Category: Profiles

Richard Close, CEO at Briggs Equipment, the UK’s leading independent service provider and materials handling equipment supplier tells us what inspires him and what advice he would give to anyone wanting to start out in business.

We caught up with David Spencer Percival, co-founder and CEO of the energy recruitment company Spencer Ogden, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

After many years leading product development at Sage, Guy took on a commercial role, responsible for customer services and the combination of the two disciplines inspired this new customer service software, we ask him who he admires in business.

We caught up with Natalie Gross, who is the managing partner of Amaze, to ask what keeps her motivated, what are her ambitions and what real-world advice would she give to those wishing to follow in her footsteps.

One of the digital industry’s pioneers, having set up one of the UK’s first digital agencies Hyperinteractive in 1994. Felix is now Managing Director of the UK’s most famous eCRM agency, Underwired Amaze, and a leading authority on digital strategy. We ask him who inspires him.

We talk to Crispin Moger, Managing Director and co-founder of Young Marmalade and Provisonal Marmalade, Britain’s leading insurer of young drivers and ask him who inspires him and what, if he could, he’d change given his time again.

We talk to Henry Amar from fine food distributors, R.H. Amar, the family run business, based in High Wycombe. Henry has been working for the company for 50 years so we find out what motivates him and what advice he’d give to others.