Category: Profiles

Jamie Foale, Founder MyLocalPitch talks to Business Matters about how his startup is trying to revolutionise grassroots sports

Mo Chaudry, owner the UK’s biggest waterpark – Waterworld in Stoke-on-Trent, and a string of health clubs tells John Woodhouse about how his ambition drives him every day

Jessal Shah, Co-Founder & CEO, Mayfair FX talks to Business Matters about the lightbulb moment which led him to setting up the bank-beating international payments & currency transfer company for businesses and individuals

Pat Lynes is business transformation expert, founder of Sullivan & Stanley and author of The Interim Revolution which has just launched on paperback. Business Matters spoke to him about how he’s helping businesses thrive in today’s challenging climate

Daniel Booth, Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group explains to Business Matters about how his business resolves issues faced by SMEs and support their accountant advisors and other stakeholders.

We spoke to Rachel Vogeleisen, founder, creative director & photographer, The Elegant Brand about what defines the way she operates her company which specialises in branding visuals and videos for individuals and businesses

Serial tech entrepreneur, Mayank Mathur, talks to Business Matters about his proptech company, The Urban Collective, which launches its Seedrs campaign to raise £250k today to fund the development of a ‘lettings robot’, about what advice he would give to anyone starting out.

VAT IT, with 36 offices over the world, is the company responsible for Coca-Cola, Ericson and Volvo’s tax recovery around the globe. It is dedicated to saving SMEs and big corporates billions in unclaimed VAT.

Digby Vollrath, tells Business Matters what inspired him to co-found Feast It, which champions the nation’s best food & drink suppliers; offering a better way to cater both corporate and social events.

I have worked in IT for 20 years of my life. I was the fifth hire at a US startup and the company grew into a global hosting company. I relocated to London and built the company’s European presence and ran the entire operation.

Business Matters spoke to Anna Emmett, Founder & Director, of the 10 year old jewellery brand Henryka about what inspired her to form the company and what advice she would give to someone looking to follow in her footsteps

Business Matters caught up with Ross Peet the managing partner from ideas agency Yes&Pepper to find out what was the inspiration behind the business and why it is essential to enjoy what you do on a day to day basis.

Jane Lucy, CEO & Founder of The Labrador tells us about David versus Goliath type ambition to disrupt the UK energy market allowing automatic switching to the lowest cost provider without the need to lift a finger.

Jared Jesner, CEO & Founder, WeSwap speaks to Business Matters about why he wished he’d spent more money on building a beautiful product before beginning an aggressive marketing campaign and his admiration for Jack Ma founder of Alibaba.

Business Matters talks to co-founder of Supplycompass Gus Bartholomew about his disruptive company and get some of controversial suggestions to others looking to start out in business.