Camilla Barnard
Comment & OpinionHow finding the right business structure has set us up for the next stage
This is my last column for The Grocer, so I’m reflecting on how much I’ve enjoyed it and how much I’ve learned
Comment & OpinionUnexpected benefits: how our café brought us joy… and insight
The café mirrors my experience of the whole Rude Health journey – full of spontaneity, serendipity and determination
Comment & OpinionHow The Very Hungry Caterpillar provides business inspiration
Our business has done its feasting, and now it’s time to enter a ‘chrysalis’
Comment & OpinionTeam talk: how our brainstorm revealed an appetite for change
One of my favourite parts of working at Rude Health is our Culture Club
Comment & OpinionMistakes are crucial to business success: embrace and learn from them
I’d suggest that you don’t start a business if mistakes weigh heavily on you
Comment & OpinionIt’s not all about short-term sales: build slowly if it suits you
Short-term goals can work, but focusing on your foundations will provide longer-term success
Comment & OpinionTo build a business, never give up - and find the right team
What’s the most valuable skill to have when you’re starting and building a business?
Comment & OpinionAs your business grows, so does the need for clarity
I didn’t know it, but until a year ago I was a management cynic
Comment & OpinionWhy startups should set goals early - and write them down
Knowing what you want from your business – and your life – from the start will help guide your goals
Comment & OpinionYour business idea isn't ready until you've taken the plunge
‘I’ve got lots of ideas, but I don’t know which one to do’ is something I’ve heard from more than one aspiring startup
Comment & OpinionSecrets of startup 'success': belief is as important as logic
Nick and I often get asked to give talks and take part in panels, on various aspects of making a business successful
Comment & OpinionTime for a break: how a holiday can be a business milestone
If you can leave for more than a week without causing the business stress, then you are out of the startup phase
Comment & OpinionHow Secret Santa has inspired a 2019 focused on quality
It’s not about more stuff and quantity, it’s about the depth of the experience and the quality of engagement
Comment & OpinionThe frustrations of trying to find a green packaging solution
We at Rude Health have been trying to improve and reduce our packaging right from the start
Comment & OpinionOffer a bit extra: experiences are better than transactions
Consumers return to the places that offer them more than just a simple transaction
Comment & OpinionTaking time out gives you perspective and space to breathe
I spend most of the week in a confused state of frustration and liberation
Comment & OpinionWhat's in a name? Define who you are - and who you are not
Calling your business by the right name is central to its identity, says Camilla Barnard
Comment & OpinionListening skills are food startups' most powerful weapon
’We were the consumer asking for something that wasn’t there,’ says Rude Health’s Camilla Barnard.
Comment & OpinionFmcg recruitment: what's the best way to find the best candidates?
Finding the right people is our greatest challenge as we grow, says Camilla Barnard of Rude Health
Comment & OpinionIt is business and it's personal: a way to consider bad news
This week I was on the train with someone who had just been made redundant, and to her, of course, it was extremely personal