It's been a week since we won our first award. Since then I've had more messages of support than I know what to do with. Thank you. Some people have said I must have had a feeling we were going to win. If you'd heard the expletives David and I shouted at each other when they called our name, you'd know we absolutely didn't. The trophy lives at David's. I wanted him to keep it so he could show my niece and nephew what he's been working for. I hope I don't sound greedy when I say it's also made me want to win a couple more - so Rich and I can have one each. What nobody tells you about this kind of thing is the self-reflection it kicks off. Do I really deserve it? What did they like about us? Should I shut up about it? Honestly - I don't need to answer those right now. My girlfriend Emily had a better answer anyway. She had me de-weeding the drive this weekend. Two summers I'd been putting it off. She picked the hottest day of the year. Apparently it "keeps me humble." She's not wrong. What I do need to do is get back to work. Because this isn't where the story ends. It's the starting gun. The way people in this industry connect with each other is broken. It favours noise over substance, content over genuine relationships. We've built something different… 3,000+ members strong and growing - and what's coming in November is going to take that somewhere new. Watch this space. To every UKHN member, partner, exhibitor and sponsor: things like this don't happen to us. They happen because of you.

Posted by Chris at 2026-05-28 10:44:00 UTC