In light of the recent events surrounding executive burnout and mental health issues – both in business and in sport – we asked West Ham United Vice-Chairman Karren Brady if, more than ever before, the pressures of football were mimicking those present in the corporate world.
Category: Entrepreneurs
Interviews of some of the UKs leading Entrepreneurs & small business owners
Getting to Know You: Alastair Mills
Alastair Mills is the CEO of Six Degrees Group. They have had a busy 2011 acquiring five businesses in six months, so we ask him what keeps him motivated, his ambitions and what real-world advice would he give to those wishing to follow in his footsteps.
Getting to Know you: Maria Hatzistefanis
We chat to Maria Hatzistefanis, the cosmetics entrepreneur, and Founder and President of London-based global skincare brands, Rodial, and NIP + FAB about what inspires you, and what if she could, she would do differently.
Female Entrepreneurs: Lessons from the US
When asked whether they believe they have the skills and experience to start up, nearly forty per cent of working aged females say they think they do, while a quarter agree that there will be good start-up opportunities where they live in the next six months. So why are so few women taking the leap into entrepreneurialism?
Carole Stone named ‘Britain’s Best Connected Woman’
Carole Stone, author, broadcaster and founder of YouGovStone, has won the inaugural Institute of Directors and O2 ‘Britain’s Best Connected Woman’ prize, as voted for by delegates at this year’s Women as Leaders Conference.
Inventor Arnold Du Toit crowned Britain’s best young entrepreneur
Twenty three year old Arnold Du Toit has been named the winner of the PC World Business competition to find Britain’s best young entrepreneur.
Getting to know you: Nicolas Mamier
Nicolas Mamier, MD, Appetite Branding, the communications and design agency, formed in 1991, tells us what keeps him motivated, his ambitions and what real-world advice would he give to those wishing to follow in his footsteps.
Getting To Know You: Dominic List, CEO & founder, Comtact ltd
We caught up with Dominic List, who is the CEO and founder of Comtact, to ask what keeps him motivated, what his ambitions are and what advice would he give to those wishing to follow in his footsteps.
Apprentice finalist to launch ‘Teenbiz’ to help next generation of entrepreneurs
Claire Young, the straight-talking, no-nonsense finalist from BBC1’s The Apprentice has been using her experience to promote entrepreneurship and enterprise to our younger generation since leaving the show. She is now set to takes that one step further with the launch of the new youth initiative Teenbiz, which provides funding to entrepreneurs aged 13 to 18 years old.
Getting to know you: Rachel Blackburn, US2U Consulting
With over 20 years experience in management consulting we asked Rachel Blackburn from the Norwich based US2UConsulting to tell us what inspires her in business and what advice she would give to any one starting business today.
Getting to know you: Ajaya Sodha
Ajaya Sodha, Chairman of Key Travel, the leading Travel Management Company (TMC) dedicated to the not-for-profit sector joins us to tell us how he has been able to drive the company he founded over 30 years ago to be one of the leading companies in its sector, who inspires him and what he would possibly do differently if he could.
Make your opinion count – vote for Britain’s top leader
Vote for the outstanding leaders in British business – the National Business Awards in partnership with Orange have announced their five nominees of the Orange Leader of the Year award.
Getting to know you: Cary Curtis of Give A Grad A Go
Give A Grad A Go was started in 2009 by Cary Curtis. Its mission is to provide today’s talented and hardworking graduates with exceptional career opportunities within dynamic ambitious businesses. We find out what motivates Cary and ask if there was anything he’d do differently?
Lawyers4Mumpreneurs Suzanne Dibble crowned ‘Best Business Support’ in Mumpreneur Awards
Dragons’ Den veteran Duncan Bannatyne was among the judges who voted business lawyer Suzanne Dibble’s venture Lawyers4Mumpreneurs a winner at the recent national Mumpreneur Awards ceremony.
Getting to know you: Nicko Williamson founder of Climatecars
We caught up with Nicko Williamson founder and MD of Climatecars, to ask what keeps him motivated, what are his ambitions and what real-world advice would he give to those wishing to follow in his footsteps.