Getting To Know You: Nigel Shanahan, MD of Rapide
We talk to Nigel Shanahan about his inspirations in business and he tells us what he would have done differently given the…
Tuesday 22 September 2026
The people behind the headlines: Business Matters profiles the founders, executives and investors shaping UK business – how they built what they built, what they’re worth, and what they’re doing next. Start with our most-read: Steven Bartlett’s ventures and valuation, and our running coverage of Getting to Know You profiles. For first-person conversations with founders, see our Interviews section.
We talk to Nigel Shanahan about his inspirations in business and he tells us what he would have done differently given the…
We talk to Stewart Smythe about his inspirations in business and he tells us what he would have done differently given the…
We talk to Tom Curtis about his inspirations in business and he tells us what he would have done differently given the…
Liam Hughes is founder of Biggerplate, the world’s most popular resource for mind mapping content and online mapping community.
Ashley Payne shares with us his inspirations in business and tells us what he would have done differently given the option.
Having founded the company whilst at University the company Ross recently expanded into America, with an office in New York and plan…
Darren Beale shares with us his inspirations in business and tells us what he would have done differently given the option.
Tim Pearson, CEO of Manything tells us about why it is important to be involved in all elements of your business and…
Ben Black shares with us his inspirations in business and tells us what he would have done differently given the option.
We talk to Claire Mitchell founder of The Girls Mean Business. Here she tells about her inspirations, and what, looking back she…
Dan Mountain is CEO of buyagift.com. Here he shares with us his inspiration in business.
David Johnson is a founding director at foreign exchange brokerage Halo Financial. Here he shares with us his inspiration in business.
Mark Abrahams, director at West One Loans tells us why it is important to listen to the market and why transparency is…
As the football season kicks off we speak to Lucas von Cranach, founder & CEO of THE Football App who tells us…
Founder and Managing Director of Acknowledgement Tom Jordan joins us to tell him what inspires him, and what defines his style of…