The Leaders Council – Industry: Recent Episodes
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Dive into the world of cricket and resilience with our exclusive interview featuring Andrew Strauss. Explore his remarkable journey through the highs and lows of the cricketing arena, while also delving into his role as a driving force behind the Ruth Strauss Foundation. Join us as we discuss not only the intricacies of the sport but also how he and his foundation are helping individuals deal with and overcome trauma. A compelling conversation with a cricketing legend awaits.
Discover the essence of leadership in our insightful interview with football legend Geoff Hurst. From his days under the guidance of visionary Alf Ramsay to unexpected tales that shed light on lesser-known facets of his life, Geoff shares the inspirational figures who shaped his journey. Join us to delve into the world of leadership and gain unique insights from a true icon of the game.
Sean Hackemann is a chartered accountant and founder of Specialist Accounting Solutions, a firm of chartered accountants.
Sean founded Specialist Accounting Solutions in 2015 and has more than 15 years of experience working as a chartered accountant and business adviser. He is well-versed in leading the finance departments of SMEs, advisory and corporate finance
Sean is an experienced webinar presenter on subjects including Business Valuations, and Better Management Information.
Ben Barnard is director at Mossy Rock Ltd, following a successful tenure as head gardener at Upsall Castle.
Barnard oversees a team who works to promote chemical free gardening and environmentally friendly outdoor spaces.
Ben graduated from Durham University reading Ancient and History and Archaeology, then entered the wine trade for two years managing, buying, and selling wine, before returning to the self employed farming and building game.
Alex Pearmain is the co-founder of One-Fifty Consultancy, a company which provides digital marketing/social media consulting and data products, to drive purposeful digital interactions.
Alex boasts years of experience building award-winning social media, service, communications and digital marketing teams for a variety of businesses. After working as head of digital for FIshburn Hedges early in his career, Alex became one of the early UK pioneers of brand social media adoption.
Paul Armstrong is the Founder of HERE/FORTH, the future technology advisory that helps a diverse set of clients (PwC, Coca-Cola, Coutts, O2, P&G, Omnicom Group) navigate new technologies strategically.
Paul is also the founder of the TBD Conference (Technology. Behaviour. Data.) Attendees at TBD range from global C-suite execs to brand managers, startup founders to agency leaders, politicians to startups.
To find out more about the conference go to:
https://www.thetbdconference.com/
Mandana White is the founder and CEO of Smart Grid Forums, a company that works with the engineering sector on innovative event concepts and programmes that inform technical decision-makers.Smart Grid remains close to sector developments and provides live event platforms that function as a catalyst for new ideas and approaches to achieving future energy security.
Smart Grid closely monitors the market, conducts depth interviews with technical decision makers, and translates this information into techno-commercial conferences that empower participants to accelerate their implementation plans and deliver exceptional results to their organisations.
Gabriel Dumaka is director of Rising Stars Nursery & Daycare, a nursery based across three sites in north London. He is a highly regarded educator and leaderwho holds a degree in Linguistics and a master’s degree in Education Planning, Economics and International Development.
Global Education Plus, the company behind London-based childcare provider Rising Stars Nurseries & Daycare, has launched its new ‘Rising Starlets’ interactive learning platform targeted towards children aged 0-5 and their families.
Luke Arnold founder and director at Hope4u, a consultancy whose purpose is to eradicate poverty and improve financial wellbeing through a range of services designed to tackle the immediate problems that individuals are facing with money and address underlying issues.
Luke and Hope4u are in the process of fundraising to establish a new foodbank which will also offer free advisory services.
Mike Hicks is the CEO and founder of Catalysis Advisory Ltd, a company that works with small and mid-market investors, chairs and management teams to inform decision-making and find solutions to issues around strategy, the organisational side of business and getting the best out of people.
Mike also sits on the National Advisory Board for Career Ready, a social mobility organisation which looks to prepare young people for the world of work.
Shelley Simone is an entrepreneur and founder of ScaleForEtail, the largest Amazon seller community in the UK.
She is an e-commerce specialist having co-founded two high-growth start-ups and sold two Amazon Native brands in beauty and innovative kitchen products.
Earlier in her career, Shelley enjoyed a career in the international corporate sphere, working in training and people development for brands such as Swiss International Air Lines, Dell, DHL, BOC UK and Ireland, DSM and BGL Group.
Mark Wilson is the CEO and managing partner at Futurestate Design Co., a business innovation consultancy that helps grow digital companies.
Mark co-founded Futurestate Design Co. (formerly Wilson Fletcher) in 2002 and over the years has helped oversee its activities in aiding a diverse set of companies from across the world realise their growth ambitions and overcome challenges.
The business supports the four-day working week and has been operating a four-day working model since 2019. Alongside his role at Wilson Fletcher, Mark since on the advisory board of start-up Agate Systems Ltd and is a senior advisor to VentureFounders.
Neil Laughton is a former Royal Marines Commando, helicopter pilot and Special Forces Officer (21 SAS) turned successful entrepreneur. He is the founder and managing director of Laughton & Co Ltd, a training and development consultancy which offers business advisory services, bespoke learning & development programmes and more.
Neil’s experience in the business world as well as military leadership enables him to develop people with an adventurous mindset as well as an entrepreneurial one, building confidence and improving performance.
Alistair Corrie is a Chartered Accountant and Agile Consultant. He combines both his professions to help organisations understand and adopt the ways of working which best suit their ambitions. He has applied the Agile Mindset to help HM Government departments, publicly traded international corporations, as well as working pro-bono with organisations like his local police authority. He is the co-Founder of The Corrie Partnership Ltd.
In this podcast Alistair explains why we should all pay attention to the potential of Agile. He explains that for Agile to work we must have the right Leadership approach. And he discusses how Agile is a natural way of working which can be adopted with very little effort or cost.
Jane Frankland is the founder The Source Platform (for Women in Cyber), an organisation aimed at helping more women enter the cybersecurity industry. She is also the founder of the IN Security Movement, and owner and CEO of KnewStart.
Jane has worked in cybersecurity for more than 24 years, occupying numerous senior roles along the way, including for brands such as Accenture. She boasts a demonstrated history in working with some of the world’s biggest brands and delivering fast revenue growth.
Teresa Clark is the founder and alchemist of The Wellness Revolution, a pioneering culture & employee experience company which helps businesses and organisations improve employee engagement to boost wellbeing and unlock potential.
Teresa is a public speaker, facilitator and resilience expert who has overcome moving and traumatic personal experiences to spearhead positive social change. She has 12 years of experience working in the mental health sphere in the criminal justice system, NHS and for charities.
Kevin M Thomson & Chris Masters are co-founders of The WoWW! Business, which puts health and wellbeing into organisations and individual clients through innovative platforms and programmes.
Jeanette Phillips is CEO at Flexicare UK Ltd. a care provider who ensure indivduals receive due care in their workplaces, at home or on holiday.
Sally Thomson is a partner within The WoWW! Business and a qualified barrister.
Bill Lewis is a published author, professional speaker, coach and advisor to boards, founders, CEOs and leaders.As a forensic accountant and consultant, Bill has carried out due diligence on a multitude of businesses spanning several industries, including engineering, food production, manufacturing, aviation and the service sector.
Bill is also involved in charitable concerns, particularly targeted toward helping young people. He formed his own youth charity and in a five-year spell as CEO, it positively impacted the lives of more than 500 people.
Amy Nguyen is a strategist, researcher and writer focusing on the nexus between sustainable business, fashion, finance, and technology. Through her own brand Sustainable & Social, she works as a consultant for a variety of organisations ranging from environmental NGOs and research advisory firms, through to sustainable tech start-ups in the energy and fashion space.
As a notable Forbes contributor, Amy’s writing and work has been featured in various other outlets including the Times and Sunday Times, BBC, Vogue, the Guardian and more.
Ben Barnard is director at Mossy Rock Ltd, an organic gardening, landscaping, fencing and property maintenance company.
Barnard oversees a team who works to promote chemical free gardening and environmentally friendly outdoor spaces. Having an ever growing team of employees, Mossy Rock has undertaken work for the likes of the NHS, Grupotec Renewables, Freedom Group, ESH Group, Mitie Group and Ripley Castle public gardens, hot houses, and grounds to give a flavour of the diversity of work undertaken by his progressive company.
Barry O’Kane is an internet industry guru and founder of B-Corp HappyPorch, a software developer that turns data into impactful content and collaborates with businesses to share its vision of a circular economy.
Barry has worked in the internet industry as a developer for several years, working for names such as Bomb Productions and Visit Scotland. He was also a partner for a number of years at Ezone Software. Barry established HappyPorch in 2016, as well as its podcast spinout HappyPorch Radio, a channel which explores the role of digital and software in the circular economy.
Rich Gibbons is the founder of Cloudy with a Chance of Licensing, a business which provides training, advice, consulting, and insights around Microsoft licensing, the cloud, and FinOps.
He is also an expert in ITAM and works for The ITAM Review as a director, identifying and growing a range of ITAM and related services.Before establishing his own business in late 2021, Rich worked for The ITAM Review in numerous positions including as a licensing analyst, content and training lead and then services director.
Adam Stiles is partner at Helix Financial Partners LLP and managing director of Helix Structured Finance. Helix Financial Partners is an advisory firm aiming to be at the forefront of mortgage advice in the UK, while Helix Structured Finance operates as a non-regulated finance brokerage firm in development, bridging and commercial finance as well as other areas.
Adam became a partner at Helix Financial Partners in 2021, after a decade working for Keystone Wealth Management in mortgage & protection consultancy and sales.
Judith Clegg is a serial entrepreneur who founded London and New York-based innovation agency, Takeout. Takeout works with businesses and organisations to help them innovate and create new products and services.
With Cher Chevalier, Judith co-founded The #HandsOff Campaign and PAWS - Policy for Animal Welfare Scheme, and co-authored the book ‘Compassion In Commerce – The Power of Good Business’. Cher and Judith have since created the Compassion In Commerce Training Programme for entrepreneurs based on the lessons outlined in the book.
Read more about Judith Clegg & Cher Chevalier here: www.leaderscouncil.co.uk/news/seven-ways-that-government-can-address-crises-and-make-great-britain-prosper
Jill Bausch is the director of international search and leadership for SRI Executive, founder of her own coaching company VivePoint and author of ‘Why Brave Women Win’ - Creating your path to confidence and power in the workplace’.
Today, Bausch continues to strive for maximum social change and serves as the head of international search & leadership for SRI Executive, runs her own coaching company VivePoint Ltd and works as a social impact advisor to the London Business School and mentor for the Prince’s Trust.
Dr. Daniel Moses is a serial entrepreneur, podcast host, Amazon best-selling author and award-winning property and business coach. He is the founder of Property Wealth Corporation, a company which specialises in providing investment opportunities, professional training and professional services to the property industry.
Daniel boasts a wealth of expertise and experience in the property sector and is passionate about teaching and upskilling the next generation.
Laurence Ainsworth is a multi-award-winning author and high growth coach. Through his business, Managing High Growth, he assists some of the fastest growing businesses in the UK in helping them to meet the challenges of high growth. He is also a regular speaker on issues around high growth businesses and the challenges they face and contributes to several publications on business growth.
Among Laurence’s published works is “Staying Ahead of the Hammer”, a double award winning book.
Judith Clegg is a serial entrepreneur who founded London and New York-based innovation agency, Takeout. Takeout works with business and organisations to help them innovate and create new products and services.
As well as building Takeout, Judith co-founded the #HandsOff Campaign and the Policy for Animal Welfare Scheme [PAWS]. She is a published author, having co-written ‘Compassion In Commerce – The Power of Good’ alongside Cher Chevalier. Judith has since created a Compassion In Commerce training programme for entrepreneurs based on the lessons outlined in the book.
Terence Beckett is the founder/director of susPLAN Ltd, a privately owned non-profit nationwide sustainability verification service for local planning authorities. Terence is also chief technical director at Health Air Technology Ltd, a company which provides innovative, pure, safe and healthy air cleansing solutions.
Terence is well versed in the built environment and sustainability and has worked with BRE Global and BREEAM on key projects and strategies around sustainable growth. Today, he works closely with SME construction professionals to drive the sustainability agenda in the UK and abroad.
Dave Chaplin is a contracting expert, published author and founder of IR35 Shield, a platform which enables businesses to conduct fast and accurate IR35 status assessments to help ensure compliance.
He also established Contractor Calculator, an online resource used by contractors, freelancers and the self-employed. He later founded IR35 Shield as an ideal solution to help keep businesses their contingent workforces fully compliant with IR35, thereby reducing the risk of investigation and tax liabilities as a result.
Craig Smith is the lead consultant at and owner of The Big Picture People, a company that creates unique, visual communication tools that share the ‘big picture’ of businesses with their employees, helping make them aware of how their roles deliver on key strategic priorities.
Craig’s role with The Big Picture People involves working directly with clients to help discover their communication and learning objectives, before project managing the development of their ‘big picture’ alongside his team.
Joanne Lockwood an inclusion and belonging specialist, and international keynote speaker that helps organisations create positive people experiences through sustainable diversity and inclusion programmes. She is the founder and CEO of See Change Happen, a consulting firm specialised in providing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion advice to businesses and their employees.
In her position, Jo works with business leaders across the globe to challenge corporate mentality around providing services, ensuring that business activities venture beyond Diversity & Inclusion box ticking exercises.
Brigette Bard is the founder and CEO of BioSure, a company which develops, manufactures and sources rapid tests with high levels of accuracy, rivalling those carried out as standard in laboratories. Its speciality lies in providing solutions using rapid Point of Care Tests and is uniquely experienced in the field of self-testing.
Under her leadership, BioSure launched the world’s first approved blood-based testing kit for HIV in 2015, which is over 99.7 per cent accurate. Brigette is actively involved in normalising conversation around HIV as a disease, testing for it, and combatting negative stigma and stereotypes.
Vicky Reddington is the co-founder of Amplified Group, a change management organisation which helps build more engaged, coherent and united teams through a breakthrough business methodology which is built on clarity of purpose and Patrick Lencioni’s ‘Five Behaviours’ model.
Vicky boasts more than 20 years of experience working in change management within the IT industry. While she co-founded Amplified Group in 2017, she has previously worked in senior roles within VMware (in partner progression and strategy for the EMEA region), as well as in sales and business development for Citrix Systems and Westcon.
Anthony Levy is the founder and chair of Circularity First, an organisation which helps businesses and other organisations make their IT more sustainable through the circular economy by assisting them in redesign their IT strategies to make them more resilient, cost-effective and better for the planet.
Anthony is an experienced speaker on sustainable IT, the circular economy, and how to overcome the challenges in delivering it.
Matthew Phelan is a TEDx speaker and co-founder/co-CEO of The Happiness Index, an employee engagement and happiness monitoring platform.
Matthew co-founded The Happiness Index in 2014. From it, Matthew established the global Happiness & Humans Community, which began in 2019. He remains involved in both today.
Matthew is a published author, having written top 10 best seller in the HR category, Freedom To Be Happy: The Business Case for Happiness.
James Puttick is the managing director of Ecura. Formerly known as Direct Healthcare Solutions, Ecura is a manufacturer that provides a range of quality healthcare products backed up with efficient and forward thinking service in an “ever-changing healthcare landscape”. This includes fall detection equipment as well as ceiling hoists and bathing equipment designed for accessibility.
In November 2022, Puttick led his business through the Ecura rebrand, reflective of the business’ move toward technological innovation in its field and a more sustainable approach in acknowledgement of changing times.
Vic Williams is a renowned business coach, who notably works with dyslexic and other neurodiverse entrepreneurs and SME business owners. He is the founder of The Audacious Training Company, a training provider with a focus on change leadership, change management, and LinkedIn training.
Vic has authored two books: ‘Audacious Leadership - How to become a leader that is Bold, Innovative, Inventive & Unconstrained by Previous Ideas’ and ‘Influence And Impact Your Market - How to Set Yourself Up For LinkedIn Success’.
Colin Curtis is the managing director at TBL Services, a sustainability services business which helps other companies understand why and how they ought to support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Colin also established the Support the Goals initiative in support of these aims.
Colin has enjoyed a diverse career, working in a number of roles in marketing, HR, business development and the technology sector. One of his most notable positions involved working as group sustainability for Dimension Data, one of the largest technology firms in the world. He joined as a business development manager and ascended the corporate ladder to his sustainability lead role.
Olga Murray is the founder of Private Goodness, a provider of training and consultancy services to businesses and organisations on matters relating to Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR], Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance [ESG], and ethics.
Following its 2018 foundation, Olga has led Private Goodness in providing training to companies based in Asia, Africa, America, the Middle East and Europe, and won International CSR Excellence Awards both in 2019 and 2020.
Jane Gray is the founder of Charlton Gray, a Cheltenham based accounting and business support services provider.
Jane established Charlton Grey in 2019 after having studied for eight months with Ideal Schools to acquire the skills for launching her own practice. She founded her business to provide turnkey bookkeeping and business services to the area’s business community.
In 2022, Jane and Charlton Gray were honoured by the Institute of Accountants and Bookkeepers, winning the Innovation in Business Award.
Catherine Bonner is an executive coach who works with entrepreneurs and organisations to help them articulate their visions to the people working within the business. She provides these services through her own brand, Ambient Tribe Ltd.
Before she embarked on her executive coaching journey and built a brand of her own, Catherine cut her teeth in the world of PR and communications. She has previously worked in the field for Jo Malone London and Camron PR, as well as working in events with Leeds Beckett University.
Lee Mannion is a communications guru and former journalist. He is head of communications at Expert Impact and co-founder of Expert Impact Speakers, managing communications for the world’s first social enterprise speakers’ agency.
Lee’s journalism background has seen him work for West London Living, Associated Newspapers and The Sunday Telegraph among other publications. Since moving into communications, he has worked for the Thomson Reuters Foundation and Meantime Communications before becoming involved with Expert Impact.
Graham Hasting-Evans is the chief executive of NOCN Group which is an international and UK based education and skills charity who works with employers to support them to up-skill their workforces, support individuals to obtain certified and credentialed skills to gain employment and advance their careers.
Graham is the President of the British Association of Construction Heads (BACH) and Chair of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) Construction Sector Forum.
Michael Bond is the owner and founder of two businesses. One of these is Sterling Bond, an inter-business (B2B) international financial escrow merchant account service for all business transactions. The other is Rumbler Cars, a company which masterminded the design concept for high performance luxury sports car, the Rumbler Sport Tank.
Michael is a HMRC certified Escrow agent and a business leader who is looking to innovate in the fields of finance, media & arts and technology.
Ed Reid is the owner and managing director of The Alternative Board [TAB] UK, a company which provides peer advisory and coaching solutions to leaders of privately held businesses. Over the years, TAB has involved into a community of like-minded business leaders spanning more than 20 countries. The business is run in conjunction with franchisees. As well as running the TAB UK business,
Ed also operates his own consultancy firm, Reid Consultants Ltd. He is experienced in the fields of sales and strategy, having worked in such roles earlier in his career with Diageo and Nestle.
Anna Short is a marketing specialist and founder of Boo! Marketing, a marketing agency which provides a comprehensive suite of marketing support covering strategy, planning, reviews and more to business owners, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, and charities.
As well as having run Boo! since 2017, Anna is a provider and mentor for The ManchesterGrowth Company and Enterprising You Programme. She is also an enterprise advisor for a local school and sits as a non-executive director at social enterprise, Absolute Specialists Wellbeing.
Genevieve Touzin is a Chartered Institute of Marketing certified Strategic Marketing professional and managing director of Face TV UK, a full service video and filmed content agency based in Basingstoke, Hampshire.
Genevieve has a proven track record in the sales and marketing sphere with over a decade of experience in management roles. Her work has seen her lead creative teams at Founders Total Spectrum Ltd and Charterhouse Leisure.
Paul Burton is a growth coach and change management expert. He is the director and founder of Pobi Ltd, a specialist business that provides performance improvement solutions to make transformational change in organisations.
Burton is also the founder of C-Coach, an app which helps individuals own their change by understanding what they don’t know and where they need to improve, prior to working on their skills development.
Andy Edwards is a motivational speaker and master-class trainer and coach specialising in business relationships, leadership and business growth. He is the founder of Nine 5 Three Ltd, a boutique speaking and training business.
In his earlier career, Andy established himself in the estate agency and financial services spheres before moving into leadership development, training and coaching. He established Nine 5 Three Ltd in the late 1990s and is also partnered up today with Emerse Group Ltd through which he also provides leadership development coaching.
Olga Murray is the founder of Private Goodness, a provider of training and consultancy services to businesses and organisations on matters relating to Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR], Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance [ESG], and ethics.
Following its 2018 foundation, Olga has led Private Goodness in providing training to companies based in Asia, Africa, America, the Middle East and Europe, and won International CSR Excellence Awards both in 2019 and 2020.
Naomi Timperley is an award-winning consultant and advisor on growth, strategy, and innovation. She is the co-founder of Tech North Advocates and Growth Strategy Innovation.
Over her career, Naomi has worked with scale-ups, start-ups, innovative businesses and entrepreneurs to help develop their enterprises and boost digital skills. She is the co-founder of Tech North Advocates, a collection of tech leaders, experts and investors uniting to form the most influential independent, private sector group in the north of England.
Dr Arthur Krebbers is the head of corporate, climate and ESG capital markets at NatWest. Part of his role involves publishing research in a range of ESG trends, such as sustainable treasury strategies and the green halo effect.
Krebbers supports NatWest Markets’ global client base in structuring sustainable debt instrument; constructing socially responsible investment portfolios; formulating and benchmarking corporate sustainability strategies and engaging with external ESG stakeholders.
Mark Middlemas is the CEO and founder of The Athlete Media Group [AMG], a sports agency which helps brands grow by connecting them with athletes using meaningful ideas.
Mark is buoyed by a background of over 20 years working in the media and marketing sphere, as well as in the technology, sport and charity industries. This has seen him work for numerous businesses including BLM Quantum, UM London, Universal McCann, IPG Mediabrands and RadiumOne.
Judith Germain is known for creating clear thinking and decisive leaders who can thrive in complex, constantly changing environments. She is an Executive Mentor working with the C-Suite and senior teams, a consultant, author, speaker and trainer.
Judith is HRZone’s Leadership Columnist and her expert opinion has been sought by BBC radio, National and trade press.
Alastair Kerr is the founding director of Acre Properties (1988) Ltd, a property sales and lettings company based in Chiswick, west London.
Kerr is passionate about fighting homelessness and helping the local community. Writing in The Parliamentary Review in 2019, he urged the government and property sector operators to look at tweaks to landlord taxation to help those in need, and the introduction of ultra-low fixed-rate products for 20 to 50 years to help first-time buyers.
Ross Stocker-Drew is a registered manager at Autism Unlimited.
Autism Unlimited exists to support and empower autistic children, adults and their families. They partner with them to find solutions and provide educational and life skills training.
From bespoke education for children, to independent living skills and career guidance for adults.
Matthew Jensen is a project director at Fraiserline Architectural & Design Services, a firm providing multi-channel project services for the residential, hospitality, commercial and cruise ship industry sectors. Jensen has been active at Fraiserline for over six years.
His early career began as a trainee quantity surveyor specialising in Siemens power generation, ME systems, civil engineering and marine projects. After pursuing further architectural design studies, he then went on to intern in Los Angeles and New York to accumulate further design and management experience.
Graham Wilson is the founder of Successfactory, a company specialised in leadership development to help unlock the potential of business.
As well as working in business for several decades, Graham has also enjoyed a career in the military and carried some of his lessons from leadership learnt in the Forces into his civilian life.
Graham’s work is primarily in the realms of strategy, innovation, change and elite teams as well as leadership.
Shaffiq Din is the founder of Hidaayah Consulting, a company set-up to deliver bespoke consultancy solutions across all sectors enabling organisations to engage more effectively with Muslim communities, clients and staff.
Shaffiq is also operations director at the Al-Emaan Centre, an organisation which seeks to unify communities despite faith and cultural differences.
He is also a trustee at The Welcome Directory and Chance for Change Foundation.
Kerry Tottingham is a Chartered Management Institute certified coach and mentor. She is the founder of Brilliant Thing, a coaching and design-thinking practice which works with charities, public sector teams and companies with social aims in order to navigate change, avoid burnout and build better organisations.
Prior to establishing Brilliant Thing in 2021, Kerry’s background lay in Arts co-ordination in her early career. This included working for the FUSE Crafters organisation and delivering creative projects to schools in the Bolton and Bury areas of Lancashire.
Al Tepper is a marketing specialist and founder of TepFu, a business which helps directors, partners and founders overcome their biggest marketing challenges.After starting out in publishing,
Al soon moved across into a marketing role which kickstarted a stellar career in the industry. Occupying senior marketing roles in businesses including Caspian Publishing, Natural Collection, Future of Sourcing and CODE Websites, Al’s work has seen him collaborate with numerous big brands such as KPMG, Capgemini, Accenture, IBM and the Guardian.
Rod Turner is the founder of the Income Through Property Group (ITP Group), a property development and investment business that helps achieve strong return on investments through property.
Rod is a business leader with a proven track record of starting and growing businesses and operating in senior roles. The establishment of ITP Group came in 2015, with Rod continuing to own the business today.
Robert Craven is an experienced executive coach and a keynote speaker on growing digital agencies. He is the founder of GYDA [Grow Your Digital Agency], a consultancy that helps digital agency leaders grow their businesses.
Robert has worked in marketing and growth strategy for many years, with his work having been widely published and implemented by thousands of businesses. His advice has helped major companies including BlackBerry, Barclays, Nando’s, AirBus, Google Partners and more.
Daniel Kirby is the founder and CEO of The Tech Dept, a plug-in tech team for impact-led start-ups headquartered in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Kirby is the host of ‘Honey, I blew up the business’ a podcast series expoloring the highs and lows of business running. Outside of his business activities, Daniel is actively involved in charity fundraising. In March 2022, he completed the infamous Marathon des Sables in southern Morocco – known as the toughest foot race in the world – raising £14,000 for children’s charity KidsOut.
Claire Dimpfl is the owner and head of Tadpoles Nursery School in Chelsea, west London. Dimpfl founded Tadpoles Nursery School back in 1976, after having spent three years as a teacher.
Today, Tadpoles Nursery welcomes teams from Estonia, China, Singapore and Sweden among other countries to learn about best practice in Early Years. All Dimpfl’s experience in early years’ education has helped create a unique learning provision for children aged between two years and five years.
Chris Burt is an experienced strategy advisor, digital and cyber consultant and risk thought-leader.
He is the principal at City of London-based boutique governance consultancy, Halex Consulting, and co-founder of the Risk Coalition, a not-for-profit, risk management think tank that aims to improve the effectiveness of risk management practice within UK plc. aving co-founded the Risk Coalition, Chris chairs its Risk Committee Chairs’ Forum and Risk Officers’ Sustainability Forum.
Nella Pang is a chartered surveyor, commercial property advisor and managing director of Omega RE, a business which provides property solutions to landlords and tenants and helps with all aspects of commercial acquisition and disposal across the south of England.
Nella leads the business in helping businesses navigate the complexities of commercial real estate, so they can achieve their business objectives through their real estate decisions.
Nina Alag Suri is an entrepreneur and engineer. She is the CEO and co-founder of X0PA AI, an AI powered SAAS platform that helps enable smart hiring by using data to match candidates to job descriptions.
Nina has a demonstrated history of working in senior positions. Even before starting her own business, she worked in managerial positions for ICIM and IIS Infotech before founding NASTRAC Group Ltd, the holding entity for X0PA AI.
Max MacGillivray is an award-winning expert speaker, MC and facilitator in the international agri-business and fresh food sectors.
He is the founder of Beanstalk Global, a media enterprise for the international fresh food industry, and Redfox – which specialises in executive recruitment for leading clients in the fresh foods/fresh produce, agri-business and retail sectors on a UK and international basis.
Elliot Herrod-Taylor is the founder of The Bunch, a start-up business seeking to change how students and letting agencies approach bills by overhauling how they’re managed, while removing unnecessary liability.
Elliott holds a Certificate in New Ventures Leadership issued by the MIT Sloan School of Management, following completion of the school’s Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp as well as a Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2021.
Paul Williams is a senior executive within numerous businesses. He is the founder of Elysian Partners, a firm which provides services for high-net-worth clients looking to relocate to the UK.
Paul’s role involves providing non-executive and interim director advice to a portfolio of companies, specialising in finance, funding, investment, business acquisition, property development finance and concierge services.
John Kirk is a school governor with many years of experience in education and is responsible for the development of partnerships with schools at Good News for Everyone.
John oversees Good News’ work with the National Association of Teachers of Religious Education [NATRE] to produce curriculum-based material for schools. Under his guidance, the organisation also trains its members to be able go into schools to deliver assemblies and lessons relating to RE.
Per Ottosson is the CEO at Artificial Solutions, a multinational technology company that develops technology for conversational AI systems.
He has previously worked as director of the Western Europe Software Division at Hewlett-Packard, vice president for Northern Europe and France at BMC software and country manager for Sweden at EMC.
Marcin Kierdelewicz is the founder and CEO of BIAMI.io, a business that works with founders and C-level executives within rapidly growing businesses across the globe.
BIAMI.io helps businesses devise ad execute strategies that increase business performance improvement in value proposition, operations and growth tenfold, through AI and intelligent automation at scale.
Russell Dalgleish is a serial entrepreneur, investor and global network builder. He is the founder and managing partner of full service business advisory practice Exolta Capital Partners and co-founder of the Scottish Business Network.
As managing partner for Exolta, which he established in 2012, Russell manages partner development and delivery of services to clients. This role involves working with senior executives to help them grow and transform their businesses to truly unlock their potential.
Tony Westington is the managing director at Secure Innovation. The conpany solves a growing crime problem around cash-in-transit thefts.
Today, Westington heads up a business turning over £12 million per year that protects billions of pounds in cash around the world every day, and its solutions have become more sophisticated and expanded to other areas.
He is also passionate about education and has kept the business working in knowledge transfer partnerships with universities, a reflection of Secure’s commitment to research, development and innovation.
Kate Cooper-Fay is an established business leader, board advisor, media personality and professional speaker. She is the group CEO of the CXY Group of Companies, a business and cultural transformation consultancy.
Part of Kate’s approach to future-proofing businesses has involved shaping ESG strategies that are both compliant and deliver profit to the bottom line, benefiting businesses and the wider world.
Simon Biltcliffe is an award-winning CEO, international public speaker and business expert. He is the founder of national print services agency Webmart, and the world’s first digitally driven print platform, Trade Print Management.
Simon is widely acclaimed for delivering talks on his Marxistcapitalist business model, as well as presentations on employee motivation and running a thriving organisation in the 21st century.
Shalene White is a professional beauty therapist and business owner. She is the founder of Sha Sha London Health & Beauty and education and services provider, The KW House.
Having worked in the women’s hair and beauty industry for over a decade, Shalene launched The KW House in early 2021, a charitable concern aimed at raising awareness and knowledge of women’s health.
Sonia Trigueros is a former University of Oxford Nanoscience professor and the founder of NIVD World, a medical equipment manufacturing company that is developing pre-symptomatic diagnostic technology for diseases, which works by utilising nano-sensors.
In 2008, Sonia co-founded the Oxford Martin Programme on Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine, researching how chemotherapy could eventually be replaced by Nanomedicine in the treatment of cancers.
Kevin Browning is the Founder and Managing Director of Global Tunnelling Experts, a company which provides specialised construction personnel to a wide range of infrastructure projects across the globe.
Browning was born in the Falkland Islands in 1964. He travelled to the UK with returning British forces after the conclusion of the Falklands War. In 2007, following several years working in the tunnelling industry, he set up Global Tunnelling Experts.
Adam Botterill is an experienced consultant and executive coach. He is the owner of The New Perspective, a consultancy which works to advise on strategy, instigate business growth and profitability. It has worked across multiple industries including manufacturing, construction, textiles, training services, contracting, equestrian, fabrication, commercial kitchen design, and more.
Prior to moving into coaching and consultancy, Adam was a Lance Corporal in the Royal Marines.
James Potten is the founder and CEO of Amplified Futures, an entity that helps founders of consultancies, service providers and tech businesses scale-up.
James launched Amplified Futures on the back of a proven track-record of scaling-up several businesses, leveraging technology to drive efficiency. Through Amplified Futures, James coaches leaders to successfully undertake the scale-up process and unlock their potential, building positive cultures that lay the foundations for success.
Ian Dibb is the CEO and founder of Keylu, an online platform that helps users capture and securely store digital assets that are important to them. This can include personal photos and videos, personal documents, legal and financial files and more.
He established his own business Keylu, following two family tragedies in the space of two years. After personal experience with the difficulty around dealing with their affairs and estates so suddenly, Ian wanted to form a business that could make life easier for the close families of the deceased
Lily Patrascu is the founder of Brand for Speakers a ghostwriting and copywriting services provider for luxury influencers, CEOs and thought leaders. She is also a proficient public speaker who handles a number of speaking events targeted toward leaders.
Since 2012, Lily has managed the Purple Stone Rooms business and its academy arm. Purple Stone Rooms provides accommodation services for young people coming to the UK to improve their English.
Justin King is a financial coach and chartered financial planner. He is the owner of retirement planning specialist MFP Wealth Management and offers training services through the Kinder Institute of Life Planning.
Since 2017, Justin has offered training services through the Kinder Institute of Life Planning, offering workshops and intensive trainings to financial professionals across the globe.
Scott Brown is the founder and managing director of Heriot Brown In-House Legal Recruitment, a market leader in recruiting legal professionals in the in-house legal market.
He established Heriot Brown alongside other lawyers who were experienced in private practices and in-house to opportunities for lawyers to find better fulfilment in the careers they choose in-house. The company is now a market leader in its field with Scott at its helm.
Sarah Cronie is a young manager who today works in the café facility at Inspired Community Enterprise Trust Ltd, a charity based in Dumfries, Scotland which trades as The Usual Place.
The organisation is a training provider which offers young people with additional support needs employability skills and opportunities in the Hospitality, Front of House, Retail and Facilities Services sectors.
Jamie Cater is senior policy manager for employment at Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation.
Make UK represents more than 20,000 employers across UK manufacturing and engineering, and Jamie leads the organisation’s policy work on labour market and skills issues.
Alastair Kerr is the founding director of Acre Properties (1988) Ltd, a property sales and lettings company based in Chiswick, west London.
Kerr is passionate about fighting homelessness and helping the local community. Writing in The Parliamentary Review in 2019, he urged the government and property sector operators to look at tweaks to landlord taxation to help those in need, and the introduction of ultra-low fixed-rate products for 20 to 50 years to help first-time buyers.
John JB Russell is the managing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Staffing Future, a firm which custom designs and builds high-performance integrated recruitment websites & technology stacks, which help increase return on investment and achieve revenue goals.
He has held his role at Staffing Future since 2019, overseeing its EMEA operation designing and building websites to help recruiters drive quality applications and client vacancy leads.
Richard Summers is an urban designer and director at Boyle & Summers, a SME architecture and master planning practice based in Southampton.
After 24 years working as an urban designer for multiple practices, Richard co-founded his own practice (Boyle & Summers) in 2014 with business partner Tony Boyle. He has accumulated experience over the years designing regeneration master plans, urban extensions and numerous smaller projects.
Peter Dickinson is the founder and managing director of KUB Ltd, a hybrid digital marketing agency and business coaching provider helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses.
He also runs another of his own businesses, Vision2Success, a services provider designed to help business leaders successfully grow their firms using a wide range of digital marketing tools.
Carolyn Hodbey is a multi-published author, media commentator and HR, operations and change expert. She is the founder of The Midlife Mistress, an organisation helping leaders instil positive change in their business cultures, and works part-time as the COO of Brilliant, which aims to change the face of the recruitment sector.
As an international speaker, Carolyn talks a lot about midlife crises, the menopause and leadership of the self in corporate and non-corporate settings.
Scott Cowley is founder of The Sales Mastermind, a community for founders of Software as a Service [SaaS] providers to grow their sales. He is also the vice-president of sales at Custify, a customer success platform designed for B2B SaaS businesses.
In 2019, Scott launched The Sales Mastermind to function as a community for founders of SaaS providing companies. It was in the same year that we also began working as a growth mentor, providing one-to-one mentoring for entrepreneur
Mandy Evill is a mindset and high-performance coach who helps business leaders improve their mindset and ultimately their business performance. She is the founder of The Infinite Mind Company, her own leadership development, training and coaching business.
Mandy first launched herself into the leadership coaching world in 2001 with the establishment of her first business, Key Moment Ltd. She worked in the business until 2011 and then began operating as an independent consultant around the UK.
Tony Craddock is director general of The Payments Association, a group for payments firms which helps them navigate the complexities of regulation and form profitable partnerships.
Tony is an established business leader with a background in business development, marketing, planning consulting and management consulting.
Adam Kilshaw is a former Royal Engineer in the Armed Forces, current IT systems specialist and founder of Luvajob, a business which is looking to shake-up the recruitment process for the recruitment industry.
Having joined the Royal Engineers in 1996, Adam’s military career took him on tours of Belize, Iraq, Germany, Kosovo and Northern Ireland.
When a 12-year career in the forces came to an end, Adam entered the IT industry.
Simon Iredale is an experienced entrepreneur with his own mentoring and consulting company, Simon Iredale Ltd. He is also the portfolio marketing director at The Marketing Centre, a group of like-minded, experienced marketing and brand professionals.
In 2022, Simon established the APRANA business, which curates high-quality sustainable, hand made products from around the UK and sources teachers and locations to help individuals with wellness journeys.
Jenny Leggott (pen name JT Scott) is the owner of Transcend Zero Copywriting, the entity behind the Sammy Rambles and Bumper & Friends book series. Jenny herself has written over 30 children’s books and co-authored two business books.
She is also the founder of Dragonball Sports Ltd, a company which has taken the fictional sport in the Sammy Rambles books and applied it to real life, providing an inclusive sports opportunity for people of all ages and abilities.
Beverly Wood is the owner and creative director of BWD Ltd, a company which offers imaginative ways to utilise space and works across all areas of the design sector from commercial interiors to outdoor spaces.
Outside of her work, she has spent time carrying out work as a student support consultant and visiting lecturer for local educational institutions such as Preston College and the University of Central Lancashire [UCLan].
Rob Goddard is a mentor, investor and international speaker. He has founded numerous start-ups and through his eponymous business Rob Goddard Ltd provides insight, guidance and input to other business owners looking to go on their own leadership journey.
Despite having started up his own consulting business in 2018, Rob remains involved in numerous firms, including Open Administrations Systems Ltd, Evolution Complete Business Sales Ltd (which he founded) and The Rent Guarantee Company.
Chris Luff MBE is an established entrepreneur with vast experience in the CSR sphere. He is currently CEO of the Watford and West Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce.
Chris has witnessed the rising demand for CSR (corporate social responsibility) over more than 30 years and has moved to help businesses demonstrate their awareness of sustainability in order to retain clients.
Terence Carvalho is the regional director for Portsmouth at Delivered Social, a social media and marketing agency.
Carvalho currently serves as a Portsmouth Ambassador for Shaping Portsmouth and board trustee for The Literacy Hubs in Portsmouth. He is also an ambassador networking group ‘NetworkMyClub’.
Ian Drew is a FTSE 50 senior executive and entrepreneur in the global technology sector and has a proven track record of delivering growth.
Ian is experienced in major areas of technology including Internet of Things [IOT], servers, security, automotive, telecommunications and software.
He has established several of his own businesses, and served as non-executive of Linaro and Trustonic in the past.
Will Crosthwait is the CEO and founder of Find Me Sales, an AI business that helps customers find and contact B2B sales leads.
Will is especially passionate about AI and has a demonstrated history of working in the technology sphere. His previous experience includes building complex platforms and systems at businesses such as Kensai, Countryfi and Auditionist.
Elliot Newsham is the commercial manager at Peak, a decision intelligence company which aims to place AI at the centre of all commercial decision-making.
Elliot and Peak advocate an outcomes focused approach towards artificial intelligence, bringing engineers, data scientists and commercial decision-makers to deliver value and overhaul how business decisions are made.
Robert Pye is the co-founder of Ethos VO Ltd, a network of social entrepreneurs and innovators who solve complex problems through forming businesses which seek to positive social, environmental and economic outcomes.
Pye co-founded Ethos alongside Tony Clarke in 2010. The network is unique in that it doesn’t possess a standard office space or hierarchy.
Carol Kelly is managing director at KSA Learning, a leading provider of sales improvement solutions specialising in construction. The business combines expert industry insight with bespoke training and development to deliver improved results, and is a leading UK firm in sales development today.
In her director role, Carol works closely with KSA clients to create development plans tailored to individuals and businesses, which deliver effective and measurable solutions.
Dave Close is a director of Hot Chocolate Trust, a youth work organisation, based in Dundee, Scotland. He also sits on the board of Creative Dundee, which works to amplify, connect and showcase creative local talent and activities to the world.
Dave has a history of being active in youth work and development in Scotland. He has worked with Hot Chocolate Trust since 2013.
Jamie Gray is the founder of The Acoustics Agency, a company which offers a range of acoustic services, from consultancy & testing, to design support, through to supply and installation of aesthetic and functional acoustic products.
Having started his career in the sporting world as a footballer for Southend United, Jamie has since ventured into the business world and has a proven track record working in acoustics.
Adwoa Owusu-Banahene is a director of TOBS Consultancy Limited, specialising in public sector construction procurement and contracts.
Working across central government and local authorities, the company provides end to end procurement advice, guidance and delivery of major public sector development, generations and construction projects and programmes.
Tracy Clark is a multiplier mindset and leadership coach, helping empower business owners to become multipliers and transform their leadership, performance and results.
Tracy works with founders and entrepreneurs to challenge and expand their thinking, which leads to them becoming empowered to create outstanding commercial results and disrupt markets.
Kevin Brent is the founder and managing director of BizSmart, a company which supports business owners in building scalable, sustainable and valuable businesses.
In 2012, Kevin established BizSmart to help other business leaders scale-up their enterprises. It provides a proven scale-up methodology and peer support service to help entrepreneurs bring their business up to the next level.
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Paul Blair is the CEO and founder of ArcX Technology, a sporting goods manufacturer on a mission to improve the world’s health and wellness by creating the most innovative, accessible and revolutionary wearable technology.
Prior to his foray into the business world, Paul served as a paratrooper in the Armed Forces and gained a wealth of experience over a military career that spanned 20 years.
Mark Ashton is a leadership entrepreneur who founded The Resolving Group, a provider of practical coaching, mentoring and consulting support to owners, leaders and management teams of private businesses.
He established his own coaching business, The Resolving Group, in 2005, and also works as a leadership coach at Superangel in Estonia, the country revered as the Silicon Valley of Europe.
Stewart Munro is managing director at Pentland Medical and Innovel Ltd. Pentland supplies unique, patented patient and staff safety products to the UK Healthcare sector.
Innovel is a company that licenses patented MedTech solutions from hospitals, universities and individuals, and develops, produces and markets the finished products globally.
Simon Lister is managing director of ML Financial Associates, a Norfolk-based financial advisory firm.
Having entered the financial services sector in 1997, Lister became an independent financial adviser in 2001 and now works as a pension specialist.
According to the Million Dollar Round Table in 2017, Lister is ranked in the top one per cent of financial advisers worldwide.
Dr Charles Leyman Kachitsa is a published author with his own publishing company, Leyman Publications. He is also the incumbent CEO of Moni Investments Ltd, a firm involved in UK investment in new project developments in the high-tech sector, telecoms and e-mobility.
Dr Charles is a veteran business leader who has founded a string of organisations. He is a proficient public speaker and has delivered talks at numerous lectures, seminars and public events.
Jamie Bykov-Brett is a social entrepreneur and the founder of MetaHub, a company which uses the latest cutting-edge visualisation technology to craft metaverse environments that immerse business teams in a custom virtual meeting hub.
Jamie originates from a working class background and had a history of youth work before moving into the technology space. He continues to carry out youth work on behalf of charities in his spare time.
Hannah Strawbridge is the CEO and founder of HanLawCo, a Legal 500 listed employment lawyer providing commercial, strategic and pragmatic employment law advice to individuals and businesses, both employers and employees.
Hannah set-up her own firm HanLawCo in 2019 on a mission to promote positive change and improve working lives.
Andy Caulton is the founder and CEO of Hope Energy UK, a business on a mission to tackle climate change by becoming the UK’s greenest energy provider.
After cutting his teeth in the energy sector with nPower as an analyst, Andy went on to spend a further six years working as an IT auditor for KPMG before ascending the corporate ladder into business leadership with stints as associate director for technology risk consulting and technology enablement.
Lisa Brady is the owner of Perfect Recruitment, a recruiter and supplier of permanent staff to the catering, hospitality and food industries. Perfect Recruitment covers provision of roles in these sectors from senior management right down to frontline staff.
Lisa built her own business from the ground up, buying Perfect Recruitment’s base of operations as a shell building and researching and designing the interior herself.
Tracy Powley is the director of operations at Focal Point Training, a company which specialises in delivering solutions that help organisations shape workplace behaviour, in order to create more respectful and inclusive working environments.
Stella Chandler is the director of development at Focal Point Training, a company which specialises in delivering solutions that help organisations shape workplace behaviour, in order to create more respectful and inclusive working environments.
Simon Lister is managing director of ML Financial Associates, a Norfolk-based financial advisory firm.
