and maybe a Blog.
You get custom branding, clean UI, and a structure that builds trust fast.

3️⃣ eCommerce Website.
$25,000–$100,000
Product listings, filters, navigation logic, checkout systems, mobile optimization.
At this tier, UX becomes critical because every friction point = abandoned carts.

4️⃣ SaaS Marketing Website.
$75,000–$300,000
Your website becomes part of the product experience.
It must tell your story, guide users to demos, handle content, and match your product’s design language.

5️⃣ Enterprise Website.
$20,000–$100,000+
Think of it as a digital ecosystem:
Dozens of templates, multilingual support, role-based navigation, integrations, governance rules.

The real question isn’t the price.
A website is your 24/7 sales team.
If it doesn’t convert, educate, or build trust, the real cost is the revenue you’re not capturing.

So instead of asking: “How much does a website cost?”
Ask: “How much is a weak website costing me every month?”

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The hardest thing about building an AI product is getting people to trust what it does.

You can create a great model all you want, but as soon as users feel the slightest bit of uncertainty, they are going to ponder, hesitate, and leave.

When founders build trust into the product experience, three things happen fast.

1. Users stop second-guessing and start exploring. First session activation goes up because they understand the what and whys.

2. Every click of trust compounds itself into usage, retention, and upsell. Without trust, the best AI feature will remain unused.

3. You do not have to wait for product market fit to learn how users actually feel. Trust patterns can save you weeks of guessing, and reduce the launch chaos.

4. Transparent UX with design-based trust cuts confusion before it even reaches support. No more "I am left wondering why it said that?" tickets or bad reviews for hallucinations.

Most AI products are built for power. 
The real winners are built for confidence.

✦

At Halo Lab — Your Digital Partner, we help founders design AI products users trust enough to actually use and pay for.
If that’s the stage you’re at, let’s chat.

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Design Patterns For AI Interfaces

Every product fosters feelings.

Slack develops curiosity (you check threads). 
LinkedIn develops affirmation (you observe reactions). 
Airbnb develops trust (you reside within somebody else's space). 
Uber develops control (you follow the car, the route, the pricing).

The emotional loop your product supports, becomes the habit that makes users return - or leave.

And here is where many teams miss.
Your design doesn't just support feelings. It influences them.

✦

For every engagement, a micro-feeling is triggered - frustration, relief, pride, fear. 
These micro-feelings accumulate into a memory. 
Then memory drives retention.

Behavioral design studies confirmed that:

✦ Positive feelings (clarity, control, competence) are proven to increase engagement by 30-40%.

✦ Unresolved frustration (human error, waiting, loss of context) is the leading cause of churn within SaaS and consumer apps.

So when your UX creates anxiety (loading uncertainty, unclear steps, overwhelming dashboards) - the user has accomplished their task, but subconsciously will avoid returning.

Ways to audit emotional design in your product.

1. Avatar: the emotion you want your users to feel. (Do you want them caring, empowered, energized, etc.?) 

2. Map the emotion to each interaction. For every step: "What is this moment teaching?" 

3. Test the users' reactions, not just the usability. Record facial expressions or tone, or even keywords in a survey, after each interaction. 

4. Design feedback loop(s)- use motion, microcopy, timing, etc. to bake in positive emotions in the experience.

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Platform Seven

I founded Platform Seven in February 2023 — a new concept company that works closely with young adults and entrepreneurs in order to understand their passions and ambitions, help conquer fears, surmount challenges, and make success both in life and business attainable.

In a relaxed and informal environment, we break down barriers, transform mindsets and offer expert advice, mentoring, coaching, success therapy and business strategy — to inspire and accelerate success. 

We do this through 20 years of personal experience as mentors, mentees, entrepreneurs, and successful business owners.

Based in Los Angeles and with a client base across America & Canada, Platform Seven also offers a unique Client Formula Blueprint course, providing numerous tools and strategies to free people from limiting beliefs, and in doing so turn dreams into realities.

Founder and Director

Valvano Limited

I am the founder of this successful and longstanding private property company. 

Valvano Ltd predominantly purchases commercial retail and office assets throughout the UK.

Founder

Colliers

Having sold my former company Hatton Real Estate to Colliers in January 2016, I then assumed responsibility for running the Colliers London City Fringe office.

Alongside my co-directors of Hatton Real Estate, we directed the office for over four years, specializing in office and investment real estate within Central London

Director of London City Fringe Offices

Hatton Real Estate Limited

My co-founders and I set up Hatton Real Estate in the midst of the financial credit crisis in 2010.

The company focused on commercial office leasing, sales and investment within the Central London office market.

Another focus was the recruitment of young talent who had recently left school or college, and on company mentoring to enable their success.

Over five consecutive years, the agency was statistically recognized as the most active brokerage within the Central London City Fringe market.

