Amanda Thomson: The Disruptor Behind Noughty Non-Alcoholic Wine and a New Era of Conscious Drinking
Most people don’t want to hear the real secret sauce to success — but it’s not what you think.
Most people don’t want to hear the real secret sauce to success — but it’s not what you think.
Speaking up when it's easier to stay silent taught me that change doesn’t come from conformity.
As a non-tech founder building a tech product, I have faced many challenges. I am seen as being 'older' at 62, but I have used this to my advantage.
Around six years ago, my marriage ended very suddenly and unexpectedly — over breakfast, no less. I had thought I had it all… I had a choice: give in, or go all in. I chose to go all in… That decision has shaped my work ever since. It fuelled my determination to encourage women to rewrite the rules.
The one thing I have learned from all of this is that access is the game-changer... We will change it, investor or not.
I had to unlearn a lot, especially the belief that success looks a certain way, comes at a certain time, or requires permission from anybody but me.
What makes me a Disruptor is the refusal to accept that business success must come at the expense of ethical practices or feminist values.
Being a Disruptor has been a central theme in my life, particularly in my professional journey. Founding BYP Network was a direct response to the systemic inequalities I observed in both the corporate world and the sports industry.
At the age of 10, I was introduced to the world of neurodivergence. In the past, I would have said I was "diagnosed" as if it were a condition that would prevent me from living a wildly wonderful and creative life.