Having entered the financial services sector in 1997, Lister became an independent financial adviser in 2001 and now works as a pension specialist.
According to the Million Dollar Round Table in 2017, Lister is ranked in the top one per cent of financial advisers worldwide.
Angela De Souza is the CEO and founder of Women’s Business Club, an organisation working to empower women to succeed in business. Angela is a seasoned business leader with a background in marketing, sales, budgets and strategic planning.
Aside from her work with Women’s Business Club, Angela also co-founded Muffin & Poppy, a British shorthair cat breeder and supplier of cat-related merchandise.
Jo Spolton is the co-founder and CEO of Rumage, a company which provides a fast and efficient aggregation of the second-hand sector. By putting all second-hand sites into one location, Rumage aims to enable people to find what they want faster, helping them make second-hand a viable first choice.
The wider aim of Rumage is to change consumers’ consumption habits which will reduce landfill and the environmental impact resulting from consumer led demand.
Mark Howitt is the chief technical officer and founder at Storelectric, a business which is developing widely applicable and cost-effective energy storage technologies to help enable renewable sources to power the globe.
Aside from his business leadership role, Mark sits as an expert on the UN Economic Commission for Europe, and is an innovation, marketing, processes, and business change consultant at Business Lift.
Mike LeGassick is a director and behavioural investment coach at Manning & Company, a long-established financial advice practice based in Ivybridge, Devon.
In April 2021, LeGassick released a book entitled ‘Your Money and Your Life’, which aims to teach readers vital life skills and money management know-how which are overlooked during school education.
Steve Hathaway is an entrepreneurial business leader with over 30 years of experience in media-tech and health-tech.
He is the founder of broadcast technology and business consultancy Dijital Technologies Ltd, and Covid-19 and health management systems specialist FeverCheckerPro.
Alistair Kent is the co-founder and managing director of Trovant Capital Ltd, an off-market acquisition specialist with a focus on blue-chip commercial property.
Alistair is an experienced financier and has experience raising capital for around £700 million of alternative assets, predominantly in the real estate and technology sectors.
Inga Neaves is a career coach, director, and owner at Scion Mastery, formerly known as Angloslav Education.
The company is the leading provider of guardianship, educational advisory services, and career coaching for foreign students from Europe, Russia, Latin America, the United States and the Commonwealth of Independent States [CIS] living within the United Kingdom.
Inga Neaves is a career coach, director, and owner at Scion Mastery, formerly known as Angloslav Education.
The company is the leading provider of guardianship, educational advisory services, and career coaching for foreign students from Europe, Russia, Latin America, the United States and the Commonwealth of Independent States [CIS] living within the United Kingdom.
Katy Tuncer is an expert in the leadership that businesses need to scale-up, and to succeed in breaking new ground. She is the Founder of Horizon37, a leadership company dedicated to innovation scale-ups.
A serial founder, Katy has “been there, done that” in a vast array of senior leadership roles in tech start-ups, McKinsey, the British Army and the Met Police.
Kat Thorne is a leadership coach, positive habits teacher and international speaker who founded and directs her own coaching business, The Morning Game Changer.
Kat’s approach is based on working with clients to instil positive habits that create powerful change both at home and in the workplace. Her services are delivered through a range of interactive webinars and masterclasses, which help clients make positive changes to their happiness, lifestyle, health and performance.
Sarah Palmer is the chief operating officer at the Institute of Accountants and Bookkeepers [IAB], a representative membership and awarding body for the accountancy and bookkeeping professions.
The Institutee offers accredited training, support and continuing development from the beginning of a student’s journey and throughout their career.
Carri Walters is a Director for Blossom Home Care Ltd, a family business which delivers care to individuals in their own homes and within their own communities, within the North Yorkshire since 2015.
During her time at Blossom Home Care, Walters has been recognised for her work by being named a Regional Finalist for Home Care Registered Manager in the Great British Care Awards for 2018 and 2019.
Richard Dorney is a director at Strongmind Resiliency Training, a specialist provider of training in mental health awareness, resilience, and trauma management.
Dorney was made MBE in 2008 for services to Trauma Management in the British Army. He was admitted to the order of St John of Jerusalem as a member in 2012 and was awarded a Queens Commendation for Valuable Service (QCVS) in Northern Ireland in 1994.
Dr Abide Zenenga is the headteacher and founder of Birmingham-based Riverside Education. After obtaining a PhD at the University of Northampton in Special Educational Needs, Dr Zenenga founded Riverside Education in 2015.
Riverside Education is an independent school that provides SEN-specific learning opportunities for some 100 students, with more than 50 staff employed.
Martin Drake is the CEO and founder of Higher People, a boutique recruitment and staffing agency, specialising in the HR and marketing professions. The company is currently undergoing a rebrand and will soon be known as Higher With Us.
Today, the company focuses more on service, standards and innovation compared to more traditional agencies. The business is also in the process of planning an expansion into the US.
Angus Ferguson is the co-founder of Demijohn, the world’s first liquid deli which he helped establish in Edinburgh in 2004.
Based on a farm in South West Scotland, they now mail order our quirky British handmade food and drink products in refillable bottles around the World.
Ferguson is also trustee of the Black Watch Museum housed in Balhousie Castle.
Mashhuda Kazi is an executive leader who has been working within the NHS for over 7 years. Mashhuda has worked at number of NHS organisations ranging from commissioning, acute, mental health and voluntary sectors.
Mashhuda’s interest is mostly in changes and impact on the organisational culture due to aspects of leadership, corporate governance and subsequent decision making.
Rich Kenny is the managing director at Interact, and research and sustainability director at Techbuyer, where he leads the research, sustainability and compliance teams.
Interact is the Techbuyer Group’s business for low carbon, energy efficient data centre hardware analysis. Rich has spoken at over 100 sustainability, innovation and industry events since 2019.
Elif Köse is an award-winning businesswoman and the proprietor of eponymous Brighton-based fashion house Elif Köse.
Köse founded her own fashion line in 2013, during the covid restrictions she moved the label online bringing a whole host of new challenges.Köse is also a confidence coach, focusing on unlocking the potential of business leaders through a confident mindset.
Circle Steele is the CEO of the Wai Yin Society, who work towards championing Chinese individuals.
The Society aims to challenge all forms of discrimination and social exclusion through the provision of diverse and reactive services, delivered by a team of qualified social workers, nurses and other professionals.
Fiona Bradley is the founder of Sage Qualifications, an accredited qualifications provider established in 2008.
Since Bradley established Sage Qualifications, the company has worked in partnership with awarding bodies and professional bodies to create and build a unique accredited qualification programme that aligns skills and knowledge of computerised accounting software with accounting principles and practice.
Philip Ainsworth is the Director of Ainsworth Jewellers, a 150 year old family business based in Blackburn.
Ainsworth started working at the Darwen Street store in 1990 having completed three years jewellery training at Saloway’s Jewellers in Lichfield. He became a director of the company in 1995 upon the retirement of Michael Ainsworth.
Karen Bowring is the managing director of Professionals UK Ltd, a company which organises work experience and internship placements for international graduates and undergraduates looking to gain experience in their industry in an anglophone environment.
Bowring established Professionals UK back in 2005, following 20 years of experience in the EFL field.
Matthew Moore is a senior partner at Gales Solicitors, a legal firm based in Bournemouth.
Moore has over 18 years of experience in family law and has dealt with legal aid and privately funded cases. Moore has also been involved with various charitable initiatives and the local chamber of commerce throughout his career.
Roy Moëd is the Founder & Chief Executive of LifeBook, the world’s leading private autobiography service.
Roy Moëd founded LifeBook in 2011, having previously founded a number of businesses across the aviation industry. Under Moëd’s stewardship, LifeBook, has expanded to operate around the world.
Astrid Wynne is the sustainability lead at Techbuyer, a global specialist in the provision of sustainable IT solutions, a chartered environmentalist, and full member of the IEMA.
As a sustainability specialist, Astrid’s work centres around increasing sustainable business practices within the Techbuyer group and advocate for positive change within the sector.
Hilary Cairns is a well established financial supervisor, working across a range of financial instruments to oversee the business workings of Iforium LTD.
In 2022, Cairns was awarded the ‘Bookkeeper of the Year Award’ from the International Association of Bookkeepers.
Hilary Cairns is a well established financial supervisor, working across a range of financial instruments to oversee the business workings of Iforium LTD.
In 2022, Cairns was awarded the ‘Bookkeeper of the Year Award’ from the International Association of Bookkeepers.
Kerry Shoesmith is the operational director and head of therapies at Anderida Adolescent Care.
Anderida is a residential children's homes operator in East Sussex which provides superior therapeutic residential childcare, education and other childcare related services for young people and children who have EBSD.
Eric ‘‘Gawuzela’’ Simelane is an MP in the Eswatini parliament who is currently living in exile, he fears being arrested or murdered should he set foot in his home country.
Simelane is currently involved in a series of peaceful protests to help bring democracy to Eswatini, the last absolute monarchy in Africa.
Richard Beeforth is director of Sussex Print Management, a print brokerage with over 30 years of project management experience.
Beeforth’s previous experience includes the the day-to-day operations of a stock market listed parent company among other roles.
Kevin Towers is the CEO of Techbuyer, a business that provides sustainable IT solutions to organisations across more than 100 countries, with offices and engineering facilities in the UK, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the USA.
Kevin applies a simple, well-worn but powerful approach to business - don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today! With a central belief in a waste not, want not ethos, which has served him well in the successful development of Techbuyer.
Ashley Biss is the director and founder of Feather Payroll Solutions, a firm which provides payroll nanny and small business payroll services.
Ashley is an experienced Finance Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the individual and family services industry. Beginning her career as a finance assistant to hospitality companies, she joined PC Payroll & Legal Services in 2015 as head of Payroll, Legal and Finance on a part-time basis.
Dame Claudine Duberry is a published author and the recipient of multiple awards for services to the community.
She is the founder of Taking Positive Steps, which provides early intervention for children and young people involved in anti-social behaviour or who are on the periphery of crime, by addressing some of the root causes of their situation.
Janis Levy MTTS is the Creative Director at Hair Development UK, the longest-established human-hair replacement and extension experts in the UK.
Hair Development are based in the heart of East London, are the company is currently expanding into their second location in the Essex city of Chelmsford.
Kate Davis is an ICF-accredited Strategic Leadership Advisor. As the head of Kate Davis & Associates, Kate partners with teams, individuals and large organisations to champion people-focused change.
As a leadership coach, Kate works with creative agencies and medium sized businesses across service-based industries such as experiential events, digital marketing and design, recruitment, PR and HR.
Ian Kirkby is the founder and owner of Aspire Management Consultancy Ltd, a firm which offers coaching, mentoring, training and consultancy services to help leaders, teams and organisations fulfil their potential.
Kirkby founded the business back in 2012 after years of work in the aviation sector including with the Royal Air Force. He first branched into training in 2010, working as an enterprise architect consultant for JCSys Ltd for two years prior to founding the business.
Thomas Nowak is an experienced business leader with a demonstrated history of working in the renewable energy and environment history.
He is the incumbent secretary general of the European Heat Pump Association, the industry body which represents the interests of the industry on an international level. He is also owner and founder of his own renewables business, Greenerator GmbH, and specialises in consulting on heat pump and systems integration at Carnot Consulting UG.
Tom Millar is a cloud, security and IT sector entrepreneur who currently runs the fast-growing start-up business, Venari Security.
Tom is a seasoned entrepreneur in his field with almost 30 years of experience in cloud, security and IT transformation. He founded the cybersecurity services company ITC Secure, which sold for £24 million in 2016. Today, he heads the growing startup, Venari Security, having joined as a mentor and investor on 2019 before taking the helm as CEO in 2021.
Jonathan Parsons is an NHS consultant clinical audiology scientist and managing director of Chime, an NHS Audiology Service that utilised the government Right to Request scheme to spin out as a not-for-profit social enterprise in May 2011.
After having worked for NHS Devon as a consultant clinical audiology scientist for six years, Parsons seized on the opportunity to launch Chime as a social enterprise in May 2011
Robin Bayley is a storytelling, communication and leadership coach who runs his own coaching business, Keynote Doctor.
Before delving into the world of coaching, Robin’s background was in the media industry having worked for 15 years in advertising and television. It was after his TV and advertising career that he decided to embark on a new pathway and wrote his own book about storytelling which gained international acclaim.
Christos Papaioannou is a leadership coach, senior humanitarian and independent strategy programme and funding consultant. He runs his own business, Coaching Labs, and is co-founder of the coaching collective, Positive Change Agents.
Before building his own leadership coaching business, Christos’ background lay in working on humanitarian projects in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America both on the ground and remotely.
Lisa Sourbutts is the managing director of employment law specialist, Cube HR.
Lisa has a demonstrated history of working in the field of HR having been active in the industry for over 17 years. She also has a background in the fire and security sector.
Lisa is an expert in employment law and is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Jelena Milic is the owner and manager of The Cube Disability, a day centre and care service provider for adults and young people with a range of learning disabilities.
The Cube Disability now operates five centres including a performing arts centre and prides itself on a fun, welcoming and engaging atmosphere.
Sam Strickland is the Principal of The Duston School a large all-through school and has helped to guide its GCSE results from the bottom 20% nationally to the top 20% and A Level outcomes to the top 5% nationally.
Strickland is the organiser of ResearchED Northampton, he is a leading voice in the current conversation in education. He has had educational resources and research published has also delivered courses nationally and served as a lead facilitator for NPQSL.
Helen Kimber is the founder of Hero Lifestyle, an award-winning nutrition and wellbeing business helping clients achieve optimal health and wellbeing.
Helen has been involved in nutrition education for more than 30 years and holds a Master’s degree in nutritional medicine. She has also carried out studies on disordered eating and eating disorders. Helen Kimber is the founder of Hero Lifestyle, an award-winning nutrition and wellbeing business helping clients achieve optimal health and wellbeing.
Helen has been involved in nutrition education for more than 30 years and holds a Master’s degree in nutritional medicine. She has also carried out studies on disordered eating and eating disorders.
Colin Smith is a director and head of planning for Scotland at Turley Associates, a full service planning and development consultancy.
Colin has been with Turley since 2005 and since then has accumulated years of experience in the planning and development consultancy arena. In his position, he is responsible for the manage of Turley’s business in Scotland.
Tom Dyer is a world champion flair bartender and director at the European Bartender School [EBS], the largest bartending school in the world with more than 20 years teaching experience and 28 global school destinations worldwide.
Tom has won over 50 international bartending competitions in 35 countries during his career and helped train more than 1,000 new bartenders through EBS across five nations.
Chirag Golwala is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TripCenter.net, a firm which has created the world’s leading booking site for chauffeured car, minibus and chartered bus hire.
Golwala founded TripCenter.net in 2017, having previously founded Let’s Travel Services which he ran for 14 years. Golwala is an expert in integrated sound transport, and affordable point to point transfers.
Mike LeGassick is a director and behavioural investment coach at Manning & Company, a long-established financial advice practice based in Ivybridge, Devon.
LeGassick is the author of ‘Your Money and Your Life’, which aims to teach readers vital life skills and money management know-how. To find out more about investment behaviours go to: www.saverbehaviour.co.uk
Veronica Jimoh is the nursery manager at Bright Explorers Day Nursery, a nursery based in Camberwell, southeast London which is rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
As nursery manager, Veronica oversees the entirety of Bright Explorers Day Nursery’s childcare provision. The nursery aims to develop the natural curiosity of children by exposing them to an inspiring and thought-provoking environment, enabling children to learn through their own imaginations and interest.
Derek Egan is director and founder of both Remedy Geotechnics Ltd and GeoEye Ltd. Remedy Geotechnics provides construction clients with design and technical support across the whole spectrum of geotechnical and foundation solutions.
Egan has over 30 years of experience working in geotechnical consultancy, contracting and research and has been involved in a wide range of geotechnical projects across many industries.
Chris Combemale is the CEO of the Data & Marketing Association [DMA], a trade organisation for marketers which is considered to be the driving force behind marketing, setting the standards for the UK’s data and marketing community to thrive.
Chris is an experienced international business leader who has successfully grown and transformed companies on three continents.
Simone Vincenzi is a multi-award-winning serial entrepreneur, author and founder of GTeX [Growing Together Exponentially], a professional personal development training company which has helped a multitude of people to launch profitable businesses.
With his company, GTeX, Simone works with start-up entrepreneurs and experts who want to grow their businesses, as well as collaborating with established and wealthy businesspeople who wish to start new ventures.
Andrea Wilson is director at Hone-All Precision Ltd, a sub-contract machining firm based in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, specialising in deep hole boring, deep hole drilling, CNC turning and CNC honing.
Andrea has directed the business since 1994 and has been instrumental in improving and expanding all aspects of the businesses and making its processes more efficient.
Carol Massay is head of construction at The Access Group, one of the leading providers of business management software to mid-sized organisations in the UK, Ireland, and the Asia Pacific region.
Carol has worked in the construction industry for more than 30 years, garnering invaluable experience working within some of the UK’s largest contractors, spanning housebuilding to civil engineering.
Shirley Gaston is the founding director of Azesta, a professional development and training company based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire which uses experiential learning techniques to develop people.
Shirley has worked in experiential learning since establishing Azesta in 1999 and has gained valuable experience working with dynamic market-leading businesses.
Maria Kotova is the Head of UK & Ireland Business Development and market entry advisor at Dezan Shira & Associates [DSA], a pan-Asia, multi-disciplinary professional services firm, providing market entry, legal, accounting, tax, HR, technology, and operational advisory to international investors.
Elsewhere, Maria is an in-demand speaker at international events on legal, tax and financial issues in southeast Asia.
Stuart Penrose Stuart Penrose is the owner Copper Ridge Systems Ltd, a business located in Carrickfergus, County Antrim in Northern Ireland.
Having worked in the roofing industry for many years, Stuart has become one of the leading sector specialists in the country. In 2001, he formed Copper Ridge Systems which has become a leading roofing firm in Northern Ireland.
Phil Sayers is the founder of Proten Sales Development Ltd, a company which provides expertise, advice and coaching to small businesses who need to improve the effectiveness of their selling activities.
Since starting his own business in 2018, Phil has helped develop and train the sales teams of the future, using his own experiences of success to teach them. All of this enables B2B businesses to sell more and often, and ultimately succeed.
Nikki Emelike is the CEO of Neasden College in Hackney, London. Neasden College provides bespoke learning courses both in person and distance to enable those in industry to develop their skills and remain compliant with the latest standards.
Under Nikky’s leadership, Neasden College has established a strong reputation as an independent teacher training college committed to providing standard support and training to individuals looking to delve into teaching as a career.
Chris Chaney is the chief executive of CW+, the official charity of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Chaney joined CW+ in 2016, having previously served as head of major gifts at the University of Cambridge and over a decade at the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity. In addition to his role with CW+, Chaney, also serves as a trustee of Newlife.
David Morris is the founder and managing director of three engineering companies in Bedfordshire, namely Combined Test Solutions [CTS] Ltd, Overmould Ltd, and Ball Electronics.
David is an experienced entrepreneur and business leader with decades of experience in the electronics manufacturing industry.
Dr Nasar Ali [pictured] is the chairman of the Young Professionals Society [YPS], an organisation set up to help, support and change the lives of young people by providing personal and professional development opportunities.
Professor Waqar Ahmed is a nanoscience professor at the University of Lincoln and director of enterprise at its College of Science.
Martin Crump is the managing director and lead coach at Evolution, a professional coaching and training provider to businesses and individuals.
Armed with a background in the manufacturing and R&D arenas, Martin has since embarked on a career of over 20 years in the field of training and development.
He is also a published author, having co-wrote the works ‘’How to Build an Ark’ A guide to project leadership in the 21st century’ and ‘Evolve or Die. The ultimate self-help book.’
Peter Charlesworth is the Chief Executive of Oxford Medical Training, the UK’s leading provider of high-quality career development for doctors.
Peter is a registered optometrist who has worked in education and training for most of his professional life. He established his first business, Perceptive Medical Education in 2001 and went on to acquire Oxford Medical Training from its founder in 2011.
Oxford Medical Training offers non-clinical career development training for doctors, running interactive short courses every week on topics such as leadership, management, communication skills and teaching skills.
Ahmed Elbarkouki the CEO of Echelon Health, the world’s leading provider of medical assessments that detect up to 95 per cent of early disease.
In his role, Elbarkouki is responsible for further enhancing the client experience through the integration of luxury elements that will contribute to ensuring the Echelon Health journey is totally seamless for clients.
Elisabeth Bjork heads up AstraZeneca’s late-stage development within cardiovascular, renal and metabolic diseases (CVRM), and is responsible for late-stage clinical development, large outcomes programs, major global filings and health authority interactions (FDA, EMA, Japan, China).
Elisabeth’s focus is to get life-changing medications to patients as early as possible to improve their quality and longevity of life.
Daniel Leech is the group CEO of Technical Design Services Group, a business group formed by the trio of firms TDS, Design4Structures and Cadcoe, which seeks to modernise the construction sector through collaboration, innovation and education.
Daniel boasts years of experience working in the construction industry, as well as possessing an earlier career background in recruitment and retail.
Angela Nall is the executive director, CQC nominated individual and infection control lead at Pathfinders Specialist and Complex Care.
Based in New Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, Pathfinders provides specialist care for people with complex rehabilitation care needs – from slow-stream rehabilitation through to end-of-life care.
Reverent Dr Carver Anderson is the executive director and co-founder of Bringing Hope, a charity based in Birmingham, West Midlands that works in prisons and the community with those involved in serious violence and crime.
Reverend Dr Carver Anderson has 25 years of experience working in the fields of social, community, youth work, counselling and training, both as a practitioner and at management level within the statutory and voluntary sectors
Farouk Deen is the creative director at event management group Cellar Door Promotions, and co-founder of network-driven incubator for creative and Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance [“ESG”] aligned founders called, NEXUS, which has been approved by the Home Office as an endorsing body for the purpose of startup and innovator visas.
Endorsement by NEXUS for a startup or innovator visa enables the best and brightest creative talent to work in the UK’s cutting-edge creative and digital sector.
Elliott Valentine is a residential & commercial mortgage and protection broker and founder of mortgage adviser, Percom Financial Services.
Elliott has been active in the mortgage services industry for a number of years, working for names such as Badger Holdings, Sequence UK Ltd, Mortgage Advice Bureau and Just Mortgages.
Rachel Barsby-Robinson is one of the directors and founders of Bilingual Day Nursery Ashby in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
Rachel helped establish the Bilingual Day Nursery which opened in January 2018 and has worked as its managing director since.
Rachel holds the Level 5 Childcare Qualification in Children and Young People’s Workforce.
Maria Westwell is the owner of Stansfield Sports Injury Clinic, a private healthcare clinic helping both athletes and the general population with pain and injury.
After attaining a Bachelor of Science in Biomechanics and a master’s degree in Sports Therapy, Maria established Stansfield Sports Injury Clinic in 2012.
Dave Bladon is a co-founder of ELASKO, a creative, dynamic stretch-based fitness and lifestyle brand which designs equipment, movement systems and content for the fitness industry.
Before helping establish ELASKO in 2019, Dave’s background was in the travel and tourism sector. In this industry, he worked for more than 20 years in a handful of roles for TUI [formerly Thomson], Viva Sports in Spain, and Ibiza Rocks Group, garnering valuable experience as head of travel for the latter.
Jamie Dixon is a coach, trainer and author, who has worked with ambitious leaders in over 160 multinational companies over the last 10 years.
Jamie coaches and trains in both English and Mandarin, and is conversational in Japanese. He is an IAC accredited coach, a certified TinyHabits coach and certified in Everything DISC.
Zeenat Jeewa is the CEO of the Asian People’s Disability Alliance, a charity based in Harlesden, Brent, London, which provides services to meet the needs of disabled people and carers in the Asian community.
Following its establishment in 1989, the APDA has been providing day, home and respite care for the disabled Asian community.
Graham Hasting-Evans is the chief executive of NOCN Group which is an international and UK based education and skills charity who works with employers to support them to up-skill their workforces, support individuals to obtain certified and credentialed skills to gain employment and advance their careers.
Graham is the President of the British Association of Construction Heads (BACH) and Chair of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) Construction Sector Forum.
Adam Johnson is director at New Forest Wealth Management Ltd.
Adam established New Forest Wealth Management in 2006. Since then, Adam has taken charge of a whole team of financial advisers and support staff dedicated to providing unparalleled advice and support to clients in securing their financial futures.
Paul Barth is the global head of data literacy at business analytics software specialist, Qlik. In his role, Paul assumes an integrated, business-driven approach to enabling companies to become more data-driven.
Backed by decades developing advanced data and analytics solutions for Fortune 100 companies, Paul is a longtime advocate for business-driven data strategies and best practices.
In earlier roles at Schlumberger, Thinking Machines, Epsilon, Tessera, and iXL, Paul led the discovery and development of parallel processing and machine learning technologies to dramatically accelerate and simplify data management and analytics.
Zofia Ludwig is the founding director of Expert in Mind in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex. In support of Ukraine following the start of the war with Russia, the company has recently launched an urgent appeal for donations of essential items which will be sent to Poland to help displaced Ukrainians.
For Ludwig, the appeal is one of personal significance, after her own father was a refugee after being displaced by bombing during World War II.
https://expertinmind.co.uk/collecting-for-ukraine/
Anita Harvey is a foot health practitioner and specialist nurse at Dishley Foot Clinic in Leominster, Herefordshire.
As well as holding her specialist role at Dishley Foot Clinic, Anita is the self-employed managing director of Scalpmark, also based in the county of Herefordshire.
Karmen Gadi is the managing director at Care Signature Christian Homecare Services, a domiciliary care provider working with local authorities to deliver care in the community for vulnerable adults as well as clients with complex healthcare needs and disabilities.
Karmen has headed Care Signature Christian Homecare Services since 2016.
Jonny Draper is a wedding photographer who runs his own eponymous photography business, Jonny Draper Photography.
As well as owning and running his own photography business based in Cheshire, he also co-owns family-run wedding dress retailer Love Bridal Boutique with his wife.
Find out more about Jonny Draper Photography by visiting: https://jonnydraper.co.uk/
Venus Healthcare is a provider of high quality residential care for people living with autism, mental health conditions, learning disabilities, forensic backgrounds, challenging behaviours and other complex needs.
Khin Nadarajah (pictured) is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Venus Healthcare, a specialist healthcare provider that owns and operates care homes in the Greater London area.
Sri Nadarajah is the co-founder of Venus Healthcare.
Dr Ramesh Nadarajah is a medical practitioner and the chief medical director.
John Yip is the group chief operating officer.
Alexandra Samara is the director of early years at education company Alpha Plus Group Ltd and founder and director of Alphablocks Nursery School.
Boasting vast experience in the early years sector, Alexandra helps educational settings in the field grow and thrived. She has also spent a period of time working for Ofsted as an inspector as well as holding a role as an EYPS programme assessor and mentor.
Bradley Pallister is the marketing director and innovation lead at Innovolo Ltd, a product development firm which helps businesses accelerate their innovation initiatives.
Bradley first joined Innovolo Ltd in 2018 as operations director, and has looked after marketing, global brand and innovation for the business since 2020.
Síle Walsh is a leadership development specialist offering coaching psychology and organisational consultancy services through her own brand, ELIS Advantage Ltd, a company specialised in working with individuals, teams and organisations to improve leadership, inclusion practices and organisational performance.
Walsh specialises in leadership and inclusion, with a focus on “leadership that’s good for everyone”.
Ian Duggan is the Joint Managing Director of Acclaim Contracts, a construction firm based in Essex.
Ian Duggan joined Acclaim Contracts in 2000, having previously served as Technical Manager at Callenders. Founded in 1982, Acclaim Contracts has an established reputation throughout London and the South East for delivering roofing and general building projects safely, on time, snag free and to budget.
Peter Griffiths at Advent Engineering Ltd, an engineering and fabrication firm in Telford, Shropshire.
Peter has owned and run Advent Engineering Ltd, an engineering and fabrication firm in the Shropshire town of Telford, for several years and saw the business incorporated in the year 2014.
For Peter, one of the most significant challenges of his tenure has been navigating the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic
Nena Jukes is a podiatrist and director at Life & Sole, a podiatry and health clinic based in Eye, Suffolk.
Since graduating from Chelsea School of Chiropody, London, in 1985, Nena has worked and trained in colleges, hospitals and clinics from Brighton to Australia. She specialised in diabetic foot problems and wound care while working in NHS hospitals and community clinics.
John Hayes is the CEO and owner of GMS Ltd, a management consultancy incorporated in 2017 which provides client project management services and training in the UK infrastructure and construction sectors.
John has also co-founded and runs his own businesses, having launched GMS Ltd in 2017 and later established Before You Do Ltd in 2020. John is also an accredited mediator and a lecturer in management.
Gillian Everall is the managing director of Everfair Tax, a tax consultancy firm headquartered in London and neighbouring Surrey.
She boasts over 20 years of experience in UK private client tax affairs and has worked with high-net-worth clients with international elements to their tax concerns, particularly those with US tax related issues to consider.
Gillian launched her own firm Everfair Tax in 2014.
Alex Coates is the managing director of Currency UK, a financial institution which helps SMEs and individuals transact abroad by helping them achieve better exchange rates and simplifying international payments.
After graduating university in 2004, Alex joined Currency UK as its director of operations. After 16-and-a-half successful years in the role, he was appointed managing director at the beginning of 2021.
Robin Lansman is a qualified osteopath, motivational speaker and communications coach.
After qualifying in osteopathy, Robin opened the first Body Back-Up Clinic, working closely with GP surgeries and sports clubs. He is now clinical director of Body Back-Up’s osteopathy clinics in West Hampstead, London, and Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Kelston Smith is a technology sector entrepreneur and one of the founding directors of ListMe, a tech-focused company driving digital transformation in the night-time industry through enhanced B2B and B2C experiences. Kel boasts an extensive background in the technology sphere, having studied IT Communication and Computing at university, and having gone on to work for firms such as Fujitsu Technology Solutions and SAP before helping establish ListMe.
Steve Boyle is the managing director at Moshon Data, a company which provides training and consultancy services in advanced driver assistance systems.
This also involves manufacturing a range of soft targets that represent real-world vehicles or roadside items, which allow car manufacturers to test their vehicle safety technology.
Nerys Hughes is an Advanced Practitioner Paediatric Occupational Therapist and founder and clinical director of Whole Child Therapy, a multi-disciplinary children's therapy clinic taking a holistic approach to a child's needs.
Nerys runs Whole Child Therapy as a social enterprise, working directly with families and their children and taking on any child with therapeutic needs despite the family’s financial status.
Jim Gildea is the founder, managing director and owner of Rubbish Clearance and Waste Removal Ltd, a company based in Hampshire which offers domestic, commercial and industrial waste removal services, specialist cleaning services, asbestos removal and disposal, and rapid response services.
Lorna Dodge is chair of Corby Town Bid, and co-owner and digital marketing director at SC Agency, a design agency based in Corby, Northamptonshire that provides marketing, digital marketing, branding, graphic design, web design, social media and PR services to business and consumer clients.
Outside of her work, Lorna is a serving non-executive director of local not-for-profit organisation Love Corby, and chair of Corby Town Bid.
Matthew Farmer is the founder and managing director of Emerging World, a company specialised in designing immersive experiences that change perspectives to shift business and shape a better future.
Matthew has owned and run Emerging World since 2003, establishing it initially under the name ‘Adopt a Business’ before a 2011 rebrand. Today, Emerging World works with businesses across the globe by taking their teams on a strategically aligned journey, resulting in transformative change.
Cheryl Simpson MBE (pictured) is the CEO of Space4Autism, a voluntary run charity in Macclesfield, Cheshire, which helps support families of those living with autism by running therapeutic activities across the year.
Kate Blackmore is a trainer, counsellor, speaker, women and girl’s mental health advocate and founder of the charity Motherwell Cheshire.
Adam Norsworthy is the Managing Director of Fusion Telecom, company which supplies secure telecom and payment services (www.PayGuard.co) to business and contact centres.
Under Adam Norsworthy’s leadership, Fusion Telecom has developed the next generation phone payments application using secure payments technology, known as PayGuard®, which for two years in succession won the awards for ‘Best Payment Technology’ and ‘Best Business Payments Solution’.
Billie Tossoun is a director at Chelsea Green Valet, the most trusted launderer, dry cleaners and valet service in the Chelsea Green area of London. The key hallmarks of the business include excellent service, exceptional local knowledge and unmatched dry cleaning.
The “green” is truly put into the family business by its eco-friendly cleaning methods, and Billie has played an integral part in helping the company operate with minimal environmental impact.
Nicolette Vyce is the managing director at Vulcain Engineering, an ambitious engineering consultancy which is supporting the UK government’s policy objective of Net Zero Carbon by 2050 through its involvement in large-scale energy and infrastructure projects.
Before taking over as MD of Vulcain Engineering in 2017, Nicolette’s background lay in the defence sector where she worked in various senior roles with QinetiQ over an 11-year period. She later moved into the engineering industry in 2010 with Venn Engineering as business manager.
Claire Freeth is the owner of Little Burrows Montessori Nursery, a nursery adhering to the Montessori style of education situated across two sites in Surrey.
Claire trained as a Montessori Teacher after her first three children had reached school age. Having accumulated several years of experience, she took over an existing nursery and re-opened as Two Rivers Montessori Nursery in 2001.
Ade Adebambo is an accountant and director at the London Accountancy Practice [LAP] in London.
Ade is a qualified accountant, associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and associate member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
Ade has also served as an independent governor of Lewisham Southwark College and on Audit, Human Resources and Remuneration Committees.
Mark Hobbs is the owner of New Leaf Distribution Ltd, a £15 million turnover financial advice business. Based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, the business has more than 200 advisers spread out across the UK.
Well-versed in the financial advice industry, Mark launched New Leaf Distribution in 2004 and has been at the helm ever since.
Dave Radley is owner of DMR Training & Consultancy following a successful tenure at CITB/Cskills Awards. Radley has overseen the company’s considerable growth since its foundation in 2013.
DMR Training & Consultancy specialise in the construction industry, delivering qualifications ranging from level one to level seven including NVQs, Apprenticeships and Traineeships.
Shohaib Shafiq is a chartered management accountant at Integrity Accountancy Services, a firm of chartered management accountants, based in Birmingham, West Midlands.
Passionate about local enterprise, Shohaib is the founding chairman of two nearby business groups, namely Hall Green in Business and Studley in Business in nearby Warwickshire.
Alan Upfold is a director at County Chiropractic & Wellness Centre in Exeter, Devon.
Before moving into his current role, Alan worked in the hospitality sector for numerous large businesses, looking after finance, customers and team members. In September 2017, he made the switch to the County Chiropractic & Wellness Centre to transfer his skills into the day-to-day running of the company.
Gregory Bell is the CEO of Skipton Business Finance, an arm of the Skipton Building Society.
Greg boasts an established background in banking and finance, having worked for names such as GE Capital, Abbey National and Close Brothers Invoice Finance since the mid-1980s.
As an accredited lender, Skipton Business Finance was an important supporter of SMEs during the Covid-19 pandemic by providing Business Bounce Back Loans and Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans to companies.
Dr Jayne Brassington is director of A1 Chiro Ltd, the holding entity for three multidisciplinary health clinics in Scotland. She also co-founded RedMLabs in the year 2015, a business which is focused on developing innovative clinical healthcare solutions.
After qualifying as a chiropractor in Australia, Dr Jayne worked in family practices in Australia, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK and the Philippines.
Thomas Gabriel is the founder of planning consultancy Gabriel Planning Solutions, situated in Hertfordshire.
Over the years, Thomas has accumulated a wealth of experience as a town planning consultant and launched his own planning consultancy in 2015. Working on both sides of the planning fence has provided Thomas with unique experience and a thorough understanding of the planning system.
Russell Evans is one of the partners at Primeast, a provider of leadership development training.
In his role as partner, Russell works with a team of roughly 100 core and associate consultants, facilitators and coaches based in 24 different countries. He has global experience working in a range of sectors including Oil & Gas, Automotive, Technology, Pharmaceuticals, Bioscience and Healthcare.
Matthew Pomroy is a director at Foresight Group, a leading, listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager.
Pomroy has worked for Foresight since 2016, initially as an investment manager before ascending the corporate ladder to his current director role. He is based at the company’s office in the city of Manchester.
Dr Suhail Alam is a hair restoration surgeon and medical director at Aventus Clinic UK, which provides affordable, high-quality treatments for hair and skin rejuvenation.
Dr Suhail qualified in 2004 having studied Medicine at King’s College University in London. Throughout his time in Medicine, he has been passionate about aesthetic surgery and completed basic surgical skills training early on in his medical career. He has also undertaken the Royal College of Surgeons membership exam.
Nick Beresford is the CEO and founder of Enertor, a developer of premium insole technology that helps enhance performance and prevent injury.
Enertor technology is today used by a multitude of professional athletes, from Premier League footballers to Olympic champions, including Usain Bolt. It is also used for injury prevention in the British and US Armed Forces.
Leilah Mirza is a holistic therapist who has worked with international clients and entrepreneurs, helping them enrich their lives and grow their businesses.
Having practiced holistic therapy and inner child healing for several years, Leilah offers her services on a self-employed basis as well as working for Southampton Child Services.
Chris Ramsbottom is the founder of The Amethyst Centre, a complementary therapy and training centre in Coventry, Warwickshire.
Ramsbottom established The Amethyst Centre in 2015 and has been at the helm since. Her efforts in keeping the organisation running during the Covid-19 pandemic saw her recognised with a ‘Locked Down to Looked Up Award’ issued by the Network of Women.
Mark Hodson is a registered architect and director and founder of his own practice, Hodson Architects. He is also the incumbent chairman for the RIBA in the Yorkshire region.
Since establishing Hodson Architects in 1992, the business has expanded and secured several awards, with its projects gaining notoriety in the architectural press.
Elsewhere, Mark has delivered lectures both in the UK and abroad and taught at the Universities of Hull, Leeds and Nottingham, as well as Sheffield Hallam University.
David Agar is a highly experienced tech sector entrepreneur specialising in creating value and scaling innovative and disruptive businesses in the UK, EU and US. He started Ability Bank (https://abilitybank.net) in May 2020, his fifth start-up business, to improve the lives of society’s most vulnerable.
John Gibson is solicitor and managing director at Aventus Law, a legal practice which specialises in business law, property law matters, dispute resolution and contractual matters, estate planning, and disputed probate and estates.
Tim Harvard-Sweeting is an independent psychotherapist working in private practice.
Tim trained in person-centred psychotherapy at the University of Nottingham, where his work made a major impact on people’s lives. Since then, he has built up his own private practice, helping clients locally, nationally and abroad.
Andrew Lane is the managing director at Union Industries, the market leading manufacturer of high quality, rapid roll high speed industrial doors.
Andrew took over as managing director of Union Industries in early 2014, having worked for Sutcliffe Play for the previous eight years.
Since becoming managing director, Andrew has assisted the business through a transition into employee ownership.
Freddy Kelly is the CEO at Credit Kudos Ltd, the UK’s first authorised Credit Reference Agency and Open Banking provider that uses financial behaviour to measure creditworthiness.
Finding that this limited his credit options and left him with higher interest rates and restrictions, Freddy undertook research into his experience and found that he was not alone in trying to access affordable credit. He then co-founded Credit Kudos in the November of 2015 with the ambition of providing fair credit for all, using the power of Open Banking.
Karen Lowen is the founder and director of three micro business, namely accountancy practice Turl & Co Ltd; manufacturer and monthly subscription box retailer Witchbox Ltd; and accountancy software company Dod-dle Corporation Ltd.
Karen is also a qualified public speaker having been awarded Competent Communicator by Toastmasters International, has published written technical articles, and is a Mensan.
Elizabeth Wrigley is an urban designer and owner of Core Connections, a design practice which bringa together consultation, urban design and master-planning to help owners, developers and communities realise their visions and strategies.
As an urban designer, she has also had experience working with Kent County Council advising the local authority’s property group. Between 2001 and 2004, Elizabeth was the principal of the Civic Trust Regeneration Unit.
Liz Dearden is director and co-owner at Easement Solutions Ltd, a specialist in the negotiation of easements, wayleaves, transfers and leases on behalf of companies in the utility sector.
Liz has co-owned Easement Solutions Ltd since 2003 and helped oversee its activities and establish it as one of the earliest businesses to focus specifically on the negotiation of Land Rights.
Dr Maria McGee is the CEO at Marble Hill Soaps Ltd, a provider of natural skincare products that are free from chemical additives, based in Derry/Londonderry.
In her running of Marble Hill Soaps, Dr Maria has sought to push the boundaries of natural skincare. The company’s products use water from its own pure spring and organic oils to achieve exceptional results in terms of skin conditioning, moisture and suppleness. Products range from oil-rich soaps through to all-natural intensive skin creams.
Michael Angus is the director of Barons Court Project, an independent charity working with people who are homeless or living with mental health problems.
Michael has headed up the Barons Court Project charity since 2014. Having started his career working for a high street bank after leaving school aged 16, Michael has accumulated a wealth of experience in the charity sector, having served as CEO of Earls Court YMCA [2000-2007] and area manager for South London YMCA [2009-2014].
Aldred Drummond is the owner of the Cadland Estate, situated in the New Forest National Park and the Solent in Hampshire. He is also chief executive Fawley Waterside Ltd, the controlling entity for the Fawley Power Station also in Hampshire, and director of Long Harbour.
The Cadland Estate which Aldred owns once controlled the land where the Fawley Power Station is constructed. Aldred has prioritised the long-term prosperity of the Southern Waterside in his business interests.
Salim Lohiya is the managing director at Pioneer Computers Ltd, an IT specialist providing server and network infrastructure support and maintenance, and cloud solutions.
Salim has since spent over 35 years in the IT industry, working for almost 17 years as an IT operator for Lloyds Banking Group before launching his own business, Pioneer Computers, in 2000.
Andrew de Bray is the managing director of Factum, a client-centric consulting and advisory firm serving Europe and North America from bases in London and Houston.
Having been exposed to multiple sectors, including Defence, Software Development and the Financial, Energy and Commodity Markets internationally, Andrew has a proven track record in systems consulting and delivery management.
Nigel Attwood is currently headteacher at Bellfield Junior School, a community-based school in Northfield, Birmingham.
Matthew Jessop, Headteacher at Crosthwaite Primary School in Cumbria,
Helena Marsh, headteacher at Linton Village College in Cambridge.
Andy Young is the chief executive of East Kilbride Housing Association, a small charitable housing association based in central Scotland.
As of 2022, Andy has been working in the social housing industry for 40 years and headed up East Kilbride Housing Association for the previous seven years. Some of his previous roles in the industry have seen him work for Blackburn Borough Council, Wishaw and District Housing Association, and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations.
Ben Chambers runs the Flying Start Day Nurseries, a pair of private family nurseries in Ashtead, Surrey.
In his running of Flying Start, Ben has been instrumental in helping the childcare provider navigate the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and other sector issues such as compliance with EYFS ratios regarding Level 3 early years practitioners.
Grace Graham is founder and director of Keep It Simple Training Company [KISTC], a provider of bespoke training services that help create anti-racist work environments and delivers CPD certified online courses.
Grace is a member of the apprenticeships and business development team at New City College and is a guest panellist at university events concerning issues of diversity, inclusion and business leadership. She is also the Federation of Small Business [FSB] Diversity & Inclusion lead for the Greater London Region.
Simon Thomas is an accountancy and tax specialist who is managing director and owner of both accountancy firm Ridgefield Consulting and business advisory service Kench & Co Ltd.
After cutting his teeth in the finance services industry at Midcounties Co-Operative, Simon went on to work for Ernst & Young LLP and Crowe Clark Whitehill. After his time working for both, he founded Ridgefield Consulting in 2011, which is now Oxford’s leading independent accountancy practice.
Richard Smith is the joint owner and managing director of Opus Land Ltd, a leading UK property development and investment company with offices in the West Midlands and London.
Richard helped found Opus Land Ltd in 1999 and has jointly headed up the firm since. Part owned and funded by Fiera Real Estate, Opus Land enjoys access to substantial in-house capital and has developed an established track record in delivering added-value solutions for real estate.
Malcolm Davidson is a mortgage broker and managing director at UK Moneyman Ltd, a mortgage advisor and broker.
Malcolm established UK Moneyman in the year 2009 and has led the business ever since, starting as a sole trader and then growing the business over the years.
He has an established background in financial services, having been managing director of Direct Financial Services for the nine years preceding UK Moneyman’s foundation.
Bryan Adams is the CEO and founder of PH Creative, a leading employer brand agency.
In 2004, Bryan launched his own venture: PH Creative. He has grown the business into one of the leading employer brand agencies in the world, specialising in employer branding, EVP development, talent attraction, recruitment marketing and film production and creative thinking.
John Baguley is the executive chair and owner of the International Fundraising Consultancy [IFC], a management consultancy specialising in fundraising for the third sector including charities, NGOs, non-profits and social enterprises.
John is a published author, having written several books on fundraising. His most recent work, ‘Fundraising and Zombies’ was published in 2018. He is also an experienced lecturer having spoken at fundraising workshops and conferences in the UK and internationally.
Tim Button is a Doctor of Chiropractic and founded Cleve Chiropractic in Bristol in 2003. He has established the clinic as one of the best of its kind in the country.
