Not As Planned: the rise - and fall - of the Valin Pollen Group

‘The sudden demise of Valin Pollen brought my career in the communications industry to an abrupt end, but I felt it was a good moment to reflect on what I had gained from the experience. We all tend to make a fair number of mistakes in life, the trick, of course, is to learn from them.What’s important is how we deal with obstacles and the strength we gain in overcoming them. I think I’ve learnt that in adversity one should never, ever quit. Meanwhile I still find myself looking for the next challenge - perhaps because the past didn’t work out quite as I had originally planned.’