A black belt in Taekwondo, Chris Book spent seven years developing mobile MMS technology with Orange. Here he tells us what motivates him in business, and what if he could, he would change
Category: Profiles
UK’s leading entrepreneurs tell Business Matters what inspires them and defines their way of doing business
Getting to know you: Alex Pusco, Chairman of ActivTrades
Alex Pusco, Chairman of ActivTrades tells us about why it is important to be involved in all elements of your business and why, looking back he wouldn’t change anything as it has made him and his business what they are today.
Getting to know you: Chris Searson, Chair of Smart Cookie
Chris is Chairman of Smart Cookie. Here he shares with us what his inspiration in the business is, who he admires, and what, if he could, he would do differently.
Getting to know you: Tom Ball, Founder and CEO of NearDesk
Tom is Founder and CEO of NearDesk. Here he shares with us what his inspiration in the business is, who he admires, and what, if he could, he would do differently.
Getting to know you: Darren Fell
We talk to Darren Fell, Managing Director of Crunch Accounting. Here he shares with us what his inspiration in the business is, who he admires, and what, if he could he’d do differently.
Getting To Know You: Roy Kimani, CEO, nideo
Roy Kimani is co-founder of nideo. Here he shares with us what his inspiration in the business is, who he admires, and what, if he could he’d do differently.
Getting to Know You: Phil Hall, Chairman, PHA Media
Phil was editor of Britain’s biggest selling newspaper, the News of the World, for five years before taking up the reins as editor-in-chief of Hello! Here he tells us why he jumped ship & created his PR agency and what advice he would give to others looking to start their own business.
Getting To Know You: Ed Prescott, Managing Director, Prescott Jones Insurance Solutions
Ed Prescott tells us about his business, his admiration for his wife, and we find out what defines his way of doing business.
Getting To Know You: Gary Swart, CEO oDesk
We talk to Gary Swart about his business and his inspirations and find out what defines his way of doing business.
Getting To Know You: Jonathan Jordan, CEO, Sermelo
We talk to Jonathan Jordan the CEO of communications company Sermelo about who inspires him in business, what he would do differently if he could and the advice he would give to anyone just starting out in business.
Getting to know you: Rory Whelan
We talk to Rory Whelan about business, inspirations and find out what advice he would give to someone just starting out.
Getting to Know You: Huw Owen of Ark Continuity
The CEO, of Ark Continuity Huw Owen, takes us through his inspiration in business and the advice he would offer to anyone wanting to follow in his footsteps
Getting to Know You: Angelos Koutsoudes
We talk to Angelos Koutsoudes about business, inspirations and find out what advice he would give to someone just starting out.
Getting To Know You: Phillip Letts, blur Group
Phillip Letts has run a string of high profile web ventures operating across the US and Europe. With such an impressive CV we caught up with Letts to find out if there was anything he’d do differently.
Getting to know you: John Readman of Search Laboratory
We talk to John Readman about business, inspirations and find out what advice he would give to someone just starting out.
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