In 2013, as one of Britain’s youngest ever chiropractors, Tim was awarded chiropractic’s highest honour, becoming a fellow of the Royal College of Chiropractors’ sports faculty. He has also been elected as a Vice President for the British Chiropractic Association that helps to run the profession, is a member of the Royal Society of Medicine.
Martin Tregonning is a chartered accountant running his own independent accountancy firm, Tregonning and Co.
Martin first qualified as a chartered accountant in New Zealand in 1993 and worked in a handful of related roles. After relocating to the UK in 1995, he became a fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants [ACCA] and holds a Public Practice Certificate. He also remains a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand [CAANZ] and holds a Public Practice Certificate from the ACCA.
Mike Morris has been the chairman of GQA Qualifications Ltd. for the last 20 years.
It is a national awarding body, based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire that works across many sectors including: glass, construction, printing, polymer, engineering, chemical, pharmaceutical, science, meteorology and nuclear.
Mike has an engineering and further/higher education background. He now works with regulatory bodies and authorities, liaising with employers and developing national standards, qualifications and apprenticeship frameworks in various sectors.
Gwennan Harrison-Jones is the headteacher at Cams Hill School, a mixed state comprehensive secondary school in Fareham.
In 2008, Gwennan took up the deputy headship at Warblington School in Havant, where she remained for seven-and-a-half years (until 2015). It was in that year that she made the move to Cams Hill School, where she remains headteacher to date
Billy Hutchinson is a director at Lesters Packaging, a family-run business established since 1983 which is specialised in the design and production of heavy-duty corrugated cardboard packaging solutions.
Billy has been a director at Lesters since 2009. Under his leadership, the business has grown by being capable and responsive, investing in facilities, technology and people to create a robust team of experts and unparalleled manufacturing facilities that place the company at the forefront of the UK packaging industry.
Steph Dickinson is a freelance songwriter, vocalist and workshop leader, and is currently the managing director of Pie Factory Music, a charity set up to provide free accessible music and related arts workshops for young people across East Kent.
Steph has worked as a freelance vocalist and songwriter since 2001.
In 2011, she first began working for the Pie Factory Music charity in Ramsgate, Kent, as its programme manager. Steph would rise through the ranks of the organisation to become managing director three years later following a successful stint overseeing the charity’s activities.
Courtenay Probert is the CEO of Learna¦Diploma MSc, an e-learning provider which offers internationally recognised and highly clinically relevant postgraduate qualifications for all health professionals.
In 2009, Courtenay founded iPassExam.com, which rapidly became the leading preparation resource for exam candidates looking to sit the Google Partners exam. Under Courtenay’s leadership, the company’s product portfolio grew to cover Adobe ACE, Facebook blueprint and CompTIA resources, before he sold his stake in the business in 2019 to focus on Learna.
Simon Franc is the founder and CEO of Forensic Equity Limited, Quatervois Group and Anatomap Limited.
Anatomap is a technology start-up focused on the development of technology for law enforcement.
Their first App, “Injury Capture”, is designed to allow users to quickly and accurately record the injuries suffered by a victim of crime. In using the application, users are helping to provide valuable and robust evidence which the police can then use to swiftly investigate the crime and prosecute those responsible.
Jonathan Craig Wright is a director at Clearwell Mine Management Ltd, the entity which controls the Clearwell Caves tourist attraction in the Forest of Dean.
Clearwell Caves was first opened to the public in 1968 by Jonathan’s father, Ray Wright, who remained involved with the business until he passed away in 2015. Jonathan had worked with his father to develop the business over many years, becoming registered as a Freeminer in 1981 and helping run the company full-time from 1984.
Andrew Rooney is a director at Rooney Fish, a family-run business based in Kilkeel, Northern Ireland, which specialises in catching, preparing and processing the finest fish caught from the waters surrounding Ireland.
Having traded since 1975, Rooney Fish is now a second-generation family business with Andrew playing an active part in its running. In 2014, the business recently fulfilled a long-term ambition of opening an Oyster Farm in Carlingford Lough close to its Kilkeel base.
Mary Quicke is the managing director at Quickes Traditional Ltd, a farming and cheesemaking business in Devon dating back as far as the 16th Century.
Mary Quicke has been involved in running of the family business since 1987 when she took over as MD. Under her leadership and using its traditional recipes and time-honoured techniques passed down through many generations, the business continues to create outstanding clothbound cheddar.
Laurence Conisbee is founder and owner of Wharf Distillery, Northamptonshire’s only grain to glass distillery, and England’s smallest whisky distillery.
He launched the Wharf Distillery business in 2009, and continues to run the company today. It is a speciality producer of small batches of English whisky, single malts, gin, brandies, rum, vodkas and liqueurs, providing small batch contract and private label distilling services.
Dr Belinda Board is the founder and CEO of Peoplewise, one of the world’s leading business psychology firms.
Dr Board is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, with a PhD in leadership behaviours and workplace well-being, and postgraduate degrees in Organisational and Forensic Psychology. She is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a visiting Lecturer at Hertfordshire University.
Anne Thomas is the Chief Executive Officer of Cornwall Care and has a wealth of experience and knowledge in the sector.
She began her career as a nurse in the 1980s, developing a specialism in diabetes, and has since gone on to spend many years working at senior level in the adult health and social care sector.
Alan Stanton is the owner and principal director of Stanton Williams, an architect in London.
Alan and Paul Williams. As founding directors, both have overseen the practice’s creative direction throughout its existence and continue to play leading design roles in all its projects. Some of its most notable projects include the UAL campus for Central St Martins at King’s Cross and Kings Cross Square, the Millennium Seedbank and the Musée d’Arts de Nantes.
Gillian Sewell is the CEO at YMCA Derbyshire, the Derbyshire arm of the YMCA, the oldest and largest youth charity in the world.
Gillian is an experienced CEO with a demonstrated history of working in social finance and non-profit management.
Before joining YMCA Derbyshire in 2001, she worked for just over nine years at YMCA Leicester in programme management and housing and sports management roles, which preceded a spell as deputy CEO.
Bhumika Parmar is the Director and founder of BP Legal Solicitors, a legal practice in Leicester established in 2009.
Under Bhumika’s leadership, BP Legal Solicitors has grown into a high street practice covering a vast area of law including Conveyancing, Commercial, Litigation, Matrimonial, Immigration, Wills & Probate and Personal Injury.
Paul Alderson is the founder of Wonderstuff, a brand development agency based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He also founded Flintlab, an entity providing work and office space for independents, sole traders, and small businesses locally.
Paul Alderson is a business leader with a focus on brand, using design to affect change for organisations and help clients deliver on their vision.
Philippa Keith FCIS is the managing director of MSP Secretaries, the leading independent provider of company secretarial and corporate services to all types of company operating in the UK.
MSP Secretaries has been active since the early 1990s, with Philippa at the helm since 2010. She boasts extensive experience in the professional practice arena and is active in consultations in relevant legislation.
Victor Chestnutt is a sixth-generation livestock farmer and president of the Ulster Farmers’ Union, the largest democratic voluntary organisation representing farmers and growers in Northern Ireland.
A Greenmount student back in 1978, Victor developed his home farm into several livestock enterprises, with Pedigree Texel Sheep introduced in the early 1980s.
Steve O’Brien is the founder and CEO of tech company Newicon Ltd and the adjoined Newicon Academy.
After almost seven years working as an engineer for Airbus, Steve founded Newicon in 2009 to help companies take advantage of new connected technology.
Newicon’s mission today is revolution, by redefining what’s possible, Steve and his dedicate team help build change and make sure that companies stay relevant and keep humans central to a changing digital world.
John McDonough is managing director a Recro Consulting, an employability and recruitment solutions consultancy and training company.
John has been managing director of Recro Consulting since 2009, following his position as In-House Head-hunter with NEST.
McDonough is an advocate for “The Life You Want ©” a programme dedicated to encouraging personal breakthrough and employment.
Steven Landes is the managing director of Hawksford, a leading provider of corporate, trust and fund administration services.
He also heads up his own business, SH Landes LLP, a London based firm of Chartered Accountants specialising in Audit work. Steven is a business leader with a demonstrated history in the finance services profession.
His first partnership spanned 1988 to 1993, when Steven worked at Berg Kaprow Lewis LLP. He launched his own eponymous practice in 1993, and remains owner of the firm today.
Alasdair Reay is the CEO of HPi Verification Services, the UK government approved body for the issuing of certificates for pressure equipment, machinery and recreational craft.
Alasdair has previously worked with Lloyd’s Register of Shipping as a ship surveyor earlier in his career, and has managed certification and business development for other sector players including AEA Technology and ABS Group, respectively.
Andrew Riley is the chairman of Mechatherm, a world leading provider of bespoke casthouse equipment to the aluminium industry.
Andrew’s chairmanship of Mechatherm has culminated in great success for the business, with three Queen’s Awards for Export having been won under his leadership. He has also proven instrumental in guiding the business through the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
Ian MacCorkell is founder and consultant solicitor at MacCorkell Legal & Commercial, a leading niche Private Client and Commercial Legal Practice in Northern Ireland.
As well as having been involved in several significant commercial transactions in Northern Ireland, Ian’s practice won the Law Society of NI award for Excellence in International pro-bono work. This is linked to Ian MacCorkell’s work related to Kosovo and Moldova.
Chris Price is the CEO at Pecan, a Peckham-based Christian charity changing the lives of long-term unemployed people, ex-offenders and the disadvantaged.Chris has held his present role at Pecan since 2011.
He is well-versed in the responsibilities of directorship, having previously held such roles with Southwark Diocesan Welcare (2007-2011) and The Positive Place charity (2005-2007).
Ken Deary is the owner and CEO of Right at Home UK, a leading social care company providing quality care in the home.
Ken is a successful healthcare and multi-award-winning franchise professional. Having started his career working in insurance for RSA from the early 1980s to 1994, he then spent 11 years as a McDonald’s UK franchisee, heading up multiple stores and winning various awards. Since 2016, he has also been a non-executive director of the British Franchise Association.
Amy Barnwell is the founder and director of Amiwigs Ltd, a bespoke wig making business specialising in handmade European human hair wigs for men, women and children suffering hair loss.
Amy established the business in December 2011, armed with an extensive background in the TV and film industry and an education at The London College of Fashion.
Cathy Barlow is the managing director of Smith Goodfellow PR, a PR, marketing and creative agency specialised in the Construction, Manufacturing, Built Environment, Industrial and Sustainability sectors.
Since 2015, Cathy has balanced her managing directorship with the role of company secretary at the Engineered Panels in Construction [EPIC], a not-for-profit trade association established to represent the metal-faced PIR-cored insulated panel industry in the UK.
Kim Laws is the managing director of Norcon Computers Ltd, a long-established Electronic Point of Sale [EpoS] provider to convenience stores, based in Derby.
Kim has been managing director at Norcon since its establishment back in 1983. Under his leadership, the business thrived during the pandemic as Norcon clients prospered with the advent of local shopping.
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Martin Mockler is a lead advisory partner at Evans Mockler, a dynamic and progressive firm of Accountants, Auditors, Business and Tax Advisors based in London.
Before training in accountancy with Emile Woolf in the late 1980s and embarking on a career in the profession, Martin’s background was in hospitality, and he spent three years working as an assistant manager and cost controller for the Westbury Hotel Group.
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Lee Sandford is a former professional footballer turned entrepreneur. He is the founder of Trading College, a stock trading coaching business.
Since retiring from football, Lee has become a published author, business owner and professional trader, launching Trading College. He maintains his love of sport and fitness in his spare time.
Alex Hewitt is the CEO of AOK Events, a full-service event management company specialising in corporate hospitality & tickets, live events, incentive schemes, venue finding, parties & sponsorship.Alex has run AOK Events since its establishment in 2000.
He launched the business on the back of six years’ experience in the events management sphere, running the events department at Expertease International that he had set up himself.
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Adrian Grindley is the owner of digital design agency, Pop Creative, which carried our user experience and conversion rate optimisation work for entities such as WordPress and WooCommerce.
Adrian oversees Pop Creative’s work improving usability, accessibility and user interface development for clients, helping them grow their businesses online through whole new websites or optimising established domains.
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James Whewell is a director at Uplands Projects Ltd, the holding entity for Wyresdale Park, a farming and tourism country estate in Lancashire with a wedding venue, café, shops, spa and glamping area.
Backed by years of experience in director roles within other companies, James is a director at Uplands Projects and oversees the running of the Wyresdale Park estate as a venue.
Lynn Lewis is the director of independent living at Guinness Care, a subsidiary of The Guinness Partnership.
Lynn first joined The Guinness Partnership in 2015 as interim director of community services at Guinness Care. After one year of success in the role, she took up her current post as director of independent living.
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Peter Ernest Williams is a qualified chartered surveyor, director and chairman at Conditionaire International Ltd, a well-established business formed in 1994.
Peter is a longstanding business leader with experience in chartered surveying and directorship in various sectors, including Energy, Consulting, Hospitality and Real Estate.
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Ahmad Jooma is the operations director of Jooma Care Homes Limited, a care provider that runs two specialist care homes in London for adults with learning disabilities.
Ahmad has over 18 years of experience in the care sector looking after vulnerable adults and has developed a compassionate understanding of their needs over that time.
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Andrea Murray is a director at Café Ri-An, a breakfast restaurant in Accrington, Lancashire.
Andrea was officially appointed a director of the company in 2019, just over one year after the incorporation of the business.
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Charles Baughan is the owner of Westaway Sausages, an award-winning sausage manufacturer based in Newton Abbot, Devon.
Charles has owned Westaway Sausages since 2008. The business uses the finest British Pork to make fresh and low-fat traditional butcher’s and speciality sausages.
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Phil Jones MBE is the managing director of Brother UK, the British arm of multi-national information, communication and tech manufacturer, Brother.
Phil has previously served as an external governor for The Apprentice Academy in Greater Manchester [2017-2020] and served a three-year term as president of community foundation, Forever Manchester [2014-2017] and three-year term as VP of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce [2007-2010].
Shaz Memon is a British entrepreneur, designer, marketeer, author, thought leader and philanthropist. Shaz Memon, BSc eCommerce Brunel University London, founder of Digimax Dental in London and Charity, Wells on Wheels.
Memon has been featured in Forbes, Times of India Medium, Huffington Post, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Business Reporter and Digital Marketing Magazine.
Michaela Weaver is the critically acclaimed executive woman’s Alcohol Coach, a best-selling author, TEDx speaker and master coach.
Michaela uses The Social Secret in her approach as The Alcohol Coach, a coaching project she has been running since mid-2019. With Michaela’s honed multidisciplinary approach, she helps clients find an innate power balance away from alcohol to connect with their true and authentic selves.
Amanda Meachin is the CEO of Community & Business Partners C I C [CBP], an organisation based in Blackburn providing services to both the local community and businesses across northwest England.
The CIC provides a range of services including commercial business mentoring and business support, recycling and upcycling of clean waste, environmental and food waste reduction, and community engagement.
David Newman is the Director of the Guernsey Alcohol Advisory Service, providing counselling and support to anyone whose life is negatively affected by alcohol. Prior to joining the advisory service in 1993, Newman worked as an alcohol support worker in Northallerton and Morayshire.
Alongside offering counselling and support, the GAAS owns a rehabilitation Dry House, offering a safe environment for people to rebuild their lives.
Thomas Dunn is the chairman of Orbian, a Supply Chain Finance [SCF] solutions provider. Orbian offers a collaborative, flexible solution for working capital management to meet the financial demands of an agile global supply chain.
Thomas has helped instigate a transformation of the company from a struggling and heavily loss-making “minor player” into a solidly profitable, fast growing and acknowledged global leader in Supply Chain Finance.
David Bly is the operations director of Cornerstone Management Services, a provider of unique effective claim solutions, property damage investigations and training.
David is a vastly experienced business leader, with expert knowledge in the damage, mitigation and restoration services industries. He has held his role at Cornerstone since 2009, having previously spent three years heading up operations for Disaster Care.
Darren Woods is the CEO and co-founder of enCircle Solutions Ltd, a business which started out developing a leading-edge BPM platform that is now supporting millions of Business Process transactions across many public and private sector organisations.
In 2004, while balancing his Vodafone role with IT management at RE Woods, Darren co-founded enCircle Solutions in a joint venture. Today, the business is his sole focus.
Phil Brown is a director at Allan Brown, a long-established accountancy practice in Worcestershire.
Phil is a business leader with over 20 years of experience in accountancy and finance. Part of his firm’s work is facilitating the drive toward Making Tax Digital, upgrading existing clients’ accounting packages to ensure they maximise their use of systems and avoid unnecessary administrative burdens.
Stuart Dantzic is the managing director of Caribbean Blinds UK Ltd, a designer, manufacturer and supplier of fine external shading systems.
Caribbean Blinds has been established since 1987, and Stuart has been with the company since 2001, becoming Managing Director in 2017.
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Martin Wardle is a director at Robson Laidler, an accountancy firm based in Newcastle upon Tyne and the northeast which helps businesses grow and develop.
Martin has worked in the field of tax and finance for many years, starting out his career with Forrestals working as a tax adviser in the 1990s. It was in 1998 that he joined Robson Laidler as a director, which was then known as Straughans.
Barry Florida-James is director and founder of JustAccounts, a cloud-based accountancy platform designed to optimise processes for contractor accountants and Umbrella/Payroll Providers.
Balancing the launch of his own business with an R&D and chief security role with GCrypt in his company’s first year, JustAccounts became Barry’s sole priority in 2011. Today, the business works with service provider companies and accountants in practice to provide unique client facing and back-office integrated solutions.
David Ereira is Director of Property Investments and Asset Management at Ereira Mendoza, a respected full-service property practice with a strong reputation.
David has led the Ereira Mendoza practice in partnership with Daniel Mendoza since 1990. In his years running the company, he has also overseen overseas development of the business in Israel and headed up its desk in the country.
Mark Tughan is an entrepreneur and investor and founder and owner of Comic Enterprises Ltd, the entity which runs The Glee Clubs. He is also a regular judge on the panel at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards.
Mark started out in the corporate finance industry in 1990 with Brown Shipley and Company, and later JO Hambro Magan. After four years in the sector, he founded Comic Enterprises in 1994 to pursue his personal love and ambition of opening the first purpose-built comedy club outside London.
Andy Doyle is a director at technical and creative agency weheartdigital Ltd, and co-founder of AI-based video content platform, Filmily.
Andy has an extensive background in digital and has been an entrepreneur in the sector for many years, starting numerous businesses along the way.
Paul Newsham is Partner at RfM Accountants + more, a multi-faceted accountancy firm with seven offices across the North West as well as a presence in London and South East Asia.
Paul was a driving force behind the rebranding of the group as RfM Accountants + more in January 2015 and the group’s subsequent rapid growth by acquisition.
Jayne Davies is the company secretary at Lower Swell Chemicals, a manufacturer based in Bourton on the Water which serves the hospitality and automotive sector.
Jayne has held her role within Lower Swell Chemicals since 1979. She has helped lead the business through its activities over many years, with much of its work involving the manufacture of detergents and soap products for the sectors that it serves.
Nikki Markham MBE is the head of Transferable Skills Training [TST], an organisation established to work with the individuals that have been failed by traditional forms of education and training.
Markham also runs Battling On a multi-award winning organisation which supports veterans from the Armed Forces. It has been recognised as a Centre of Excellence and was awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services, effectively the MBE for the third sector.
Dale Vince OBE is the founder of Ecotricity & Chairman of Forest Green Rovers.
Dale kickstarted the now-global green energy movement, he pioneered the electric car, built the Electric Highway to power them and runs Forest Green Rovers – the word’s first green football club.
His whole life has been a strive for change and the result of a questioning mind that doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
Gary Milligan is the operations director at SafeWise, a Health & Safety consultancy in Wolverhampton.
Gary joined SafeWise as operations lead in early 2012. He has been in the role ever since, and expanded his array of leadership skills with further training and study outside of work.
Rachael Waring is the joint managing director at Warings Furniture, a furniture manufacturing business based in Norfolk. She is also a partner at EVES International Hotel Accessories.
Rachael has owned the Warings Furniture business in partnership with husband, Graham Waring, since 1991. She has held her partnership in the EVES business since 1992, operating in the same sector.
Keith Stanton is the managing director at Votive Leadership Consultancy, a small and dynamic leadership development consultancy specialised in personal leadership, followership, communications and engagement.
During the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, Keith’s leadership has seen the business continue to thrive after transitioning its services to digital delivery.
Mike Geer is the Managing Director at Freecom Internet Services, a fast-growing ITC outsource solutions company based in the West Midlands.
Mike was appointed MD in 2012 , and works with the advantage of having gained experience in the IT and communication business industry from the ground up before his move into management, giving him experience of robust leadership.
Richard Blunden is the CEO of Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries. Prior to being appointed CEO he was the MD and franchise Director as well as various roles with Volkswagen.
Established in 2002, Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries is the UK’s largest childcare franchise and third largest childcare provider.
Polly Neate is the CEO of Shelter. The charity helps people in housing need by providing advice and practical assistance.
Polly joined Shelter in August 2017 from Women’s Aid, where she was Chief Executive. Previously, she was Executive Director of External Relations and Communications at Action for Children, one of the UK’s largest charities.
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Andy Wheeler is a business consultant, mentor and coach based in Lewes, East Sussex.
He provides his services under the Catandra Ltd brand, helping other business owners and leaders build companies to achieve the commercial, cultural and personal objectives they desire.
Dr Paul Jenkins is an award-winning author and leader in the field of preventative medicine.
He is the founder of Echelon Health, the world’s leading provider of medical assessments that detect up to 95 per cent of early disease.
Elliot Grove is the founder of the Raindance Film Festival and the British Independent Film Awards.
Throughout his career, Elliot has produced more than 700 short films and six feature films, including Deadly Virtues [2014] and the 2019 SWSX Grand Jury Prize winning film, ALICE.
Callum Adamson is the CEO of UK elastic teams start-up Distributed. Distributed is a tech-enabled startup founded in 2017 on the belief that businesses of the future will thrive without in house development.
Through the Distributed platform, clients can work with Elastic Teams™️ - fully managed, globally distributed teams - as easily as local teams, allowing them to build and maintain software to a higher standard faster, safer and with more visibility.
Xi Bing Ang (Left) and Rory Sweeney (Right) are both senior directors at Simon-Kucher and Partners, a global consulting firm specialising in TopLine Power®, which encompasses strategy, marketing, pricing, and sales.
Dr Linda Edwards is the chief executive at Education for Health, a registered long-term condition (LTC) charity based in Warwickshire, with a turnover of around £2 million per annum.
Before her tenure at Education for Health, Linda was already an established professional and leader in the not-for-profit sector, having occupied senior roles with the NHS, Diabetes UK, Age UK, Asthma UK, and the Hampshire FHSA.
Vincent Page is the owner and M.D. of Antiques on High. Having bought the Oxford High Street store in the summer of 2017 he opened Antiques on High Sidmouth in December 2018 and following various delays through the Covid crisis Antiques on High Lake district L.T.D. opened in Bowness on Windermere on the 1st May 2021.
Each store carries an eclectic and ever changing selection of handpicked antique and vintage pieces.
Artjom Jekimtsev is the founder and CEO of Adverttu, the fastest-growing transit media owner in the UK which enables advertisers to thrust their brands onto the road through a network of 40,000 drivers.
Aside from his work, Artjom helps University of Greenwich Business School students to bring their ideas to market by working with them as a mentor on the university’s Gre Start-Up programme.
Nelly Berova is the Managing Director of Art Division.
Nelly’s background is in marketing and business development and has over 20 years experience in the field. She runs Art Division and is involved in the marketing strategy for most of their campaigns.
Engelina Mafirakurewa is the care manager at Medow Care Services, a Domiciliary Care Company in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, which is committed to providing the highest quality of care to all adults so that they can continue their lives with dignity, independence, and quality of life.
James Fisher is the Chief Product Officer at Qlik.
James leads the team responsible for driving Qlik’s vision, product and innovation strategy and works with leading organizations to help them get the greatest value from their data. Over the past 20+ years, he has worked closely with business leaders to drive new and exciting initiatives in his roles at Qlik, SAP, BusinessObjects, Cartesis and PwC.
Alan Martin is the Director of Food for Thought, a long established chain of health food stores which have been trading for over 25 years.
Alan joined food for though in 2008, having previously worked as Sales Director for McKeith Research Ltd. In addition to his role with Food for Thought, Martin is also the Director of Experience Guildford.
Stacey Mitchell (pictured) is the CEO of AllCare Community Support, a provider of day, respite and domiciliary care services based in Norwich.
Lyndsey Jarvis is the Training Manager at Allcare Community.
Victoria Sterman is the Chief Executive of Resource.
Victoria joined Resource as its first Chief Executive, having spent the majority of her career in leadership positions within a pharmaceutical marketing consultancy. Victoria has a depth of expertise in recruitment, on-boarding, resource management, people development and training.
Tony & Sian Buchanan (pictured) co-founded Absolute Performance over 20 years ago. They provide a holistic approach to designing and providing gym space & equipment.
Recently having partnered with Team GB to provide the equipment and gym lay-out for the Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, they are the top of their game when it comes to helping the fitness industry and athletes perform at their best.
Iestyn Davies is the CEO of Colleges Wales.
Iestyn Davies took up post of Chief Executive Officer in 2015 having worked across a range of public policy areas since the arrival of Devolution in 1999.
In addition to being the staff lead for the work of the Colleges Wales Principals’ Forum, he is an ex-officio member of the charity’s Board of Trustees.
Terence Carvalho is the General Manager of Becketts Southsea, a restaurant and hotel located in the heart of Southsea, Portsmouth.
Terence has been in management positions since the age of 18. He has led high performing teams in a range of different hospitality settings and throughout the pandemic he has been running a covid-19 testing centre to give back to the community of Portsmouth.
Dr Hany Agaiby is the Managing Director at gas analysis equipment manufacturer AG Instruments.
The primary focus of Dr Agaiby and AG Instruments at the present time is its new medical gas analyser product, the MGPS1000, which has the power to revolutionise the MGPS testing process and is considered to be the gold standard for MGPS testing.
Anna Liu is the Director of Tonkin Liu, a leading London architecture practice with a diverse portfolio of award-winning buildings, landscapes, and sculptures.
Anna has over 18 years of experience in the sector and co-founded Tonkin Liu with Mike Tonkin in 2002 and leads the studio’s public landscape and sculpture products.
Ayesha Vardag is a prominent divorce lawyer and president of Vardags, a London-based international law firm specialising in private legal services for HNW/ultra HNW clients and their companies.
The practice is world-renowned for family law, with offices in London, Manchester, Winchester, Cambridge and Newcastle.
Chris Gawith is a director at Gawith Hoggarth, a company based in Cumbria that has manufactured tobacco products since the 18th Century.
As well as working in the tobacco industry, Chris is an established business leader in several sectors and disciplines including nuclear piping, product design, aerospace component design, oil and gas component design, plastics, castings, precision engineering and start-up product consultation.
Keith Myers is the co-director and founder of The Myers Touch, a holistic kitchen design agency.
Keith was a former Regional Director for Society of British Interior Design (SBID) and features on the panel of Grand Designs ‘Ask the expert’ at ExCel & NEC. He has also lectured for RIBA, KBSA, Grand Designs, London Design Week, 100% Design and Home Building and Renovation Show in London.
Paul Anderson is the Managing Director at Meiko UK, a global company that specialises in providing products for warewashing, cleaning and disinfection.
With over 2,000 employees in 30 countries, MEIKO is a global technology and service company that plays a key role in shaping today’s market developments.
Charlie Walker is the Head of Continuous Improvement at Walker Logistics.
Walker is responsible for the technology side of the business, looking at new ways to improve services and provide a better service for their clients.
Marcus Miller is the founder and digital strategist at Bowler Hat, a digital marketing agency specialising in digital marketing strategies, SEO and content.
Miller has worked in the marketing and creative industries for over 20 years, cutting his teeth at Mobile Fun Ltd and Opera Telecom before opening his own agency, Bowler Hat, in 2007.
Michael Dingle is the Chief Creative Officer at With Reason, which he co-founded in 2012.
With Reason specialises in creating value driven digital opportunities for their clients, helping to design, build and market digital products. Michael focuses on client relationships and provides expertise in concept development & visualisation to designing the user interface digital products.
Graham Botwright is the CEO of The Gap Partnership, the world’s leading negotiation consultancy.
It provides consultancy services on many aspects including M&As, union disputes, annual sales reviews and joint business planning, as well as offering negotiation training.
Sug Sahadevan is the Founder & Group Chief Executive Officer of Testhouse.
Sug started his working career as an Electronics Engineer with GCHQ, Cheltenham and gradually progressed into programme management while working for Digital Equipment Corporation, Bank of America, Centrica and Deutsche Bank.
Ryan Howsam is CEO of the UK’s market-leading insurance specialist, Staysure Group.
He is also a leader in FinTech as well as CEO of the Legends Tour, and investor and mentor in businesses across various sectors, including Garcon Wines, flat wine bottles for letterboxes, to Holibob tech for travel and tours, and others.
Moira Ashman is the CEO at St Cuthbert’s Care, a regional charity working across the North East of England and a frontline registered social care provider.
Moira has headed up St Cuthbert’s Care since 1990 and part of her role involves overseeing the operations of the charity’s nursing home, St Catherine’s.
Anita Rose Grant is the chief executive of Islington Play Association, a non-profit organisation that has been working to improve children’s lives and life chances by helping with the upkeep of playgrounds and providing play spaces in indoor centres. She is also the chair of Play England.
Amanda Dawson is the headteacher at Mellers Primary School, a maintained community school in Radford, Nottingham.
Amanda describes Mellers as both “unique and extraordinary”, and leads with a passion for preparing children and families for fulfilled and happy lives where they are well-placed to compete for the best university places and careers available.
Kyle Davies is practice lead for integrated techology architecture at CDW UK, a company that delivers high-performance commercial services and solutions across both the private and public sector.
Kyle is an experienced business leader and a passionate architect.
Donna-May Weeks is the lead practitioner at Poppies Day Care, a privately owned day nursery in Tiverton, Devon.
After first qualifying in 1993, Donna has worked continuously with children since then and developed years of experience. As a manager, Donna prides herself on running a nursery with a friendly and inviting atmosphere.
Pam Hamilton is a teamwork expert who has over 20 years of experience working with global and local businesses, teams, communities, and people to help them work better together.
Originally from a psychology background and possessing a passion for collective intelligence, Pam’s ambition is to help empower others, develop their capabilities and drive positive change.
Juliane Sterzl is the UK and Ireland vice-president at CoachHub, a leading global talent development platform that enables organisations to create a personalised, measurable and scalable coaching programme for their workforce.
Tony Street is the managing director and global head of clinical services at Pilatus Comparator Solutions, a business launched in 2013 to provide smarter sourcing solutions to the complex and demanding field of comparator sourcing for clinical trials.
Tony is a seasoned industry leader with over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
Richard Brash is the managing director of Brash Solutions, an IT company that provides consultancy, systems review, system specification, supply, installation, training, remote assistance, continued support and software development services.
Originally from a legal background, Richard studied Law at City University’s Cass Business School and the College of Law.
Ed Hoppitt is the EMEA Director for VMware, a software specialist that offers a breadth of digital solutions which power apps, services, and experiences, enabling organisations to deliver the best customer service and empower employees.
Ed sits on VMware’s EMEA Technical Leadership team and supports VMware’s Pre-Sales teams as they deliver solutions for customers.
James Cluskey is a former professional tennis player and founder of High Calibre Collective, an organisation working with individuals and teams on the topic of High performance.
James is a retired ATP and Irish David Cup tennis player with 15 professional titles, including in ATP challenger and ITF future competitions. He also holds a Guinness World Record for featuring in the longest tennis double match.
Emma Rigby is the founder and director of Love Your Doorstep, a multi-award-winning business and community platform, bringing together like-minded people with a vested interest in making their community a better place.
Emma set up Love Your Doorstep following the 2011 London riots as a platform to help bring the community back together.
Danny Sims is the Chairman of DJS Research, a UK-based full service market research agency specialising in both consumer and B2B research surveying.
After spending five-and-a-half years working as a research executive firstly for BPRI and then Business & Market Research, Danny set up DJS Research himself in 2001, which initially operated as his brand for working as a freelance market researcher
David Tomkinson is a director at Andpartnership, a leading organisational, leadership development consultancy.
David is an established business leader having occupied a number of senior and managerial positions throughout his career.
Jeanette Phillips is CEO at Flexicare UK Ltd. a care provider who ensure indivduals receive due care in their workplaces, at home or on holiday.
Kevin M Thomson is founder of The WoWW! Business, which puts health and wellbeing into organisations and individual clients through innovative platforms and programmes.
Sally Thomson is a partner within The WoWW! Business and a qualified barrister.
Emma Armitage is the managing director at Excel Water, a specialist in providing pure water solutions within the water treatment market, encompassing design, manufacturing and installation of equipment.
Emma’s career in the environment sector began in 1998, when she started out as a sales representative with WasteCare Ltd, a recycling and waste management services provider in Leeds
James Ferguson is a director at Rich Tone Music, a leading independent guitar retailer based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Founded as a family company in 2004, Rich Tone Music began as a home start up business selling 30 or 40 products. Now the business has grown to feature over 55,000 items in its product database and employs over 40 people.
Simeon Quarrie is a business educator, mentor, keynote speaker, and CEO and founder of VIVIDA Interactive.
VIVIDA is a team of storytellers led by Simeon, combining storytelling with gamification, high production video and immersive content to create experiences with the power to change people’s minds and behaviours.
Paul Baldwin is the technical manager at Telford Stage Schools [TSS], an organisation formed in February 1999 with a vision to make qualify performing arts tuition and performance opportunities available to all.
Paul first became involved in the music industry during the 1980s. He has worked on West End musicals and film sets in the UK and overseas, and today oversees all technical aspects of TSS’s performances.
Susannah Cole is a property investor and heads up The Good Property Company Ltd, a Bristol-based real estate company which also boasts a successful YouTube channel.
Susannah is one of the most successful self-made property investors in the UK.
Anita Longley is a prominent sustainability and corporate responsibility professional. She is a board trustee of the Scottish Power Foundation and incumbent chair of The Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability.
Anita has a demonstrated history of promoting ethical leadership to deliver sustainable business results and boasts more than 25 years of experience in developing responsible business strategies.
Ian R Douglas is a business executive who has spearheaded strategic development alliances and partnership opportunities for large-scale global hospitality and leisure projects for more than 20 years, on behalf of companies like Kerzner International. He has founded two of his own businesses: Phoenix Global Ltd and Port Hotels Ltd, co-founded Kingham Leigh Ltd, and is also a director of Salisbury Development Group.
Dr Catherine Bishop is a freelance speaker, facilitator and consultant on leadership and performance, trading under the Cash Bishop Leadership Development brand. She is a former diplomat for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, former triple Olympic Rower and world champion, and authored her own book titled ‘The Long Win.’
Marina Robertson is a senior director at the Norse Consulting, an award winning and community focused multi-disciplinary property consultancy firm in London, operating under the Norse Group Ltd umbrella.
Robertson first joined the company as NPS Group’s London based director of operations in 2016. She was appointed senior director in 2019.
Bob Clarke is the owner of Fenton Packaging, a wholesaler and distributor of packaging products buying globally and selling nationally.
Bob has worked in the packaging industry since 1967 and been a canmaker for more than 50 years. In 2002, Bob formed a new company known as Corran Close to become the holding entity for the Fenton Packaging business, which he went on to acquire in 2003. Fenton Packaging had been a customer of Bob’s since 1987.
Jolyon Bennett is the CEO and founder of Juice Global Ltd, a manufacturer of mobile phone accessories supplying high quality, innovative, bold and colourful products to a tech-savvy mobile generation.
Since establishing Juice in 2012, Jolyon has built a successful brand with a big personality and has been able to pursue his dream of ‘doing the right thing’ for the environment through his business.
Alex Parr is an established business leader and managing director of four businesses, which include Robertson Languages International, Wolfestone, City Lingual, and VoiceBox Multimedia Ltd.
After five years spent in sales manager roles with Churchside Financial Planning and KGB Deals, Alex joined Wolfestone - one of the fastest growing LSP’s in the UK - as managing director in 2013.
Jon Mowat is the managing director and founder of Hurricane Media, an award-winning video marketing agency based in Bristol and London offering video strategy, production and activation.
Jon was well-established in the world of production even before establishing Hurricane in 2005. Between 1990 and 2004, he worked as a director and producer for the BBC.
Scott Richardson is general manager of educational resources and software for Douglas Stewart EDU, Europe’s premium distributor for educational software and technology products.
Globally, Douglas Stewart has more than 60 years of experience in the sales, marketing and distribution of software and technology products to resellers who sell to students, schools, further education, universities, and charity establishments.
Simon Howley is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Bell Howley Perrotton LLP. Howley oversees the firms tax team, is a member of the Association of Taxation Technicians, Chartered Institute of Taxation, Federation of Tax Advisers and others.
Bell Howley Perrotton LLP are a firm of specialist tax and legal advisers. They have a very strong property practice, advising individual property investors and developers to well established property groups.
Helen Jones is the general manager of Grove Court, a 61-bed not-for-profit care home run by Elizabeth Finn Homes.
Helen has been the Registered Manager at Grove Court since 2015 and takes pride in the difference her team makes to the lives of Grove Court residents and families.
Alexander Fellows is a director at Oliver’s Barbers, a barbers based in Manchester.
Alex is an established business leader and project manager with experience in credit control, order-to-cash, accounts payable, P2P, commercial, operations and supply chain, and a background in business transformation.
Ian Lewis is the managing director of Advanced Colours and Chemicals, a chemicals and dyes specialist based in Haslingden, Rossendale.
Ian is an experienced business executive with a proven track record in the textile and chemicals industry. He joined the board at Advanced Colours and Chemicals in 2011, following over 15 years of working in the sector.
Campbell MacPherson is an Executive Fellow of Henley Business School. He runs ‘Leading Change’ and ‘Embracing Change’ workshops based on his books for HBS and client organisations worldwide. He has previously trained as an Officer Cadet and Pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force.
To find out more about the workshopos on offer go to: https://www.changeandstrategy.com/
Thomas Hainsworth is the executive director of AW Hainsworth, a family-run business specialising in the design, innovation and manufacture of woven textiles.
The company was founded as far back as 1783 and is now operated by the seventh generation of the Hainsworth family.
Sharon Birch is the owner and safeguarding lead of Footprints Learning for Life Nursery, based in Hartlepool that focuses on providing every child with an equal opportunity for a great start in life.
Footprints have been awarded Gold Investors in People, (2010) won the prestigious Nursery World award for Team Development in 2011, and have won a number of local business awards..
Pauline Crowe OBE is the chief executive of Prisoners Abroad, a UK-registered human rights and welfare charity which supports British citizens who are imprisoned overseas.
Pauline is currently responsible for the governance of Prisoners Abroad and helping the charity deliver on its aims. She has held her role as chief executive since 2003.
Jeremy Knight is the founder and CEO of Equinet Media, an inbound marketing and content marketing agency and Hubspot Gold Partner for growing business in the manufacturing, technology and professional services sectors.
Elaine Oddie OBE is the owner of NSO Associates LLP, a firm of Chartered Certified Accountants and Statutory Auditors based in Chelmsford, Essex.
In her role, Elaine oversees a chartered accountancy firm which provides timely and proactive financial advice for a range of businesses and individual clients.
Hasina Zaman is the CEO of Compassionate Funerals, a female-led funeral service that sets out to better serve the diverse communities of the UK.
Hasina set up Compassionate Funerals in 2012. Today, it provides a bespoke funeral service for clients which keeps beliefs, wishes and values at heart, and has received awards for its work.
Kerry Hill is the headteacher at Eyres Monsell Primary School, a local authority maintained primary school based in the city of Leicester.
Under Kerry’s stewardship, Eyres Monsell has gone on a journey of significant improvement, with Key Stage 2 progress rates in the top one per cent nationally, despite drawing from an area of significant deprivation.
Russell Haworth is the former CEO of Nominet, one of the world’s largest Top Level Domain registries, and part of the UK’s critical national infrastructure.
Russell is a business executive proficient in B2B enterprise services and is passionate about growing companies internationally that leverage technology to accelerate growth in existing or new markets.
Patricia Seabright is a public speaker, author, sales expert and owner of Archimedes Consulting, a successful consulting and training business working with clients ranging from global corporations to local startups.
In her role with Archimedes, Patricia works with clients to help them optimise their sales operation and processes and to hone their skills to present, persuade and influence.
Tim Hyde is a prevalent social media marketer and CEO of TWH Media.
Tim is a 26-year-old award-winning marketer and CMO who specialises in Social Media Marketing, Acquisition Strategy and Brand Strategy. He is also a proficient public speaker.
Timothy Ringo is an award-winning author, keynote speaker and board advisor for various businesses on topics related to HR and Human Capital.
Ringo is currently a board advisor and non-executive director at smart-talent matching platform, Optunli.
Andrea Childs is the Owner and Managing Director of Klick Business Solutions, which specialises in providing help and support in the writing and compilation of selection questionnaires, bid and tender documents and sales presentations for public sector tender process.
Gordon Guthrie is the director of sales and marketing at the Business Advisory Centre [BAC Utilities], which offers fully managed business, water, electricity & gas, telecoms & fibre and commercial insurance procurement services as well as a full range of web & print solutions.
Martin Gonzalez-Sayans is a construction consultant, contractor, development broker and property investment specialist.
He is currently a director at Hurst Development Solutions [HDS], a family run business in Reading with over 40 years of experience in the building industry, all backed by professional accreditations.
Simon Lebus is the interim Chief Regulator of Ofqual.
He is well established in the fields of education technology and curriculum delivery, having previously held the role of Chief Executive of Cambridge Assessment between 2002 and 2018. As well as spending a long spell at the helm of Cambridge Assessment, Simon has also worked with exam board OCR, having been appointed chairman in 2004.
Simon James is the Owner and Managing Director of Atlantic Resource Recruitment Solutions, a Cardiff based independent recruitment agency.
Specialising in permanent recruitment solutions, construction & plant, office administration, catering, healthcare and security, Atlantic Resource provides comprehensive recruitment services to employers and job seekers across the whole of the UK.
Neil Odin is the chief fire officer at Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service.
Neil has worked in the fire service for over 20 years, starting out as a fire safety officer and area commander. His first senior role came in 2009, when he began a two-and-a-half-year stint at the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service as head of risk, planning and performance.
Kaye Sandison is the owner, manager and founder of Hame Fae Hame, a childcare service for children aged one to 12, based in Scalloway, Shetland.
Sandison is experienced, not only as a parent and childminder, but is well-versed in foster care, and founded Hame Fae Hame with a clear vision of the service she wanted to provide: a “home away from home” which enabled children to grow up to become engaged citizens.
Darren Davies is the managing director at The Clever Baggers Ltd, a specialist textile printing company based in Four Crosses, near Shrewsbury.
In his current role, Darren leads a business that specialises in the supply and print of compostable bags and textiles.
Amanda MacKenzie OBE is the chief executive of Business in the Community [BITC] - The Prince’s Responsible Business Network, a business-led membership organisation made up of progressive businesses of all sizes, who understand that the prosperity of business and society are mutually dependent.
Salman Moghimi is the Founder and Chef Executive Officer of Peyk, an instant 24/7 courier service platform offering the fastest and most cost efficient way for sending anything from A to B.
Salman Moghimi founded Peyk in 2017, having previously served on the Board of Peyrovi Industrial Group.
Dr Irene Akpofure is the executive managing director of Yvonne Lewis Group, a leading UK recruitment agency specialising in the Supported Housing Sector.
Dr Irene has been at the helm of Yvonne Lewis in the UK and abroad since 2009, and it has both national and international reach to date.
Sara Gowen is the managing director at Sheffield Young Carers, an independent charity dedicated to supporting young carers and young people affected by drug and alcohol issues in their family.
Sara has held her post at Sheffield Young Carers since 2014. She has a demonstrated history of working in the voluntary sector, having previously held deputy manager and manager roles
Victoria Vaughan is Marketing Coach of The Brand Surgery, an ethical marketing and design agency based in West Sussex.
In addition to her role at The Brand Surgery, Vaughan spent a year as Mayoress of Worthing.
Richard Smith is the joint owner and managing director of Opus Land Ltd, a leading UK property development and investment company with offices in the West Midlands and London.
Part owned and funded by Palmer Capital, Opus Land enjoys access to substantial in-house capital and has developed an established track record in delivering added-value solutions for real estate.
Steve Bennett is the co-founder of Woof & Brew, the pet drinks company, based in Cambridgeshire. The business produces healthy drinks and treats aimed at keeping dogs happy and healthy.
Bennett helped launch Woof & Brew in 2013, and its products are now stocked in over 2500 stores in the UK and available in 15 other European countries.
Anwar Ali OBE co-founded Upturn Enterprise Ltd in 2002.
Anwar is highly capable, possessing both strong strategic and operational skills (specialist in social enterprise, business strategy & growth). Anwar carries extensive academic and professional qualifications (MBA, PG Dip (DMS), CMgr FCMI, MCIM, MIoEE). Operationally, he has extensive stakeholder, senior management and project management skills.
Chris Hughes is the CEO at Greenray Turbine Solutions Ltd, a firm which provides a range of products and services relating to industrial gas and steam turbines.
Its services include Control Systems & Auxiliaries, Turbine Products, Servicing and Repair, and Training and Consultancy.
