Scottish Brain Sciences

Senior Clinical Investigator

Noggin The Brain People 

For me brain health is personal and I created Noggin The Brain People with a mission to improve the cognitive health of the nation. We want to start a national conversation about the importance of brain health and specifically, help people understand even small lifestyle changes can make a difference to how you feel now and the health of your brain as you get older. No one is too young or too old to start looking after their noggin and we are committed to help support brain and mental health education for children to break the cycle of poor brain health. 
Visit our blog for all brain related content and to learn about our nutritional supplements

Founder

The Society of Authors

Member 

Nuffield Health

General Practitioner

Spire Healthcare Group plc

YourGP

www.shapeandrejuvenate.com

Started my own aesthetics business, first in Scotland to use Non Invasive Body Contouring and Skin Rejuvenation for Body and Face with the latest innovation in Radio Frequency and combined Ultra Sound- EXILIS

Cosmetic Doctor

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Passionate about Brain Health and helping people look after their amazing brains ; Experienced General Practitioner; Writer, special interests in Sleep, Lifestyle/Functional Medicine with a demonstrated history of working in NHS and Private Health Care. Founder Noggin The Brain People with a mission to improve the cognitive health of the nation.
https://linktr.ee/DrClaraR

Dr. Clara Doran MBBS MRCGP

NatWest Group

Research Consultant

Noggin The Brain People

🧠 Noggin The Brain People 🧠

Sainsbury's Bank

Head of Research, Planning & Brand

Head of Propositions & Innovation

Head of Customer Insight & Innovation

The Marketing Society Scotland

Chair Of Marketing Society Scotland

Heineken UK

Head Of CMI (Consumer & Market Intelligence)

Category Insights Controller

PepsiCo Intl

Consumer Insights For All PepsiCo Portfolio Of Beverage Brands across Western & Eastern Europe

European Consumer & Market Insights Director

PepsiCo

Worked on creating new International Trademarks for PepsiCo to play in exciting growing Asian beverage categories e.g. Healthy Whites (RTD Soymilk/Drinking Yoghurts) in China, India, Vietnam & Thailand.

Asia Regional Innovation Insights Manager

Quorn Foods

Consumer & market insights for the Quorn brand.

Consumer Insight Manager

Procter & Gamble

Consumer & Product Researcher Working In Skin Beauty Care (Oil Of Olay).

Products Research

🧠 Noggin - helping improve the cognitive health of the nation 🧠 | P&G | PepsiCo | Heineken | Sainsbury's |

I have over 25 years of insight, marketing, and innovation leadership experience in FMCG and FS sectors, I know, I don't look THAT old.

I've enjoyed working for some of the world's leading brands in various categories (health & beauty, food & beverages & financial services) and regions, delivering impactful consumer and market intelligence, brand strategy, and product innovation. My time spent working on Oil Of Olay made me my mum's favourite son.

Currently, I'm a research consultant at NatWest Group, where I'm supporting the bank's customer, technology and data-driven approach to enhancing its products and services. 

I'm a co-founder at Noggin The Brain People, on a mission to improve the cognitive health of the nation & founding investor in Gutzy Organic which makes having a healthy, happy gut, fun and easy. Active investor in the technology & health & wellness arena.

I'm a former chair and current fellow of the Marketing Society in Scotland.

Mick Doran

“Be yourself; everyone else is taken.” So said Oscar Wilde


As we enter the weekend I’m excited to start Simply More by Cynthia Erivo

It’s been described as a book for anyone who’s ever been told they’re “too much”.

But I can’t help but think that really means to Be less of yourself so other can feel more at ease.

But being yourself takes courage.

Because when you shrink, your work shrinks with you and When you show up fully, the work gets better and …. 

…. So do you

Have a great weekend 

#SimplyMore #useyournoggin #lifelessons #wicked

Most people look after their phones better than their 🧠

Please remember that sometimes feeling better doesn’t start with a big life overhaul.

It could be a simple glass of water.

A ten-minute walk.

A proper night’s sleep.

The tiny choices that gently add up to a life that feels less frantic, more ours.

Heads Up is a book about those choices.

About giving your brain the care it’s been asking for.

Because when your head works, the rest of life gets easier.

#HeadsUp #useyournoggin #brainwealth #braincare #energy

Not often these roles come up. 
Worth checking out. 
A passionate team and working with Cara Chambers to shape the future of the function.
#insights #useyournoggin #newjob

View Danielle Stavrakis O'Brien’s profile

🌟 We are hiring: Director of Consumer & Market Insight at C&C Group!

