Directed by Adam Patel!? Well, not quite. It’s been my dream for over half of my life and while this is not necessarily the manifestation of that dream, it’s certainly a step in the right direction… Continue reading “My First Movie Credit!” »

I’m a self-confessed 21st century geek. I have an iPhone, 2 laptops, a three monitor desktop and my power usage is probably akin to Times Square. But I also have a social conscience. I care about the planet and the future of humanity. Is my lifestyle in conflict with my morals? I don’t think so. Here’s why…

As the world is waking up to the power hungry reality of 21st century convenience, there is becoming what is currently a subculture of green geeks; people who appreciate the beauty and genius of technology but also the problems that enormous power usage can cause. As of writing this, I am the latest convert to this movement. Green Gadgets

It was the second Saturday in June when I got up excruciatingly early (0530) to catch a train to London where I was to do the first acting I’ve done since I left drama school at about 14 and had my first ever experience on a film set. It was my day on set at Superman: Requiem, a film I’d become involved with through my friend Daniella. Continue reading “Adam’s Extra Adventure” »

Alliance Healthcare is a pharmaceuticals wholesaler owned by or somehow corporately related to Boots. They hold monopoly over many of the most popular drugs prescribed in the UK and use and abuse the power this gives them.

I’m fairly certain no independent or small chain pharmacy would use Alliance Healthcare if they had a choice, but the fact is, they don’t. Nobody does. And the reason is because of this monopoly over certain products.

The monopoly alone wouldn’t be so bad. (It would be far from ideal, but we could live with it). But what I will not stand for is the borderline criminal practise of charging what they call a “low order surcharge” to any pharmacy that cannot meet their own minimum order criteria on products that we have no choice but to buy from them. It’s basically a fine for not being Boots. And it stinks. It is the very worst most insidious tactic employed by a ruthless and heartless company interested in nothing but its own profits. It is companies like this that give business a bad name.

What allows them to do this? The same type of political corruption that we would assume of African governments.

I want to know where it all ends?

The trailer of the first feature film I’m involved with.

You can’t see much so far, but I think it looks promising. I’m quite excited about this.

Imagine a city that never sleeps; a bustling metropolis which is in many respects like a giant sized theme park. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you New York City.

This was my first time in New York and, in fact, my first trip to the USA for about 5 years. It was good to be back! Continue reading “Adam’s Big Apple Adventure” »

From India to Fiji to Leicester, this entrepreneurial clan is really going places… Continue reading “Keeping Up With The Patels” »

What happened when I went skiing in the Alps with a couple of friends. How I could have easily died on route 36, how I learned to ski in 5 days flat and where they make the best pizza in the world! Continue reading “Adam’s Alpine Adventure: Skiing In Northern Italy” »

A couple of things have lead to this post. First, the meme floating around in the minds of my close family, that owning an internet business is easy and, because I apparently never get up off the computer for 6-10 hour stretches, I clearly must not be doing anything constructive. And second, the eye opening experience I have had over the past eighteen months as I have ploughed through this stuff, climbing what will probably be one of the steepest learning curves of my life (except for A Level Chemistry).

What follows are a bunch of lessons I have learned from experience. Things I did not know when I got into this game and have only learned through failure after failure after failure. Continue reading “Online Business Start Up 101: 8 Lessons I Learned From Experience” »