They say that TV rots the brain. This might be true, but it was a TV series – BBC’s Human Planet – that helped me to explore a world much bigger than the tiny village where I grew up. Age eleven, I watched intently as children from Venezuela’s Piaroa tribe toasted tarantulas for lunch, monks performed Tibetan sky burials, and a Bayaka tribesman called Tete scaled a forty-metre tree to retrieve ‘liquid-gold’ honey. My favorite section followed a Kazakh hunter, Silau, and his son, Berik, training a golden eagle named Balapan to catch foxes in Mongolia’s far-flung Altai Mountains.

Fast forward to a mid-winter Wednesday at my desk, watching a presentation by Black Tomato’s Mongolian partners. The subject turned to their work on documentaries, when pictured was a face I recognised: Silau, with Balapan atop his arm. Perhaps just a sweet coincidence, but it was humbling; like I’d come full circle. Who’d have thought that, one day, I’d work for a company who partnered with the team who brought that story to life.

Similarly, my role at Black Tomato is about telling stories. From our team, travelers and partners across the world – via our social media, emails, website, films, and more. When I’m not doing this, you’ll find me cooking up a storm, knitting, wandering curiously through London’s art galleries (coffee in hand), or hanging out with friends and family. All good things.