Are you passionate about turning data into actionable insights that shape strategy and drive growth? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where your expertise influences big decisions? If so, this is your opportunity to make a real impact.

As Director of Consumer & Market Insight, you will: 
✅Lead the development of consumer and market intelligence across our iconic brands. 
✅Drive data-led strategies that put customers at the heart of everything we do. 
✅Collaborate with senior leaders to shape the future of our business.

Why join us? 
✅Work with some of the most recognised names in the drinks industry. 
✅Be part of a culture that values innovation, collaboration, and growth. 
✅Enjoy a role where your insights truly matter.

📍 Location:  London, Glasgow or Dublin (hybrid) 
🔗 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/e2n42DQ7

Cara Chambers

Open article: C&C Group: Director of Consumer and Market Insight by careers.candcgroupplc.com

C&C Group: Director of Consumer and Market Insight

If you want to understand the true state of the AI revolution, don’t listen to the optimists or the sceptics.

Look at Nvidia’s numbers. They never lie.

And they just announced guidance of $65 billion for the next quarter.

Wall Street expected $62 billion.

The world’s biggest organisations are still investing heavily in AI.

The AI race is still accelerating it seems, not slowing.

#nvidia #useyournoggins #ai #bubbles

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Have funds, will invest 


Someone once said to me that If uncertainty is uncomfortable, quantum computing is… well character-building.

Quantum is getting interesting by the day 

#quantumcomputing #useyournoggins #ai #investing

Ever feel like the heaviest thing you carry is the stuff no one else can see?


That'll be the mental load.

Three tiny things that might genuinely help:

🧠 Do the nagging task first.
The one that keeps circling in your noggin. Clearing it frees up more mental space than you’d think.

🧠 Write the “invisible list” down.
Not the to do list, but the thoughts. Once they’re on paper, your noggin doesn’t have to hold them all.

🧠 Set one tiny boundary today.
A five-minute pause. A protected hour. A “not now”. Mental load drops the moment you stop over-committing.

nogginbrain.co.uk

#mentalload #useyournoggin #productivity

'Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor' 
Thich Nhat Hanh

Will Guidara talks about the creation of the 'Deep Breathing Club' (DBC) on P160 of this fantastic book: Unreasonable Hospitality - a must read for anyone in (any) business.

Check out my summary I shared with The Marketing Society Scotland recently.

#unreasonablehospitality #useyournoggin #breathing #stress

View company: The Marketing Society Scotland

📚 Mick's Recommended Reading - Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara. Read Mick Doran's review 👉 https://lnkd.in/ez9JEcuA

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I’m conscious that everything I consume regarding AI is very ‘west’ centric


Hence I’m excited to widen my lens by reading Machine Decision Is Not Final.

🧠China’s idea of “human-made intelligence” challenges our obsession with the machine as master.

🧠 seemingly there is also a challenge to Western assumptions of intelligence as inherently visible and controllable. intelligence also includes silence, ambiguity & even misdirection.

Guess the future won’t be built from one worldview. Excited to find out.

Anyone else read this? Thoughts? 👇

#ai #useyournoggin #china

The Irony of AI ...


What do you think?

#ai #useyournoggin #thinking

source: great newsletter by Ryan Holiday

‘A man can do what he wants, but he cannot want what he wants’…. Schopenhauer 


Don’t be so hard on yourself, focus on your responses and have a good week 🙌



#freedom #useyournoggin #choices

Your next customer won’t browse.

It’ll just brief. 

Are AI agents 🤖 are about to flip retail on its head.

Not the chatbots you ignore.

Real autonomous shoppers.

They won’t fall for brand stories.

They won’t be swayed by nice packaging.

They won’t “just have a quick look”.

They’ll scan.

Parse.

Optimise.

And buy, or not in milliseconds.

And that means one thing:

Retail is about to become a competition in being understood by machines.

If your product data is vague, the agent won’t pick you.

If your pricing is fuzzy, it won’t trust you.

If your value proposition can’t be verified, you’re out.

While Humans browse, Agents will simply judge.

And who might be the winners? 

Brands that make themselves ‘machine legible’

AI won’t kill retail…

But it might kill retail that isn’t ready for a shopper that never sleeps, never impulse buys, and always reads the small print.

The question isn’t going to be about  “How will consumers shop?”

It will be “How will their agents decide?”

What do you think? 👇

#aiAgents #useyournoggin #retail #cybermonday #blackfriday 

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