Susan White is managing director at Phoenix Interior Design, an interior design company which provides UK developers with quality, inspirational show homes.
Susan is one of the UK’s leading designers and over the years has built Phoenix into one of the UK’s leading interior design practices since its establishment in 2004.
Iain Brunt founded antiques.co.uk in 1996, now more than thirty years later it is still going strong.
In addition to his role with antiques.co.uk, Iain Brunt also is the Owner and Director of gonemodern.com.
Christian Fleming is the managing director of Northstar IT Technology, a business IT support provider based in West Sussex.
Christian has been involved in helping businesses with IT support since November 1996, when he cut his teeth in the IT industry as an installation engineer with Delvestream Systems Ltd.
Neil Palmer is the owner of Vintage Roots Ltd, a specialist merchant of organic and biodynamic wine.
Neil Palmer is a company owner who is passionate about ethical and sustainable business and is on a mission to build Vintage Roots into the UK’s leading specialist in organic and biodynamic wine. The company is already recognised as the leading merchant of organic wine in the UK.
Adrian Hall is the managing director at Stoneleigh Timber Engineering, a roof truss manufacturer based in Wiltshire.
Adrian is an observer member of the board of the Wood Technology Society, and has a demonstrated history running his own businesses, which include Mirabilia Ltd [2005-2007] and Printed Panels Ltd [2007-2009].
Anna Olejnicki is the artistic director of Hype Dance Company in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Olejnicki is an active fellow of the International Dance Teachers Association, a Registered teacher with Royal Academy of Dance, Member Equity UK and a CDET registered teacher.
James Thompson is the managing director at Spokes of Bagshot Ltd, a bicycle store in Bagshot, Surrey.
A keen cyclist, Thompson has worked in the bike industry since leaving education school. Following 11 years working for an independent bike store, he went into business alongside a friend and established Spokes of Bagshot in 2014.
Janis Levy MTTS is the Creative Director at Hair Development UK, the longest-established human-hair extension and replacement experts in the country.
Janis is a member of The Trichological Society and passionate about the hair industry, continually striving to create and establish new methods, allied goods and training in hair replacement and enhancement.
Charles Dark is the owner of The Wynnstay Hotel in Machynlleth, Wales. He also oversees sales and marketing for another of his own businesses, Draught Wines Ltd, specialising in importing draught wines for sales in wine shops, restaurants and bars.
Other business interests include property development in the UK and Italy.
Nelson Nazareth is the Managing Director of BioGene, a company providing molecular biology products and services.
Alongside his role at BioGene, Nazareth also funded BG Research in 2004.
Dr Yoge Patel is the CEO of Blue Bear Systems Research Ltd, an agile SME that delivers technical solutions and consultancy on Unmanned Air Systems.
She also heads up CASSIMA, a Live Virtual Constructive Modelling and Simulation business operating for the defence sector.
Penny Williams is the CEO of Kenward Trust, a charity based in Kent helping those affected by addiction, homelessness, and crime, and CEO of marketing agency Big Plan Group.
Since the charity opened its doors in 1968 it has helped over 10,000 people transform their lives and create a new future away from addictions.
Andrew Sinclair is director of Ridgeway Sculpture Design, following a successful tenure at Unit 5.
Sinclair is also the director of the Sculpture School Limited, and has recently been commissioned to sculpt the Duke of Wellington’s Regimental Memorial.
Ina Sutton is the managing director at Sussex Elderly Care, a health and social care consultancy service.
Before deciding to establish Sussex Elderly Care herself, Ina worked in the care sector for over 25 years predominantly in management roles. Her own company was set up in 2013 to support those with health & social care needs.
Heather Copley is the managing director at Farmer Copleys Farm Shop Ltd, an award-winning family run farm shop, café, function space and events centre located near Pontefract in West Yorkshire.
Heather has occupied her position as managing director of the family business since 2003.
Amanda Lodge-Stewart is a director at The Link Training Academy, an SME private training provider registered on the RoATP, which delivers apprenticeships in West Yorkshire, mainly in Kirklees and Calderdale.
Amanda is an experienced director with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry.
Brian Dow is the chief executive of major UK charity Mental Health UK and deputy CEO of fellow mental health charity, Rethink Mental Illness.
Brian has been deputy CEO at Rethink Mental Illness since 2014, and has occupied his role at the helm of Mental Health UK since 2017. He has many years of experience in the voluntary sector, having also worked for The Children’s Food Trust, Shelter UK. Action for M.E. and RNID.
Paul Whitby is managing director and principal ecologist at The Ecology Co-Op, an independent ecological consultancy working within a network of sub-contractors offering a range of ecological surveys to assist developers from large companies to individuals.
Paul is a principal ecologist with 15 years of experience working on projects of all sizes, for public and private sector clients as well as some charities.
Anne Beckett-Allen is a founding director of Rosedale Funeral Home, a funeral director with seven branches based in Norfolk and Suffolk, employing 60 members of staff.
Anne became one of the founding directors of the Rosedale Funeral Home business in 2004, originally balancing her director responsibilities with a marketing consultant role at Colney Woodland Burial Park, which she held until 2010.
Anna Goodband is the principal of The Liverpool School of English [LSE], the largest and longest established language school in the city of Liverpool.
Anna has been with LSE as principal since 2011 and is buoyed by years of experience as a teacher educator, academic co-ordinator, lecturer and studies director
Simon Hudson is the managing director at Oxley’s Furniture Ltd, a Cotswolds-based producer of fine quality cast and fabricated aluminium furniture.
The business was founded in 1991 with Hudson a co-founder, but its roots go back four years earlier.
Rolf Apweiler is a director at the European Bioinformatics Instituteheadquartered in Cambridge.
Rolf Apweiler has a vast academic and scientific background, having studied biology at Heidelberg University before becoming a Swiss-Prot Annotator at Heidelberg’s European Molecular Biology Laboratory in 1987. He held the role until 1994, and carried out research for Boehringer Mannheim between 1991 and 1994.
Tim Bond is Head of Insight at the Data & Marketing Association, a trade organisation for marketers which is considered to be the driving force behind marketing, setting the standards for the UK’s data and marketing community to thrive.
Tim is an experienced research and insight professional, with a background in social science and over 13 years of experience working in communications, data, marketing and technology.
Andrew Walker is the managing director of Training Qualifications UK, an award-winning Ofqual regulated awarding organisation based in Manchester, UK.
As MD, Andrew oversees Training Qualifications UK’s provision of a wide range of vocational qualifications and apprenticeships to FE Colleges and private training providers.
Ben Adams is the founding director of Ben Adams Architects [BAA], an architectural practice in central London.
Ben founded Ben Adams Architects in 2010, after having spent a period of time as a senior architect with another practice, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.
Simon Cannell is the managing director at Speciality Breads, a bread producer that specialises in providing frozen doughs to fully baked artisan breads to the food and catering industry.
Simon joined the company in 2016 and began a campaign of modernising the business to ensure it continued growing but remaining true to its ethos of finishing its products by hand rather than automating the business further.
Steve Mulcahy is the CEO of Contact Originators, the largest Independent Studio & Platemaking facility in the UK & Ireland.
Steve leads the Contact Group business which comprises of Contact Originators, Contact Print & Packaging, and Contact Solutions. He is an established business leader and has previously chaired the Northern Tissue Group, as well as continuing to run another business of his own to date: Mulco Ltd.
Chris Page is the owner of Jelly London, an award-winning production company and artist management agency. He also owns and runs Three Blind Mice, a specialist in 2D and 3D pre-visualising services and animatics.
After leaving education, he worked in several large advertising agencies and design studios before leaving to take a more entrepreneurial role.
Joe Harrison is the chief executive of NMTF, formerly known as the National Market Traders Federation, headquartered in Hoyland, Barnsley.
NMTF is the retail market traders organisation representing roughly 20,000 market traders throughout the UK and Northern Ireland. The organisation was founded in 1899 and Harrison has served as its chief executive since June 2006.
Paul Vick is the principal and founder of Paul Vick Architects, an award-winning architects practice in London.
Having worked as an architect for nine years, firstly for Michael Hopkins and Partners and then Ian Ritchie Architects where he accumulated experience not only as an architect but a project lead, Paul launched his own eponymous architectural practice in 2007, which has gone on to win several awards.
Inzar Haq is an entrepreneur and business development consultant at Insight Consultancy, a design agency based in Leicester which is a trusted advisor and partner to a diverse range of businesses all over the UK.
Inzar is an experienced business strategist and marketing advisor with an aptitude for excellent team leadership and project management.
Chris Pearce is the managing director of Jubilee Fireworks, a leading professional fireworks company.
Chris has headed up Jubilee Fireworks since 1997. He is responsible for its financial oversight and management, overseeing its staging of over 200 outdoor shows annually.
More recently, Chris has had to steer the company through the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has hampered Jubilee Fireworks’ sector.
Ann Hickey is the CEO at East Sussex Credit Union [ESCU], a not-for-profit savings and loans co-operative, which has been trading since August 2000.
Ann first joined ESCU in 2014 in the general manager’s role. Following two successful years in the job, she was elevated to the position of CEO in 2016, and now strategically leads one of the fastest-growing credit unions.
John Jeffcock is the CEO of Winmark, a world-leading C-Suite network business.
In his leadership role, John works closely with FTSE and Fortune companies joining Winmark’s full portfolio of 16 C-Suite networks. Winmark as a company enables business leaders - through knowledge and connections - to improve the governance, performance, and sustainability of their organisations.
Angus McFadzean is a director at Industrial Site Maintenance [ISM], a facility services company, borne from an industry requirement to provide support services to the public, industrial, transport, logistic and production industry.
Angus has been at the helm of ISM since 2008, and his leadership has helped establish the business as the UK’s market leader in providing high quality Facility Services.
Alan Brookes is the headteacher at Fulston Manor School in Sittingbourne, Kent.
Brookes’ role extends beyond the headship of Fulston Manor. He is also executive head teacher of Fulston Manor Academy Trust and chair of the Kent Association of Head Teachers (KAHT).
Michael Coomber is the owner of Rivertrace Engineering Ltd, a firm specialised in water quality monitoring.
Coomber has been owner of the business since 1984. Under his leadership it has grown to become a market leader in oil in water quality monitoring and is at the forefront of designing equipment and systems in tightening environmental legislation for the marine, offshore and industrial markets.
David Cox is the director of David Cox Architects, an RIBA chartered architectural practice.
As a director, David is known for his hands on approach and oversees each of the studio’s projects. He cut his teeth in the sector at the University of Manchester’s School of Architecture and then worked for several large practices in Manchester and London before moving to Germany in 1994.
Fiona Allman-Treen is managing director of FAT Promotions, a websites and online software systems designer.
Allman-Treen started FAT Promotions following a successful tenure at Ten Sixty Six Enterprise. she established the firm 19 years ago in order to provide clients with a website they love.
Simon Hill is the CEO and founder of Wazoku, a leading idea management company. He is also the owner of InnoCentive, a US-based pioneer in crowdsourced innovation and the world’s leading Open Innovation marketplace.
Simon Hill is an established business executive, innovation leader and software expert. Alongside running his business, he is an expert contributor for The Future Shapers.
Owen Gleadall is the Online Ticketing & Admissions Solutions Specialist of Merlinsoft, an Award Winning firm for admission and ticketing solutions.
Owen Gleadall joined Merlinsoft in 2009, having previously served as President and Non-Executive Director of the Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce & Industry. In addition to his role with Merlinsoft, Gleadall also serves as Chair of Governors of the Barnsley Academy.
Tim Leech is the CEO of Wavelength Charity Ltd, a charity which combats loneliness among vulnerable and isolated people, through technology.
Tim is an experienced CEO with a proven track record of working in the civic and social enterprise industry. He has headed up Wavelength since 2006 and overseen its work in challenging the root causes of loneliness and isolation.
Sharon Taylor is the owner of Paragon Print & Marketing Solutions, a business which provides complete print and design support to cater for all the marketing print needs of its clients.
Taylor prides herself on providing a fair and inclusive workplace for her staff, based on a belief that being well connected personally and commercially within the wider community is critical to the growth and success of the business.
Tony Sewell is the managing director of Pavement Testing Services, a firm which specialises in pavement condition investigations.
Tony is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation, Fellow of the Institute of Highway Engineers and Fellow of the Institute of Asphalt Technology
Mark Henderson is the chief executive of Magicman Ltd, a market leading provider of on and off-site repair and restoration solutions for multiple industries.
Following a 15-year career in the Royal Navy spanning 1977 to 1993, during which he survived the sinking of HMS Ardent in the Falkland Islands [May 21, 1982], Mark cut his teeth in the civilian world by establishing his own business.
Roger Philby is the founder of the Chemistry group, a London based management consultancy.
Roger Philby founded The Chemistry Group in 2003, having previously served as Business Development Director for Maple Optical Systems. The Chemistry Group believes that everyone deserves the opportunity to be brilliant at work
Gautam Saraogi is an experienced investor and is the CEO and owner of Maakrish Ltd, a private investment and advisory company.
Maakrish works in a diverse set of industries such as healthcare, alternative energy, mining and metals. Helping Hands Exmouth is just one care organisation that has benefited from its services.
Hugo Drayton is a senior non-executive director and remuneration committee chairman at Future PLC, a global specialist multi-media platform that creates loyal communities across a portfolio of over 200 compelling brands.
Hugo Drayton is an established business executive in the publishing, media and digital industries. He is passionate about transforming advertising and publishing to embrace digital, and is a strong advocate for this in his role on the board of FTSE250 company, Future PLC.
Sarah Maltby is the Director of Attractions at the York Archaeological Trust, and is responsible for leading all the trust’s York-based museums and events, including the renown Jorvik Viking Centre.
Sarah has been in her current position at the York Archaeological Trust since 2002, having previously garnered experience in managerial roles with the Magna Trust’ Science Adventure Centre and the Elsecar Heritage Centre run by Barnsley MBC.
Gary Tylee is the managing director of Graphics bite, a Hampshire based digital marketing agency.
Tylee joined Graphics Bite in 2015, having previously worked as Product Development Manager at CubelTz.
Christine Hallas Appleby is a director at Say Two Productions, a performance and production company located in the northwest of England with national and international acclaim.
Christine is a female artist, entrepreneur and producer of film video theatre who has been active in her industry for over 30 years.
Gary Baker is the group managing director at CD (UK) Ltd, a leading supplier of surface materials including Corian® and complementary products to deliver design-led solutions.
The CDUK business has been in existence since 1979, with Gary having headed up the company since 2006. In 2021, Gary also launched the purpose-driven Intelligent Appliances brand.
Ben Shepherd is the managing director of Savvy Media & Digital Recruitment, a London-based recruitment company that is passionate about placing quality candidates that reach the high standards and work practice similar to its own.
Ben is an experienced business executive and has been at the helm of Savvy since 2010, helping the business become the most reputable Digital & Media recruitment agency in the industries it serves.
Helene Berman is the founder and managing director of Helene Berman Charles Gray London Ltd, a well-known design label.
Helene is an alumna of the Harrow School of Art, where she cut her teeth in the design industry during the 1960s. Since going on to make a career for herself, she has become one of the most widely known names in the world of design.
Rashid Lalloo is the CEO of Premier Ship Models, a digital and manufacturing company focusing on an end-to-end service relating to models. This includes research, design, prototyping, 3D rendering, project management, and manufacturing using a range of techniques.
Rashid incorporated Premier Ship Models in 2017, however the company has been active in some form for much longer.
Scott Lenik is the CEO of Neverbland, a leading digital product agency in London.
Scott has been the CEO of Neverbland since 2015, having initially joined the company two years before as chief operating officer.
Under his leadership, Neverbland has gone from strength to strength, helping many start-up businesses achieve quick growth and success.
Georgina Thomas is the Director of GGT Solutions, a London based Management Consultants firm.
GGT solutions is a team of expert consultants and trainers who specialise in supporting organisations and businesses to improve the quality of their services.
Peter Smits is the Managing Director of Ashbourne Insurance, an independent insurance broker in Hertfordshire.
Originally employed to help expand business sales, Peter was appointed Managing Director in 2008 and now works alongside his fellow directors and is responsible for all day-to-day business activities.
Malik Khan is the manager of Midland Care UK, a home care agency based in Birmingham.
Under Malik’s leadership, Midland Care UK has established itself as an Outstanding care provider with the CQC. In his role, Malik oversees Midland Care’s provision of dementia care, domestic services and home help, elderly care, and physical disability care.
Neil Felton is the CEO at FESPA, a global federation of national associations for the screen, digital and textile printing communities.
In his capacity as CEO of FESPA, the global business support organisation for all areas of speciality print, Neil’s role is to connect this community of printers and suppliers, media and influencers, service providers and buyers, in order to help the whole print eco-system to grow and succeed.
Lisa Cowley is the CEO at Beacon, a health and social care charity based in the Black Country.
Lisa has been active in the voluntary sector since 2005, working with a number of non-profit organisations including the Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project in Indonesia, Liverpool Student Community Action, RSPB, the Youth Action Network, and The British Horse Society.
James Dean is an entrepreneur and business leader who is the managing director at Western Building Consultants and a host of other companies working across several industries.
James is an established company director, operating businesses that provide services in Architecture, Surveying, Engineering, Safety, Energy, Joint Ventures and Development Consultancy.
Javan Bramhall is the owner of Digital Glue, an agency specialising in social media marketing, strategy and protocol.
Javan is an experienced marketing and PR manager, specialising in the photographic and tech industry. He has been involved with Digital Glue since mid-2013, and has previously worked in senior roles for Clarke Associates and Color Confidence.
Bankim Chandra is the CEO and managing director of Dotsquares, a well-established IT implementer and enabler based in the UK, USA, Australia and India.
Chandra launched Dotsquares in 2002, overseeing the firm’s rise into a leading implementer of web solutions & application development services.
Daniel Crouch is a partner at Daniel Crouch Rare Books, a specialist dealer in antique atlases, maps, plans, sea charts and voyages dating from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries.
He is also the Treasurer of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association and Chair of Wolvercote Cricket Club, Oxford.
Steve Imber is the managing director of Oncology Imaging Systems [OIS] a specialist supplier of high-tech medical devices for use in Radiotherapy.
Steve has been managing director of OIS since 1999 after establishing the business himself. Since then, Steve and the company’s goal has always been to provide the best products and the best customer service, with a focus on quality and innovation.
Greg Thatcher is owner, director and CEO at Viande Group Ltd, the holding entity which runs wholesale and catering butchers R P Meats Wholesale Ltd and Blakes Meats Ltd.
Greg has owned Viande Group and its subsidiaries since 2016. He took over the business after spending 12 years with West Sussex-based hospital partner, Immucor.
Ian Cadger is the managing director at Offshore Products International Ltd, a manufacturer and stockholder of pipeline products, based in Scotland.
Ian left school in the early 1980s at the age of 15 without any qualifications, and immediately set about working in the oil industry.
David Bloom is the founder of David and Goliath Debt Advice, a provider of advice, legal support and practical solutions for people struggling with debt.
David Bloom is a business leader with a wealth of experience in the financial world. He has previously been Finance Director of CitiBell Telecom, a Director of Warburg Securities, of Macquarie Bank and of Hill, Samuel & Co, as well as spending seven years as the CEO of credit card company TradePro Card Services.
Daniel Hinden is the founder and CEO of Ofixu, an online marketplace that allows its users to rent any type of workspace for any kind of work.
Daniel is a serial internet entrepreneur. He founded Ofixu.com in 2015 which now serves as an Airbnb-esque platform for the working world and serves over 250 cities globally with on demand workspace rental.
Engelina Mafirakurewa is the care manager at Medow Care Services, a Domiciliary Care Company in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, which is committed to providing the highest quality of care to all adults so that they can continue their lives with dignity, independence, and quality of life.
Engelina has been Medow Care’s care manager since 2011, and ensures it remains fully compliant with the regulations of the CQC.
Nick Mace is the co-founder and director of OHUK, a construction recruitment agency supplying the Mechanical and Electrical sector.
Nick has been in the construct recruitment sector for several years. He established OHUK in 2011, having previously worked as a recruitment consultant for MSB, Exponential-e, and Amazon Recruitment.
Dave Radley is owner of DMR Training & Consultancy following a successful tenure at CITB/Cskills Awards. Radley has overseen the company’s considerable growth since its foundation in 2013.
DMR Training & Consultancy specialise in the construction industry, delivering qualifications ranging from level one to level seven including NVQs, Apprenticeships and Traineeships.
Mike LeGassick is a director and behavioural investment coach at Manning & Company, a long established financial advice practice based in Ivybridge, Devon. LeGassick is the author ‘Your Money and Your Life’.
Manning & Company offers independent financial advice and planning, specialising in pensions, investments and estate planning, looking at lifestyle planning rather than being product driven.
Claire Dimpfl is the owner and head of Tadpoles Nursery School in Chelsea, west London which she founded in 1976.
Dimpfl’s experience in early years’ education has helped create a unique learning provision for children aged between two years and five years, using a play-based approach to encourage children to grow and learn.
Adam Norsworthy is the Managing Director of Fusion Telecom, a company which supplies secure telecom and payment services to business and contact centres.
Norsworthy is a serial entrepreneur, leading companies from the tech to travel sectors, and understands that leadership is a continual process of improvement.
Simon Severino is the founder and CEO of Strategy Sprints GmbH, a management consulting and coaching business which helps companies gain more and better clients, and comes with a promise to help double revenue in 90 days.
To find out more go to: www.strategysprints.com
Jim Gildea is the founder, managing director and owner of Rubbish Clearance and Waste Removal Ltd, a company based in Hampshire which offers domestic, commercial and industrial waste removal services, specialist cleaning services, asbestos removal and disposal, and rapid response services.Over the past year they have been the ‘go to’ organisation for all COVID-19 cleaning needs.
Ian Taylor is the Chief Financial Officer of NESTT, a specialist property development company providing premium lifestyle accommodation for students and young professionals.
Jelena Milic is the owner and manager of The Cube Disability, a day centre and care service provider for adults and young people with a range of learning disabilities. The Cube Disability now operates five centres including a performing arts centre and prides itself on a fun, welcoming and engaging atmosphere.
Andy Brunt is a Partner Sales Manager at Telavox. Originally Scandinavia’s most successful cloud PBX which disrupted Sweden’s telecom market in 2003 with its IP telephony and cloud PBX services, Televox has since expanded operations to the UK to bring its solution to the British market.
Alison Hesketh is the founder and director of TimeFinders. Having spent 25 years as a troubleshooter for charitable organisations, she took her skills and founded TimeFinders, an award-winning and highly respected company providing practical help and emotional support to older people and their families. changing circumstances
Collette Osborne is the owner and director of Hairven Salon. She is an award winning leader and is currently invovled in the #chopthevat campaign to save many close contact businesses that have been adversely effected repeated national lockdowns.
Peter Stone is a Managing Partner at Sionic, a global consulting firm that focuses on change and specialises in a unique blend of business and people performance.
Mike Newell is the sales director at Isumo Ltd, a company which designs, builds and supports complex network infrastructures that deliver the security, scalability, and availability that clients and their users demand.
Nick Hampton is the CEO of Tale & Lyle PLC, a B2B food and drink ingredients supplier, specialising in solutions that lower sugar, fat and calories, increase fibre, and add texture.
Dan Williams is managing director at Orean Personal Care, a contract manufacturer which also offers product development and technical support.
Luke Herridge is the Operations Director at Total QSR, a leading commercial catering equipment company and a service agent for many blue-chip firms. Total QSR pride themselves on first time fix and keeping their clients open for business.
Cara Cinnamon is the CEO of Khulisa, an award-winning charity that recognises and addresses the social and emotional needs of the most vulnerable young people in the UK.
Sunny Panwar is the managing director at Raise Capital Group, a group of visionary funding professionals who assist clients by providing funding solutions to complex lending requirements.
Diana Jarvis is a journalist at NewsQuest Media Group Ltd, the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom.
Martin Stevens is the co-founder and managing director of HarrisonStevens, a landscape architecture and urban design firm based in Edinburgh. Stevens helped set up HarrisonStevens in 2010.
Matt Coulson is the CEO of Chiswick Park Enjoy-Work, a 1.8 million square foot business campus located in West London.
Daisy Learmond is a director at The Right Tuition Company Rochester LLP, an extra tuition company which provides online learning and onsite classes.
Steve Eungblut is the managing director of Sterling Chase Associates, a professional services company that provides sales and sales leadership consulting, training, coaching and assessment solutions to companies of all sizes in the UK, Europe and world.
Steve Eungblut is the managing director of Sterling Chase Associates, a professional services company that provides sales and sales leadership consulting, training, coaching and assessment solutions to companies of all sizes in the UK, Europe and world.
Steve Eungblut is the managing director of Sterling Chase Associates, a professional services company that provides sales and sales leadership consulting, training, coaching and assessment solutions to companies of all sizes in the UK, Europe and world.
Daniel Tulloch is the chief executive of Keep The Faith, the UK’s leading black and minority-ethnic community magazine. He is also chief executive of Diverse Media Group, specialising in advertising to Britain’s black and minority-ethnic communities.
Andrew Hookway is the co-founder of Extech Cloud, a Microsoft Gold partner specialising in digital transformation.
Carol Rothwell is a founder partner and managing director of Rothwell Douglas Ltd, a consultancy that effectively applies the principles of psychology to the highly turbulent world of business.
Sue Blacker is a self-employed business support consultant and managing director of The Natural Fibre Company, a wool mill based in Launceston, Cornwall.
Keith Noronha is the managing director at Reynolds Technology Ltd, an SME manufacturer based in Birmingham. Reynolds Technology’s core business is manufacturing, having started bicycle-tubing production as far back as 1898.
Elizabeth Vega OBE is the group CEO at Informed Solutions, a multi-award winning, independent management, information systems and technology consulting firm.
Simon Taberham is the managing director of Tab Refractory, a division of the Pyrotek business which is the largest global installer of furnace refractory linings in the aluminium industry.
Chris Lloyd is volunteer Chair of Vic Studios, Wrexham; founder and chair of Competence Assurance Solutions Ltd, and a partner in Arete: Complete Talent Management
Edwin Cox is the global CEO at West One Music Group, one of the leading independent production, broadcast and film music houses in the world.
Nicholas Stone is the director of operations at SHA Disability Consultancy, the leading expert in the fields of mobility, OT and DFG assessments and CCG/CHC working.
Melvyn Taylor is the managing director of Turfdry Ltd, a specialist in natural sports turf drainage and construction.
Annabel Berry is the CEO at Sapphire, a provider of data assurance services and best of breed security solutions to the public and private sector.
Carla Brooks is the co-founder and director of Brooks Hotels Ltd, a family run collection of Boutique B&B hotels based in Bath, Bristol and Edinburgh.
Brooks first delved into the hospitality sector by running her own business in 2007.
Katy Howell is the CEO of Immediate Future, a social media agency based in Kingston upon Thames.
Michael Thorne is a tax specialist with over 25 years of experience in US and UK tax services for expatriates, primarily within the Big Four accountancy firms.
Jacqui Kindleyside is the owner and managing director of JK Cleaning Ltd, a professional cleaning company based in Durham.
Zahra Ibrahim is the director of Excel Women’s Association, a user led charity which supports women by providing a safe space within Barking and Dagenham.
Rosie Peters is the deputy head teacher at Wendell Park Primary School, a two-form entry school in Greater London with over 450 students and approximately 50 members of staff.
Daisy Learmond is a director at The Right Tuition Company Rochester LLP, an extra tuition company which provides online learning and onsite classes.
Martin Johnson is the managing director at Boulevard Care Ltd, a family-run organisation in Lincolnshire catering for individuals with learning difficulties and challenging behaviours.
Rolf Apweiler is a director at the European Bioinformatics Institute [EBI] headquartered in Cambridge.
Habib Mohammed is a director at Isra UK Feed the Poor, a charitable concern based in Birmingham, with a mission to relieve poverty worldwide and instil change, hope and prosperity in people’s lives.
Adam Regan is the director of Leftfoot Venues Ltd, the operating business behind the Hare & Hounds music venue in Birmingham.
Laura Moxon is a veterinary surgeon and director at Rydale Vets, a rural mixed veterinary practice in the North Yorkshire Moors. Rydale is spread over two sites in Helmsley and Pickering and employs 40 people.
Jimmy Mulville is the managing director of Hat Trick Productions, an entertainment company which has grown into one of the UK’s leading producers of comedy, drama and entertainment.
Ejaz Hussain is director and registered manager at ICARE Solutions Burnley Ltd, an adult social care agency regulated by the CQC which offers domiciliary care packages to vulnerable adults.
Julian Russell is the CEO at HQ Theatres and Hospitality, a commercial organisation which runs 12 principal cultural assets UK-wide on behalf of local authorities.
Kevin Hogston is the headteacher of Collis Primary School, a primary school based in Teddington, Richmond-upon-Thames, London, which admits 3-11-year-olds.
Chris Kell is director and co-owner of Wish Agency, a fully integrated award-winning full-service marketing agency based between Leeds, York, and Harrogate.
Angela Carney is the owner of Carney Consultancy Ltd, a health and safety consulting and training company specialised in the construction industry.
Laurence Clarke is the managing director of the Taylor Clarke Partnership, a leadership and organisation development consultancy. Clarke has been MD of the Taylor Clarke Partnership since 1988.
Richard Bacon is the managing director of award-winning print specialist The Sherwood Group and chief executive of Loxley’s, the UK’s largest independent card manufacturer.
Sarah Abel runs TNB Skills Training, a private training provider based in Folkestone, Kent.
Nicola Howard is a director at 1st Place Children’s and Parents Centre, a non-profit organisation providing early education services in London.
Alan Thompson is the managing director at Hi-Impact Consultancy, a provider of strategic and innovative IT support and media services to businesses and schools across the UK and abroad.
Carol Metters is a director at Missing Link Mental Health Services, a mental health and housing service for women in Bristol.
Dave Cleverley is the managing director at Intelligent Wood Systems, a firm specialised in advanced timber construction which also offers a full suite of fire mitigation products for timber during construction.
Oliver Vaulkhard is a director at Vaulkhard Group, a leisure firm with a portfolio of hospitality venues. The Vaulkhard Group was formed in 2015 when four businesses run by different members of the Vaulkhard family were merged under the family name.
Elizabeth Coe is the chief executive of the NACCC, the National Association of Child Contact Centres. Coe has been the chief executive of the NACCC since 2012.
Alexa Hillier is a lecturer and therapist who owns Burghley Hair-Beauty-Academy in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. An NVQ level 2 & 3 qualified therapist, Hillier first joined Burghley Hair-Beauty-Academy as a beauty therapist in 2002.
Isabel Hilton is a writer, broadcaster and editor and is currently CEO of China Dialogue, a not-for-profit organisation focused on climate change and the environment with particular emphasis on China.
Claire Horton is the chief executive of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, one of the world’s most famous animal rescue facilities and a UK national institution known and adored by millions.
Derek Timms is a director at DT Seals, a leading distributor of quality sealing products at bearings based in Birmingham, West Midlands.
Julian Roberts is a director at Sheldon’s Bar, a small cocktail bar based in Colwyn Bay, North Wales.
Ailie Fan is the managing director at Study Links International, a company which acts as an educational guardian to international students studying in the UK.
Aubrey Robinson is a musician, educator and director/founder of Harmony Music School UK, a private music school in Sheffield, South Yorkshire which operates two braches.
Lucy Stokes is the managing director at Race Furniture, a British heritage brand which has been at the forefront of design and manufacture of seating for public spaces for over 70 years.
Brian Joseph Dawe is the CEO at SAFE Regeneration Ltd, a social enterprise based in Merseyside. Dawe established SAFE as a social enterprise in 2000.
Howard Kosky is the CEO and founder of markettiers4dc Group of Companies, an independent broadcast PR/marketing agency first established in 1994.
Keith Wildman is the owner of The Record Café, an independent record shop, beer café and charcuterie in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
George Sugden is the managing director at Cambridge Roofers Ltd, a firm which offers specialist services for commercial roofing maintenance work and refurbishment roofing and maintenance work for the residential sector.
Adam Sutton is a director at AD Sutton Motor Engineers, a car repair and maintenance garage and independent VW specialist.
Ruth and Barry Scott are co-directors at The Bothy Bistro, a well-established restaurant in the small fishing village of Burghead, Morayshire, serving some of Scotland’s best grilled seafood, steaks and innovative salads and sides.
Duncan Kerr is a director at The Bolton Arms, a pub based in a 15th Century Grade II Listed building in Old Basing, Basingstoke, Hampshire.
James Harper is the chief executive at Beacon Counselling, a UK registered mental health charity which aims to improve mental health and wellbeing for all.
Robin Conway is the managing director at ARCC Communications Ltd, a wireless telecoms specialist based in Birmingham, West Midlands.
Lesley Brydon is the founder and managing director of Clark, a company specialising in PR, graphic design, and social media, with clients in the B2B, technology, public sector and food and drink sectors.
Patrick Ireland is majority shareholder and senior director of Patrick Ireland Frames Ltd, a specialist in commercial high-quality picture and mirror framing. Patrick Ireland established his eponymous business, Patrick Ireland Frames Ltd, in 1980.
Afroditi Krassa is the founding director of eponymous business, AfroditiKrassa, a London-based design studio.
Tim Ferguson is the director and co-owner at High Adventure Outdoor Education Centre, an outdoor activities provider in West Yorkshire.
Ian Taylor is the chairman of B2B Properties, a specialist property development company addressing lifestyle accommodation for 20-35-year-olds.
Daniel Agoye is the head of finance at Solomon Capital Investment Group, an investment firm with interests in healthcare, commercial property & sports management, spearheading all aspects of financial leadership & accounting.
Daisy Learmond is a director at The Right Tuition Company Rochester LLP, an extra tuition company which provides online learning and onsite classes.
Jenny Hurkett is the owner of Blue Town Remembered, a charity that has restored a music hall and runs the Blue Town Heritage Centre with the aim of promoting and preserving the heritage and culture of the Isle of Sheppey.
Gary Gallen is the CEO and founder of rradar, a specialist litigation and commercial law firm that uses legal expertise and digital tools to proactively manage, advise, and deliver business solutions to reduce legal risk. Gallen sits down with Scott Challinor to discuss how working from home is effecting the workforce, the impacts of Covid-19 & how leaders never stop learning.
Tim McKane is a marketing communications consultant and managing director of his own business, Tim McKane Communications...
Nicola Graham is the managing director at tops:health, a private promotion business with physiotherapy at its heart.
James Rix is the co-founder and CEO of Crowdify Global, a company which offers face-to-face marketing services, graphic and digital design, social media and digital marketing and events and student/youth marketing services.
Kyle Hassall is the owner of The Boathouse, a tapas restaurant in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire. The Boathouse officially opened in 2014 on Upton’s riverside.
Debbie Perry is CEO of Balinor Property Management, a holding company for property management services to provide property management services to residential developments comprising apartments, flats and estates.
Kulbir Kandola is director of Eversleigh Nursing Home, a care home based in Royal Leamington Spa.
Marie Brown MBE is a director at Foyle Women’s Aid, a charity based in Londonderry, Northern Ireland which seeks to eliminate domestic abuse and sexual violence.
Mandy Salt works at Little Gemz Day Nursery, a family-run children’s nursery in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, which is an Outstanding Ofsted provider.
Laurence Leone is an outdoor contractor and managing director of Maple Tree Surgery and Landscapes Ltd in Billericay, Essex.
Raymond Bottone is co-director of personal care consultancy agency MySalonManager and owner of hair salon business Raymond Bottone hairdressing.
Jamie McGowan is the CEO at Welsh ICE, an organisation specialised in business incubation, business advice, business support, training, and mentorship.
Tamson Barber is a chiropractor at Cathedral Chiropractic, an award-winning clinic in Cornwall. Barber became sole director of Cathedral Chiropractic in the early part of 2020 and has set about guiding the business through the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Richard Wear is the Founder and Managing Director of Interfacio, a specialist global recruitment service for pro-audio and media technology.
Alex Childs is a director at Pearl Hackney Wick, a local cafe and food hospitality venue in Hackney Wick, East London.
Nick Martin is the managing director of SystemsUp, a highly regarded professional services company which delivers outstanding consultancy services with consistent year-on-year growth.
Hawa Crickmore is a published author and health and social care provider. She is currently registered manager of HLC Care Agency in Dartford, Kent, supporting the vulnerable to help meet their care needs.
Maddy Harland is the editor and co-founder of Permaculture Magazine and publishing company Permanent Publications. Harland has worked in the field of permaculture and regenerative practices since 1990.
Joe Saxton works at NFP Synergy, a specialist in market research for non-profits including quant and qual research as well as consultancy on strategy and market positioning.
Norman Wallis is an international tourism expert who specialises in creating family-oriented entertainment, from theme parks and immersive experiences to leading international attractions worldwide. He sits down with Scott Challinor to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the leisure & tourism industry.
Trevor Lee is the managing director of Jenrick Commercial, a UK, EMEA and global commercial support recruitment agency based in Walton-on-Thames.
Bill Clarke is the director and co-secretary of Blue Moon Café in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Dr. Lesley Drake is the Executive Director of Partnership for Child Development, , an organisation based at Imperial College London which is committed to improving the education, health and nutrition of school-age children and youth in low and middle in..
Alison McNulty is the CEO of TinyLife, a charity in Northern Ireland which supports the families of babies born prematurely and/or with illness.
Jack Buckner is the CEO at British Swimming, the national governing body for swimming, para-swimming, diving, synchronised swimming, water polo and open water in Great Britain.
Nigel Matthews is the CEO at GamesQuest, a company which stocks 30,000 of the world’s favourite board games, toys and role-playing books. Matthews has been at the helm of GamesQuest since 2014.
Chris Forbes is an environmental entrepreneur and co-founder of The Cheeky Panda, a consumer goods manufacturer which creates ultra-sustainable bamboo tissue products.
Claire Peacock leads self-catering holiday lodge business Clovelly Lakes, based near Clovelly, in North Devon.
Jamie Sergeant is a leading British digital entrepreneur, creative industries influencer and respected university lecturer. He is the founder and CEO of Crowd, an award-winning, global creative and performance media agency.
Joe Harrison is the chief executive of NMTF, formally known as the National Market Traders Federation, headquartered in Hoyland, Barnsley.
Jim Liptrot is the managing director at Howorth Air Tech, a company first established in 1858 to improve air quality in cotton mills.
Colin Crehan is the headteacher at Holy Trinity Catholic School, a mixed secondary school located in the Small Heath area of Birmingham. He is also accounting officer for St Teresa of Calcutta Multi Academy Company.
Alpana Malde is the CEO at St Luke’s Hospice, a local hospice for the London boroughs of Harrow and Brent.
Robbie Polson is the managing director at K-Two Sales Ltd, a family-run business first founded in the 1980s which manufactures high-quality farm machinery.
Robin Penny is the managing director of Penny Hydraulics, an award-winning company which designs, manufactures, installs and services a wide range of market-leading lifting equipment.
Kristian Robson is the proprietor at Oliver Brown an aspirational British menswear label and a leading retailer to sartorially aware gentlemen that want traditional and high-quality British-made tailoring.
Oliver Codrington is a self-employed legal brain and managing director of the London Wellness Centre, the fastest growing Private Preventative Healthcare company in London.
Bill Williams is the CEO of the Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence, a not-for-profit education and skills organisation based in Rainham, London in the London Borough of Havering.
Emmy Scarterfield is the Founder and Creative Director of Emmy London, a designer of luxury bridal shoes, occasion shoes and bridal accessories.
Robert Scriven is a director at E-Car Parts Ltd, a supplier of wholesale MG Rover parts based in Sandy, Bedfordshire. E-Car Parts Ltd was incorporated in 2003, with Scriven one of its directors from the beginning.
Maria Franzoni is the owner and director of Maria Franzoni Ltd, a UK based speaker and advisory bureau with a global reputation working with some of the most renowned thinkers and practitioners in the world today.
Saija Mahon is the founder and CEO of Mahon Digital Marketing Ltd, an international digital marketing agency.
Nick Bullen is the CEO of Spun Gold TV and the founder and editor-in-chief of True Royalty TV he is a multi-award-winning television producer.
Richard Wear is the Founder and Managing Director of Interfacio, a specialist global recruitment service for pro-audio and media technology.
Carlene Jackson is the CEO of Brighton-based tech company Cloud9 Insight, a Microsoft Gold Partner which has provided more than 700 UK businesses with cloud-based CRM software systems.
Oliver Bainbridge is the owner of the Can Do Pub Company Ltd and Crossed Anchors Brewery, an independent pub and brewery in Exmouth, Devon.
Mike Newell is the sales director at Isumo Ltd, a company which designs, builds and supports complex network infrastructures that deliver the security, scalability, and availability that clients and their users demand.
Amy Burton is the Director of The Nook Cocktail Bar, an establishment located in Weymouth, Dorset.
Steve Wayne is the managing director of Benjamin Stevens Estate Agents, a leading and award-winning estate agency covering the north west, London, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.
Phil Hayes works at the TicketSellers, a Birmingham-based provider of ticketing solutions for public, crew, artists, volunteers, traders and guests.
Karen Cornacchia is the managing director at Le Maitre Ltd, a world leader in manufacturing pyrotechnics and special FX for all the major rock and roll artists, theme parks, theatres, television and live events.
Graham Davies is the CEO of The Ivors Academy of Music Creators, the UK’s independent professional association for music creators. The Ivors Academy represents songwriters and composers across each and every genre.
Adrian Derx is a director at Knightor Winery & Restaurant, a boutique winery and wedding venue in Cornwall.
Annie Barr MBE is the CEO of AB Health Group, a healthcare training and consultancy provider based in the north east which serves the whole of the UK and China, US, and Singapore.
Sue Lake is the Co-owner and Director of White Rose Books Cafe, a Yorkshire based bookshop, cafe, and events space.
Emma Martin is the owner of Crop Advisors, a farmer’s buying group that specialises in group purchasing of arable inputs such as seed, fertiliser, and sprays, for farms that use an independent agronomist.
Drayton Bird is the owner of Drayton Bird Associates, a direct and online marketing agency and consultancy.
Robert Ely is the owner of The Chophouse Braintree, a 60-cover restaurant situated in Braintree, Essex, which serves AA Rosette standard food.
Kelly Jeffs is the CEO at Light House Media Centre, one of the leading independent film venues in the West Midlands. Jeffs as been working at Light House for well over 20 years and was appointed CEO in 2012.
John Walsh is the Principal of Changing IT for Good, a company producing safe driving educational resources.
Francis Osborne is the managing director of Pristine Scotland Ltd, a hygiene and cleaning services provider specialising in commercial cleaning, contract cleaning, one-off's, builder cleans, end of tenancy cleans, deep cleans and regular cleaning schedule
Richard Dorney is a director at Strongmind Resiliency Training, a specialist provider of training in mental health awareness, resilience, and trauma management.
Marco Leonetti is the owner of Utopia Hair Care, a chain of hair salons based in Douglas on the Isle of Man.
Jonathan Mizzi is a Maltese-British architect and designer, and the founding director of architecture and design firm, Mizzi Studio.
Dave Morgan is director and founder of Spartan Audio Visual, a live event production and audio-visual installation company.
David Liddle is the CEO of the TCM [Total Conflict Management] Group, an award-winning provider of negotiation, mediation, investigation and leadership development services and training to UK and global companies.
Karen Bowring is the managing director of Professionals UK Ltd, a company which organises work experience and internship placements for international graduates and undergraduates looking to gain experience in their industry in an anglophone environment.
Gemma Antrobus is the owner of Haslemere Travel, an award-winning luxury travel company in Surrey.
Andrew Leech is the managing director of Fleet Evolution. Based in Tamworth, Staffordshire, the business is an award-winning employee car scheme and fleet management company specialising in salary sacrifice cars, ecos and affinity schemes etc.
Fiona Murchie is the founder and managing director of Relocate Global, which aims to promote creativity and best practice in mobility, explore new topics and stimulate debate on relocation-related subjects.
Edward James is the managing director of Edward James London AVEDA Salons and Spas, a provider of bespoke hair and beauty services whose editorial work features in the top publications and London Fashion Week.
Colin McGregor-Paterson is the CEO of drug, alcohol and social care charity, the Oasis Partnership, which is active across Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
Louis Bacchus is the managing director of Pipeline Supplies, a wholesale supplier of pipes and fittings based in Uxbridge. Bacchus has been managing director of the business since its incorporation in 2013.
Abigail Simon is the founder and CEO of The Yum Yum Food Company, a catering company which provides a cost-effective food service for nurseries and primary schools.
Benjamin McCay is a co-chair and trustee at My Life My Choice, a charity which offers programmes in survivor empowerment, prevention education and solutions, and professional training and advocacy to push back against the commercial sex trade.
Julian David is the CEO of Tech UK, the UK’s technology trade association, and vice-president of Digital Europe.
Mike Kent is the managing director at Kitlocker.com, a business based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire which was formed in 2005, with a vision to significantly improve the level of service that exists within the university team-wear industry.
Jo Brett, CEO of Starjumpz Children's Centre, sits down with Scott Challinor to discuss leadership, how Starjumpz has got to where it is today and how they are navigating the current challenging conditions surrounding Covid-19.
Starjumpz provides assessments, treatment, and therapies for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions, including children with autism, ADHD, dyspraxia and those who have sensory processing issues, developmental trauma and mental health challenges
Lee Sturgess is the Founder and Creative Director of Polar Creative Studio, a Multi Award-Winning Creative Design and Marketing Agency Based in Essex and London.