Having revolutionized the commercial property industry in London, the business was acquired by Colliers International in January 2016.

Co-Founder

Richard Susskind & Company

Director

Young Enterprise UK

As Schools Business Mentor for this UK national charity, I helped to motivate young people to succeed in the changing world of work, by equipping them with knowledge, skills and self-confidence.

YE works directly with young people, teachers, volunteers, businesses and influencers to build a successful and sustainable future for all young people and society at large.

Through hands-on employability enterprise and financial education programs, resources and teacher training, YE works to significantly reduce youth unemployment, help young people realize their potential beyond education and empower a generation to live and work.

School Business Mentor

Entrepreneur, Mentor, Keynote Speaker. Follow for insights on Entrepreneurship, 'Real-world' Education & my journey. Founder Of Platform Seven

At 16, I dropped out of school, feeling defeated. 
At 17, I found a mentor who introduced me to Central London's real estate scene. 
By 24, I launched my first company, Hatton Real Estate. 
By 30, I sold it to Colliers International.

Now based in LA, I mentor aspiring entrepreneurs, students, and celebrities worldwide. I've helped clients raise millions on TV shows like Shark Tank and Dragon's Den, and advised participants from shows that include Million Dollar Listing and The Apprentice. I've also advised the UK government on entrepreneurship and education. I regularly engage in public speaking, sharing my experiences with businesses, high schools, colleges, and community events across the US & Europe.

In 2023, I founded Platform Seven to bridge the gap between traditional education and the 'real' world. Platform Seven offers practical courses, inspiring events, personalised mentoring and the tools to help members thrive, whether they're just starting out or already established. 

Giving back and paying it forward are core to my mission, ensuring others have the same support and guidance that fueled my success.

Ricky Blair

You are easily replaceable at work.

But at home? 
You are irreplaceable.

Remember that.

We spend so much time proving ourselves at the work:
- Chasing promotions
- Meeting deadlines
- Sacrificing rest

Yet no matter how hard you work, someone else can take your place.

But no one can replace the role you play in your family’s life.

So don’t lose sight of what truly matters.

Turn off work once in a while.
Be present with those who depend on you.

Because success at work is temporary:
But love and connection at home last forever.

Credits: Dr. Dupe Burgess

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Bullies do not disappear when school ends.
Some just learn how to hide inside companies.

They sit in meetings with titles.
They push people down to feel in control.
They damage confidence to feel important.

And the worst part is that many workplaces let it slide because the bully delivers results.

Loved this post from Rob Dance

Here is the real cost:
Teams shut down.
Ideas slow down.
Good people leave quietly.

If you lead, pay attention to this:

• Results should never excuse harmful behavior
• Morale matters as much as performance
• A strong culture requires strong boundaries

A workplace is only healthy when people feel safe to speak, work, and grow.
A bully destroys that in minutes.

Leadership means stepping in, not looking away.

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You can't grow in the wrong environment.
Even a strong seed won’t thrive in poor soil.

Your environment shapes:
- your mindset
- your habits
- your self-belief.

And most of the time, we underestimate just how powerful that influence is.

When you're surrounded by:

↳ People who criticise more than they encourage
↳ Chaos that distracts you from what matters
↳ Energy that drains rather than inspires...

…it becomes very hard to stay motivated, let alone grow.

But when you're in an environment that supports you?

You begin to believe in yourself. 
You show up differently.
You take more chances. 
You become more.

Here’s how to create a growth-friendly environment:

1/ Audit Your Circle.
↳ Spend more time with people who challenge and uplift you.

2/ Curate Your Inputs.
↳ What you watch, read, and listen to matters. 
↳ Feed your mind with what fuels your goals.

3/ Set Physical Boundaries.
↳ Create spaces (online and offline)
↳ That help you focus, recharge, and reflect.

4/ Celebrate Progress, Not Just Results.
↳ Environments that reward effort help you stay consistent and committed.

5/ Ask for Help When Needed.
↳ Growth is a team sport. 
↳ The right support accelerates your journey.

6/ Eliminate Energy Drains.
↳ Whether it’s tasks, people, or mindsets
(Remove what holds you back)

7/ Be That Supportive Energy for Others.
↳ Your environment isn’t just what you take in, it’s also what you put out.

The right environment isn’t a luxury.
It’s a growth strategy.

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Believing in yourself sounds simple.
Living it daily feels like a full-time job.

Because confidence isn’t a switch.
It’s a practice.
A habit.
A choice you make again and again - especially on the days you doubt yourself the most.

Here are 7 habits that make self-belief a real skill, not a slogan 👇

1/ Speak to yourself with respect
→ Your self-talk becomes your self-image.
→ Replace criticism with direction, not shame.

2/ Keep the promises you make to yourself
→ Confidence grows when your actions match your intentions.
→ Even small follow-through builds trust in your own capability.

