2024 was a difficult year if I’m honest . Losing my Mother, having a few health problems and leaving Pirates after 30 years wasn’t how I had planned the year to turn out. I decided to take stock of everything and reevaluate what I wanted to do going forward. It did give me an opportunity to spend some time with my family and friends and do some things I probably wouldn’t have done in the past.
My eldest son Jacob had decided to carry on his education for another two years which really pleased us. After doing a summer season at Pirates he had also managed to find a job coaching football for youngsters with Rob Croll who runs the Russell Martin Academy. More free time also allowed me to spend more time with my youngest son Jude who has signed with a football agency and was asked to play in a higher age group for his club CD San Francisco. At 15 years old he is already playing for San Francisco Juvenil regional and he trains and is the reserve goalkeeper for San Francisco Juvenil Nacional who train at Real Mallorcas training ground Son Biblioni.
A few people thought I had retired but that wasn’t on my radar, if I’m honest. If I wanted to carry on living on this beautiful island I certainly needed to earn some money. The start of a new radio station came a little bit out of the blue and hadn’t been in my plans. However as I said before the feedback has been amazing and the feeling we’re getting from the community and also further afield makes me think we made the right decision. That was strengthened even further this week when we did three live broadcasts from the Palma International Boat show. I’m reliably informed that it’s the fourth largest boat show in Europe and is probably second to tourism as far as its size as an industry on the island. A big thanks to Estela Yachts and Precision Marine for inviting us to their stands and a shout out to all our sponsors that made it possible. It was a classic example of how a team of professional people pull together to put on such an event. We are already looking forward to next year.
What I have been working on was starting my own concierge service. It was a natural move into that World considering the amount of contacts I have acquired over the years. I am constantly being asked for a variety of different things and turning that into a business was the perfect progression.
I have built up a team of people who are professionals in their own particular fields and it’s a case of using their professionalism to help others.
Therefore if I can be of any help to your business or you have family or friends coming to Mallorca or any of the Balearic Islands, please let me know.
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