Duncan Craig OBE is the Chief Executive of Survivors Manchester, a third sector organisation supporting boys and men affected by sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation.
Nadeem Raza is the Managing Director of Microlise, a firm that provides fleet telematic and fleet management systems providing fleet managers with real-time tools to make smarter and more accurate operational decisions.
Steven Norham is the Director of IncuHive, a co-work space, that virtual offices, desk space rental, private offices, photo studios, in house accountants, web developers and legal experts.
Carol Adkins is the director of Berkshire Physiotherapy, a private physiotherapy practice specialising in back and neck pain, neurology and post-Covid-19 rehabilitation.
Eddie Ray is the Founder and Managing Director of Progressive Sports, an organisation that encourages and helps children to be physically active.
Paul Bendit is the Founder and Managing Director of Folkington’s, an independent, family-run brand of fruit juices and mixers.
Sarah Kendall is the Managing Partner at Fuse, a marketing and commercial services company that provides services for brands across sport, entertainment, cause, and culture.
Tim Butler is the founder and CEO of Innovation Visual, a creative and results-focused digital marketing agency based in Elstead, Surrey.
Will Lewis is the Director of OBI Property, a provider of real estate solutions for both landlords and occupiers.
Andrew Walls & Melanie Hird are co-founders and directors of Fresh Thinking Capital, a financial institution in Leeds which provides loans to SMEs and entrepreneurs to help them take advantage of opportunities.
Dr. Hakim Azmi is the Owner and Operator of Helping Hand Domiciliary Care Service, a family-run homecare business.
Tom Hume is the Director and Veterinary Surgeon at Westover Veterinary Centre, a Norfolk based Veterinary Practice.
Lauren Tobias is the Chief Executive of Volunteer Centre Hackney, a non-profit organisation located in Hackney.
Gary Collins is the Chief Executive of Red Rock Entertainment, a film investment company, based at the world famous Elstree Studios.
Alastair McCrone is the Director of Premier Education, an independent organisation specialising solely in education recruitment.
Rupert Holloway is the founder and Head Distiller of Conker Spirit, a producer of handcrafted Dorset Gin.
John Raquet is the Founder and Chief Executive of Gasworld, the authoritative media platform and events company for the industrial gas sector.
John Raquet is the Founder and Chief Executive of Gasworld, the authoritative media platform and events company for the industrial gas sector.
Heather Hall is the CEO of Inspire Community Enterprise Trust LTd, trading as The Usual Place, a training provider which offers young people with additional support needs employability skills and opportunities in the Hospitality, Front of House, Re
Georgina Elizabeth-Nutton is the headteacher at Preston Park Primary School, a school which welcomes children aged two to 11, based in the London borough of Brent.
David Roberts is a veteran industrialist with over 40 years in the automotive and aerospace sectors. His key strengths are prescriptive and evolutionary strategy with strong strategic vision and motivation skills ideally suited for resolving business issues. He has strong experience of International operations and markets, MBOs/MBIs and Mergers & Acquisitions. He has a close working relationship with UK Government on UK automotive sector, especially supply chain growth and expansion.
James Groux is the Owner and Director of the Building Design Workshop, a multi skilled consultancy that promotes sustainable architecture, and more.
Mathew Holloway is the Chief Executive of Q-Bot, a company that develops intelligent tools using robotics and AI that can inspect, monitor and maintain the health of buildings and infrastructure.
Tomasz Dyl is the Managing Director of GottaBe!, An award-winning, independent marketing agency based in Hampshire.
Christopher Jay is the Founder and Managing Director of Bascule Disability Training, a social enterprise that provides disability related training.
Tom Haward heads family business Richard Haward’s Oysters. The Haward family has been cultivating oysters around Mersea Island in Essex since the 1700s.
Gareth Richardson is the Vice Chairman at TXM Plant, the largest supplier of Road and Rail vehicles in the UK.
Kathryn Lambert is the Director of Span Arts, a community arts charity engaged in the provision of an inclusive programme of live arts and events that include theatre, music, dance, storytelling, and workshops for people in Pembrokeshire.
Nick Whitfield is the CEO & Founder of CityUnscripted. An organisation that seeks to connect travellers with knowledgeable local hosts.
Mark Abley is the managing director at Fathom Financial, a financial planner specialised in delivering pension drawdown, frozen pension solutions and general pension advice UK wide.
Steve Moore is CEO and co-founder of Athlete Career Transition [ACT], a company which provides a career transition program for retiring elite athletes, in order to prepare them for life after their sporting careers.
Anthony Lovat is the chairman of the OproGroup, a company recognised as the world’s leading manufacturer of mouthguards.
Hasnain Siddiqui is the Founder of Chai Green Group, a new group of Cafes mixing excellent customer service with efforts to help others.
Ruth Kettle is Chief Executive of Inspire North, which delivers community services across the North of England.
Sue Spiller is the chief executive of Sobus, an infrastructure organisation based in London.
Kerry Bentley is the managing director, founder and owner of DBC Training, a company which positively impacts people’s lives by helping them achieve qualifications, upskill and find sustainable employment.
Ruth Jackson is the owner of Elements Day Spa, an independent day spa in Preston, Lancashire.
Jayne Mayled is the managing director of True Story, a creative agency for retailers, brands and consumer facing businesses of all sizes.
Wijay Kanagasundaram is the co-founder and director of WIS Accountancy, WIS Umbrella, and WIS Mortgages and Insurance Services.
Denis Fitzsimons is the managing director and owner of Fitzsimons Group, a firm of chartered accountants based in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, specialised in payroll services.
Neil Sheppard is the founder and CEO of Customs Connect Group Ltd, a company which aims to deliver real, measurable opportunities for its clients to save money.
Malminder Gill is a Hypnotist with a practice at the Harley Street Therapy Centre, and the Authoress of Unleash your inner goddess and stop worrying which was featured in Woman & Home Magazine as one of its top three Best Self-Help reads.
Marcus Watson is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Adoreum Partners, a specialist business and corporate development consultancy advising luxury, lifestyle, financial services, media and technology companies.
Amber Williamson is the Founder and Chief Executive of Digital Willow, a growth marketing agency; generating leads and growing sales for businesses.
You can find out more about Digital Willow here: https://www.digitalwillow.biz/
Naveed Sarwar is the Director of Earlsfield Properties, a London based residential property management company.
Rod Clark is the Chief Executive of the Prisoners’ Education Trust, which supports prisoners across England and Wales to gain the skills, experience and motivation to live a life free from crime.
Jayn Sterland is the Chief Executive of Weleda UK, a world-leading manufacturer of holistic natural cosmetics as well as pharmaceuticals
Alice Edgcumbe-Rendle is the Director of Edgcumbe Tea and Coffee Company, a specialist provider of coffee. tea and related products to the hotel, restaurant, and catering sectors.
Indi Toot is the managing director of UV Care Group, a care provider which encompasses four care homes based on the Isle of Thanet and in Canterbury.
Lindsay Boswell is the CEO at FareShare, a network of volunteers and staff who source surplus food from the food industry and redistribute it to charities.
William Knowles-Mofford is an entrepreneur and owner of the Looking Glass Cocktail Club and Iron Bloom in Shoreditch, London.
Carrianne Walters is the registered regional support manager at Blossom Home Care Ltd, a family business which delivers care to individuals in their own homes and within their own communities, primarily covering the North East and North Yorkshire.
Andrew Durkin is the managing director of MUSTARD PR, a rapidly growing and profitable PR communications consultancy focused on helping B2B businesses build thought leadership and brand reputation.
Michael Burton is the director of the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium in Northern Ireland.
Sam Strickland is the Principal of The Duston School a large all-through school and has helped to guide its GCSE results from the bottom 20% nationally to the top 20% and A Level outcomes to the top 5% nationally.
Strickland is the author Education Exposed and his new book Education Exposed 2 will be released this autumn.
Sarah Collis is the CEO at Self Help UK, an organisation which works to promote self-help and mutual aid as a high impact way for people to have more influence over their own health and well-being.
Alice Gully is the Co-Owner and Managing Director of Aardvark Safaris, who offers tailored Safaris to Eastern and Southern Africa.
Dr. Bernice Pan is the Co-founder and Director of The Work Well, a Flexible Service Work Space tailored to distinctive enterprises.
Katharine Sacks-Jones is the Chief Executive of Become, the leading national charity for children and young people in care and young care leavers.
Lysbeth Fox is the founder and CEO of Fox Communications, an award-winning, global, integrated communications agency specialising in luxury.
Jim Carrick-Birtwell is the CEO of Future Talent Group, a purpose-driven media and learning business that has evolved out of Changeboard, the job board and global community of over 50,000 HR professionals that was started in 2004.
Mark Esho is the owner of Easy Internet Solutions in Leicester, Leicestershire. Trading under the name of FreeVirtualServer.com [FVS], it is one of the largest free web hosting providers in the UK.
Ian Pye is a director at Old Holly Farm, a family run, working organic dairy farm near Garstang, Lancashire.
Dr Simon Aulton is the Chief Executive of Community Action Dacorum, a charity that providers a circle of support to the local community.
Michael Seals is the Chairman of the National Fallen Stock Company, a not for profit Community Interest Company which facilitates an efficient and competitive nationwide service for the collection and disposal of fallen stock.
Craig Richardson is the headteacher at Helsby Hillside Primary School, a primary school which admits four to eleven-year-olds, based in Frodsham, Cheshire.
Vincent Page is the owner and M.D. of Antiques on High L.T.D. and Antiques on High Sidmouth L.T.D. Page bought the Oxford High Street store in the summer of 2017 and he opened Antiques on High Sidmouth in December 2018 and a third store is planned for later this year. Here he sits down with Scott Challinor to talk about the impact of Covid-19 on the economy.
Philip Andrews is the Director of The Chapel Arts Centre, an alternative arts venue located in Bath.
Lolly Lee is the Managing Director of The Orangery Collection, the UK importer of PTMD, a collection of lighting, pots, glassware, furniture, textiles, artificial flowers, candles, diffusers and decoration that are extremely successful across Europe
Peter Klein is the CEO of Educated Change Ltd, a marketing and advertising company which helps executives with the Attention Economy as they balance technology, real-world pressures, content and social media overload. He is joined in this episode by his co-founder Kevin Bryant as they speak with Scott Challinor.
Charles Yeung is the Managing Director of Watsons Pharmacy, a chemist located in the west end.
Matthew Deasy is the Executive Director of Beanmachines, an award winning supplier of commercial coffee machines and roasted coffee beans.
Robert Gupta is the Chief Executive of Secon Cyber, a leading cyber security company that provides a wide range of cyber security services and technologies to a substantial and diversified client base.
Gareth Hockey is the founder of RHL Activities, a company which has become synonymous with organising and promoting off-road events and is now a leading player in the industry.
Natalie Ward is the Owner of Reds Hair Salon, a Somerset beauty provider located in Taunton.
Niel Cope is the Chief Executive of People Matters HR, an outsourced HR firm located in Greater Manchester.
Ray Spencer MBE is the Executive Director of The Customs House Trust, an arts venue located in South Shields.
Debra Allcock-Tyler is the CEO of the Directory of Social Change, a charity that supports other charities to achieve their charitable purposes.
Brian Sherwin is the chairman of Golds Ltd, a hair and beauty salon group with units in Barnstaple and Ilfracombe and a beauty salon in Barnstaple.
Jan-Bert van den Berg is a director at Artlink Edinburgh and the Lothians, a non-profit organisation established in 1984 which aims to support and promote the involvement of disabled people in the arts.
Zoe Parsons is the founder and owner of Lakehouse and Stationhouse Nurseries, a duo of nurseries and pre-schools in North Somerset.
Diane White is the CEO of Kingston Carers Network, a registered charity, providing independent information, advice, advocacy and support to people who care for someone living in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.
Jean-Baptiste Noel is the owner of Chez Antoinette Ltd, a chain of French restaurants in London. Chez Antoinette boasts units in the Covent Garden and Victoria areas of the UK capital.
Simon Pryce is a director at Skylight Media Ltd, a web design, web development, systems integration and internet marketing company supporting over 200 clients.
Lucy Lewin is the Owner of Little Angels Uppingham, a Nursery & Pre School located in Rutland.
Christopher King is the Chief Executive of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools, the UK's largest private schools membership organisation.
Alex Stewart is the Chief Executive of Healthwatch Norfolk, the independent voice for patients and service users Norfolk.
Christopher Olive is the Director of TMGS Grounds Maintenance, a Gardening and Landscaping service based in Redhill.
Cherie Salley is the Owner and Director of Darling Buds Nursery, a well-established day nursery conveniently located in Cardiff Bay.
Gary Orr is the Group Chief Executive of Radian, a housing provider in the south and south west of England, supplying affordable homes as well as market rent and sale and shared ownership.
Louise Perry is the Managing Director of the Chickenshed Theatre, an inclusive theatre company that uses performing arts to celebrate diversity and inspire social change.
Almanzo Doouss is the Sales & Marketing Director of Peak Envelopes, a family business located in Watford.
Richard Cummings is the Managing Director of Moore Kingston Smith HR Consultancy, a dynamic, leading UK firm of accountants and business advisers.
Roy Moed is the Founder & Chief Executive of LifeBook, the world’s leading private autobiography service.
Dr. Das Sreedharan Founder and Director of Rasa Restaurants, a series of restaurants located in London's North and West End.
Luke Brynley-Jones Social Media Consultant & Social Media Speaker at OST Marketing, an award-winning specialist social media and content marketing agency that works internationally with global brands.
David Crellin is the Chief Executive of ScienceScope, an education technology company based at a school near Bath.
Stephen Dwelley is a director at Share To Buy Ltd, an online property portal and first point of contact for buyers looking to purchase a home through alternative buying schemes such as Shared Ownership and Help to Buy.
Ali Samli is the co-founder of international luxury lifestyle management group S2, a luxury concierge service.
George Harriman is managing director of Charnwood Entertainments Ltd, an events services company based in Leicester.
Lucy Thorpe is head of content and social media at Maidenhead-based In Cloud Solutions, the largest SAP Business ByDesign specialist in the UK.
David Roberts is the Managing Director of Nu-Heat, the UK's largest supplier of warm water underfloor heating and integrated renewables.
Anneli Beese is a Veterinary Surgeon at The Veterinary Hospital Lincoln, a provider of veterinary medical care located in Lincolnshire.
Paul Morris Founder and Chief Executive of Addmaster, a global leader in the supply of technically innovative, premium quality additives for the plastics, paper, textile, and coatings industries, he is joined by the Managing Director Dr Sandrine Garnier to discuss the direction of the business for the next 12 months with Matthew O'Neill.
Peter Johnston is the Director of John Watt & Son, which has been supplying Carlisle with high quality coffee and tea for over 150 years.
Rebecca Tonks is a director and partner at St. Ewe Free Range Eggs, a family run farm based in Truro, Cornwall, which produces, packages and processes award-winning free-range eggs.
Richard Keyes is the CEO of TC Group, a professional services group made up of accountants, IFAs and lawyers that advise owner managed businesses. As of August 2020, the business is the fastest growing group in the UK.
Steve Daniel is the Director of Daniel Surf, a family run business with over 40 Years of Surf Industry Experience.
Beth Heath is the Owner and Chief Executive of Shropshire Festivals, an events company that specialises in staging extraordinary events across Shopshire and beyond.
Andrew Nugee is the Owner and Chief Executive of Imagineear, a company that develops content and technologies for culture, leisure, and healthcare venues.
Gary Fisher is the Owner and Director of Strawberry Field Catering, who are at the forefront of catering in the South West region, and often travel to engagements across the entire UK.
Lynn Hammersley MBE is a qualified PE teacher, coach and manager at the Forest of Dean Gymnastics Club, based at Five Acres, Coleford, Gloucestershire.
Peter Chan is the Area Manager of Shuttleworth UK, a collection of independent hostels.
Andrew Colpus is the Headmaster of St. Joseph’s College, an Independent Co-educational School for students aged three to eighteen.
Philip Wells is the Director and Founder of PetShed, a family run pet shop located in Swindon.
Mark Sarfo-Kantanka is a director at Cellar Door Promotions Ltd, an events management business that challenges people’s perceptions by implementing ground-breaking creative experiences unconstrained by venue capacity or location. In this podcast episode he is also joined by the creative director Farouk Deen to speak about the direction Cellar Door is taking going forwards.
Bill Carr is the CEO of Carpe Diem, an independent website design and digital marketing agency based in Warrington, Cheshire.
Caroline Cook is the chief executive of Luton All Women Centre, a women's centre in Luton, Bedfordshire, which works with women who have experienced abuse or trauma or are struggling with mental health or wellbeing issues.
David Hummel-Newell is the Owner and Director of Verto, a dynamic and forward- thinking creative web design agency based in Northamptonshire.
Colin Rayner is the Managing Director of J. Rayner & Sons, who farm over 1600 hectares in the south of England.
Gary Hetherington is an English rugby league executive and former rugby league footballer, and coach. He is currently chief executive officer of the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.
Nalin de Silva is the managing director at Flexal Springs Alliance Ltd, a UK based manufacturer of precision springs and wire forms, primarily for the aerospace sector.
Andrew Hayward is the managing director at Russell Roof Tiles, a Burton-on-Trent-based business which manufactures a range of concrete roof tiles and UPVC fittings and accessories designed for pitched roofing projects across the UK.
Michael Ellerby is the Owner and Director of LRB Consulting, a group of professional, yet friendly, Health and Safety Consultants, based in the East Midlands.
Rosemary Hay is the Owner of Peppers Hair & Beauty Salon, a beauty service provide based in Wiltshire.
Sophie Lewis is the Managing Director of The National Children’s Orchestras of Great Britain, the only orchestral learning programme for younger children across the UK.
Helen Pearce is the Director of Studies at Bartholomews Tutorial College, an independent private school in Brighton, Sussex, offering private tuition for first-time and re-take courses at GCSE, AS and A Level.
Jonny Kinross is the Chief Executive of Grassmarket Community Project, an organisation supporting people through transitions in their lives and about re-connecting disengaged people.
Mat Henderson is the Managing Director of TeeOne, a printing and embroidery business located in Wiltshire.
Stuart Sugden is the managing director and owner of Sugplumb Ltd, a firm which offers carbon neutral solutions to the commercial and domestic sectors via a solutions-based service to help cut bills and ultimately save people money.
Simon Edwards is the executive director of Cornerstone Builders Staffordshire, a firm based in Stoke-on-Trent which provides numerous building services.
Matthew Fleming-Duffy is the founder of Cherry Mortgage & Finance LTD. He is an experienced mortgage adviser and management professional with expertise in developing customer relationships and delivering products / services that place the customer at the heart of things.
In this interview he sits down with Scott Challinor to discuss the idea of Green Mortgages as a forward thinking solution to housing finance and moving the towards a more ecological economy.
Leon Ashworth is the Director of 1st Contracts, which provides a wide range of building fabric and facilities services.
Scott Derben is the Managing Director of The Royal Docks Management Authority, which has a 225 year lease to maintain and manage the water and some of the land across the over eight miles of dock edge.
Patrick McDonagh is the CEO at Clarity Travel, an independent travel management company in Manchester with an award-winning range of corporate travel management solutions.
Andrew Rafter is the owner of Rafters of Driffield, a greengrocer based in Driffield, East Yorkshire, which supplies high quality fresh produce.
Jeannette Preston is the founder of PantsCancers, a community interest company and charity based in Falmouth, Cornwall.
Nancy Smillie is the Founder and Owner of The Nancy Smillie Shop, a Glasgow based Jewellery and Accessories store.
Jack Good Managing Director of Reuseabox, a company that provides sustainable packaging solutions that promote a more circular economy.
Vivien Felstein is the Chief Executive Officer of Veromia, a UK Based Designer of Bridal Gowns.
Cliff McIntee is a chartered surveyor and director at Chelsea Artisans Ltd, a manufacturer and installer of architectural glass products, based in Croydon.
Alex O’Neill is the operations director at Embark Learning, a professional training and coaching company in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, specialising in healthcare courses and qualifications, as well as social care training courses.
Clare Chamberlain is a director at CAN Advertising Ltd, an agency which offers advertising and communication services primarily to the healthcare industry.
Shona Alexander is the chief executive at Citizens Advice Newcastle, a local charity providing free, confidential, and independent advice in the city with a commitment to tackling poverty, social exclusion and discrimination.
Andrew Try is the CEO at ComXo a leading provider of 21st Century switchboard and business concierge services to professional service firms.
Angela Clarke works at the Camberwell After School Project, a non-profit organisation whose main aim is to advance the education of children by the provision of good, safe and satisfying group play.
Imogen Moorhouse is the CEO at Vicon Motion Systems, an Academy award-winning company which specialises in developing motion capture technology which delivers the most precise, reliable data in any movement analysis application.
Mohammed Abdul is the Owner and Director of Millennium Balti, an award winning restaurant that specialises in Indian cuisine based in Leamington Spa.
Nick Collins is the Managing Director of CTS Logistics, a leader in the provision of reliable and compliant transportation of government, defence and secure cargo across land, sea and air.
Victoria Romero-Trigo is the Co-founder and Finance Director of NDML, the leading specialist insurance broker for nightclubs, late bars, pub & restaurant groups and hotels.
Lisa Davies has been with Kings Langley-based Adtentus Ltd since its foundation in 2007. The business is focused on providing consultancy services in Innovation, Strategy and Business Turnaround. With over 10 years research in innovation, taking a Darwinian approach to business growth, Adtentus is able to support businesses in varying circumstances.
James Selka DL is the Chief Executive Officer of Manufacturing Technologies Association, the UK trade association for the manufacturing technologies industry.
David McQuade is the Group Chief Executive of The Flagship Housing Group, a company providing housing across the East of England.
Paul Garrod is the Owner and Director of Garrod Beckett & Company, a Chartered Accountancy Firm based in Essex.
Edward Lowy is the Managing Director of Unicorn Products, a producer of sporting goods based in Nottingham.
Jacqueline Totterdell is the Chef Executive of St George’s University Hospaitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Maggie O’Carroll is the Chief Executive Officer of The Women’s Organisation, who’s mission is to reach out to all women, and for all women, to enhance their role in their own lives, in their local communities, in business and in the wider world.
John Wellwood is the Managing Director of 100% Effective, an award-winning learning partner for businesses and professionals.
Michael Charalambous is the founder of Tradeforce Gas and Heating, one of London’s most efficient emergency gas and heating services.
John Farrand is the Owner of The Guild of Fine Food, a family-owned industry journal & publisher that covers gourmet food news.
Robert Morrison is in the sales department of Bon Accord Engineering, a company that was formed to provide the industry with a fast and reliable service in the supply and manufacture of fastening & bolting solutions.
Rose Simkins is the Chief Executive of Stop Hate UK, a non profit organisation working in the field of hate crime.
Matthew Scott is the Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent, an office that serves as the public’s bridge to the police service, and puts together the Police and Crime Plan.
Adrian Passmore D.Phil is the owner of Red Kite Cycles, an independent bicycle shop serving the Midlands and beyond.
Andy Headington is the Chief Executive Officer of Adido, a strategic digital marketing agency based in Dorset.
John O’Sullivan is the managing director at Rosewood Ltd, a firm specialised in the restoration & conservation of buildings, based in London.
Bradley Thornton is the Owner and Principal Dentist at Ivory Dental Practice, a West Yorkshire based dental practice.
Rob Chester is UK managing director of NSF, a public health and safety organisation that helps protect the world’s food, water, consumer products & environment.
Rob Chester has been in the role since 2016 and speaks to Matthew O’Neill about the challenges he has faced, how they are navigating the covid-19 outbreak and the next 12 months for NSF.
David Richardson is the Founder and Managing Director of Richardsons Legal Services, an organisation that looks to protect the assets of its’ clients.
Philip Newman is the Director of The Oak Bistro, an independent Cambridge based restaurant that offers Classic British and European dishes, home-mad using traditional recipes.
Daniel O’Toole is the Chief Executive Officer of Retail Merchandising Services, who support leading retail brands with a range of services that increase sales and enhance the customer experience.
Alex Tunbridge is the Chief Executive of Stevenage Football Club, an iconic sporting venue with a range of versatile spaces suitable for meetings and events.
Chris Claydon is the Chief Executive of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board, the skills, standards and qualifications body for the development of the engineering construction workforce of Great Britain.
Rachelle Harte is the Director of Lollipop Events, a Kent based planner and project manger of private parties, as well as corporate and public events.
Shahid Butt director of Smart Range Leather, a company that produces beautiful innovative design leather garments and more.
Laura McKenzie is the Owner and Operator of Cathedral House Hotel, an Iconic Glasgow Hotel built in the Scottish Baronial Style in 1896.
Kathryn Shuttleworth is the Managing Director of David Luke, a progressive, dynamic and growing Childrenswear company.
Leon Patel is a director at Global Grooves, an artist-led carnival arts organisation based in the north west of England. He also holds directorships at a range of other organisations.
Graham Stewart is a director at Alex Stewart International, a leading provider of quality independent inspection and analysis services to the metals & minerals and agricultural sectors.
Adam Partridge is the owner of Adam Partridge Auctioneers and Valuers, one of the UK’s best-known auctioneers and valuers of antiques and fine art, based in Macclesfield, Cheshire.
Karen Mclellan is the Managing Director of Haines Watts Hereford, a top 15 firm of chartered accountants and business advisers who specialise in advising and supporting owner managed businesses.
Paul Venners is a Forensic Services/Mortuary Design and Facilities Management Consultant, who in addition, is the Managing Director and owner of LEEC Limited. Established in 1953. LEEC specialises in both facility design and, the design, manufacture, installation and preventative maintenance of bespoke equipment for Laboratory, Pathology, Forensic, Anatomy and Research Fields. Paul is also a 25 year member of The Institute of Directors.
Louise Marsh is the Chief Executive Officer of Evergreen Care Trust, an organisation that aims promote the needs of older people.
Katy Chamberlain is the Chief Executive Officer of Business in Focus, a social enterprise that exists to support the growth of enterprise and the economy of Wales.
Ramanjeet Singh is the Principal & Chief Executive Officer of UK Versity Online, an education establishment providing the best of British education online using technology.
Liz Ashall-Payne is the Chief Executive of ORCHA, a live resource for rated and reviewed medical and health care apps.
Gemma Roe is the Founder and Director of Rotunda Roundhouses, a company that produces circular timber-framed prefabricated eco-buildings.
Sonja Bass is the lead physio at The Pure Practice Ltd, a physiotherapy practice based in Bath, Somerset.
Francesco Delvecchio is the Co-Founder and Store Manager of Mangio Pasta, a producer of the highest quality fresh pasta.
James Wycherley is the Chief Executive of Insight Management Academy, the world's leading authority on transforming corporate Insight teams.
Jonathon Bates is the Co-Founder and Head of Revenue Growth Programmes at Thomond, who are specialists in helping enterprises, scale up and family businesses increase sales through effective marketing.
Seánna Holland is the Director of Pack Smart, which delivers ecommerce fulfilment, logistics and membership management systems to a wide range of market sectors.
Julia McCarron is the Co-Founder and Operations Director of Advent IM, the UK's leading independent information security and physical security consultancy.
Chris Darling is the Founder and Managing Director of Darling Associates Architecture, a practice of architects, interior architects and masterplanners.
Paul McEldon is the director of ClubFace-Golf.com, a business that aims to change how social networks can benefit business while respecting the digital value of the users.
Erhan Korhaliller is the Founder & CEO of EAK Digital a PR and communications business that focuses on the emerging technology space.
Bert Smit is the Chief Executive Officer of ADRA-UK, a charity that works to empower the poor around the world with the resources, skills and opportunities to live a better life with dignity and hope.
Anthony Main is the Founder and Managing Director of The Distance, a company that develops intuitive mobile app solutions for iOS and Android platforms.
Steven Oxford is the Managing Director of Oxfords Bakery, a fourth generation, traditional, artisan English bakery located across Dorset.
Samantha Spooner is the managing director at Towie Scaffolding, one of the leading providers of scaffolding services in the southeast of England, based in Redhill.
Keith Leddington-Hill is the Managing Director of Laurence Gould Partnership, a firm which is regarded as the best known name in UK agricultural consultancy, having provided strategic, financial, and technical advice to farmers, landowners and associated
Matt Tarr is the Client Services Director at Hotel Creative, a multi disciplined creative consultancy based in London.
Dr. Andrew Parsons is the Founder and Director of Reciprocal Minds, a company that focuses on personal and professional development with a focus on heath and wellbeing.
Amy Kent is the Managing Director of Mandate Systems, an independent specialist on pressure systems safety.
Stuart Coe is the Managing Director of Tiga Creative Marketing, a creative marketing agency in Kent.
Stephen Sked is the Senior Projects Director of Sked Construction, a family owned business with a reputation for quality and service.
Tom Milner is the Founder and Managing Director of Service & Support which provides nationwide installation, maintenance and warranty support for all types of Audio Visual and IT equipment.
James Starbuck is the Chief Executive of Basingstoke Sports Trust, a not-for-profit organisation which runs two health and leisure facilities in Basingstoke and Newbury.
Trish McGrath is the Chief Executive of Aberystwyth University Students’ Union, which represents the interests of 8000 students at Aberystwyth University.
Victoria Roskams is the Managing Director of Enbarr Enterprises, a recruitment and training firm located in North Wales.
Heather Thomas is the Director of Heather’s Pet Services, a professional dog walking and pet sitting service in Bristol, Bath and Surrounding areas.
David Winstanley is the Chief Executive of London Biggin Hill Airport, London's only dedicated business aviation airport.
Neil Frackelton is the Chief Executive of Sefton Women’s and Children’s Aid, a registered charity providing specialist domestic abuse service to women, young people, and children.
Niall Roberts is the Managing Director of NTR Planning, an Award winning independent firm of planning consultants with offices in London and Bristol.
Mark Dunn is the Managing Director of Purity Productions, an experiential marketing agency based in Buckinghamshire.
Isobel Loughran is the CEO of Footprints, an organisation in Belfast which delivers a multitude of community services including daycare, childcare, women and family support and crisis intervention among others.
James Alcock is the CEO of Plunkett Foundation, the national charity supporting rural community businesses throughout the UK.
David Reaney is practice principal of his own dental practice: David Reaney & Associates.
Dawn Redhead is the CEO of The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company, an organisation which offers services and training in the arts to people with learning disabilities and fights for social justice.
Shonu Bamrah is the managing director Falcon Flying Services and chief executive of the British School of Aviation.
David Kelly is director and player recruitment officer and coach at Danson Sports FC Ltd, a grassroots youth football club in Dartford, Kent.
Michael Coomber is the owner of Rivertrace Engineering Ltd, a firm specialised in water quality monitoring.
John Dyer-Grimes is the managing director at Dyer-Grimes Architecture, an award-winning architecture and planning practice in London.
Kevin Clifford is the principal veterinary surgeon at Brompton Veterinary Clinic in London.
Alisdair Beveridge is the managing director of The Build Directory, a Stockton-on-Tees building firm which endeavours to provide an all-in-one home improvement building service.
Peter Mahoney is a director at Intertrans Cargo Services Ltd, a freight forwarding business based in Rainham, East London.
Karen May is the executive director of Abilities Development, a Wembley-based organisation that offers a range of practical and enjoyable activities to young people with disabilities.
Hugo Ambrose is director at Lynx Sports Management Ltd, the entity operating open air lido Lymington Sea Water Baths in Hampshire.
Caroline Trotman is the marketing manager at Webexpenses, an Oxfordshire-based company which specialises in eliminating manual financial processes, increasing spend visibility, and reducing errors.
Adam Reynolds is the CEO of Webexpenses, an Oxfordshire-based company which specialises in eliminating manual financial processes, increasing spend visibility, and reducing errors.
Host Matthew O'Neill is joined by leaders from across the country to discuss a key topical issue. This week he focusses on some of the positives that have come from Covid-19.
Michael Minahan is the CEO of GB Car Leasing, a vehicle leasing company with more than 20 years' experience in the automotive hire sector.
Gillian Ashley is the Chief Executive Officer of The British Dyslexia Association, an organisation that aims to influence government and other institutions to promote a dyslexia friendly society that enables dyslexic people of all ages to reach their full
Maire Abbett is the Managing Director of Zoo Glamour, a hair and beauty business located in Derbyshire.
Francesca Sternberg is a director at Sterling Quarter Horses, a specialist horse boarding facility in East Sussex, with a US base in Aubrey, Texas.
Matthew Sankey is the managing director of Sankey's, a Tunbridge Wells based Pub and Seafood Brasserie with retail & wholesale fishmongers.
Helena Flowers is the owner and managing director of manufacturing firms Andel Plastics Ltd and Maxmag Moulding Magnets Ltd, based in Birmingham, West Midlands.
Steve Forrester-Coles is the director of operations at Teva Runcorn, the UK base of Teva Pharmaceuticals, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of medicinal products. The UK headquarters is based in Runcorn, Cheshire.
Dr Vern Neville is managing partner at ESP Fitness, a global leader in innovative, user-friendly, high-performance power and strength training equipment and performance monitoring tools.
Mark Thomas is director of Cortech Developments Ltd, a privately owned specialist integrated software manufacturer providing graphical user interfaces for the management of third-party manufacturers systems for safety, security and building technologies.
David Hildred is a co-director at Boston Crop Sprayers Ltd, one of the UK's leading agrochemical contract sprayers, based in East Lincolnshire.
Kate Whitegroatt is director at Kate’s Clothing, a UK stockist offering exceptional gothic clothing based in Rugeley, Staffordshire.
Charlie Liverton is the chief executive of the Racehorse Owners Association in London, an organisation which works to promote the interests of racehorse owners in Great Britain.
Mike O’Mahony is the Managing Director of HDR Andrew Reid, a specialist commissioning, design and diagnostic consultancy.
Terence Carvalho is the General Manager of Becketts Southsea, a restaurant and hotel located in the heart of Southsea.
Kane McDowell is the Owner and Chef at Sugardough, a traditional bakery hand making delicious food from scratch every day.
Emily Aldrich is the Managing Director of Aldrich & Company, a recruitment consultancy and executive search firm for the financial services sector in London and beyond.
Elizabeth Hancock is the Chief Executive of Mary Ann Evans Hospice, a local community hospice whose aim is to provide specialised care, support and advice to patients and their families when living with a life limiting illness.
Pippa Goode is the owner and manager of The Deli Social, a deli, coffee shop and social hub in Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.
Antony Antoniou is the managing director of leading property investment company Aspida Capital and commercial and residential property company Robert Irving Burns.
Bhavin Thanki is a director at Sunrup Cash and Carry, an Indian grocery store in Harrow.
Jane Holmes is the Chief Executive of Building for the Future, a Parent-led charity centre for children with additional needs in and around Wokingham, offering activities, support and therapies.
Carmen Croxall is the Director of The Prop Factory, a company that deals in unique props for events, tv, and film.
Jeff Counsell is the Managing Director of Trentbarton, a leading locally run bus company who serve the East Midlands.
Brenda Wright is the Chief Executive Officer of East Cheshire Housing Consortium, an independent registered charity and has been providing high quality long-term residential accommodation for over twenty five years
Jamie Macfarlane is the Managing Director of The Butterfly Trust, a registered charity that offers direct one to one support to people living with Cystic Fibrosis in Scotland.
Julie Kennedy is the Company Director at Warren & Co, a Financial Services company based in Gloucestershire.
Stephen Cook is the Managing Director of The Tool Academy, a company that satisfies all one’s tool needs from clothing to equipment.
Julie Lomax is the Chief Executive Officer of a-n The Artists Information Company, the UK’s largest visual arts membership body representing a community of over 25,000 artists and creative freelancers.
Julian Walker is the Chief Commercial Officer of Associated British Ports, the UK’s leading and best-connected port owner and operator.
Colonel Michael Kingscote is the founder of Outposts, a residential centre providing educational outdoor activities for schools & youth, corporate, special interest and family groups.
Katherine Buchan is the director of Venue Search UK, a London-based company which offers a venue finding service for firms wishing to organise all manner of events including conferences, meetings, awards evenings and more.
Peter Clare is the managing director of Environmental Crop Management, a company which provides agronomy services to farmers, helping them manage crop health with minimal environmental disturbance while delivering high yields.
Athanasios Mandis is the founder and director of De La Tierra Ltd, a company which offers consultancy services and trades fresh produce with the ultimate aim of promoting farming communities across the world through trade and technology.
Heather Graham is the business and finance director of APB Group, a thriving civil engineering company, which has been trading for over 30 years from the heart of the UK, headquartered in Cheadle, Staffordshire.
Andrew McGill is the Chief Executive Officer of Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board, the largest single internal drainage board in the country.
Neil May is a co-director at H.M. Care, a family-owned home care agency based in Hereford, Herefordshire.
Martin Woolley is the Chief Executive Officer of The Specialist Works, an independent media and marketing services agency based in London.
Nick Miles is the Founder and Managing Director of Med-Ex Financial Advisory Services, an independent financial advice and wealth management firm based in Devon.
Sebastian Down is the Director of DPS Designs, one of the UK's leading design, moulding and toolmaking businesses specialising in the confectionery and aerospace sectors.
Teresa Jennings is the chief executive at N-Compass, a health and care charity that helps over 30,000 people each year stay well, through the provision of Carers, Counselling, Wellbeing and Advocacy Services across the North of England.
Luise Janniche is the owner of Tuffies Dog Beds Ltd, an Aberdeen-based manufacturer and retailer of dog beds.
Tracy Pike MBE in the CEO of the Carmarthenshire Youth & Children’s Association [CYCA], a registered children’s charity operating across Carmarthenshire and elsewhere in Wales.
James Wilkins is the group operations director and IT director at The Delivery Group, the largest e-commerce, postal and logistics business in the UK.
Amanda Waterworth is the registered manager of Pride Community Care Ltd, a care provider based in Burnley, Lancashire.
Anthony Cunningham is the manager and owner of Leckenby’s Tea Rooms in Bury, Lancashire.
Clwyd Probert is the Founder and Chief Executive of Whitehat Inbound Marketing Agency, which specialises in lead generation, customer acquisition and client engagement.
Amin Amiri is Founder and Chief Executive of a2e Industries, a Manchester based investment management firm.
Nilesh Chavda is the Director of N & B Foods, a leading foodservice company based in Swindon.
Clare Scott is the Marketing & Communications Manager at ETKO Sports Academy, Based in Aberdeenshire, ETKO Sports Academy combines purpose-built facilities with top-quality coaching, exercise classes and sporting activities.
Nicola Shipman is the CEO of the Steel City Schools Partnership, a Multi Academy Trust and approved DFE Academy sponsor, based in Sheffield, serving the South Yorkshire region.
Charles Williams is the Managing Director of Promtek, a multifaceted and international family-owned and operated business.
Richard Reid is the Managing Director of Aonyx, a firm that specialises in the design & installation of audio-visual and home automation systems.
Ian Cumming MBE MA FCMI is the Chief Executive Officer of Erskine, the foremost provider of care for veterans in Scotland.
Someera Butt is the Executive Headteacher of Al-Noor Primary School, a two form entry primary school located in Essex.
Peter Shakespeare is the Country Manager United Kingdom for Certis Europe, a development and distribution company marketing a range of crop protection products for the arable, horticultural and high value speciality crop markets.
Suzanne Trew is Consulting Director of FX1, a boutique consultancy that helps organisations deliver profitable growth through the translation of innovation strategy into action.
Sue Allan is the group finance director at Willerby Ltd, the UK’s largest manufacturer of caravan holiday homes and lodges.
Martin Richardson is the managing director of TJ Ross Joiners, a bespoke joinery manufacturing company, based in Fife, Scotland. He also owns Edinburgh-based firm MPR Consultants.
Andrew Eborn is a renowned international lawyer, strategic business adviser, producer, writer, presenter, magician, futurist and inspirational speaker.
Richard Finney is the director of Captain Fawcett limited, a Supplier of the Finest Gentleman's Grooming Requisites.
Joy Bamford is the Founder of Bridging the Gap, a service for young people aged between 16 and 25 years old, providing accommodation, supporting their emotional wellbeing and assisting them in the transition to independent living.
Jamie McCall is the Creative Director of PLB Projects, a consultancy supporting the heritage sector, museums, parks etc with strategic, design and delivery services
David Done OBE is the Chief Executive of RHP, an innovative housing association aiming to be one of the best service providers in the UK.
Stewart Wilson is the Chief Executive of Tighean Innse Gall, which offers energy-efficiency solutions, care, and repair services and initiatives for low-cost home ownership in the Outer Hebrides.
Chris Viles is the Director of Consortio Chartered Accountants, a client focussed accountancy firm dedicated to supporting the owner managed business.
Helen Dickie is the Director of MD Law, a firm of solicitors that specialises in residential conveyancing, and family law, as well as, probate, wills, lasting power of attorney and general private client matters.
Jill Tait is the Owner and Director of Absolute Image, an advanced specialist firm in aesthetic treatments.
Peter Murphy is the founder of Cavendish & Gloucester Properties Ltd, a property developer based in London and Hampshire.
Simon Jackson is the Headteacher at St Leonards Church of England primary School in Streatham.
Bill Richards is the Managing Director of indeed.com, the #1 job site worldwide, with over 250 million unique visitors per month.
Al Russell is the Chief Executive Officer of The London Clinic, the largest independently owned non profit hospital in the UK
Paul Aggett is the Chief Executive Officer of Vestigium Services, which works with Financial Services Organisations to locate the current whereabouts of customers who have become 'Gone Away' through change of circumstance.
Kate Slatcher is the Headteacher of Holymead Primary School, a large three form split site primary school located in Bristol.
Anil Bhanot is chartered account practitioner with his own practice, Bhanot & Co, and chairs a handful of social enterprise charities.
Katrina Cliffe is the founder of KC Communications, a marketing and PR firm based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
Brian Inkster is the founder and CEO of Inksters Solicitors, a legal practice with offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Forfar, Glasgow, Inverness, Lerwick, Portree, Thurso and Wick.
Maria Rodrigues Director of SEND at academies enterprise trust, a multi academy trust comprised of 58 schools across the county.
Liz Rymer is the Headteacher at The Whitefield School, a Barnet based mixed comprehensive catering to ages eleven through eighteen.
Linzi Prendergast is the Managing Director of Caretree, a domiciliary care provider in Oxfordshire.
Mary Brosnan is the Owner and Founder of Storybook Montessori, a school that adheres to The Montessori Approach to educating.
Carey Rowe is the Director of the International Summer School for Teens, an exclusive summer enrichment program for high school students aged 12-17 based in Scotland.
Karen Hayes is the Principal of Derby Pride Academy, an alternative provision free school that opened in September 2012
Jo Garner is the Managing Director of Cheshire Autism Practical Support, an organisation that supports and educates parents to help their child be the best that they can be.
Chris Brook-Carter is the Chief Executive of RetailTRUST, the trade charity for the 4.5 million people woking in retail and the supporting service industries established in 1832.
Alistair Bigos is the director of commercial at London Duck Tours, one of the UK’s only amphibious vehicle tourist services, showing audiences the famous spots of London, on land and in water.
Paul Jarram is the CEO of Speir Hunter. A company that specialises in pipeline inspection.
Rosalind Klass is the managing director at Health & Safety Click Ltd, a firm which specialises in providing a suite of business compliance for small to medium sized businesses, including in the realms of health and safety compliance and HR compliance.
Sally Dowden is the owner of Speyside Wildlife, a wildlife tour operating company based in the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland.
Jason Weston works at Ye Olde Salutation Inn, a public house in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.
Katrina Day is the Director of USA Immigration Consultant, an independent legal services company.
Dr Janet Rose is the Principal of Norland College, a higher education provider that offers a BA (Hons) in Early Years Development and Learning as well as the prestigious Norland Diploma and is based in Bath, Somerset.
David Fletcher MBE is the Managing Director of Innovation at Hebden Bridge Mill, an organisation dedicated to preserving the industrial heritage of their local area.
Steve Benson is the Registered Manager of The Manor Residential Home, a Nottingham based care home.
Lorraine Usher is the CEO of Loreburn Housing Association, a company which provides housing across Dumfries and Galloway in the southwest of Scotland and has a portfolio of almost 2,500 properties.
Sarah Kauter is the CEO of VerriBerri Digital, an award-winning Essex-based digital marketing agency specialising in PR, SEO, content marketing, & social media management.
Gary Nott is the Headteacher at St Bede's Catholic Primary School based in Chadwell Heath, Redbridge.
Deryck Newland is the Chief Executive of Play to the Crowd, an arts and education charity with runs a 400-seat heritage theatre in Winchester.
Vicki Willden-Lebrecht is the Owner and Director of The Bright Group International, which specialises in representing children's illustrators across all the creative industries and is one of the most established names in supplying children's illustrations
Katie Tramoni is the Headteacher of Christ the Saviour Church of England Primary School, an Ealing based four-form entry school.
Monika Laczna is the Director and Principal Dentist at The Blue Light Dental & Aesthetic Clinic, a London Dental Clinic dedicated to helping one feel and look one’s best.
Paul Philips is the Managing Director of Project & Building Consultancy, an independent specialist firm of Chartered Building Surveyors and Project Managers based in the City of London.
Paul King is the Founder and Chief Executive of April King Legal, a firm of specialist estate lawyers.
Robert Ginsberg is the Managing Director of HiB, a world leading bathroom product manufacturer providing cutting-edge, quality bathroom products throughout the UK, Europe and the Middle East.
