The League Magazine · Issue 002
Beyond the Name Badge
Issue 002 looks past job titles to the experiences that shape how people build, lead and connect across the North East.
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Walk Into the Room
Jamilah Hassan explains how saying yes to unfamiliar opportunities changed her work, her business and her sense of what was possible.
We Sold Out. It Took Six Months.
Attendance dropped after The League's first dinner. Perry Wilson kept setting the table until people returned, brought others with them and filled every seat.
I Became Brilliant at Surviving
Kay McCready spent years looking composed while carrying grief, trauma and depression. She writes about the survival patterns that kept her functioning, and what it took to live differently.
The First Two Pounds
Ammar Mirza CBE was ten when he earned £2 and took it home to help his mother. That instinct to make himself useful has stayed with him through business, public service and the setbacks in between.
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Don’t Let Fear Be the Reason You Don’t Try
A sudden loss gave Nina Walton the push to start her own business. Twelve years later, the relationships she has built remain one of its most valuable assets.
The Purpose Hiding in Plain Sight
Liz Atkin did not discover her business purpose at the start of her career. She found it in the problem leaders had been bringing to her for years.
I Thought I Was the Problem
Michelle Minnikin had two psychology degrees and still could not see the conditioning behind her own burnout. One phrase gave the pattern a name.
The Cost of Carrying On
Jane Fisher had become very good at being capable. A heart crisis forced her to consider what constant pressure was costing and what she wanted the next part of her life to hold.
If It Isn't Written Down, It Didn't Happen
Anthony Boyce built a fast-growing group of businesses, then watched the value he had created disappear. His account is a hard lesson in agreements, warning signs and leaving before the price rises again.