It was great to once again arrange for cricket legend Lord Botham to undertake another private signing with longstanding agency partner, Allstar Signings. Lord Botham signed an assortment of pictures, cricket bats and balls.

Ian Botham signed England 1981 Ashes photo – All Star Signings

On the 19^th March, Dr Mandela was called upon to join law firm’s Freshfields for a thought-provoking virtual fireside chat. This was part of the firm’s Black History Month activity.

During the conversation Dr Mandela covered; Diversity & Inclusion; Black Excellence/Talent, Female Empowerment, Allyship and Personal insights on President Mandela chronicled in her new book.

Save like Seaman! ex-England Goalie Urges Savers to Search for Better Interest Rates 

Former England and Arsenal legend, David Seaman, took on commuters in a public penalty shoot-out at London’s King’s Cross Station, as he sought to help people get more for their savings. 

The ex-stopper saved a total of 16 out of 26 shots from members of the public over a 5-minute period, showing that the Premier League-winning goalie is still capable of an excellent save or two. 

 The former England number one took part in the public shoot-out as part of the Financial Conduct Authority’s campaign to encourage savers to shop around for a better rate for their savings. 

Research by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found only 52% of savers said that they had ever switched, or were considering switching, their savings accounts. This is despite savers, some of whom are receiving interest rates of 1%, potentially missing out on better savings deals offering more than 5% for an easy access deal and 7% for a regular saver.

Someone with £5,000 in savings on one of the lower rates available on the market could earn an extra £153-a-year by switching to one of the better rates on the market.

The FCA is encouraging savers to take advantage of a more competitive market. To help people do so, it has created a basic online calculator, enabling savers to see how much interest they could earn if they got a better rate. 

 “It’s been a fun time back in goal making saves. Just like in football, where things can change in just a quick 5 minutes, the same is true for choosing the right savings account. It is so swift and easy to shop around.   

“Don’t let your hard-earned money sit idle when it could be working harder for you. See if you can get a better deal.”

Dr Mandela flew into Cape Town from her home in Johannesburg, to surprise a group of senior executives from Ford, Brazil.

50 execs were in South Africa on an incentive trip as a reward for dealers and management of the motor company. Unbeknownst to the employees, Dr Mandela surprised them at The Norval Foundation (an art gallery in the southern suburbs of Cape Town). She joined them for dinner and gave a talk speaking about South Africa, the opportunities on the continent, growing up in SA and being a ‘Mandela’. She also did a book signing.

A very memorable event for all.

David’s popular weekly podcast ‘Seaman Says’, continues to bring in the BIG guests. This week, bona fide Hollywood movie star Tom Hiddleston joined David for a long chat (that could have gone on for longer!).  Tom is a massive Arsenal fan and in general loves his football. He’s also been a part of the fantastic Soccer Aid for UNICEF.

Enjoy the conversation.

Liv was booked to be in San Antonio, Texas by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

Electric cooperatives are electric utilities who provide power to over 42 million Americans. There are about 930 electric cooperatives in 48 states. NRECA is the trade association that supports these co-ops with education and represents them on regulatory issues

Liv spoke on ‘Poker Thinking Applied to Business’ as well as covering ‘Artificial Intelligence’ and ‘Game Theory’.