Geoff Hadlow is the Headteacher of Shaftesbury Primary school, a large multicultural, inner-city school in Forest Gate, London.
Richard Brown is the chief executive of Listening Ear and Amparo. Listening Ear Merseyside provides an acclaimed counselling service for children, young people and adults affected by bereavement, while Amparo supports those bereaved by suicide.
Phillip Forrest-Smith is the managing director of FSW Design, a product design and development company based in Nottingham.
Simon Macaulay is the owner and chairman of Anglo Recycling, a business in Lancashire’s Rossendale Valley which recycles clothing, virgin carpet, and jute sacking; materials which normally would go to landfill and manufactures over 150 different products.
Anthony Corish is the headteacher of The Douay Martyrs RC Secondary School in Ickenham, Hillingdon, London, a mixed academy for students aged 11–19 which forms part of the Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust.
Stuart Smith is the headteacher of St. Mary’s Church of England Primary School, based in the Selly Oak area of Birmingham, West Midlands.
Tom Powney is the managing director of Briggs Shoes, an independent, family owned and run retail fashion business established in 1863.
Michael Goldie is the managing director of Portal Security Ltd, a firm which provides a range of security services including the provision of security personnel; the manufacture and installation of CCTV systems; and property management.
Peter Mills is the Managing Director and Co-founder of Pantera Carpentry, a leading carpentry and joinery contractor in London and the South East.
Joanne Roebuck is the Clinical Director at CARE Fertility, one of the world’s leading providers of fertility treatment, genetic diagnosis and screening techniques and associated fertility preservation procedures.
James Scott is the campus principal of Stockport College, a further education institution in Stockport, Cheshire, which merged with Trafford College in 2018 to form The Trafford College Group.
Elaine Ferry is the Founder and Director of Elaine's Travel Co. an independent travel agent based in Marlborough.
Byron Dixon OBE is the CEO and founder of Micro-Fresh, a pioneering biotechnology company based in Leicester, Leicestershire.
Andy Mills-Brown is the CEO of Talent Artistic Group, an award-winning theatrical show producer and live entertainment booking agency.
Tim Swann is the director and founder of Form Bespoke Jewellers, a retailer of high standard jewellery from ethically sourced precious stones and metals, based in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Bob Barbour is the director and chief executive of the Centre for Competitiveness NI, an independent, private sector, not-for-profit, non-partisan, membership organisation.
James Laurie is one of the managing directors of JRL Brickwork, a national brickwork contractor based in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
Helen Spink is the managing director of Tiddlywinks Day Nursery, a private nursery for babies, toddlers and preschoolers located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
John Lane is the headteacher of St. Michael’s Catholic Primary School in Ashford, Surrey; a Voluntary Aided Catholic Primary School under the trusteeship of the Diocese of Westminster, teaching children aged two to 11.
Gary Gallen is the CEO and founder of rradar, a specialist litigation and commercial law firm that uses legal expertise and digital tools to proactively manage, advise, and deliver business solutions to reduce legal risk.
Violet Walker is the Headteacher of Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School, a comprehensive school and converter academy for students aged 11 to 18 based in London.
Olivia Mikhail is the Owner of Kew Little Pigs, The UK's leading miniature pig farm, with knowledge and passion spanning over a decade.
Julia Sandiford-Mitchell is the Headteacher of Shawclough Community Primary School, a two-form entry primary school for children aged two to eleven.
Graham Stickland is the Founder and Director of Contact Consulting UK, an international management consultancy who specialise in developing the capability of people to lead, manage and perform.
Carolyn Howell MBE is the CEO of Solo Housing [East Anglia] Ltd, a company which provides a range of affordable accommodation options for single people.
Iain Tindall is the founder and owner of Belay Rope Access, an IRATA and Global Wind Organisation accredited training provider based in East Sussex.
Deborah Brown is the headteacher of Buckton Vale Primary School in Stalybridge, Tameside, Greater Manchester.
Rachel Gao-Wang is the director and owner of Deson Kitchens, part of the global Deson Group.
Zander Garcez is one of the only flow state consultants in the world and CEO of Humans in Flow, a company targeting toward helping people reach the flow state...
Zeenat Jeewa is the CEO of the Asian People’s Disability Alliance, a charity based in Harlesden, Brent, London, which provides services to meet the needs of disabled people and carers in the Asian community.
Rachel Fleri is the managing director and owner of Specialist Security Ltd. Based in Cardiff; the firm is a provider of security solutions to a wide range of businesses across both the private and public sectors.
Phil Juniper is managing director of Vocational Skills Solutions, a provider of vocational and bespoke training and development programmes.
Richard Ainscough is the CEO of Network Space, a commercial property development, investment and management company based in Merseyside.
Alan Saunders is the headteacher of St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Warrington, Cheshire.
Kieran Smith is the CEO of Driver Require, a multi-award-winning specialist driver recruitment agency based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, with six regional branches.
Host Matthew O'Neill is joined by leaders from across the country to discuss a key topical issue. This week he focusses on the future of office as business navigates the new normal.
Andrew Hunt is the Owner of Holiday Architects, a UK-based tour operator who specialise in tailor-made holidays.
Deborah Frost is the Chief Executive of Personal Group, a leading UK provider of employee services, including employee benefits & insurance products.
Adam Waterworth is the Sport Managing Director at The Goodwood Estate, The Duke of Richmond’s West Sussex estate which is home to the world famous Festival of Speed, Goodwood Revival and Glorious Goodwood.
Simon Barr is a co-founder of Tweed Media, a specialist PR and marketing consultancy with a specific focus on field sports, including game shooting and deer stalking. It is headquartered in Coldstream in the Scottish Borders.
Raqia Bibi heads up RB Care Homes, a specialist care company that takes on and turns around failing residential, nursing and dementia care homes in England and Wales and reverts them into fully compliant services.
Toby Clarke is the director and founder of Vigo Gallery, a contemporary art gallery in London.
Christian Wilcocks is the principal of Leeds West Academy, the largest of three academies under the White Rose Academies Trust, based in Rodley, West Yorkshire.
Dianne Kenny is the owner and director of the Courtyard Centre for Health and Wellbeing in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, and director of local business Langford Assets.
Dr Nerys Llewelyn Jones in the founder of Agri Advisor, a niche law firm specialising in agricultural law and offering specialist services to countryside communities across Wales and Herefordshire.
Clair Letton is the director and owner of Wigwam Toys, an independent toy and gift shop in Brighton & Hove, East Sussex.
Elkie Holland is the managing director of Prospectus IT Recruitment, a recruitment agency in Surrey specialising in providing personnel for the IT industry.
Colin Thompson is the owner and co-director of Dornoch Castle Hotel on the northeast coast of Scotland.
Karim Sekkat is the Chairman of Oxford Engineering, specialises in lean manufacturing, supply chain management and precision engineering to provide total manufacturing solutions.
Zhara Armstrong is the owner of Treasures of Wetherby, a West Yorkshire based retail provider of toys.
Kate Wright is the Managing Director of Henryson Foods International, a leading importer and distributor of specialist ambient, chilled, and frozen food items from Europe in the the UK and Ireland.
Richard La Velle owns and runs Orchard House Clinic, a leading multidisciplinary health clinic providing treatment for musculoskeletal injury.
Ruth Marriott is the Chief Executive of Families for Children, a not-for-profit adoption agency supporting families in the south west.
Simon Connington is the Chief Executive of BPS World, a global recruitment partner who provide HR leaders with a competitive advantage in the ability to attract, recruit and retain the right people.
Andrew Clowes is the Headteacher of The Hey with Zion Primary School, a primary school with a joint Church of England and Methodist Foundation.
Dickon Fletcher is the Owner of Big Fish Rentals, which has over 15 years experience in hiring backline equipment and providing technical services to touring musicians, rehearsal and recording studios, and for Radio and TV.
Timothy Warren is the founding director of GSC Events, a company based in Weston-super-Mare which helps corporates, government departments and associations confirm suitable meeting space and accommodation for their events worldwide.
Rakesh Joshi is the headteacher and owner of The Learning Hub, a provider of group tuition services, one-to-one tuition and holiday booster classes, based in North Wembley, London.
Deborah Witkiss is the chief operating officer at Insight Legal Software Ltd, a firm which provides award winning software including Legal Accounts, Practice Management and Case Management systems designed specifically for solicitors.
Justin Powlesland is a director at JHP Recruitment, a multi-award-winning specialist recruitment company working within the veterinary industry in the UK and US.
Katie Shelmerdine is co-director at Lighthouse Lane, a gift shop in Skipton, North Yorkshire.
Richard Hawkes is the Director of Artworks Conservation Limited, a company that specialise in the conservation and restoration of fine art and archives on paper.
Anthony Villis is the Managing Director of First Wealth, a chartered financial planning firm located in London.
Mark Stucke is the Managing Director of Journeyman Pictures, a film distribution company based in Surrey.
Andrew Webb is the Manager of City of Manchester Gymnastics, an artistic gymnastics centre based in Manchester
Emily Aklan is the Founder and Chief Executive of Serenity Welfare, an organisation that offers comprehensive welfare services for children and young people.
Sofia Charalambous is the Co-founder and Creative Director of Bathroom Origins, a company helping their customers’ bathroom into a space that reflects their individual style & bathing rituals with our aspirational bathroomwares.
Alex Bingley is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Haywoods Group, a Family-owned residential property development business based in London.
Matthew Shoults is the Headmaster of Notting Hill and Ealing High School, an independent day school for girls aged 4 – 18 located in Ealing.
Rory Spick is the Director of Seven Graphics, a company that specialises in signs and printing with over 18 years of experience.
Edward Bruce-White is the CEO of Combat Medical, a UK company and innovator within the Meditech sector.
Karl Hopkinson is the headteacher of Arnold Woodthorpe Infant School, an outstanding education provider in Nottingham.
Jill Daniels is a director at High Ground Films, a film and video company in London which makes independent documentary and experimental films.
Simon Drew is the group chief financial officer of the Bravo Group incorporating Broker Network, Compass Network and Ethos Broking - a group of US Private Equity backed companies supporting the growth, protection, and support for around 750 independent in
David Courtier-Dutton is the CEO and founder of SoundOut/Slicethepie, an automated crowdsourced prediction and validation SaaS platform capable of testing the resonance of any media with any target demographic in over 80 countries.
Edwin Samkin is the special effects supervisor and founder of Event FX Ltd and the sales, project director and founder of Luminous Show Technology.
Stephanie MacQueen is the Director of Pro Fish Services, a family run shop based in Aviemore.
Henry Clarke is the Chairman of Mercy Ships, an organisation that provides free healthcare to some of the poorest and most in need areas of the world.
Peter Smalley is the Chief Executive of The Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust, an independent charitable organisation dedicated to providing music and performing arts opportunities for the children, young people and communities.
Gary Bartles is a Management System Mentor at Garek Group, a training and management consultancy firm.
Flavia Gapper is the Director of Help and Advice at the Charity for Civil Servants, an organisation that supports all civil servants past and present, through what ever problems they may have.
Katharine Gray is the Founder and Director of Friends First, a Christian Dating agency with more than twenty years of experience.
Felix Marufu is the Director of Flexi Coventry an organisation specialising in providing specialist care staff on a temporary basis.
Emma Hattersley is the headteacher of Godolphin School, an independent girls school in Wiltshire
Greg Ellison is the CEO of The Capital International Group, a 150-staff privately owned financial service business with offices in the Isle of Man and in South Africa.
Steve Hill is the managing director of Hemswell Coldstore, an independent frozen food storage facility in Lincolnshire.
Matt Smith is the Managing Director of WPB, a marketing and advertising firm located in London.
Vicky Beere is the Chief Executive of Project 6, a charity working across Keighley, West Yorks and Sheffield, with people, families and communities affected by substance use and multiple complex needs.
Caroline Fonjock is the director of Fevaca, a foundation which supports young people in the care system.
Gary Ellis is Chief Executive of The Coalfields Regeneration Trust, a Sheffield-based independent charity established in response to recommendations made by the government’s Coalfields Task Force
Sue Brand is managing director of RBD Star Rating, an independent 'Quality' Assessment Company.
Jessica Warracks is the co-founder and co-lead creator of Bristol-based website experts, Warracks.
Mark Turner is managing director of Medical Engineering Technologies (MET), a laboratory service which tests the safety and performance of medical devices.
Jessica Dark is the founder and director of Hygge Me Global, an organisation that exists to support sensory processing and ease anxiety through the essence of 'hygge'
Michael Moszynski is the chief executive and co-founder of London Advertising, an award-winning global communications agency.
Jason Knights is the Founder and Managing Director of Blue Kangaroo Design, a brand strategy and design agency who work in the toy and licensing industry.
Ian Christie is the Director of Christie Fencing, an Aberdeenshire-based provider of quality agricultural, security or temporary fencing.
Ian Wright is a Partner at the Mount Veterinary Surgery, a companion animal Veterinary Surgery with special interest in Parasitology.
Jacky Edwards is the Owner and Manager of Compton View Care Home, a residential care service based in Yeovil.
Darren Gelder is the Executive Headteacher at Grace Academy, a non-selective co-educational secondary school within the English Academy programme.
Alex Worrall is the Chairman of Zone Me Audio, a company which develops music holograms known as Holages.
Dave Fidler is the Owner and Director of Front Row Music, a music education provider which serves over 4000 students.
Rear Admiral Malcolm Cree CBE is the Chief Executive Officer of the General Council of the Bar of England and Wales, which represents barristers in England and Wales and promotes their specialist advocacy and advisory services.
Nilesh Shah is the Chief Executive of Blick Rothenberg, a market leading accounting, tax, and advisory business.
Ken Clark is the Managing Director of Protectaseal, a specialist manufacturer of tamper-evident security tapes, label stock material and customised labels.
Raoul Pinnell is the Chairman of Bromley Healthcare, a social enterprise delivering out of hospital healthcare.
Andrew Weston is the Head of Policy and Insight of The Marine Society & Sea Cadets, a maritime charity in youth development and lifelong learning
Dominic Randolfi is managing director at Jamm Studios, a one to one music tuition service.
Romesh Muthiah is co-director of Central Housing Group, an award-winning letting agency.
Carl Richmond is CEO of Brookvale Care Home, a Greater Manchester social and residential care facility.
Toby Bonney is director of Addimus, a Hove based specialist in security and enterprise technology.
John Paddick is the CEO of Thurrock Centre for Independent Living, a charity that provides support for disabled people.
Nigel Attwood is headteacher at Bellfield Junior School, a community-based school in Birmingham.
Sam Strickland is principal of The Duston School, a Northampton based school teaching those between the ages of four and 19.
Frank J Spear is owner and managing director of Bounce Cycles, a Preston based bicycle servicing company.
Wade Newmark is director of The Dales Nursing Home, a Devon based nursing home, catering to the needs of those over 65.
Lance Forman is director of H. Forman and Son, a smoked salmon business in Fish Island, London.
Ivy Blackwell is the registered manager at Honeywood House Nursing Home, a charitable concern, registered with the Charity Commission and situated outside the village of Rowhook, West Sussex.
Marcus Paine is managing director of Modern Money Financial Services, a financial services business.
Paul Tansey is managing director at Intergage, a provider of engineering marketing solutions.
Margaret McFerran is the director and proprietor at Honey B’s, a clothes manufacturer and retailer based in Warwickshire.
Elliot Sparks is the Chairman of Pennine Mencap and the Managing Director of Pennine Social Care.
Dr Abide Zenenga is the headteacher and founder of Birmingham-based Riverside Education.
Philip Dupée is a BAFTA-winning director and the managing director of video producer and photographer Hello Love.
John Everitt is CEO of the National Forest Company, and an environmental professional with more than 25 years' experience in the conservation sector.
Emma Ridgeway is the Managing Director of Vita Skills, a leading provider in delivering first class training courses in beauty, children & youth work & the fitness industry.
Keith Yates is the Managing Director of Enstruct Training, a Leicestershire-based family-run company offering high quality educational services.
Philip Ainsworth is the Director of Ainsworth Jewellers, a 148 yearly family business based in Blackburn.
Victoria Whiter is the Owner and Managing Director of Peters’ Cleaners, an award winning dry cleaning and laundry company.
Stewart Dance is the Headteacher of Oscott Academy, an independent school that specialises in woking with students with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties and those at risk of permanent exclusion.
Phil Grabsky is the Founder and director of Seventh Art Productions, one of the UK’s leading independent producers of films for cinema, TV and digital platforms.
Graeme Jones is the Managing Director of C-Probe Systems, a provider of network management systems for the monitoring and protection of corrosion, assessment of structural integrity and environmental monitoring of reinforced concrete and masonry structure
Rekha Agrawal is the Vice President and General Manager of Fire Supression Products at Johnson Controls, a company dedicated to making buildings safer, more comfortable, and more sustainable.
Petra Ingram is the Chief Executive of The Brooke, an international charity that protects and improves the lives of horses, donkeys and mules which give people in the developing world the opportunity to work their way out of poverty.
Jo Malpass is the director of J & J accountants, a chartered accountants in Deal, Kent who specialise in professional tax planning, e-file tax returns, book-keeping, accounting and business advisory services.
Dr Derek J. Maguire is the principal dentist and owner of DJ Maguire & Associates, which owns and operates 11 separate practices across Northern Ireland.
Bob Browning is Head of Corporate Strategy for Quattro Group, a leading contractor within the rail market with a close partnership with Network Rail.
Charlie Hicks is the Managing Director of EIC Insurance Services, a Hertfordshire-based independent insurance broker.
Richard Bratton is the managing director of Blue Sky Film & Media, a Bristol-based video production agency operating across the UK and Europe
Roderick Gethins is the Managing Director of Worlds Apart Travel, a specialist travel consultancy.
Paul Edwards is the Managing Director of KPP Search, a specialist recruitment business based in London.
Bob Timmins is the operational manager at Newland Hurst Care Home, a small charity that supports people with learning disabilities in the Droitwich Spa area of Worcestershire.
Theresa Selvin Group Chief Executive of ESP Group, a company that makes life simple for millions of transport users by supporting passengers on every step of their journey.
Shann Jones is the Founder and Director of The Chuckling Goat, a Wales based producer of Traditionally Fermented Live Kefir.
Lee Summers is the Founder and Chief Executive of Oakmore Builders, a Bromley Based builders and property developers.
Wendy Richards is the managing director of The Nappy Lady Ltd, a multi-ward winning nappy specialist and retailer which stocks real nappy products.
Lloyd Evans is the director and senior editor of JLE Services, a company of freelance translators specialised in the English, Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian languages.
Jackie Arnold is an international executive coach, supervisor and cross-cultural expert at Coach4Executives, trading as Arnold Associates.
Tom Druitt is the founder and managing director of The Big Lemon, a sustainable transport social enterprise in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, running the UK’s first solar-powered electric buses.
Victoria Clifford is the founder of Retroesque, a lady’s reproduction vintage boutique based in Arundel, West Sussex.
Elisabeth Smith is a director at House of Oscar, an online store for unique home décor.
Roy Dykes is the owner of Jetmasters, a company specialising in high pressure water jetting equipment and safety training courses.
Katheryn Stead and Matt Wallis opened the doors of Bridgette Bordeaux, based in Sherwood - Nottingham, in 2018.
Denise Terzi is the Managing Director of Morewood Accounting. A firm that specialises in payroll & employment practices.
Ben Bristow is the Co-Director of Paul Bristow Associates, a firm based in North Wales specialising in print, design and manufacturing of bespoke textile products.
Kevin Sartain is the principal of Beech House School in Rochdale. The institution is an independent co-educational school for those years aged two to 16.
Ross Kennedy is the Founder and CEO of QHI Group est. 1989. The company is a global specialist in thermal monitoring of electrical infrastructure.
Dr Colin Clark is the chairman of High Street Organics, an organic food shop in Bruton, Somerset, that also sells handmade goods and books from local suppliers.
Latha Kathirkamathamby is the care manager at Blue Crystal Care Agency, a specialised care provider based in Harrow, north west London.
Pat Carrington MBE is the executive principal of City College Peterborough, based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
Julie Cook is the business owner and director of Acacia Learning, a leading provider of CIPD accredited courses for HR and Learning and Development professionals.
Lorraine Tindale is an integrative psychotherapist specialising in trauma-informed symptoms that cause anxiety and depressive and dissociative disorders.
Ian Kirkby is the founder and owner of Aspire Management Consultancy Ltd, a firm which offers coaching, mentoring, training and consultancy services to help leaders, teams and organisations fulfil their potential.
James Thompson is the managing director at Spokes of Bagshot Ltd, a bicycle store in Bagshot, Surrey.
Richard Bates is the CEO of Qualitrain Group and managing director of Qualitrain Ltd, managing director of Quality New Builds Ltd, and director and business owner of QSS.
Peter Appleton is the chief executive of Vivacity Culture and Leisure Trust, a charitable body which oversees the management of cultural, sports and leisure services, events and activities across the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
Carl McCarthy is the headteacher of Frogmore Junior School in Blackwater, Camberley, Surrey.
Jane Littlewood is a director at The Rabbit Patch Ltd, founder of Wyred Up, and publisher of the Visit Fylde Coast websites.
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Professor Sheila Owen-Jones is the CEO of Metanoia Institute, an educational charity that provides “humanistically oriented” professional training programmes.
Phil Hughes is director and co-founder of Medical Thermal Imaging. Founded in Liverpool in 2008, it was the city’s first thermography clinic.
Erika Leadbeater is the managing director at TSG Marine, a provider of marine access solutions for the energy industry which is leading the development of marine access as a whole-service solution.
David Spence is the CEO of the Scottish Outdoor Education Centres, an independent charity that provides “quality learning opportunities” for schools and groups across the country.
Stephen Davis is the group principal of United Colleges Group, a further education provider catering for over 20,000 students across five campuses in London.
Philip Smith is the co-founder and director of Cotswold Property Ltd. Headquartered in Gloucestershire; the business provides bespoke building and construction services in and around the Cotswolds.
Chris Chaney is the Chief Executive of CW+, the official charity of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Jane Morris is the Director of the Wirral Reiki Rooms, an establishment spiritually guiding individuals in the achievement of health, balance, relaxation and harmonious living through the application of holistic practice.
Mark Goodway is the Founder and Chief Executive of The Matthew Tree Project, an organisation that strives to empower and support people who have fallen into crisis.
Tony Crabtree is the Founder and Chief Executive of Juniper Research, a market research company based in Hampshire.
Jonathan Moir is the Training Manager of Tigh-Na-Muirn, a care home located in Scotland.
Jon Sweeney is the Director of S & K Scaffolding, a Hampshire based family scaffolding business.
Nikki Markham is the Head of Education of Transferable Skills Training, an organisation established to work with the individuals that have been failed by traditional forms of education and training.
Ronke Emmanuel runs the Kent-based social enterprise, Community Coaching and Training Ltd (CCT).
David Morgan is the Managing Director of South Wales Property Investor’s and Lettings, a Letting Agents and Property Investors in South Wales.
Jane Stuart-Smith is the Chair of the Morvern Community Development Company, The Company aims to benefit the community of Morvern, Argyll, Scotland, through the principles of sustainable development.
Pete Muswell is the owner principal of The Phone Number Testing Company and Cityfringe, an active consultant with JT International Partnership Ltd, business development director at Eldons Berkeley Solicitors, and deputy chairman of UKIP.
Elif Köse is an award-winning businesswoman and the proprietor of eponymous Brighton-based fashion house Elif Köse.
Pete Warren is the Editor of the news site and think tank Future Intelligence, Chairman of the Cyber Security Research Group and Research Director of tech startup IPBootstrap.
Manyara Irene Muyenziwa is the nominated individual at Rhodsac Community Living, a service that operates residential care homes and supported living facilities.
Rob Ghahremani is the Founder and CEO of Mind Over Matter Fitness Ltd, a company dedicated to helping people achieve their desired level of fitness despite their level of ability or disability.
Deven Pillay is the Chief Executive & Company Secretary of Harrow Mencap. An organisation that is the primary campaigning body and the leading voice and provider of personalised services for people with learning disabilities in Harrow.
Edward Holland is the Managing Director of Driven Media. An advertising agency that specialises in large format outdoor advertising specifically using lorries & trucks as mobile billboards.
Dave Waddell is the Managing Partner of FlyResearch. A full-service agency that offers online quantitative research, FlyResearch combines proven methodologies with the latest research techniques to deliver useful data quickly.
Diana Taylor is Managing Director of Marketing Humber. An organisation that promotes the successes, opportunities and business of the Humber region.
Richard Mayer is the Director of Be Focused, a company who’s mission is to provide opportunities and support for marketers and marketing teams to develop and realise their full potential.
Clive Walsh is the Managing Director of Mallalieu’s of Delph, a provider of traditional British Woollen fabrics since 1863.
Celestino Marenghi, is the Commercial Director of Wingnut Utilities, a civil and electrical engineering contractor based in Preston.
Dr Amarjit Sohal is the Co-Founder and Principle Dentist at Broadway Dental Boutique, a Crawley based provider of dental services.
Graeme Duncombe is the Director and Co-Owner of AFA Fostering, an Independent Fostering Provider based in East Anglia and the East Midlands.
Jacob Vollrath is the Care Manager and Human Resource Manager of Newton Dee Camphill Community, a community on the outskirts of Aberdeen who offer a home and meaningful work along with opportunities for personal development to adults with learning disabil
Christine Hamilton is the Director of Castlegate Nursery & Out of School Club, a provider of private childcare located in the Scottish Borders.
Simon Hart is the Chief Executive Officer of Re-Instate, a charity working to improve employment opportunities, quality of life and well-being for people experiencing mental ill-health, people with learning disabilities and young people.
Brendan Keaney is the Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer of DanceEast, a dance class facilitator and theatre venue.
Mitesh Kunvarji is the Managing Director for Temple Ewell Nursing home and in this episode he is joined by the registered Care Manager Gillian Burnham.
Richard Fuller is the Co-Owner and Managing Director of Cash Shop Ltd, a leading a dynamic High Street retail financial services company with 10 UK locations.
Tina Seymour is the Chief Executive of Hope for Tomorrow, a dedicated charity, bringing cancer care closer to patients’ homes via their Mobile Cancer Care Units.
Paula Eagle is the quality assurance manager at Berkshire based domiciliary care provider, Care Response.
Simon Curtis is the managing director and owner of Cloud Electronics, the UK leader in amplification, mixer-amplifiers, and zone-routing audio tools in the realm of commercial and domestic installations.
Denise Hartley is the CEO of Intact, short for the Ingol and Tanterton Community Trust, which offers support, advice, and signposting services to people of all ages and in all manner of situations across the city of Preston in Lancashire.
Zofia Ludwig is the founding director of Expert in Mind, a company providing mental health expertise for legal proceedings, based in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex.
Stuart Cooper is the CEO of Adelphi Group, a leading global healthcare agency headquartered in Macclesfield, Cheshire.
Iain Mair is the executive director of GideonsUK, an association of Christian business and professional men and women dedicated to sharing the gospel by providing Bibles and New Testaments to schools, hotels, hospitals, universities, colleges and prisons.
Margaret Todd MBE is the founder of the Lord Whisky Sanctuary Fund, a sanctuary for animals who have been injured, abused or become homeless, headquartered in Stelling Minnis, Kent.
Dr Kirrin Punia is the practice principal of Fresh Smile Clinic, a dentist based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire.
Rebecca Phillips is the managing director of In-Comm Training, a firm which offers a range of class leading services to businesses and apprentices.
Donna Speed is the chief executive of We The Curious, an educational charity with a hands-on science centre which aims to remove boundaries around science – connecting art, people and ideas in a united culture of curiosity.
Naseer Ahmed is the CEO of Ultrasound Care Scanning Services, the diagnostic and clinical wing of Peek-a-Baby Ultrasound Services based in Birmingham and London.
Alan Carter is the senior academic adviser at Cherwell College, an independent co-educational boarding school in Oxford, Oxfordshire.
Richard Fox is the managing director of Fox Silver, a Croydon based designer and manufacturer, specialising in precious metals and gemstones.
Steve Ellis is the CEO of St Petrocs, a charity that helps the homeless in Cornwall and aims to eliminate street homelessness entirely in the county.
Michelle Padron-Kitching is a director at Futureworks NY, an organisation based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, which provides training, support and guidance for people of all ages as well as volunteering opportunities within the local community.
Elizabeth McPherson is the CEO of the Scarborough & Ryedale Carers Resource, an independent charity that supports and promotes the work of carers in and around Scarborough and Ryedale.
Sara Livadeas is the CEO of The Fremantle Trust, a Buckinghamshire-based organisation that works to improve the choice and quality of services available to older and disabled people.
Kiran Kapur is the Chief Executive of Cambridge Marketing College, who’s mission is to enhance the careers of marketers and the quality of marketing for their companies.
Jo Parker is the Managing Director of Abbey Funeral Services, a family owned funeral service located in Kent.
Steven Stockley is the Managing Director of FosterTalk, an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting Foster Carers.
Paul Morrow is the Master of The Worshipful Company of Bakers, a livery company which can trace its origins back to 1155 and is the City of London's second oldest recorded guild.
Ian Edwards is the Chairman of H4ALL, a consortium charity that includes Age UK HHB that provides services in the health sector.
Tony Wilson is the Director of The Institute for Employment Studies, an independent, apolitical, international centre of research and consultancy in public employment policy and organisational human resource issues.
Josef Bailey is the Founder and Owner of The Quarter Cafe, a Café by day and present a quirky home-style bistro in the evening located in Stoke-on-Trent
Paula Thomas is a director at Chrysalis Day Support, a provider of day support and person-centred care to people in and around the rural village of Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire.
Phil Houlton is the operations director at Danny W Poole & Sons, a haulage business based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Nathan Bailey is the Managing Director of Advanced Innovative Engineering, who specialise in the design and development of Wankel-type rotary engines for Aerospace, Automotive and Marine applications.
San Tou is the Director of the LDM Group, a property investment, development, & Consultancy Group based in Manchester.
Alfonso Rao is director of Queen Square Dental Clinic, a dental education facility situated in Bristol.
Dion Mellows is a director at SHA Environmental, a firm based in Epsom, Surrey, which provides a full range of energy, sustainability, and environmental solutions for the built environment.
Paul Hines is the director and owner of Progress Windows Ltd, a company which specialises in the supplying and fitting of windows, doors, conservatories, and roofline to domestic or commercial properties throughout the Midlands, based in Hinckley.
Matthew Utber is the Founder and Creative Director of The Plant London, a London based design studio.
Ben Jones is the Company Director at Inside Right, a West Midlands based Recruitment Agency.
Carol Cooper is Chief Flying Instructor at Andrewsfield Aviation, a flight training school in Essex.
Rebecca Collins is the Managing Director of Chapel House Training and Consultancy, an award winning training and development organisation based in Yorkshire.
Alan Williamson is the owner of Regalty Estates Ltd, a property management company based in Congleton, Cheshire, which covers commercial and residential properties throughout Northern England and Staffordshire.
Natalie Dickens is the co-owner and managing director at Felt Music, a multi service production company in Soho, London which licenses, composes and researches music for TV, radio, film, and online productions.
Martin Carr is the Principal Surveyor and Project Manager of Building Logistics UK, a company of surveyors, architects and planners with offices in both Cardiff & London.
Jonathan Samrai is the Director of Nationwide Electrical Installations, an electrical contracting company specialising in the installation of smoke and natural ventilation systems.
George Crowder is the managing director of Crowder Consulting, a firm based in Birkenhead which specialises in water network consultancy, data analysis and field services.
Simon Franc is the founder and CEO of Forensic Equity, an independent forensic science service provider which ensures that forensic evidence presented in criminal cases is both fair and accurate.
Catherine Beagley is the managing director of Drawing and Talking, a London based provider of therapeutic training courses for people who work with and care for children and adults.
Guy Padfield-Wilkins is the managing director of Woking Community Transport, a not-for-profit organisation which provides accessible door-to-door transport to those who would otherwise be socially excluded because of poverty, disability or age.
James Emsley is the CEO of ELM Legal Services in Bristol, a legal practice which provides Will Writing & Estate Planning Services across the UK.
David Fairbrother is the managing director of NSR Management, a business based in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire which specialises in the field of measured term contracts in the construction industry.
Ildiko Mokran is the founder and managing director of IM Bookkeeping, a specialist bookkeeping firm in Preston, Lancashire.
Andy Whatmough is the managing director at S&G Response, a solutions provider to intermediaries and stakeholders in the motor supply chain including insurers, motor manufacturers and self-insured corporates.
Glen Morgan is the managing director of Credebt Ltd, a receivables management and risk specialist for the invoice finance and insolvency industries.
Jon Ruddock is the general manager of ADIPS, short for the Amusement Device Inspection Procedures Scheme, headquartered in Sunderland.
Janet Schofield is the CEO of Compass Advocacy Network, a charity in Northern Ireland working with young people and adults with learning disabilities.
Anthony Stankard is the managing director of Reside Manchester, an independent estate agency in Manchester’s city centre.
Bruce Hazell is a founding partner of Trimline, a family-run business based in London which has brought leading technology and innovation to the British tiling market.
Joanne Wood is the founder and director of Primary Care Recruitment. Based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, it is the largest nursing and care recruitment company in the north east of England.
Scott Wilkins is the Managing Director of Hexis UK, a PVC film manufacturer that has been serving the signage, print and automotive sectors for more than three decades.
Kingsley Onyemenem is the senior partner at KC Law Chambers, a law firm based in the city of London.
Alex Black is global director of EMI Production Music, a multinational music publishing company.
Dharmesh Bhayani is director of madebyzen, a company who produces a range of luxury fragrance products.
John Preston is director and owner of LPM Bohemia, a company that hires out and manufacturers tents and marquees.
Shiv Popat is director of BNS Capital, the real estate arm of a UK based family formed investment office.
Adam Cox is a director at Feenix Signs & Graphics, a company based in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, which provides vehicle livery, graphics, and signage solutions.
Jamie Hinton is CEO of Razor, a company who focuses on providing information technology.
Ian Dilnot-Smith is the company director at J Dilnot-Smith & Son Ltd, a family owned and run funeral directors based in Deal and Sandwich, Kent.
Julian Agostini is the managing director of Mash Media, the leading UK publisher of magazines and directories for the events industry, based in Kingston-upon-Thames, London.
John Collier is a director at Merchant Contracts Ltd, a flooring contractor based in Harlow, Essex.
Nigel Rivers is a director and co-founder of Pentangle Engineering Services, a specialist manufacturer based in Grantham, Lincolnshire which provides machines and special purpose tooling for robotic and dedicated applications.
Steve Goldring is a director at National Cable Management Distributors Ltd [NCM], an electrical products wholesaler based in Feltham, west London.
Jack Robinson-Pullen is the founder of The Mobile Barbering Academy, which he developed to deliver a strong level of theoretical and practical hairdressing education in the comfort of the client’s own workplace.
Ian Hendry is a director at Maxwells Hair & Beauty Ltd, Bedfordshire’s largest independent hairdressing and beauty salon.
Gary Berry is the Founder and Managing Director of Albury Building Services, a high quality building construction company.
Mike Williams works at Solar Medical & Chemical, a Gwent based supplier of medical disposables, janitorial supplies and equipment to businesses and the general public.
Graham Bright is the head of compliance and operations at Euro Exim Bank, a specialist trade finance institution facilitating global trade.
Janett Thompson is the director of operations at Hazel Court Supported Living, a supported living facility in Manchester for young people who are classed as care leavers.
Sue Vaughan is the founder and director of Acorns Health Care, a supported living provider in Hampshire for people with learning disabilities, autism, and complex mental health disorders.
Jane Green is the operations manager at Casi Care and the director of nursing at Thornton Manor Care Home in Chester, Cheshire.
Jackie Bell is the owner and manager of Jaybees Childcare, an outdoor-indoor nursery in Lochmaben, Scotland.
Gemma Borgert is the managing director of pfm medical UK, a firm which specialises in developing, producing, and selling healthcare solutions.
Andrew O’Reilly is the group operations director at Family Care Group, a care provider running six homes across the UK which offer care for vulnerable people.
Jane Smith is the managing director of Jointine Products [Lincoln] Ltd, a manufacturer of gasket paper materials.
Jim Gildea is the founder, managing director and owner of Rubbish Clearance and Waste Removal Ltd, a waste removal services company in Hampshire.
Amy Ferguson is the founder and director of Fun Foundations Day Nursery in Cowbridge, South Glamorgan.
Yathu Kanagaratnam is business development manager at City Goddess Ltd, a leading women’s fashion wholesaler with significant online presence, headquartered in London.
Jock Alexander OBE is the chief executive of Navy Wings, charity headquartered in Somerset which is committed to preserving and flying historic British naval aircraft.
Peter Roberts is the chairman of the Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park in Ripon, Yorkshire.
Claire Austin is the managing director of Claire Austin Hardy Plants, a plant retail business based in Newtown, Wales.
Janet Jack is the CEO of the International Association of Bookkeepers, an Ofqual-regulated professional and examination body for the bookkeeping profession.
Steve Butler is the chief executive of Punter Southall Aspire, a major retirement savings business that blends a strong customer focused heritage with a modern and technology-led outlook.
Joan Fleming is a director at 8DigitalPR, a PR agency based in Gourock, Scotland which is primarily specialised in web design.
Sandra Busby is the owner and founding director of Welsh Contact Centre Forum, an industry led forum providing support to over 200 employers in Wales.
James Leggett is the managing director of MTM Consulting, the market leader for research in independent schools, headquartered in Suffolk.
Christian Young is the founder, executive producer and managing director of Spiked Media, a company which creates high quality digital video campaigns for a wide range of clients in the UK and internationally.
Simon Robinson is a director at ACR, a construction consultancy business encompassing civil and structural engineering, CDM consultancy, facilities management and project management.
Andrew Turner is a director at Karrek Chartered Financial Planners, based in Newquay, Cornwall.
Scott Ewing is the managing director of Ewing Law, a private client law firm based in Westminster that specialises in every stage of potential, prospective and ongoing criminal proceedings.
Sebastian Marshall is the operations director at WhiffAway Group, a market leader in the development of Waterless Urinal technology.
Richard Davies , Managing Director of Moretube Engineering, believes that sustainable growth and client satisfaction are more important that profit chasing for the business. He sits down with Scott Challinor to discuss the importance of leadership, how to navigate the uncertainty around Covid-19 and his plans for the future.
Moretube Engineering specialise in pipe welding and fabrication, general fabrication, and on-site installations. They are experienced in hot works and working at height. Based in Wrexham and Amlwch, Moretube’s staff have a longstanding passion for providing practical project solutions in the manufacturing sector.
Tim Fearnett is the owner of Central Staffs Crossfit, a centre based in the heart of Stafford, which promotes exercise, fitness and a healthy lifestyle with a supportive community.
Trevor Ratledge is a specialist orthodontist and principal of Rectory House Dental Practice in Guildford, Surrey.
Stephen Adkins is the managing director of Adkins Associates, a company which provides conflict resolution services for the construction sector.
Paula Ware is the managing director of Map Archaeological Practice, a leading archaeological contractor and heritage consultant operating across the north of England.
Ian Jamie is the managing director of Staeger Clear Packaging Ltd, a transparent packaging firm based in Coventry.
Richard Packard is a senior consultant for Arnott Eye Associates. Part of the Optegra group, the company is a key provider of a wide range of ophthalmology treatments.
James Trett is the managing director of JP Trett Recruitment and JP Trett Consultancy, an executive mid-senior level consultancy that specialises in sourcing talent in the agricultural sector.
Rob Daysley is the owner and managing director of Designs Signage Solutions Ltd, a Hull based signage and branding expert.
Cynthia Brittan is a director at Henley Ice Cream, an ice cream parlour in Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire, with roots dating back to the 1930s.
Anthony Lowe is the CEO and managing director of Tapestry Care UK Ltd, a social care provider based in Hornchurch, Greater London.
Tim Huddart is a senior partner at h2glenfern, a strategic consultancy firm based in London.
Steven Groves, Director of Affinity Financial Advisors, is passionate about helping clients get the most out of their pensions and investment returns. He sits down with Scott Challinor to discuss the importance of leadership, how to navigate the uncertainty around Covid-19 and his plans for the future.
Paul Allen is the chief executive of the Royal Hospital of Neuro Disability [RHN] in Putney, London.
Andrew Thomas is the founder and managing director of BetterYou, a UK health company specialising in nutrients and supplements which lack in modern Western diets and lifestyles.
Rebecca Hacker is the Commissioning editor of Farm & Country Magazine, a publication about honest and earthy food and farming the south west.
Olivier Tsemo is the CEO of Sadacca Ltd, also known as the Sheffield and District African Caribbean Community Association.
Darren Smith is the founder and chief meaning officer at Making Business Matter Ltd, the soft skills training provider to the UK grocery industry, headquartered in Thame, Oxfordshire.
Julia Middleton is the founder of Common Purpose, a company which runs leadership development programmes that enable people from different backgrounds, sectors, geographies and generations to work together to solve common problems.
Adrian Brady is the managing director at Escape Recruitment, a business headquartered in Livingston, Scotland, which specialises in providing high quality and cost-effective recruitment solutions for the Scottish engineering & manufacturing job markets.
Penny Williams is the CEO of Kenward Trust, a charity based in Kent helping those affected by addiction, homelessness, and crime, and CEO of marketing agency Big Plan Group.
Tristan Hartey is the managing director at Hartey Wealth Management Ltd, a financial advice firm based in Chester, Cheshire.
Sara Tate is the CEO of TBWA London, an advertising agency in London which is part of the Omnicrom Group.
Kenneth Michael Kemp is a director at Middlepatch Ltd, the company which is the registered provider for College Fields Nursing Home in Barry, South Glamorgan, Wales.
Tom Cullen is the managing director at Digitel Europe Ltd, a group of companies which supplies telecommunications systems and services.
Ewan Macgregor is the owner of Helica Scotland, a company which provides project management, CDM compliance assistance, clerk of works services and design team coordination services to contractors and developers across Scotland.
Michael Octigan is the co-founder and owner of Gecko Agency Ltd, a creative digital agency based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Phillip Taylor is the Owner of The Cordwainer, an Orthopaedic Footwear Specialist in Derbyshire making shoes and boots for people with complex foot problems.
Mark Brocklehurst is the managing director of Sharples Group Ltd, a company based in Warrington, Cheshire, which specialises in supplying office solutions.
Clive Ormerod, Managing Director of OMS, is dedicated to helping companies get the most out of their business performance. He sits down with Scott Challinor to discuss the importance of leadership, how to navigate the uncertainty around Covid-19 and his plans for the future.
By way of support, guidance and advice, OMS improve businesses’ performance and help them to remain compliant. Bolstering this effort is over 20 years of experience in advising and training companies of all kinds across the UK. Although they’re not the only service of this kind, they are keen to point out that there is no “one size fits all” approach. It’s for this reason they focus heavily on providing innovative solutions that cater to businesses’ exact needs.
Dr Muhaned Al-Hindawi is an experienced healthcare professional and a consultant at Ontarget Pharma Consultancy Limited.
Waheedat Owodeyi is the owner of PharmacyExprezz, an online pharmacy based in Great Yarmouth.
Andrew Whelan is the CEO of The Sancus Group, an innovative alternative finance provider, and CEO of GLI Finance, which is a specialist provider of finance for SMEs.
Sajida Parveen is the founder of The Perfume Closet, a fragrance retailer based in Birmingham.
Jerry Uche is a director at Clean 360, a professional cleaning company based in Derby, Derbyshire.
Andi Clark is a director and transport manager at DW Clark & Sons Ltd, a freight, distribution and logistics specialist based in Chelmsford, Essex.
Richard Glasson is the CEO of Hogarth Worldwide, the world leader in creative production.
Chris Sheppardson is the founder of EP Business in Hospitality, the managing director of Chess Partnership and founder of its holding company Chess Executive, and a director at EPCIS Media, a division of the EP business.
Jashpal Thind is a director who oversees and runs numerous businesses in the care and hospitality sectors, one of which is The Laurels Nursing Home in Hastings, East Sussex.
Keith Frost is the director of operations at Arqiva, the UK’s leading communications infrastructure provider.
Mark Easby is the founder and managing director at Better Brand Agency, an award-winning brand agency with offices in London and Teesside.
Samantha Bull is the Founder of Harber Hair, a small independent business located in East London.
Jane Bolton is Partner and Executive Producer at Fat Lemon, an award-winning commercials and music video production company.
Esme Ward is the Director of the Manchester Museum, a museum displaying works of archaeology, anthropology and natural history and is owned by the University of Manchester.
Esme Ward is the Director of the Manchester Museum, a museum displaying works of archaeology, anthropology and natural history and is owned by the University of Manchester.
Robert Caffrey-Hill is the Director of The Clinic, foot and back specialists located in Droitwich Spa.
Kate Kassam is the Managing Director of Atelier Interiors, a Soft Furnishing manufacturing company.
Martin Osman is the Managing Director of Camps Environmental Services, a company that provides a range of arboricultural, landscape and environmental services.
Christopher Challis is the Owner of Challis, a company developing innovative water quality improvement, and infection control products.
Tim Wakefield is the Founder and Director of Switch Midlands, an organisation that supports primary and secondary pupil's emotional and social wellbeing in the school environment.
Diane Thompson is the group chief executive of the Honeycomb Group, a nonprofit organisation based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire which provides support services to keep people safe and well at home.
