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Why I booked next year before I even left by Helen Tompson

Last year, I partnered with Chris Jones to add to the official LSF podcast . It’s now up and running, and it’s opened doors I didn’t even know were there. So I came back this year already knowing just being at LSF cou…

Helen Tompson·25 May 2026·4 min

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