3/ Do hard things on purpose
→ Challenge creates evidence.
→ Evidence creates belief.

4/ Reduce comparison
→ Someone else’s pace has nothing to do with your potential.
→ Focus on improving your own baseline.

5/ Surround yourself with people who stretch you
→ Your environment influences your ambition more than motivation ever will.
→ Stay close to those who see more in you than you see in yourself.

6/ Celebrate your small wins
→ Progress becomes obvious when you notice it.
→ Clarity fuels confidence.

7/ Move even when you feel unready
→ Action quiets self-doubt faster than thinking.
→ You build belief by proving to yourself that you can begin.

Self-belief is work.
Daily work.
But once you build it, everything else becomes easier to reach.

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Transformation rarely comes from big moves.
It comes from daily habits done long enough to create a new version of you.

Here are 7 habits that can reshape you in the next 50 days:

1/ Wake up before 6 AM
Not for hustle culture - but to take control of your morning before the world takes it from you.

2/ Exercise for 30 minutes
A stronger body creates a sharper mind. Both fuel better decisions.

3/ Read 10 pages a day
Ten pages a day becomes a completely different level of thinking over a year.

4/ Spend one hour learning a new skill
Skills are leverage. Leverage is freedom.

5/ Eat with intention
Your energy, focus, and discipline all start with what you put in your body.

6/ Meditate for 10 minutes
Stillness creates clarity. Clarity creates better choices.

7/ Say no to short-term pleasure
If it trades long-term progress for quick relief, leave it.

Small habits build big shifts.
Fifty days is enough to change your pace, your mindset, and your direction.

Start today:
Your future self will thank you for the discipline you choose now.

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A bad manager can ruin your career. 
A good one? They can change your life.

Loved this quote from Tobi Oluwole

Companies talk a lot about mental health at work. 
Mindfulness. Resilience. Boundaries. 

But here’s the truth: your manager has more impact on your well-being than your doctor or therapist.

A good boss:

✅ Helps you grow without burning out.
✅ Has your back when things go wrong.
✅ Sets clear expectations (no guessing games).

A bad boss:

❌ Micromanages every move.
❌ Creates stress, uncertainty, and fear.
❌ Makes Sunday nights feel like a countdown to doom.

If you’ve ever had both, you know the difference.

🔄 Tag a manager who changed your life (for the better).

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The best talent rarely comes gift-wrapped.

I once hired someone with a messy CV. Gaps, short stints, no fancy titles.

But in six months, they outperformed everyone.... 
Why?

Because character doesn't show up in credentials.
And potential rarely looks polished.

We say "don’t judge a book by its cover" - but we do it every day:

▪️ We overlook quiet voices in meetings.
▪️ We assume presence = competence.
▪️ We skip candidates who don’t 'look the part'

But some of the sharpest minds come wrapped in humility.

And the greatest resilience hides behind the softest voices.

Leaders don’t just see what’s obvious.
They look deeper. They listen longer.
They bet on people others overlook.

The truth?
You’ll miss gold if you’re only looking for glitter.

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Since stepping out of the real estate world five years ago, I’ve found myself coaching and mentoring individuals and companies. 

And recently I keep getting asked the same question:
“Who do you actually work with… and how do you help them?”

Here’s the simplest answer:
Individuals who feel stuck or under-fulfilled in their career
 
Sometimes you want to push to the next level.
Sometimes you’re too comfortable.
And sometimes you’re simply tired of doing work that doesn’t excite you anymore.

✅ I help people get clear on what they truly want and build a path to get there. 

2) People who want to bring a business idea to life

Maybe you’ve had an idea sitting in your notes for years.
Maybe you’ve started… but stalled.

✅ I support people with structure, strategy, accountability, and the confidence to actually execute.

3) Founders and business owners

This includes people who:
- Feel stuck in a rut or directionless
- Are growing but want to reach the next level
- Are misaligned or clashing with co-founders
- Need support with leadership, systems, or big-picture strategy
- Are building alone and want accountability
- Are preparing for a future exit and need guidance
 
At its core, my work is about helping people create momentum in their careers, their businesses, and their lives.

If any of this resonates, feel free to reach out.

No pressure and all conversations will remain strictly confidential.

Over 70% of graduates say they feel unprepared for the real world.

 And after working with thousands of students, I can confirm: it’s not a lack of intelligence - it’s a lack of clarity, confidence, and mentorship.

That’s why I built Platform Seven:
+ To help colleges bridge the gap between education and real-life.

In spring 2026, we’re opening up a small number of new college partnerships in the US and UK.

If you’re in student success, career services, student-life, or entrepreneurship… and your students would benefit from:

• real-world mentorship
• career clarity
• founder-led workshops
• online community + ongoing guidance

 …I’d love to connect.

Drop me a message or say “interested” and I’ll share more details.

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