Sam Collyer is a director at Rubbish Disposal, an Essex and London rubbish clearance company.
Rachel Jolliffe is the owner of Jolliffes, a family run business that specialises in men’s formal-wear and fancy dress, based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
Matt Farrar is the CEO of Outdoor365 Group headquartered in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, the holding company of retailer Farrar & Tanner.
Fola Akinsowon is the owner and managing director of The School on the Green, a private pre-school for two-to-five-year-old children based in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
Tina Kelly is the manager and owner of The Hair Lounge, a unique salon based in Pelsall, Walsall, West Midlands.
Kristi Markou is the co-founder and co-owner of The Brownie Box, a family-run cake shop and café in London.
Lorraine Nicholson is the training division director at Wright Foundation CIC, the UK’s leading training provider in exercise referral and specialist conditions to the leisure industry.
Gary King is the managing director at Collins King & Associates Ltd, an established and independently owned hospitality recruitment consultancy.
Mark Law is the managing director of Wilson Cooke Ltd, a digital, marketing and advertising agency based in Manchester.
Paul Cusack is the managing director of Cockermouth Travel in Cockermouth, Cumbria, one of the largest independent travel agents in the UK.
Sajid Moghal is a director at Jap Performance Parts, a company which specialises in high performance Japanese cars, tuning parts & spares.
Jeremy Waller and Sheila Waller are the joint-owners and directors of Primavera Gallery, the foremost independent art gallery in Britain, based in Cambridge, UK.
Mark Everard is the Co-Owner and Co Director of Ovamill, a Building firm located in Suffolk
Nick Earlam is the Founder and Chief Executive of Plexus Cotton, a UK based cotton company with sustainable farming operations in Africa.
Nick Collins is the Founder and Director of Cleverchefs, a multi award winning contract event catering company.
Jennifer Stewart is the Proprietor of Bread & Bajo Bakery, an Artisan Bakery specialising in Continental and American style pastries and baked goods.
Kris Tisdale is the Director of Ambos Digital, an award winning creative website design, development and marketing agency based in Liverpool and serving clients nationwide
Melanie McBreen is the Director of Changes Hair Design, a collection of establishments devoted to hair care.
Steve Hargreaves is the Managing Director of MLC York, a Yorkshire based civil and construction engineering firm.
Jon Sloper is the Owner and Director of Alacrify, a digital marketing firm based in Dorchester.
Nelson Nazareth is the Managing Director of BioGene, a company providing molecular biology products and services.
David Bradshaw is the Valuation Manager at Truck and Plant Asset Management, an auction house based in Neath and Port Talbot.
Susan Witterick is the Director of dBx Acoustics, an award winning acoustic consultancy based in Manchester and working nationwide.
Richard Wood is the Founder and Managing Director of Gillissa, a Pay Per Click specialist and a Google strategic partner.
Paul Greeves MBE is the Managing Director of First Option Safety Consultants, the largest, most experienced safety consultants to the media and entertainment industry.
Tom Pellereau is the Chief Executive and Inventor at Stylideas, a Cosmetics business that he co-founded with Lord Sugar.
Jeff Halls is the Managing Director of 20Six, a Sussex based commercial interior specialists offering innovative design, quality fit-out and contemporary office and leisure furniture.
Sharon Wodskou is the Director of Aqua Advanced Skincare, a Cornwall based skincare clinic.
Paul Wilson is the Managing Director of ProLogic Systems, a company that designs, supplies, installs, and maintains all types of electronic security systems.
Steven Bell is the managing director at Install Solar Ltd, a company based in Scotland which supplies and installs the latest in solar power, solar panels, inverter and battery storage technologies.
Kelly Shaw is the managing director at k:SPA, a salon with a touch of the spa environment, based in Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire.
Philip Paris is the president of The Showmens Guild of Great Britain, the locally and nationally recognised negotiating body for national showmen.
Melba Fisher is the chairman and managing director of Business for Breakfast, an exclusive business club headquartered in Greater Manchester which generates quality referral business for its members.
Mark Willis is a director for removals CRM TrustYourMove.com and Vandyman Removals & Logistics, a home and office removals company and packing services provider.
Mike Ellis is a director at 43 Clicks North, a conversion rate optimisation agency based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, that delivers business growth through targeted website optimisation driven from real user data.
Nicole Williamson is the operations director at ECP [Education Child Protection] Limited, a specialist training company working with any organisation that comes into contact with children, young people, families and adults at risk.
Fran Hardiman is the lead chiropractor of the Being Well Clinic in South Molton, Devon.
Selina Jogaloo is the owner of Pretty Woman, a multi award-winning beauty salon brand with branches in Alresford and Alton, Hampshire.
Sean Bullick is the managing director at Make It York, the City of York’s Destination Management Organisation. Its purpose is to develop and promote York, nationally and internationally.
Niall McGill is the managing director of civil engineering firm Charles Brand Group Ltd and the piling director at FK Lowry Piling Ltd, a provider of high-quality foundation and infrastructure solutions.
Joe Warren is the Managing Director of PowerVault, a new home electricity storage product which helps all households use energy more efficiently.
Sheryl Doe is the managing director at Allegro Optical, a family run independent opticians with branches in Meltham, Huddersfield, and Saddleworth.
Seamus Durack is the managing director of nutraceutical development company Phytoactiv Ltd, a commercial finance broker for Acumen Finance UK, and an independent bloodstock adviser and racehorse trainer.
Michael Green is a company director and shareholder at Icon Fabrications, an award-winning provider of architectural metalwork, glass, and steelwork solutions, headquartered in Loanhead, Scotland.
Simon Lane is the CEO and owner of Metspin Ltd, a Hampshire based industry leader in metal spinning working with various sectors including aerospace, defence and nuclear.
Paul Crabtree is the owner of Waste Paper Solutions, a confidential waste disposal and paper recycling company based in Mayfield, East Sussex.
Michael Dooley is the managing director at Strathkelvin Instruments, a company based in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, which develops instruments based upon precision dissolved oxygen measurement, for use in the biomedical research field.
Maurice Monk is a director at Cascade Events Ltd, a company in Reading, Berkshire, which provides marquee hire and other events services.
Samantha Murfitt is a director at the Oxfordshire Gardener, a horticulture and landscape practice, and Brighter Splash, a creative marketing agency in Oxfordshire.
Peter Whitehead is the founder and chairman of P F Whitehead Logistics, a company based in Croydon which offers bespoke services in warehousing, third party contract logistics and pallet distribution & specialises in outsourced total transport solutions.
Nick Russell is the Director of IPW, a specialist sport, venues, entertainment and business events consultancy.
Marc Sorrentino is the Company Director of The Agency Excellent Entertainment, a multi-faceted, leading provider of business solutions in the areas of entertainment and productions in the cruise line industry.
Marcus Holland is the Director of E-type UK. The company is one of the leading specialists in all things Jaguar E-type form sales, maintenance to upgrades.
Ian Beswick is the Director of Avant Garde Salons, a Dynamic Hair Salon company in the Midlands.
Kathryn Hayward is the Director of Browns Hairdressing Group with 9 salons spread across the UK.
Oliver Atkinson is the managing director of Casual Films, a London based company which specialises in video content for business.
Helen Johnson is a director at Red Moon Concepts, a company based in Clitheroe, Lancashire, which supplies restaurant furniture, catering appliances and table-top items to cafes, restaurants, schools, hospitals, and corporate businesses.
Lyndsey Markland-Clay is the managing director of TL Contracts Ltd, a specialist sourcing company in Cheshire which is proficient in the bespoke design of interior products such as wallpapers, artwork, mirrors and furniture items.
John Conetta is director and owner of The Olympia, a fish and chip restaurant and takeaway based in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Laura Sutch is the proprietor, manager and an early years’ practitioner at Heaton Pre-School in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
Mike Bamber is the Managing Director of KeyMT, a company that designs produces and installs products and solutions in Airports.
Kim Cross is the Founder and Managing Director of Grosvenor House Publishing, a publishing company based in Surrey.
Shaz Memon is the founder and creative director of Digimax Dental, a marketing and advertising company based in London with a specialism for the dental industry.
Matthew Rawlingson-Plant is the Director of Mill on the Blue Activity Centre, a unique family-run, award-winning outdoor activity centre in Somerset.
Samer Salty is the Founder and Managing Partner of Zouk Capital, a sustainable infrastructure and growth technology fund manager.
Nailya Belkacemi is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Plus Samples, a London based studio specialising in the production of high end garments in smaller volumes.
Marina Robertson is a senior director at the NPS Group, an award winning and community focused multi-disciplinary property consultancy firm in London, operating under the Norse Group Ltd umbrella.
Paul Handley is CEO and strategy partner at Campfire Marketing, a fully integrated strategic marketing agency in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, which specialises in driving communication innovation.
Steve Mitchell is the Director of Mitchell’s Male Barbers, a collection of unique establishments set in the heart of Essex; an escape for the modern man with a traditional barbershop feel.
Scott is the New Product Development Director at Glencairn Crystal. He is the brother of Managing Director Paul Davidson, and they are the sons of the Founder of Glencairn Crystal, Raymond Davidson.
Neil Jarrett is the Owner of Underground Tattoos, a Watford based Tattoo and Piercing company.
Rachel Hevesi is the Director of Wild Futures Monkey Sanctuary, a UK primate welfare and conservation charity.
Andrew Gillespie is the Co-Founder of LEAR Fitness, a North Yorkshire based fitness business.
Todd Kelman is the Managing Director of the Cardiff Devils Ice Hockey Club, who play in the British Elite Ice Hockey League.
Martyn Rees is the Managing Director of County Building Supplies, a building supply company based in Malvern.
Paul Richards is the Managing Director of Aquarian Cladding Systems, the sole UK Distributor of the Gebrik Insulating Brick Cladding System.
Mathew Alexander is the Director of Mathew Alexander Hair & Makeup, a provider of beauty services located in London.
Keir Littlewood is the Managing Director of Robimatic a plumbing distribution service located in Doncaster.
Steve Mitchell is the Director of Mitchell’s Male Barbers, a collection of unique establishments set in the heart of Essex; an escape for the modern man with a traditional barbershop feel.
Elizabeth Marsh is the Managing Director of Elizabeth Marsh Floral Design, a company on a mission to create magical spaces and leave people feeling like they matter.
Ethan King is the Sales Director of JITPAK Technical, a manufacturing company based in Bedfordshire.
John Hensley is the Chief Executive officer of The Ant Group, a Suffolk-based technologies supply business.
Emma Bradley-Bond Founder and Managing Director of Community Rehabilitation Management, a home rehabilitation provider located in Derbyshire.
Patricia Dalby is the Director of Alliance Francaise Cambridge, a charitable organisation present in over 140 countries round the world, teaching French to the highest level and promoting French culture.
Tony Hewson is the Director of KeyStore Express Central Stores in Middleham, a small rural store.
Luke Barnett is the Owner and Managing Director of Luke Barnett Property Management, a Lancashire based property management company.
Phil Weeden is the Chief Operating Officer of Kelsey Media, a dynamic multi-media business of more than 40 brands across many different enthusiasms and passions.
Katherine Barratt is the Managing Director of Progressive Property, a property investment education and mentorship company.
Richard Taylor is the Chief Software Architect at ISArc, a Northern Ireland based software company.
Jeanette Young is the owner of Sussex Accountancy Services, based in Brighton & Hove, West Sussex.
Chris Bainton is a director of Vetcel, the longest established veterinary buying group, headquartered in Kincardine, Fife, Scotland.
Mark Jones is the principal of Gower College in Swansea, Wales, an institution with its own business training arm.
Philip Caudle is the managing director at Ambroplastics Ltd, a plastics manufacturer in Telford, Shropshire which produces a range of products.
Guy Lord is the owner of ATC Ltd, a Surrey based contract manufacturer of life critical, high accuracy devices for the medical device and aerospace markets.
Ian Duggan is the Joint Managing Director of Acclaim Contracts, a construction firm based in Essex.
Simon James is the Owner and Managing Director of Atlantic Resource Recruitment Solutions, a Cardiff based independent recruitment agency.
Tim Chudley is the Managing Director of The Sundial Group an award-winning events group based in Northamptonshire.
Mark Hodgkinson is the Director of Operations of CFone Communications, a telecommunications company based in Middlesex.
Stuart Bishop is the Founder and Director of Love Rudeye Agency, a professional dance agency based in Islington.
Lisa Adnitt is the Owner of Serendipity Brides, an award winning bridal shop in Weedon.
Vince Pemberton is the Director of Rivervale Cars a one stop shop for all vehicle requirements.
Peter Vaughan is the Director of Vaughan’s Cookery School, a Cookery School located in Wiltshire.
Mark Girvan Creative Partner at Buddy Creative, a Creative and Graphic design agency in Exeter.
Keith Blackburn is the Managing Director of Clifton Buying Group, a procurement management company based in Blackpool.
Stephen Robinson is a director at Robinson Training Services, a family-run business in Essex offering bespoke training services.
Steve Walsh is the managing director at Jump Media Group Ltd, an integrated agency in Northamptonshire which specialises in connecting brands, businesses, and individuals with their target audiences through PR, content, and events.
Angus Donald is a sales and marketing director at CambCol Ltd, a Cambridgeshire-based company that has developed a range of high quality, medical collagen products to provide benefits across a range of applications.
Troy Stuart is a director at Stuart Partners Ltd, a business providing solutions for a number of needs. Stuarts Truck and Bus Ltd, an automotive company based in Exeter, is one firm that falls under the group umbrella.
Mark Maciver is the CEO, owner and founder of Slidercuts, an award-winning barber in London.
Lucy Branch is a director at Antique Bronze Ltd, a conservation and restoration company specialising in all aspects of preservation of sculpture and architectural features in situ.
Steve Walker is the chairman of Walker Construction, a construction firm now based in Kent with satellite offices in Buckinghamshire and Surrey.
Sally Fyffe is the managing director of the Corkills Motor Group, a dealer group representing the Volkswagen and Hyundai franchises.
Ashley Pigott is a director at AJ Power, a designer and volume manufacturer of diesel generating sets, based in Craigavon, Northern Ireland.
Dale Parmenter is the CEO of DRP Group, a global creative communications group which is recognised as one of the leading presentation and communication companies in the UK.
Catherine Barratt is the Managing Director of Furnitubes International, a leading designer and supplier of design lead street furniture.
James Sinclair is the CEO of the Partyman Group, encompassing a number of businesses including children’s soft play centres and the Marsh Farm Animal Adventure Park.
Thomas Thomson is a director at Hamilton Car Sales, a business specialised in the sale of used cars, based in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Gregor Aikman is the co-founder and managing director of Filament PD Ltd, a product development company based in Glasgow, Scotland.
Steve Finlan is the CEO of The Wine Society, a co-operative with a passion for producing good wine and fostering positive and ethical relationships with growers.
Stuart Welton is the managing director of Welton Media, a digital media production company based in Liverpool, Merseyside.
John Bristow is the managing director of Deluxe Materials Ltd, a specialist model material supplier based in Hampshire.
Mark Stevens is the director and MOT manager at R&G Motors a family run garage in Cornwall that specialises in car and van servicing, MOTs, and all general motoring requirements.
Lee Duncan is the managing director of Buy South Africa Limited, a South African food shop with branches in Kingston upon Thames, Guildford, and Woking.
Greg White is a director at Stockyard North, the largest prop hire company outside of the UK capital, based in Trafford Park, Manchester.
Mark McDonald is the managing director of Mark McDonald Consultancy Ltd, a London based cosmetics company renowned for its holistic brand management strategies and the delivery of specialist distribution services to global luxury beauty brands.
Sean Ballard is the group managing director of Sunray Engineering Ltd, a leading designer, manufacturer and installer of steel commercial doors, fire doors, security doors, industrial doors and louvre systems, headquartered in Kent.
Doug Strycharczyk is the chief executive and managing director of AQR International, a supplier of leading-edge psychometrics and leadership and management training, based in Cheshire.
Steve Moore is the founder and managing director of Skippers Pet Products, a pioneering pet treat company based in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
Linda Smith is the Veterinary head of Careers and Education for the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Nakul Patel is the Director of Air Blue Lets, a short term property management service operating in London.
Thorold Youngman-Sullivan is the Chief Executive Officer of B & S Group Distribution, a London based organisation focused on serving the needs of independent pharmacy.
Catherine Le Bris is the Managing Director of CLB Management, a Classical Music Artist Managment Agency in London.
Dr Paul Pankhurst is the Chief Executive Officer of Quantex Arc, an innovative leader in single-use disposable pump technology.
Stuart Knight is the Founder and Director of Toolroom Records, a record label for major bands in dance music.
Julie Lock Proprietor of Mawgan Stores, a traditional country village store providing locally sourced Cornish produce.
Pauline Dawes is the owner of SOMI Trailers, a disruptive new technology that replaces four truck journeys by three, globally.
Sara Otley is the Managing Director of SJO Accountants, An all round business support firm located in Northern Ireland.
Tamara Marashi is the Managing Director of Smiley Stars Nursery, a child care facility based in Glasgow.
Olusola Jeboda Director of Adeline Recruits, a specialist recruitment agency providing Nurses to NHS Hospitals and care homes.
Guy Williams is the Managing Director of Blocksil Limited, a specialist coatings consultancy to the roofing industry.
Rachel Cocking is the Director and Head Coach of Christchurch Tennis Club, A Tennis facility in Dorset,
Mark Oakton is the Security Director of Infosec Partners Group, a cyber security service provide based in Hampshire.
Hector Quintero is the Operations Manager of Flexiclean Group, a Commercial Cleaning Company based in Scotland.
Kelly Oliver Dougall is the Executive Director of Unisus, a care provider in Tyne and Wear.
Joanne Bell is an accountant and director at Bells Accountants, a firm based in the historic county of Kent.
Joanne Myles is the company director of Myles Hairdressing and Beauty Salon in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Julie Georgiou is the owner and manager of Key Lime Coffee, an independent coffee shop in Liverpool, Merseyside.
Mersedeh Proctor is the principal, owner and managing director of Mercator Schools Ltd an institution offering English language courses and programmes, for groups and individuals, throughout Cornwall and Devon.
Laura Henderson is the managing editor at Abode 2, a luxury property magazine headquartered in London.
Kent Vorland is the CEO of SimplyPayMe, a mobile application headquartered in London, which takes credit and debit card payments without an expensive credit card reader or merchant account.
Jethro Binns is the co-founder and director of Squash Skills, an online squash coaching resource.
Noman Khawaja is the chief operating officer and co-founder of Haloodies, an award-winning halal food brand based in London.
Noman Khawaja is the chief operating officer and co-founder of Haloodies, an award-winning halal food brand based in London.
Simon Bates is a director at the College Equestrian Centre, a premier equestrian competition & livery venue in Bedfordshire.
Tom Winbow is the managing director of Ralph Creative, a BAFTA winning and multi EMMY nominated digital creative and production agency in London.
Jo Loveridge is the director and owner of Albany Funerals, an independent funeral business based in Kent.
Gary Tylee is the managing director of Graphics bite, a Hampshire based digital marketing agency.
Richard Bee is the owner of Lakeland Estates, specialists in the investment and Development of industrial, commercial, agricultural and recreational land nationwide.
Hayley Limpkin is the founder and co owner of Razzamataz Medway, a theatre school based in Kent.
Simon Tillyer is the Founder and Director of vouch.co.uk, a fully automated system that simplifies the whole process of vetting potential tenants.
Sophie Bullivant is the Founder and Owner of Colour Me Sophie B, a haircare salon based in Solihull.
Neil McKenzie, is the Managing Director of Alba Power, a specialist in the supply, maintenance and decomissioning of turbines used in the marine, gas and power industries. Here he sits down with Scott Challinor to discuss the business, plans for the future and dealing with the covid-19 outbreak.
The world depends on the proper functioning of turbines, which is why the services of Aberdeenshire-based Alba Power are so valued on a global scale. The services they provide mean that whenever such machines fall out of action, vital services will not go interrupted.
Rodney Hearth is the Chief Executive Officer of A1R Television, a provider of Free family friendly television.
Stephen Dobinson is a director at Arc Building Consultancy, an independent firm of chartered Building Surveyors based in the Midlands.
Stephen Dobinson is a director at Arc Building Consultancy, an independent firm of chartered Building Surveyors based in the Midlands.
Roger Philby is the founder of the Chemistry group, a London based management consultancy.
Brendon O'Reilly is the Managing Director of Fashion House Group, a company focused on land acquisition, property development and property and asset management, mainly in Central and Easter Europe. Here he sits down with Scott Challinor to discuss the business, plans for the future and dealing with the covid-19 outbreak.
Founded in 1994 by Marc Lebbe and Patrick Van Den Bossche, Fashion House Group is a property business with “a different vision on real estate”.
Janan Saher is the managing director of Aviva Day Spa & Academy in Luton, Bedfordshire.
Simon Buchanan is a director at Waterperry Gardens, located in the village of Waterperry near Oxford, Oxfordshire.
Sue Seager is a director and services manager at More Than Words Advocacy, a community interest company based in Wigan.
Rod Lloyd is the managing director of Low Cost Vans, one of the UK’s leading providers of commercial vehicles based in South Wales.
William Barrett-Bell is co-founder and director of Barrett-Bell Ltd, a training and development company based in Stevenage and Watford that specialises in domestic gas qualifications within the UK.
Robin Caller is the CEO and founder of Overmore Group, a marketing and advetising businesses which encompasses the Leadscale, LolaGrove and Allgroove brands.
Scott Telford is the Owner of Scott Telford Contracting, an Agricultural and Plant Hire Contractor.
Steve Marston is the Managing Director of FleetPrices.co.uk, a family run business based in Greater Manchester.
Shalom Lloyd is the Founder and Managing Director of Naturally Tribal, a cosmetics company based in Milton Keynes.
Guy Liddall is the Managing Director at MTS Management Services. They specialise in solving people problems through their two brands Motor Trade Selection and BackupHR
Tim King is director and founder of GENEO Software Ltd., a software company based in Warwickshire.
Lisa Treacher is owner and personal therapist at Lifestyles Rehab Gym & Performance Centre, a centre who focus on being the best.
Nicholas Horowitz is the Co-Founder of The Clerkenwell Brothers, a creative agency that specialises in building brands using brand design, and content.
Julian Owen is the Managing Director of Julian Owen Associates Architects, an east midlands based architectural firm.
Abigail Neill is the Owner and Director of Abigail’s Collection, a multi award winning bridal and menswear business in Colchester.
Tom Flatau is Chef Executive Officer of Teamworking International, a professional training and coaching from which applies neuroscience theory to facilitate change and drive performance.
Stephen Harris is the Managing Director of ClearView Financial Media, a leading provider of news and information to wealth managers and private bankers.
Robert Stephenson-Padron is the Managing Director of Penrose Care, a Hampstead based provider of ethical homecare.
Chris Stafford is the Chief Executive of Curve Theatre, a state of the art theatre based in Leicester’s Cultural Quarter.
Richard Barnwell is director of Clifford Cross Auctions, a Wisbech based auction house.
Tina Jackson is the managing director of The Link Community Interest Company in Redcar, North Yorkshire, which delivers therapeutic interventions for young people and families in need of emotional and mental health support.
Troy Barratt is the managing director of BAMUK Group Ltd, the holding entity for Contracts Engineering Ltd, an ISO 9001:2015 fully integrated precision manufacturer based in Sittingbourne, Kent, as well as Furnitubes International, a leading supplier street furniture and light infrastructure products, based in Greenwich, London.
Jennie Wallace is the managing director of Beyond Skin Clinic Ltd in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Stuart Sandys is a fishmonger who heads family business Sandys Fishmongers Ltd in Twickenham, Middlesex.
Steve Cargill is a director at RM Electrical Group, an electrical distributor to the UK and worldwide.
Farrah Qureshi is the CEO and founder of Global Diversity Practice [GDP], an award-winning provider of innovative multidisciplinary consultancy and learning solutions.
Ollie Gold is the co-founder of Pophams Bakery, an artisanal bakery with branches across London.
Ruth Badger is the managing director of Ruth Badger Consultancy in Salford Quays, Greater Manchester. The consultancy is geared toward helping businesses launch, improve and achieve sustainable growth.
Mark Esho is the owner of Easy Internet Solutions in Leicester, Leicestershire. Trading under the name of FreeVirtualServer.com [FVS], it is one of the largest free web hosting providers in the UK.
Paul Newsham is the Managing Director of RFM Preston, a multi-faceted accountancy firm headquartered in Preston. Here he sits down with Scott Challinor to discuss his business, plans for the future and dealing with the covid-19 outbreak.
Paul Newsham joined RFM in 2002, alongside serving as a Non-Executive Director of Hyde United Football Club. Under Newsham’s tenure in the space of two years, RFM has almost tripled in both turnover and the number of staff on its payroll.
Adam Norsworthy, Managing Director of Fusion Telecom, sits down with Scott Challinor to discuss leadership, the future of the company and how he is navigating the current challenging conditions surrounding Covid-19.
Performance Telecom innovates communication technology for contact centres. Based in St Albans, just outside London, Performance Telecom has been shortlisted as one of three companies out of over 600 telecom businesses that will see significant growth ahead due to its investment in innovative contact centre applications
Jo Brett, CEO of Starjumpz Children's Centre, sits down with Scott Challinor to discuss leadership, how Starjumpz has got to where it is today and how they are navigating the current challenging conditions surrounding Covid-19.
Starjumpz provides assessments, treatment, and therapies for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions, including children with autism, ADHD, dyspraxia and those who have sensory processing issues, developmental trauma and mental health challenges
Andy Phillips is sales director at IRSAP UK, the British branch of Italy’s leading manufacturer of design led radiators.
Julia Lamb is the director of BeTo Solutions, the provider of specialist care for young adults with learning disabilities.
Rebecca Morgan-Brennan is director of Morgan's Hair, Beauty & Wigs, a national wig supplier.
Rob Van Eyken is principal accountant at Revel Chartered Certified Accountants, a Surrey based accountants.
Sam Garrity is the Chief Executive Officer of Rocketmill, a full-service digital marketing agency.
Sean Gilligan is the founder and owner of Webanywhere, a global learning technologies provider based in Leeds.
Munir Mamujee is the Managing Director of M2R Education, a multi award winning recruitment company based in Yorkshire.
Mike Reynolds Group Chief Executive Officer of SSL Endeavour, a specialist independent Lloyd’s Broker.
Giovanna Hartley is principle director and practice manager at the Thameswood Veterinary Clinics in Swindon, Wiltshire.
Richard Woolley is the managing director of Shreddies Ltd, a Leicestershire based company which produces flatulence filtering underwear and other garments.
James Cotton is the founder and managing director of Onespacemedia, a digital agency in Cambridge which creates powerful brands, websites and digital products that accelerate business growth.
Steve Bennett is the CEO and founder of Gemporia Ltd, The Genuine Gemstone Company, an employee-owned jeweller specialising in genuine gemstone jewellery, based in Worcestershire.
Joseph Sweeney is a director at Falcon Green, a specialist recruitment business in London that provides recruitment solutions to leading Construction, Residential Development, Civil Engineering, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering companies in the UK an
John Gurd is a director at Market Measures, an independent, full-service market research agency based in Winchester, Hampshire.
Jake Karia is the managing director of Food Attraction Ltd, an award-winning manufacturer of products for high street restaurant chains, airlines, railways, and hotels.
Debbie Perry is CEO of Balinor Property Management, a holding company for property management services.
Jonathan Kelly is the co-founder of Origin Digital, an award-winning creative agency in County Down, Northern Ireland.
Ben Walden is the founding partner and director of Classic Mythodrama and a senior associate of Olivier Mythodrama, a professional training and coaching company.
Victoria Tomlinson is the chief executive of Next-Up, an organisation that works with corporations and professional firms to help senior people use their skills in retirement.
Zeshaan Gill is the Director of Magic Nail Bar and Beauty, a beauty treatment provider in Watford.
Richard Gwilliam is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Geollect, an innovative geospatial intelligence company.
James Neil is the Director of Dalcour Maclaren Chartered Surveyors, the United Kingdom’s leading Chartered Surveyors for the utility and infrastructure sectors.
Matthew Alls is the Owner and Director of Serendipitys Day Nursery, a chain of Nurseries in the midlands.
Jon Hewitt is the CEO of Hygan Products, a car care manufacturer based in Stoke-on-Trent.
Helen Hazell is owner of The Olive Tree Nursery, based in Somerset that has been recognised as one of the highest rated nurseries in the south.
James Hancock is the Sales & Marketing Director of Petlife International, a pet supply business located in Suffolk.
Graeme Craig is the owner of Catalyst Event Production Services, a technical support company for events across the UK.
Ian O’Donnell MBE is the managing director of Real Point Business Technology and Real Point Design Ltd, based in Solihull, West Midlands.
James Vero is the CEO of Westfield Medical Group, a UK manufacturer based in Radstock, Somerset, that specialises in the production of single use sterilisation barrier systems.
Janna Caley is director and owner of Boxed Red Marketing, a full-service creative and digital marketing company based in Knutsford, Cheshire.
Helena Sain is a director at Breeze Yoga Ltd, a club based in Beckenham, Kent which offers a variety of life enhancing activities including Hot Yoga, Traditional Yoga, Tai Chi and Pilates.
Ian Dormer is director of Rosh Engineering, a company who focus on the refurbishment, installation, and enhancement of power transformers.
David Nicol is managing director at NB Communication, a Shetland based digital design agency.
Ian Whitehead is the Owner of Ian Whitehead Commercial interiors, a Sheffield based interiors company.
Gary Lane is the Chairman of The Lane Group, a privately owned group of companies that specialise in Industrial & Commercial Roof Refurbishment on a National Basis.
Sarah-Jane Butler is the CEO and founder of Parental Choice, a HR company in Surrey which provides practical and emotional working life solutions for employee wellbeing to businesses.
Helen McNelly is the owner and service manager at Mobile Care Services Ltd, a domiciliary care provider operating across North Warwickshire, South-East Staffordshire and South-West Leicestershire.
Ed Smith is the managing director of Norvite Animal Nutrition Company Ltd in Aberdeenshire.
Simon Innes is the Founding Director at Innes Associates Architecture and Urban Design, a London-based architectural firm.
Peter Gillett is the Chief Executive Officer of Marketpoint Global, a Database Marketing and CRM firm with over 35 years of experience.
Gareth Wilson is logistics director of J Wilson Agriculture, a company who focus on the needs of cattle in farming.
Adam Hill is CEO if Consult and Design, a company who deal with multiple large-scale web-based projects across the UK.
George Davis is director of George Davis Hairdressing, a Bromsgrove based hairdressing salon.
Russ Lidstone, CEO of The Creative Engagement Group, sits down with Scott Challinor to discuss the success of TCEG, how the Covid-19 outbreak has effected the events industry and how they have quickly moved to online platforms to keep ahead of the curve.
The Creative Engagement Group is a communications group focused on engaging audiences through the creation and delivery of live experiences, films, digital and immersive experiences (virtual reality and augmented reality), employee engagement, learning, healthcare communications and training.
Anthony Finn is the owner of Caffe Ginevra, a company who exports Sicilian coffee to the UK.
Fabienne Bailey is managing director at One Awards, a leading education and skills charity.
Alastair Kerr, Director of Acre Properties, sits down to discuss the current uncertainty around Covid-19, his years of experience in property and what the next 12 months might bring.
Dan Robson is the co-founder and managing director of Green Digit Limited trading as Grow Sow Simple, the company which manufactures the SeedCell product range which launched into the retail market in 2015.
Duane Stubbington is the director and owner of CDK Developments Ltd, trading as Sing My Name, a company based in Surrey which creates and sources unique children's products for the wholesale and speciality retail demonstration markets.
Jonathan Walker is the head of Western Europe and former UK managing director of MAHLE Aftermarket, a leading international development partner and supplier to the automotive industry, originally from Stuttgart, Germany.
Patrick Rampton is a director at Rampton Baseley, a leading independent sales and lettings agency operating in the Battersea, Clapham and Wandsworth property markets within London.
Mel Robinson is the matron at Woodlands Nursing and Care Home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
Oussama Ammar is co-founder of TheFamily, a company who educate, protect and finances entrepreneurs.
Richard Gale is the wedding co-ordinator at The Kingscote Barn, an events services company in Gloucestershire which provides a scenic venue for weddings, funerals, parties and corporate events.
Andrew Copson is the chief executive of Humanists UK, a national charity committed to putting humanism into practice and building a tolerant world where rational thinking and kindness prevail.
Jenny Miller is the chief executive of non-profit organisation PAMIS [Promoting A More Inclusive Society] based in Dundee, Scotland.
Paul Lavelle is managing director at Foran Construction, a construction company based in Brentford.
Geoff Niblett is Managing Director of Gold Gecko Climbing, an indoor climbing centre based in Romsey.
Jenny Kitchen is the CEO of Yoyo Design, a creative digital agency in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Filippo Torriani is the Founder and Chef Executive Officer of Queen of Clubs Lifestyle Luxury Services, a multi-national based luxury concierge company which supplies travel solutions and tailored concierge services.
Kevin Strong is the managing director and co-founder of 24X Ltd in Worthing, West Sussex, an award-winning company specialised in SMS text messaging for businesses.
Chris Goodayle is the operations director at Marpak Ltd, a trade specialist in carton finishing based in Leicester, Leicestershire.
Chris Goodayle is the operations director at Marpak Ltd, a trade specialist in carton finishing based in Leicester, Leicestershire.
Duncan Kirk is the managing director and owner of The Bakewell Tart Shop and Coffee House in Bakewell, Derbyshire.
Paul Walker is a director at Walker Slater Ltd, a contemporary tweed tailoring specialist in Edinburgh, Scotland.
James Nottingham is director and co-founder of Challenging Learning, a group of six independent companies providing professional development training and resources for people working with 3-19 year olds.
Circle Steele is director of the Wai Yin Society, who work towards championing Chinese individuals.
Fergus Hay is the Chief Executive Officer and Partner at Leagas Delaney, one of the wold’s best-known independent creative communication agencies.
Mark Ingleson is the Group Managing Director of Openview Security Solutions, the United Kingdom’s largest privately owned independent security company.
Keith Madeley is director of Cones Books, a children’s book series to promote safety to children.
Tunde Banjoko is founder of Making the Leap, a charity who trains thousands of disadvantaged young people each year.
Karl Robertson is director of HF Pest & Bird Control, a family run pest prevention and control service.
Jon Plant is director and designer at Moorland Pottery, a Stoke-on-Trent based pottery.
Nadine Cooper is founder of Tuneless Choir, a choir established for those to sing like nobody is listening.
Geoff Ellison is director of Dragon Drilling, a specialist drilling contractor based in Wales.
Paul Whitfield is the Director General of The Wildwood Trust, a leading UK conservation charity dedicated to the protection conservation and rewilding of British wildlife.
Lindsay Linder is the Business Development and Marketing Manager for Hunts Coaches, a Lincolnshire based family business founded in 1930.
Derek Milner is the Founder and Owner of Intransit Removals and Storage, a firm providing high-level service to domestic house moving clients.
Owen Gleadall is the Online Ticketing & Admissions Solutions Specialist of Merlinsoft, an Award Winning firm for admission and ticketing solutions.
Mark Trowbridge is the Chief Executive and Founder of Riptec, a software development house entered on telecommunications.
Paul Collings is managing director of Timberplay, an advisory company on the development of play spaces.
Katie Linstead is Head of Business Development & Marketing of Pay Check Limited, a London-based financial service.
Johnnie Balfour is managing partner at Balbirnie Home Farms, an estate and farm management company.
Steve Collis is strategic director of JHP Design, a design consultancy based in London.
Paul Rhodes is the Founder of the Seven Institute, an organically grown UK based training provider.
Rob Cole is the Owner of Sheffield Sustainable Kitchens, a Sheffield-based manufactures that supplies and fits a range of high quality bespoke kitchen using materials with high environmental credentials.
Graham Farrant is Chief Executive at Bournemouth Christchurch & Poole Council, a government administration situated in its namesake.
Anna Olejnicki is the artistic director of Hype Dance Company in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Daniel Lindstrom is the owner of Impact Food International Ltd, a superfood wholesaler based in Kent, founded to improve the health and happiness of humanity.
Alex Till is the chief executive of MENTA – The Suffolk Enterprise Agency and chairs the National Enterprise Network.
Naana Otoo-Oyortey is the executive director of Forward, the leading African women-led organisation working to end violence against women and girls.
Paul Douglas is the vice-president of Rigid Haulers, an arm of Volvo Construction Equipment, a major international company that develops, manufactures and markets equipment for construction and related industries.
Michael Linsky, Managing Director of Sensio Lighting, sits down with Scott Challinor to talk about his business, the current challenging climate and how he sees the business moving forwards over the coming year.
First established in 2007 in a garage, Sensio Lighting have achieved rapid growth with an average annual growth rate of 15 per cent. Having invested heavily in research and development, they aim to futureproof the company and prepare for any new technology or market disruption.
Fabrizio Giordano is the managing director at Headspace Group, a real estate company providing workspace to the creative, media and technology sectors.
Deniss Petrovs is a director at Cocktail Embassy, an award-winning cocktail bar and club in Crystal Palace, London.
Mark Anand is the managing director at Blueprint Partners, a communications agency in London delivering digital solutions, events & video and internal communications.
Julian Linskill is a senior partner at Linskills Solicitors, an independent law firm in Liverpool specialising in criminal defence, social welfare and human rights.
Stuart Gibbons is the managing director of Millbak Wealth Ltd, an investment management firm providing transparent UK and European property investments that are Self-Invested Pension Plan [SIPP] and Small Self-Administered Scheme [SSAS] compliant and sustainable
Nicholas Edser is the director and owner of Langdale Landscapes Ltd in Kent, a company specialised in the design and building of gardens and patios as well as tree-planting and landscaping.
Scott Knowles is a chartered builder with SLK Construction, a professional design and build contractor.
Graeme Hall is Executive Chairman of the board of Directors of Brandon Medical Co, a manufacturer of technology for operating theatres and primary care units.
Richard Andrews is finance director at Broder Metals Group, a Sheffield based quality steels stockist.
Neal Foster is the Manager of Birmingham Stage Company, one of the world’s top producing companies of work for children and their families.
Neil Smedley is one of the founders of King Koby barber shop, a brand spanning numerous locations in the North East including Leeds, Newcastle and York.
Jamie Campbell is the managing director at Event Engineering, a well-established conference and live events production company based in the Midlands.
Daniella dos Santos is the president of the British Veterinary Association [BVA], the national representative body for the veterinary profession.
James Lepper is the managing director at Prospect Research Ltd, a business development consultancy in Cambridge.
Mark Bennett is an award-winning master baker and owner of his own artisan bakery brand: Patisserie Mark Bennett.
Joanne Hunter is a partner at Grasmere Gingerbread, a unique food production business based in Grasmere, Cumbria.
Carl Fothergill is director of operations at AngleboardUK, a manufacturer and supplier of cardboard edge protectors and corner protection.
Jessica Braid is head of The Natural Doctor, a company that provides individuals with functional medicine.
Douglas Bailey is managing director of Stuncroft, a tailor of men’s and ladies’ attire.
Matthew Halliwell is the owner of Yorkshire Profiles Ltd., a company that provides laser cutting services and sheet metal folding services.
Jason Connolly is managing director of J M C Legal Recruitment, a legal recruitment consultant based in London and the South East.
Emily Talbot is the Client Service Manager at MIL Collections, a debt collection agency and debt purchaser based in Cornwall.
Jack Pringle is the Principal and Regional Director of Perkins and Will, a long established Architecture and Design firm.
Fiona Tothill is a horseman, level 2 coach and equine assisted facilitator at Kingsmead Equestrian Centre in Warlingham, Surrey.
Alex Bec is managing director of the HudsonBec Group, a creative agency in London which encompasses four brands.
Emily Bendell is the CEO of Bluebella Ltd, a multi award winning lingerie and nightwear brand based in London.
Tim Robathan is the design director and MD of Dash CAE, an advanced vehicle engineering company in Oxfordshire.
Gabriel Dumaka is director of Rising Stars Nursery & Day Care, a nursery based in London.
Dave Newton is the principal of Regents Theological College, a mixed gender theological college now based in Malvern, Worcestershire.
Martin Cobbald is the managing director of Dealey Fumigation, a professional fumigation firm based in Troston, Suffolk, which specialises in commodity treatments.
Naval Mair is director of Naval Mair Osteopathy & Wellbeing, a London based osteopathy practice.
Michael Gietzen Group Managing Director at Identity, a company who focuses on the design and project management of brand implementation.
Tony Cartledge is company secretary at HT Media, a media production company based in Tyne and Wear.
Chris Batchelor is director of Wallings Nursery, a company who provider glasshouse and polytunnel facilities in Essex.
Mary-Anne Bowring is the Owner and Group Managing Director of The Ringley Group, a leading property services company.
Paul Bensley is the Managing Director of X-on, a company that focuses on providing telephony systems to the healthcare industry.
Paul Lawton is the Commercial Director and Owner of Chat Heroes, the United Kingdom’s Leading provider of 100% UK-based customer oriented website live chat services.
Mike Surridge is the managing director of the BDM Group, which consists of three brands with a breadth of services including business communication systems, modern connectivity solutions, analysis, data cleansing, web development and digital marketing.
Dave Radley is the owner of DMR Training & Consultancy, a construction training provider.
Bill Newton is managing director at Impact Rugby UK, an Australian based rugby company who he is responsible for in the UK.
Paul Wright is director of Health EDCO, a company focused on promoting evidence-based discussion pertaining to childhood health and wellbeing.
Carl Messen is director of HD Nutrition, co-owner of HD Fight Management and Nutrition company.
Paul Taylor is director of Laser Wire Solutions, an expert manufacturer of Laser Wire Strippers.
Owen Richards is director of Air Marketing Group, an outsourced business development agency.
Peter Greig is a Partner at Pipers Farm, a family business that works in harmony with the natural landscape around us.
Kristen Henderson is the Head of Learning and Development at Lakefield Hospitality college, a Hampstead based training provider for the hospitality industry
Brian McCallum is the Owner and Director of Roar Hair and Beauty, an award winning Hair and Beauty provider in Scotland.
Rory Mudie is the Chief Executive Officer of Redbox Mobile, a full-service paid and organic app store agency.
Rebecca Lewis-Smith is director of Fountain, a digital marketing agency she co-founded in 2009.
Mark Sainsbury is director of Footsteps of Discovery, a survival and bush craft themed event organiser.
Josh Wilson is the managing director of Wilson Worldwide Productions, a London-based and award winning TV and film production company.
Tamara Littleton is the CEO and founder of The Social Element Agency, a social media agency providing social media solutions to some of the world's largest brands.
Jay Sahota is senior partner and head of dispute resolution at Jarmans Solicitors in Sittingbourne, Kent, a full service law firm providing legal advice to individuals, organisations and businesses.
Rachel Hawkes is the Founder of Harmonia Therapies, a holistic therapy provider in Kent.
Alan Martin is the Director of Food for Thought, a long established chain of health food stores which have been trading for over 25 years.
David Westlake is the CEO of the UK branch of International Justice Mission, a global organisation partnering with local justice systems to end violence against and exploitation of people living in poverty.
Gabriel Dumaka is director of Rising Stars Nursery & Day Care, a nursery based in London.
Samit Biswas is director of Advatech, the world’s first dedicated disabled and non-emergency patient transportation.
Stewart Munro is managing director and patient safety product specialist at Pentland Medical and Innovel Ltd, a firm which supplies unique and patented patient and staff safety products to the UK Healthcare sector.
Kieran O'Donoghue is a director and human resources consultant at HR Champions, a leading independent HR and training consultancy in Gloucester.
Nikki Chantry is general manager of Louth Golf Club, a Peterborough based golfing club.
Michael Stott is a director at QV Controls Ltd, one of the world's leading lighting system integrators and technical service providers, based in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
Richard Beeforth is director of Sussex Print Management, a full lifecycle print brokerage.
Norman Hudson, Chairman of Roof-Link Industrial and Commercial, sits down to discuss a range of issues around the construction sector and politics of the day.
Specialising in industrial roofing repair, maintenance and renewal, Roof-Link are committed to raising safety standards and the wider perception of their industry.
George Nixon, Founder and Managing Director of William George Homes, takes the chance to speak about the future of the company, the current political situation and the success that has brought him where he is today.
Founded in 1998 and based in Battersea, William George Homes is a property developer with a focus in London and the southeast.
Alison Buchanan is the artistic director of Pegasus Opera Co, an opera company founded in the early 1990s.
Ben Myers is a film director, producer, executive producer & managing director at MWS Media Ltd, a video production agency in Thatcham, Berkshire.
Adrian O'Hickey is a senior partner at Ridge & Partners LLP, an award winning, UK Top 30 multi-discipline property and construction consultancy firm in Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
John Lukomon is principal and chief director of West Midlands Open College, an international and national learning establishment.
Bryan McMorrine is managing director of Right at Home Central London, a company who provides a premium quality service to adults and older people who require some assistance to live at home and enjoy their independence.
David Marshall is founder and director of MMP Tax, a leading UK independent specialist tax consultant for Research and Development
Andrew Horn is the Managing Director of KASKON, A building and construction services firm located in Kent.
A’dell Harper is the Owner of The House of Rompa, a Day nursery set within the grounds of Wilmslow High School in Cheshire.
Matthew Ballinger, founder and director of FuseMetrix, sits down with Matthew O'Neill to talk about the politics of the day, his business and outlook for the future.
