December 2021 marked our 6-year anniversary and, whilst it may be an entrepreneurial cliché, I’m really proud to look back to our early days working as a group of three friends and colleagues and to see how far we have come. The journey began back in 2011. I met Peter and Yang while designing, buildingRead More
When did you join Viva and what attracted you? I joined Viva in May 2017. Viva has a refreshing culture and the opportunity to work with cutting edge AI is very exciting. This fitted perfectly with my background and skills in computer hardware assembly and installation of security equipment. The opportunity to be part ofRead More
When did you join Viva and what attracted you? I joined Viva in January 2020, it was just before the pandemic and I managed to get a couple of months in the office, which was great. At university I studied environmental geoscience, which is fundamentally geology as a sister course of geology. I quite quicklyRead More
When did you join Viva and what attracted you? I joined in January 2021, having been advised by my partner to apply for start-ups. I was looking for a company that had a human recruitment process. Working for myself for a few years meant that my CV did not immediately look as attractive as itRead More
When did you join Viva and what attracted you? I joined Viva two years ago, straight out of my MBA. Having previously worked in oil and gas, I wanted to move to an industry that was doing good for society. I was looking for a mission-driven company that was trying to tackle big and importantRead More
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week, running from the 10th-16th May, and this year’s focus is to “Connect with Nature“. Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) is an annual event which offers an opportunity for the whole of the UK to focus on achieving good mental health. The Mental Health Foundation started the event 21 years ago andRead More