FuseMetrix is a fully integrated, cloud-based business system for companies that are in the process of upscaling. It means that with a single piece of software, organisations can replace separate individual systems for accounts, project management, manufacturing, stock management, logistics, CRM, emails, diaries, ebooking systems, till software and much more
Helen Gordon is CEO of the Science Council, a non-profit who promote the understanding of the role of scientists in the UK.
Matthew Moore is a senior partner at Gales Solicitors, a legal firm based in Bournemouth.
Paola Diana is an entrepreneur, author and women's rights expert as well as being founder and CEO of the Diana Group.
David Antrobus is the chairman of David Antrobus Marketing, a leading UK marketing agency based in Warrington, Cheshire.
Bankim Chandra is the CEO and managing director of Dotsquares, a well-established IT implementer and enabler based in the UK, USA, Australia and India.
Ali Paterson is a director at Advertainment Media, a company which provides end-to-end event productions services.
Angela Roche is the Creative Director and Co-Founder of Design by Day, an experienced brand, Digital & Animation agency.
Christalla Jamil is the Headteacher of Eastfield Primary School, a Primary school based in Enfield.
Will Travers is President of the Born Free Foundation, a leading wildlife charity, that oppose the exploitation of wild animals in captivitiy and campaign to keep them in the wild.
Jonathan Ashley is the director and founder of Everything That Is Cloud, an IT and services company in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Peter Smits is the Managing Director of Ashbourne Insurance, an independent insurance broker in Hertfordshire.
Chris Holmes, Bricknells Letting Agents, sits down with Scott Challinor to discuss the issues faced by letting agents across the country & the success of the business as Bricknells goes from strength to strength.
Claire Dimpfl, owner and founder of Tadpoles Nursery, sits down with Scott Challinor to discuss a range of issues from the success of the nursery to the politics of the day.
Tadpoles Nursery is a private nursery school based in Chelsea and was founded in 1976.
Ben Barnard is director at Mossy Rock Ltd, an organic gardening, landscaping, fencing and property maintenance company.
Ken McMeikan is the chief executive of Moto Hospitality and founder of the Meals & More charity, geared toward tackling child holiday hunger.
Andrew Teverson is the director and owner of The Stage Bus, a Birmingham based company which provides outdoor stages and equipment for festivals and events.
Matthew Jensen is a project director at Fraiserline Architectural & Design Services, a firm providing multi-channel project services for the residential, hospitality, commercial and cruise ship industry sectors.
Dawn Goodfellow is chief executive officer at Racing Welfare, a racing charity that works with the racing and breeding industry.
John Cutts is the Owner of Pall Mall Capital, an independent corporate finance business specialising in delivering corporate finance solutions for complex international transactions.
Joshua Gerstler is the Chartered Financial Planner at The Orchard Practice, a financial adviser specialising in mortgages, pensions, protection and investments.
Gaurav Jamnadass is principal dentist at Bensham & Sunniside Dental Practices, a cooperative of dentists based in Gateshead.
Tom Milborn, Director of Seacote, talks about his history of running a number of holiday parks & hospitality venues. The company employs 60 staff, managing a total of 600 static caravans across the four holiday parks, as well as the Seacote Hotel, which now has 70 rooms.
In these challenging times for the leisure & tourism sector Tom has the experience to talk our host through the solutions.
Neville Pritchard is the executive director and founder of People in Flow Ltd, a human resources company in Buckinghamshire.
Fiona Allman-Treen is director of FAT Promotions, a websites and online software systems designer.
Inga Neaves, Founder of Scion Mastery, speaks with Matthew O'Neill about life for international students, the foundation of the business and how the organisation helps to navigate the British education system.
Carolyn Parker is the Founder and Owner of Carolyn Parker Interior Design, an interior design firm located in Yorkshire
Alice Pearson is the Director of The Household Cavalry Museum, an institution that celebrates the history and accomplishments of The Household Cavalry offering a unique 'behind the scenes' look at the work that goes into the ceremonial and armoured reconnaissance role of HM The Queen's Mounted Bodyguard.
Theresann Uphoff is director of The International Clinic for Aesthetic & Remedial Medicine, a Berkshire based clinic.
David Maytham is managing director at TT Education, a company focused on improving primary school education.
Buumba Mweetwa is a director and owner of Edinburgh River Life, an à la carte, fine-dining restaurant specialising in French-Caribbean cuisine.
Alan Cauchi is managing director of E W M High Tec Welding UK, a global leader in welding technology.
Michael Stott is a director at QV Controls Ltd, one of the world's leading lighting system integrators and technical service providers, based in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
Dominic Portman is the founder and managing director of two Worcester based businesses: Fancy Dress Worldwide and DAPV, the latter being an award-winning and multi-channel e-commerce business.
Eva Neupauer-Jones is the general manager at Missenden Abbey, an events services company in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire.
Alex Wood is director of The Natural Health Service, Swansea’s first integrated health clinic.
Alex Ledger is director at the Sky School Flight Centre, a British Adventure Sports company and Europe's leading Paramotor School based in the UK and Italy
Miles Mackinnon is director of Special Olympics Great Britain, the country’s largest provider of year-round sports training and competition programmes for children and adults with learning disabilities.
Adam Lakeland is a director at Pro Sport Coaching Ltd, a company providing high quality sports provision to schools and nurseries throughout Lancashire, and is the current first-team manager of Farsley Celtic Football Club.
Nadeem Ahmad is managing director of Northern Gas Heating Ltd, a Wolverhampton based firm which is a leading installer of central heating systems to the private market.
Jim Cochrane is a practitioner at the Proback Clinic branch in Victoria, City of Westminister, London, one of a series of clinics that provides high quality back care utilising percussion therapy.
Glen Mullins is director and founder of Vision Unique Equipment [VUE] Group, a leading firm in the field of vehicle video telematics and cloud data management, based in Greater Manchester.
Benjamin Verrall is the founder of Toffee Hammer Productions, a company who focus on developing and marketing ideas for mainstream media.
Michael Wainwright is the Managing Director of Boodles, one of the United Kingdom’s premier Jewellery firms and a two centuries old family business.
Ceri Evans is the principal of Ortu Gable Hall School, a secondary academy in Stanford-le-Hope, Essex.
Stephen Paul is the CEO of Valued, an award-winning cloud accounting firm in County Durham.
Kate Price is the managing director of Memorable Memorials, a company based in Umberleigh, Devon.
James Johnson is director of Will Power Worthing, a company who write Wills from an experienced and well trained team.
Margeret Bunn is director of British Craft Trade Fair, a craft trade fair with products solely from the UK.
Dumi Oburota is the founder and managing director of Disturbing London Records, a Greater London entertainment company.
Keith Woodford is director, development consultant and founder of QFX Ltd, a technology development company in Aberdeen, Scotland.
John-Paul De Beer is the managing director at Expo Technologies, a leading technical team who deliver solutions to complex engineering problems.
Guy Saunders is the Managing Director of Planet Rail, a company specialising in first class train and railway holidays to Europe and beyond.
Martin Loxton is the proprietor of S. A. Loxton & Sons, a second generation family farm located in Nottinghamshire.
Alan Joynes is the Owner and Managing Director of Life Saving Solutions Ltd, a consultancy in swimming pool related matters, teaching swimming, and first aid training.
Julie-Ann Clements is the Founding Director of In Ex Design, an award-winning team of Architects, Interior Designers and Landscape designers based in Devon.
Guy Pomroy is the Managing Director of Starkstorm, a Medical Device firm located in Middlesex.
Justin Blackhurst is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Digital Next, a leading search marketing and web development agency.
Justin Brandon is a director at Scape Interiors West Ltd, an award-winning, family-run, independent furniture shop in Dorset.
Bill Carr is the CEO of Carpe Diem, an independent website design and digital marketing agency based in Warrington, Cheshire.
Anthony Roland is the owner and director of the Roland Collection of Films on Art, a collection of documentaries about art and modern literature.
Rufus Greenway is managing director at Sound Environment Ltd, a leading home automation and integration company in Greater London.
Chirag Golwala is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TripCenter.net, a firm reinventing and simplifying the way one bonds ground transport.
Kanta Dicorato is a director at M&K Hardware, a family-run hardware and electrical store in Bath, Somerset.
James Pirret is the Owner and Director of Rubber Duckie, a creative design agency based in South West London.
Jamie Maughan is the Managing Director of AWS Electronics Group, a leading specialist electronics manufacturing solutions provider.
Tina Fotherby is the director of Famous Publicity, a specialist PR agency situated in Surrey.
Craig Brown is the managing director of IQ-EQ Isle of Man. IQ-EQ is a leading global investor services group.
Richard Olivier is artistic director at Olivier Mythodrama, a professional training and coaching company, whose mission is to develop authentic leaders.
Brendan Quigley is director of 10 Woodhouse St, a luxury student accommodation provider in Stoke-on-Trent.
Robin Hill is CEO and founder of Ruffena Capital Ltd, a London based boutique corporate finance advisory business with its own investment platform.
Professor Robert Nash is director and founder of Phytoquest Ltd, a company which uses science to innovate natural ingredients and compounds in the high-margin healthy-living products emerging from the convergence of food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.
Stephanie Dowley headteacher of John Randall Primary School, a primary school located in Shropshire.
Dr. Callie Seaman is the Director of Aqualabs, a company dedicated to creating high performance plant fertilisers and plant health products.
Stan Maczla is the Director of Aqua and Air Systems Ltd, a company that supplies Eco Friendly Cleaning Products.
Robert Hanna is managing director at Augusta Ventures, the largest litigation and dispute funding institution in the UK.
Catherine Stubbs is the managing director of Beavers Recruitment, Swindon’s premier driving recruitment agency, founded 30 years ago.
David Buffin is managing director and founder of Buffin Leadership International, a company that provides highly personalised systems for individual organisations.
Barry Coakley is partner at Claremont Medical Practice, a medical practice situated in Exmouth.
Martin Higgins is director of House Martin of London, a company who focus on fine tuning the inner runs of discerning residences.
Jeanette Phillips is CEO at Flexicare UK Ltd. a support provider care for individuals at their homes, workplaces or on holiday.
Charlie Allen is creative director of Charlie Allen Bespoke, a premier tailor in London.
Farhad Fassihi is the Managing Director of GEP TEC Ltd, a film developing new technologies for sustainable school transport.
Emma Summersby is the Managing Director of Summersby Media, A dynamic, professional media solutions company specialising in copywriting and PR for the hair and beauty industry.
Manjit Bains is a director at Bespoke Consultancy Services Ltd, an award winning, independent consultancy firm in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Alex Youngman is a director and personal trainer and conditioning coach at Kept Fit gym in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
Anil Mohanlal is the founder and manager director of Kumar Strategic Consultants, a business strategy consultant.
David Park is partner at Haines Watts, a chartered accountant based in the South West of England.
Paul Beadman is managing partner at Beadmans LLP a Chartered Quantity Surveyors and Project Managers.
Ayelet Wellard is the company director of Bizzy Bees Day Nursery, a childcare centre based in Worcester Park.
Alex James is the Managing Director of Building Management Solutions, a company that provides installation and maintenance services in the technology sector.
Anastasia Hatzivasilou is the Founder and Chief Executive officer of Super Able Mind, A cognitive behavioral technique designed by Anastasia, founder of Super Able Mind which which trains the mind in such a way that negates fear, worry, and stress.
Shaheen Mamun is the Director of Black Antelope Group, a group of Companies which specialise in Business to Business services in the Legal, Coaching, and Consultancy Sectors.
Glynn Jones is the Chairman and Managing Director of G.T. Jones and Company, a Bespoke Engineering firm for the Mining Industries.
Charlie Waite is a leading landscape photographer and owns his own business, Charlie Waite Photography, which has been active since 1978.
Joanne Chidley is founder of Beauty Kitchen UK Ltd, a company which creates 100 per cent natural and effective beauty products.
Scott Snaith is a non-executive director at 50 Cycles Distribution Limited, one of the UK’s most established electric bike specialists.
Kevin Richards is the owner and founder of boilerexpert.com, a Greater London based specialists in gas and heating services
Abby McLachlan is the Founder of East of Eden, a yoga and Pilates studio based in East London.
Lynn Pitt is director at DT&G a company who focus on ensuring the chocolate manufacturing process is as smooth as possible.
James Gorst is director at James Gorst Architects Ltd. a firm who work with clients to achieve their architectural ambitions.
David Baum is the Chief Executive Officer of Working Capital Repatriators, an outsourced credit control firm based in Watford.
Pete Talbot is Headteacher at Castle Hill Community Primary School, a school situated in Canterbury.
Farquhar Laing is the director of Black Isle Bronze Ltd, a company who specialise in bronze casting.
Barbara Mann is principal at Barbara Mann Dance Academy & Theatre School, a school established in Bradford in 1981.
Ian Bennett is the Headteacher of Downshall Primary School, a Primary School based in Ilford, Essex
Professor Mike Robinson Phd is the Director of Ironbridge International Institute for Cultural Heritage, a major inter-disciplinary research and graduate institute working with the World Heritage Site and associated museums of Ironbridge.
Andy Baines is the Founder and Managing Director of Planet BOFA, the leading online formative learning platform.
Sir Adrian White CBE DL is the Executive Chairman of Biwater, a firm which provides sustainable treated water solutions that serve communities, help protect the environment, and foster economic development for generations to come.
Samuel Meechan is the Managing Director at Dean Healthcare, a company specialising in the provision of care professionals to the Health and Social Care Sectors.
Laurence Sargent is the director of Sargent-Disc, an integrated payroll company serving the needs of the entertainment industry.
David Appleford is the Founder of AcerMetric, a firm that produces a unique and versatile building system.
Andy Gratwick is the Funder of Easy Riders, a dedicated kiteboarding and stand up paddle boarding school.
Simon Cassin is the Director of Ouch Training Team, a health and safety training service based in Dorset.
Helen Webster is the Managing Director of AV Danzer, a manufacturing company based in the United Kingdom.
Salman Moghimi is the Founder and Chef Executive Officer of Peyk, an instant 24/7 courier service platform offering the fastest and most cost efficient way for sending anything from A to B.
Karen West-Whylie is chief executive of Barking Enterprise Centre, a community interest company which provides business hubs for organisations in and around London.
Adam Franklin is director of BSL Information Technology, a growing value add reseller based in Northamptonshire.
Annmarie Allchurch is the Headteacher at St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School, located in Plymouth.
Rebecca Buss is the Managing Director of Elite Care Solutions, a registered domiciliary care service based in North Lincolnshire.
Anwar Ali is the Managing Director of Upturn Enterprise, a Fast growing social enterprise
Oliver Cheney is the Executive Director of Ruskin Mill Trust, a leading independent provider of innovative education for young people with special learning needs.
Abid Aslam is the Owner of OG Group, a multifaceted fashion enterprise located in London.
Professor Antony Bendell is the Owner of Services Limited, a quality consultancy and training organisation.
Mark Edworthy is the founder of Burrington Estates, a company at the forefront of high quality, new residential and commercial development in the West Country.
Paul Griffiths is the Director of Painshill Park Trust, an 18th Century landscape garden that was created between 1738 and 1773 by The Hon. Charles Hamilton.
Fred Richardson is the Director of Bison IBC, the United Kingdom’s Leading supplier of metal and plastic abcs for the paint, ink, chemical, and food industries.
Jon Bamborough MBE is the Chair of the Blackpool Music Festival, a live music event in Blackpool.
Simon Kevin is the Chief Executive Officer of Laws of Attraction, a management consultancy that specialities in inspiring leaders to improve performance through strong relationships with the people they work with.
Mark Powell is the Chief Executive Officer of Diverse Abilities Plus, an independent, not for profit organisation working together with families to help meet the needs of local people of all ages with physical and learning disabilities.
Nick Gillanders is managing director at SCIS Ltd. a fully accredited energy efficiency provider.
Gavin Kibble is a Trustee of Hope Coventry, an organisation getting community groups together for the benefit of Coventry.
Sarah Jennings is the Chief Executive Officer of Oban International, a leading digital marketing agency for international growth.
Spencer North is the managing director of CRM Services Ltd, a company who focus on specialised Data Centre Decontamination.
Sarah Beattie is the founder and director of Day Care at St Martins an Ofsted Outstanding nursery in central Solihull.
Nick Willson is the owner of Nick Willson Architects, an architectural firm who specialise on storytelling through architecture.
Ben Calder is the founder of Centre for Integral Health a platform for the provisions of non-conventional complementary aspects in addition to physiotherapy and counselling.
Anita Brightley-Hodges is chairman of Family Business Place, an advisory service that helps businesses transition to the next generation.
Martyn Fear is the Managing Director of Specialist Precast Products, a company that designs and manufactures high quality precast concrete products for construction, architecture and interiors.
Andrew Tucker is the Managing Director of Sanremo Coffee Machines UK, a the sole importer of Sanremo Coffee Machines to the United Kingdom.
Patrick Shortall is the Managing Director of Peninsula Construction, a Northern Ireland based construction and development firm.
Peter Thompson is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Physical Laboratory, providing the measurement capacity that underpins the UK’s prosperity and and quality of life.
Abigail Peters is a Psychotherapist at Potential Charisma, with practices in Harley Street and Little Venice.
Andy Gilbert is the Director of Connection2Channel, a sales and marketing consultancy that developed and grows connections with channel communities.
Oliver Brettle is a Partner at White & Case LLP. A global law firm, uniquely positioned to help their clients achiever their ambitions in today’s G20 world.
Steve Aitken is the Founder of Intelligent Plant, an independent consultancy, software integrator and developer based in Aberdeen.
Carole O’Neil is a Partner and HR Director at Cundall, an international multi-disciplinery consulting engineers firm.
Habir Randeva heads up The Little School Daycare, two highly successful Daycare providers located in Middlesex.
Caroline Sheppard is the Chief Adjudicator of the Traffic Penalty Tribunal of England and Wales.
Antony Buckingham is the Founder and Managing Director of Buckingham Insurance Consultants, a well established general insurance broker serving Derbyshire and South Yorkshire.
Abbie Coleman is the editor Of MMB Magazine, the largest online and printed working parent magazine for the north.
Nik Hardy is the founder of Hardy Signs, one of the most recognised and preferred signage suppliers in the United Kingdom.
Ben Hulme is the Headteacher of St Paul’s Church of England Primary School, a small village primary school nestled in the heart of Swanley Village.
Jonny Kaldor is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Pugpig, a publishing software business with officers in London and New York.
Dr. Alif Moosajee is the Owner and Principal Dentist of Oakdale Dental Practice, a dental practice located in Leicester.
Domenica Di Lieto is the founder and Chief Executive of Emerging Communications UK, a Communications firm specialising in the Chinese market.
Dr. Sunil Chopra is the clinical director and founder of the London Dermatology Centre.
Brian Morman is the Chairman of Brunsdon Financial Services, a 100% privately-owned, long-established financial services company.
Matt Jones is the Executive Principal of Ark Schools and Principal of Ark Globe Academy, a leading education Charity and one of the country’s top-performing academy operators.
Jonathan Parsons is the Director of Teaching and Learning at the Prior’s Field School Trust, an independent girls’ boarding dnd day school in Surrey.
Dr. Cornelius Alalade is Director of Petroconsult Energy Company UK, a post which he took up in 1997.
Gavin Cleary is Chief Executive officer of Locate in Kent, an organisation which offers free confidential support to businesses looking to expand or relocate to Kent.
Robert Gardner is the Director of Investments at St. James’s Place Wealth Management, a FTSE 100 Company with £117 billion of client funds under management.
Polly Matthews is Acting Headteacher at Court Fields School, an academy based in Wellington, Somerset.
Keith Williams is an architect and urban designer. He is the Founder and Director of Design at Keith Williams Architects in London.
Laura Jay is the Director of The South Devon Players Theatre Company, an Internationally award winning theatre and film company.
Tom Langford is the Managing Director of The Potting Shed, a Guernsey based design, advertising, and Digital agency.
Georgina Thomas is the Director of GGT Solutions, a London based Management Consultants firm.
Jacqueline O’Donovan is the Managing Director of O’Donovan Waste Disposal, a London based waste management company.
Julie Kendall is the Managing Director of Enable Therapy Services, a UK wide network of over 120 highly qualified occupational therapists working together.
Gina Vega is the Director and Principal Dentist of Bishopsgate Dental Care, a dental practice based in Bishopsgate.
Thomas Artmann is the Chief Executive of Munich Re Syndicate Limited, an insurance firm located in in London.
Tasnim Mustafa is the Owner and Director of Barnes and Scott, a Chartered Accountants firm specialising in the field of tech.
Neil Hodgkinson is the Managing Director of MES (NW), a Manufacturing Engineering Service based in Wigan.
Dr Jeffrey Quaye has been headteacher of The City of London Academy since 2014. He was appointed in order to raise the school's standards and improve student outcomes. By 2017, it was one of the highest performing schools in Southwark.
Rupa Harji is joint director of RTG, also known as Redbridge Tuition. The family-run company was founded by Harji in 2007.
Phillip Miller is the Founder and Managing Director of Dreaming Fish Productions, a media production company based in Surrey.
Rachel Roche is the Managing Director of Roche Legal, a multi-award winning firm of solicitors, specialising in Wills, Probate, Powers of Attorney, and Missing Persons.
Elroy Cahill is the Headteacher of Kingsley Academy, an Academy located in Central Hounslow which currently has an Ofsted “Good” rating.
Debbie Francis is the managing director of Direct Rail Services, a service that provides a comprehensive range of rail transport and network support services.
Sam Bawa is the General Manager of Weplui UK, a human resources company based in Birmingham.
Paul Musgrove is the Managing Director of Nectere, an innovative outsourcing services company that “gets independent office supplies dealers back on top”.
Hal Resiger is the CEO of Cosworth Group Holdings, a leading manufacturer of high-performance technologies for a variety of industry sectors.
Jill Limmack is the Director of Derbyshire-based Turners Art, a supplier of high-quality art, design and craft products.
Rachel Mallows is director of The Mallows Company, a company providing careers guidance to adults and to those in school.
Jonathan Bowman-Perks MBE is a global leadership coach and leadership speaker, working with chairs, CEOs and top business leaders to help them to achieve their professional goals.
Steven Farrall is a Partner at Williams Farrall Woodward, a financial management and wealth planning company based in Ipswich.
Jonathan Rose is Managing Director of Tier 1 Asset Management, a leading IT disposal company.
Karim Sekkat is chairman at Oxford Engineering, a company that specialises in lean manufacturing, supply chain management and precision engineering
Clare Chapman is a Chartered Accountant at Associative Accounting Services, an accountancy firm based in Burton.
Sarah Poynton-Ryan is the Founder of Property Sourcing Hub, a company helping others to put their money to work.
Dr Daryn Hufton-Rees is the Chairman of Zinc, a dynamic, leading arts and education charity that believes passionately in arts without exception.
Lorraine Williams is the Chief Executive Officer of X-Claims, a firm that specialises in Financial Services claims.
Alan Robinson is the Managing Director of Vet Dynamics UK, a company with a mission to help independent veterinary practices succeed.
Andrew Bohnet is the Managing Director of Innovate Tax, a company that bridges the gap between oracle and tax technology.
David Porter is the Director of Surge Marketing Solutions, a Marketing and Advertising agency in Middlesbrough.
John Morgan is the director of Castlecare, a company which provides residential care to young adults with mental illnesses.
David Newman is the Director of the Guernsey Alcohol Advisory Service, providing counselling and support to anyone who’s life is negatively affected by alcohol.
Iain Watt is the managing director of YM&U’s music division, a leading management company for clients in sport, music, drama and entertainment.
Sue Hutchings is the Owner and Manager of Knowle Grange Health Spa based in Tunbridge Wells.
Naomi Szakacs is the Director of Red Iguana Associates, a company which offers nutritional advice and guidance to individuals and corporate clients.
Terry Belton is the club chairman of Boyce Hill Golf Club, based in Bennfleet in Essex.
Gus Burns is the director of Kaydar Residential, a residential home who cater to the needs of adults with learning and physical difficulties.
Steve Ward is managing director at Edmund Street Activity Centre, a day care for adults with varying social and physical needs.
Nigel Harte is the managing director of Nexus Creative, a business who provide marketing, campaign engagement and website development.
Gary Watkins is the Chief Executive Officer of Service Works Group, a Global Provider of Financial Management, Property and Integrated Workplace Management Software.
Martin Gernon is founder and Managing Director of Centre Stage Uniforms, a firm that provides uniforms for marching bands.
Anne Clarke is the Deputy Managing Director of Claremont, a construction company that transforms workspaces to change the way people think.
Rick Gutteridge is co-owner and managing director of Smoking Gun, a Manchester based PR agency.
Dan Daley is the managing director at XCEL Aerospace, a manufacturer for the aerospace industry.
Lawrence Poynter is the Product Management Director at iOra, a software company which helps businesses to replicate data between remote sites.
Dr Thomas Oakley is the CEO of Feedback Medical, a specialist technology company providing software for those in the field of medical imaging.
Stewart Bailey is the Managing Director of Virtual Viewing, an established market leader in CGI’s, animations, and applications.
Paul Jackson is the Headteacher of Manorfield Primary and an accredited Local Leader of Education.
Charlotte Leadbeater is the Chairman of King Street Gallery, an art gallery located in Carmarthen.
Hayley Mason is the Director and Senior Solicitor of Sen Legal, a highly successful specialist in Education Law.
Gary Minkin is the Owner and Director of Consolidated Financial Management, a financial planning & wealth management business.
David Loughborough is the Managing Director of Veolia Nuclear Solutions, a world-class player in nuclear facility clean-up and treatment of radioactive waste.
Lionel Guyett is the Finance director of Performance Actors, a co-operative Actor's agency.
Peter Ward is the Managing Director of SpanSet, a company which designs, manufactures and supplies height safety, lifting and load control systems.
Marie Marks is director of It’s My Party, a business who organise children’s parties, who celebrated their tenth anniversary in 2016.
Andrew Latimer is the Managing Director of Varsity Packaging, one of the UK’s leading stockists and suppliers of cartonboards and greyboards.
Sandy Allsopp is the Managing Director of Allsopp Helikites, a company that manufactures aerostats.
Daniel Hulme is the Chief Executive Officer of Satalia, an Artificial Intelligence company.
Carole Goodchild is the Chair of Governors of Oakedene Primary School, a primary School located in Stockton-on-Tees.
Peter Vujakovic is the Owner and Director of Butfield Breach, an estate agent based in Wiltshire.
Dr. Brendan Kennedy is a Partner at Kilmeny Group Medical Practice, a progressive and pioneering practice, which serves a population of 17,000 patients.
Nick Reed is chief executive of Symphony Hall Box Office, an arts charity based in Birmingham.
John McDonough is managing director a Recro Consulting, an employability and recruitment solutions consultancy and training company.
Simon Young is director and founder of Institution, a marketing and advertising company.
Jason Saunders is the Managing Partner, and co-founder, of TS Grale, an executive search and consultancy firm based in Leeds.
Heyrick Bond-Gunning is CEO of S-RM, a global corporate intelligence, cyber security and crisis management firm.
Alex Ely is the founder of Mae, an architectural practice who focus on the built environment, coupling planning with policy experience.
Richard Spratt is the Chief Executive officer of Fields of Life, a non-profit Organisation based in Northern Ireland.
Guy Levine is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Return, a marketing and advertising agency based in Manchester.
Nick Stagg is the Director of House of Coffee, an independent specialist roaster and blender of high quality fresh coffee, delivering to homes and businesses internationally.
Luke Tobin is the Founder and Commercial Director of Digital Ethos, a full service digital media agency.
Sameer Mahomed is managing director of London Auctions, a general auction house gallery in Chiswick.
Sol Curry is the co-founder of Factory Studios, a multi-service music studio based in Bristol.
James Brown is co-owner at Hall Brown Family Law, a firm which specialises in the provision of legal expertise pertaining to family law.
Sonya King is managing director at Lawson Hunte Immigration, a service providing immigration advice and services for over seven years.
Laurie Dunsire is the Practice Manager of YourGP, a Private GP Service and Occupational Healthcare provider in Edinburgh.
Sid Jaspal is a director at Advanced Tooling Service Ltd, a company based in Coventry which manufactures cutting tools.
Charles Ranby-Gorwood is an Insolvency Practitioner at CRG Insolvency & Financial Recovery, a licensed insoleency practice based in Grimsby covering the Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Louth, and Lincoln area.
Zoe Holland is the Founder and Managing Director of ZebraLC, a trusted advisor to the UK legal sector with an award winning national brand delivering client projects with a unique and distilct market leading approach.
Anthony Williams is the Principal at Jomati Consultants, a leading UK-based international management consultancy specialising in the legal profession.
Damian Edwards is the Sales and Marketing Manager at Perfect Profiles, a provider of low cost medical solutions, namely dentistry and cosmetic surgery overseas.
Mark Tipper is the Co-Founder and Director of Tailored Wealth Financial Management, a financial services company based in Teignmouth.
Dr. Iain Chorlton is the Chair of NHS Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group, the key decision-making body of the CCG.
Andrew Morris is the Principal and Head of Business Development at Alpha Portfolio Management which specialises in designing investment solutions.
Stewart Bailey is the Managing Director of Virtual Viewing, an established market leader in CGI’s, animations, and applications.
Kevin Manger is the Managing Director of Suds Law, a automobile valeting company based in Cornwall.
Claire Nightingale is the Owner and Principal Orthodontist at Queens Gate Orthodontics, an award winning private clinic located in the heart of South Kensington.
Karim Samani is the Managing Director of TechCleaners, an elite and specialised IT equipment disinfection and maintenance services company located in Manchester.
Rafe Offer is the Founder and Executive Chair of Sofar Sounds, a company reimagining live events through secret performances in intimate spaces.
Solange Undang is Owner and Chief Executive Officer of the Urdang Academy, a conservatoire of dance and musical theatre offering exceptional vocational training in the vibrant heart of London.
Chris Burrows is the Registered Manager of Pinehill Hospital, a 37 Bed hospital which provides care and treatment for adults for consultations, dragnostics and surgery.
Avin Rabheru is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Housekeep, is a technology based Housekeeping service.
Jim Miller is the Procurement Commissioning & Facilities Director for the National Health Service: National Services Scotland.
Ben Miller is the Registered Manager of Castleford House Nursing Home, a nursing home located in a remarkable Victorian building, set in an idyllic location near Chepstow.
Glenn Taylor is the Chef Executive Officer of Stocks Taylor Benson, a graphic design studio based in Leicester.
Vinita Duggal is director of Punjab Pakora, an innovator of Scottish authentic Indian cuisine with an ancient Indian twist.
Tom Hall is the Owner and Content Strategist of Contented Brothers, a company that identifies the influction points where a creative yet considered interaction in a consumer journey will effect change.
Jim Reynolds is the Managing Director of Alan Reynolds & Company Ltd, a Chartered accountancy firm in Wokingham.
Alison Poole is managing director at Kendall Poole, a staffing and recruitment firm with particular expertise in the technical sectors.
Asheesh Paul is director of Trust Dental Group Ltd. a dental clinic located in Middlesex.
Matthias Meyer is the managing director of Heller Machine Tools, a global manufacturer of horizontal cnc machining centres, milling/turning centres, flexible manufacturing systems and machines.
Christina Thakor-Rankin is principal consultant of 1710 Gaming, a company who work with the gambling sector’s largest operators and regulators.
Victor Perfitt is owner of Bio-Health, the first initiator of a range of vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements entirely free from additives.
Oliver Mennell is the CEO and co-founder of NEOM Organics, a wellbeing retailer with stores around the country.
Gavin O’Brien is the co-founder and CEO of Clearhead, a digital content agency based in Luton.
Sandeep Arora is the director of Codeworks Ltd, an agency which works to create digital strategies for a global range of clients.
Mark Newland is the Owner and Managing Director of Abraham Associates, an engineering company that provides quality design solutions that generate revenue for their customers.
Jonathan Silverman is a consultant for Laytons, a legal services firm with offices in London, Guildford and Manchester and managing director of Silverman Advisory, a subsidiary of Laytons.
Roderick I’Anson Banks is a barrister and head of chambers at legal practice Partnership Counsel.
Steve Jacobs heads Advies Wealth Management, a pension specialist and financial adviser firm.
Adam McHenry is director and head of sales at Cadman Homes, a family owned estate agents and lettings agency in Warwickshire.
David Parnell is general manager at B Taylor & Sons Transport, a firm specialised in nation-wide distribution and road haulage services.
Nyasha Gwatidzo is the founder and executive director of Banya Family Placement Agency Ltd, a multi-million pound social enterprise focussing on placing children in foster homes in the UK.
Jason Smith is a director and photographer AC Cooper, a family run, award winning professional photography and quality print specialist which opened its doors in 1965.
Thomas Wood is CEO and founder of Thomas Wood Associates a mechanical and electrical engineering building services consultancy practice.
Martin Smith is Managing Director of DFS Caskets, The UK’s No. 1 Quality Coffin Manufacturer.
Laurie Dunsire is the Practice Manager of YourGP, a Private GP Service and Occupational Healthcare provider in Edinburgh.
Gavin Shortall is head teacher at St James CE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme, Manchester.
Sean Codling is managing director at Containment Technology Services, a firm which specialises in the design and manufacture of portable and bench mounted containment devices.
Rich Wagner is CEO at Cashplus, a leading specialist UK fintech pioneer emerging as a digital challenger to banks for small businesses.
Mark Temple is a director at Gattica Associates Ltd, a utility infrastructure consultancy based in Southsea, Hampshire.
Adel Hinrichs is finance manager at APAX, a not-for-profit, voluntary, social enterprise.
Alexandra Isenegger is founder and CEO of Linkilaw, a firm providing legal services for entrepreneurial businesses.
Chris Bishop is managing partner of Slater Heels Solicitors, a full-service law firm with offices in Manchester, Sale and Timperley.
Alasdair Shaikh is a director of Shaikh & Co, an accountancy company based in Tonbridge.
Chris Barker is the Chief Executive Officer of Spirit Healthcare, a company which aims to improve efficiency across the healthcare system.
Alongside running Academy Martial Arts, Dan Woodruff is a motivational speaker who has spoken in the US, South Africa and across the UK.
Simon Lister is managing director of ML Financial Associates, a Norfolk-based financial advisory firm.
Andrew Whiting heads up Beech’s Fine Chocolates, a food production company that has made quality, traditional British chocolate since 1920.
Pat Turnbull founded West Sussex Podiatry in 2019 and has established the business with a superb reputation following her careers in Britain, Australia, and the United States.
Lorna Hammond is managing director of C & D South West, a logistics and distribution company based in the West Country.
Debby Marshall is the executive head teacher of Gomer Infant School in Gosport, Hampshire.
Michelle Edgar-Parsons is managing director and owner of The Individual Agency, a marketing and advertising firm which specialises in transforming brands and businesses.
Regan McMillan is a director of Kiwi Movers, an arm of the wider Kiwi Group. Kiwi Movers is a removals and storage specialist, while the wider group provides numerous other project and professional services.
Dr Hany Agaiby is the Managing Director at gas analysis equipment manufacturer AG Instruments.
Rowen Squibb is managing director of Why Media, a marketing and advertising agency based in Hertford, Hertfordshire.
James Daly, Founder of De Facto Design, an e-commerce & social commerce digital agency. Specialising in digital elements De Facto aim to work with a long term vision to cement a brands identity.
Tom James, Director of Omega Partnerships, an architectural firm that has won numerous awards & partners with some of the largest house builders across the UK.
Tony Wells is managing director of Merit Holdings, a leading provider of process engineering and construction.
James Strongman is the Principal Mineralogist & Director if Petrolab Limited, a company that provides technical support services to the mining, minerals processing and materials industries worldwide.
Iqbal Dhutti is the Director of The VIP Studio, one of the UK’s most prestogious photo and video companies.
Paul Davies is the General Manager of the Taoist Tai Chi Society of Great Britain, a volunteer organisation which brings together people of different languages and cultures in a world-wide community.
David Tussie is the Director and Founder of Tussies Chartered Accountants, an independent firm of Chartered Accountants and business advisors.
John McGrath is the Founder and Managing Director of The Mortgage Point, a Suffolk based company that provides a range of services to clients in both Norfolk & Suffolk.
Nigel Marston is the General Manager at Sunderland-based Scollen & Wright Funeral Service.
Herminder Channa is the Executive Principal at Ark Boulton Academy, based in Birmingham. She is also an executive coach for the European Mentoring and Coaching Council.
Paul Rouke is the founder and CEO of PRWD, a user research, design and analytics consultancy.
Martin Lawrence is the owner of M Lawrence & Co Chartered Accountants, a firm which serves sole traders and small companies.
Julian Moir is the Business Development Manager of Chess Dynamics, a principal defence and aerospace subsystem supplier to UK and overseas customers.
Dave Brown is CEO of TMD Technologies, a world-leading manufacturer of microwave tubes, high voltage power supplies, and transmitters for Radar, EW, Communications, EMC RF testing, and other Laboratory applications.
Mark Capehorn is managing director and owner of Theme Group, a marketing agency which specialises in developing brands, marketing campaigns and online collateral.
Stephen Garside is the owner of Garside & Co LLP Chartered Accountants, an established and respected firm of Chartered Accountants in London. The firm offers audit, financial consultancy, tax advice and business advice.
Marc Wileman is “Chief Slime Maker” & Founder of Sublime Science, a Dragon’s Den winning Science Party firm.
Ian Smith is Principal Dentist at The Grange Dental Surgery, a dental practice serving the King’s Lynn area.
Paul Newsham is the Managing Director of RFM Preston, a multi-faceted accountancy firm headquartered in Preston
Shigufta Khan is CEO of The Wish Centre, a specialist domestic abuse organisation supporting men, women and children.
Cris Cicirello is the Senior Vice President of Wasserman Experience LDN, a partnerships and activation agency.
Marcelo is the Managing Director of Fuse Innovation, a business that helps clients enhance how they engage with their target audiences through the use of creative marketing products.
Julian Sutton is the director of Gemini Financial Planning he speaks on leadership and how balancing all aspects being in the field and running a business has lead to his success.
James Tapster is the Director of Pure Treatment Rooms, a Harrogate based award winning treatment centre.
Alex Hamilton is the Co-Founder of DocTap GP, a company that provides convenient, affordable, and excellent private GP services from their 14 London clinics.
Jonathan Billings is the Chief Executive Officer of The Wellspring, a resource centre for homeless and disadvantaged people
Lisa Myers is Founder and Chief Executive of Verve Search, an award-winning SEO & Outreach Agency.
Dan Jeffreys is the Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Resooma, a company specialising in homes for students and graduates.
Nicholas Lee is Managing Director of Paragon Costs Solutions, a company that specialises in legal costs disputes.
Dr. Ahmed Shibli is the Managing Director of ETD Consulting, a recognised world leader providing independent technical consulting and on-site services, innovative products and high quality training to the power and process plant industries.
Russell Scholes is Director of Scholes Financial Management, a financial management company based in Doncaster.
Gaynor Cheshire is the Principal of Birmingham Ormiston Academy, an independent state-funded 14-19 academy specialising in creative, digital, and preforming arts.
Joanne Alvy is the Nursery Manager at Little Rainbows Day Nursery, based in Liversedge, Kirklees, West Yorkshire.
Tim Robinson is the Managing Director of Twist London, a company that provides exclusive level bar and waiting staff to some of the best events and catering companies in the city.
Sam Dyer is the Owner and Business Development Manager at Dyer & Co, a property management company whose core business is managing investors Real estate portfolios.
Marishelle Butler is the Head of Marketing and Property Management at The Country House Company, a company that specialises in the sale and letting of houses and cottages in the country across Hampshire and West Sussex.
Tony Grubb is the Managing Partner of Digitalist Group, a customer experience innovation consultancy with leading edge capabilities in brand design, technology and CRM.
Anna McGurn is Social care and general management facilitator of Camphill Community Clanabogan, a 116-acre therapeutic, life-sharing community where adults who have learning difficulties live and work together.
Christian Henson is the Founder and Director of Spitfire Audio, a music technology company which specialises in sounds, sample libraries, virtual instruments and other useful software devices.
Richard Leaman-Grey is the Chief Executive Officer of Tall Ships Youth Trust, the UK’s oldest and Largest sail training charity medicated to enabling young people to fulfil their life potential through experiences at sea.
Dr. Paul Hutchinson is the Founder and Director of Hutchinson Legal & Associates, a law firm offering a complete range of legal and business support services.
Toby McCartney is Managing Director of MacRebur, a company whose mission is to help solve two wold problems; to help solve the waste plastic epidemic, and to enhance the asphalt used to make our road surfaces around the world.
Lisa Davies has been with Kings Langley-based Adtentus Ltd since its foundation in 2007.
Aaron Sumner is the headteacher at Hallfield Primary School, a forward thinking and inclusive community school based in London.
Andy Parkin is the managing director of Speed Screed Limited, which provides screen pumping and laying services for the construction sector.
Bev Craney is the chief executive of SWALLOW Charity. SWALLOW was established in 1993 by people with learning disabilities and their families to develop a new way of meeting their needs; to provide an alternative to day centres and residential homes
Matt Williams is the principal of Chelsea Academy, based in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Last year, the academy celebrated 10 years in operation.
Andrew Churchill is executive chairman at JJ Churchill Ltd, a specialist engineering company with over 80 years experience.
Jillian Thomas is the managing director at Sheffield-based Future Life Wealth Management Limited, which she founded in 2009 in the midst of the financial crisis.
Davies Roberts is an inventor and founder of Flare Audio, a pro audio manufacturer and hire company which aimed to re-invent the loudspeaker, drawing praise from music industry luminaries including Jimmy Page and Jarvis Cocker.
James Antwi is the Director of We Care 4 You Services, a domiciliary care agency based in North London.
Charles Watkinson is the Chief Executive Officer of Corrocoat, a UK based company that provides engineering structures and equipment with long-term and cost effective protection against corrosion.
Antony Smith is the Founder and Managing Director of Providus Financial, a firm of Independent Financial Planners based in London.
Chris Whetstone is the Managing director of Flambard Williams, a specialist property investment company, providing expert property solutions outside of traditional asset classes.
Roger Tichborne is the Managing Director of Mill Hill Music Complex, which provides a wide range of recording, rehearsal, auditioning and casting services in North London.
David Tymm is Chief Executive Officer and Owner of I-Movo Limited, who provide the UK’s leading secure digital voucher system.
Lee Healey is the Managing Director of IncomeMax CIC, a Community Interest Company based in Essex.
Dr. Olaf Bruns is the Principal Dental Surgeon of Redcliffe Dental Rooms, a central London dental practice providing a full range of dental services.
Jason Austin is the managing director at Unifabs Ltd, a steel fabricators specialising in sheet metal with an annual turnover of over £7 million.
Jonathan Egan is the Managing Director of Geeknson, is a UK based manufacturer of bespoke furniture made out of the highest quality hardwood.
Philip Arme is the Managing Director of Ecam Engineering, a steel fabrication firm with almost fifty years of experience.
Tugay Akman is Chief Executive Office of Jeesal Group, a care provider based in Norfolk. Here he is speaking with Matthew O'Neill on how to inspire those around him.
Malcolm Snape is director of StormMeister Flood Protection, a company founded specifically to solve the issues posed by conventional flood doors which are difficult to operate.
Matt Smith is the Owner and Managing Director of WPB, a marketing and advertising agency who's clients include FTSE 100 household names.
Anthony Denison-Birch is Managing Director of Copper Connexions, a firm supporting the power generation industry since 2008.
Alexander Hawkings-Byass is Chief Executive Officer of BMAS, a digital marketing agency, with core services covering website design and development, social media, graphic design and branding.
SJ hunt is the Chief Executive and company secretary of Parity Trust, a non-profit organisation which provides secured loans and mortgages for all.
Samuel Anderson is the CEO and founder of IceMos Technology, a leading supplier of 100-200mm thick-film SOI and SiSi wafers for a large range of IC and MEMS applications.
Nicholas Langford is the CEO of AVA CAD/CAM Group, which provides specialist software and technology service sto leading designers and manufacturers of decoratively printed products worldwide.
Neil Walker is managing director of Penta Pattern & Model Ltd, a specialist manufacturer of composite and carbon fibre moulds patterns and parts for prototype, pre-production and production aerospace, automotive, bespoke furniture & artwork and design projects.
Kevin Wilson is Managing Director of Constant Power Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Riello Electronic Group. He speaks to Matthew O'Neill about his principles of leading the way.
Kevin Hardy is Medical Director in charge of Education and Research at St. Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust who provide a full range of acute and intermediate healthcare services across several sites.
David Crozier is Managing Director of Navigator Financial Planning, a Northern Ireland based provider of financial services.
Chris Peake is the Managing Director of Innov8 Cleaning Solutions, a company formed to respond to the needs of the Ambulance Infection Control and Preparation Sector.
Caroline Dallas is the owner of Luna Boutiques, a clothes retailer which stocks soft, easy to wear clothing and accessories which range from petitie to curvy and maternity. She sits down with Matthew O'Neill to discuss all things leadership.
Cameron Bate is the general manager of Horfield Leisure Centre, which is run by Everyone Active and is one of the most engaging leisure centres in Bristol offering a range of services.
Arthur Eldridge is the Director of Guernsey Woollens Ltd, the "first choice" for authentic Guernsey jumpers, cardigans, crew necks, sweaters and much more.