Category: Profiles

Stuart Parkin is CEO at Money Advice Group – one of the UK’s leading financial solutions companies. Created in 2002, Money Advice Group employs over 300 staff and holds an estimated 8% market share of the fee charging financial solutions industry. In May 2012, it received a £10million investment loan from American bank PNC, the finance for which will be used for acquisitions, helping grow the company even further.

Luke Aikman CEO of Loccit on his business and inspirations

We talk to Christine Cavell-Sibley, founder of Sparklable Jewellery, what inspired her to start her affordable jewellery business and what defines her way of doing business.

We ask Mark Fraser CEO of zappit about his business and his inspirations and aspirations

We talk to Chris Allen, Managing Partner at Blacks Solicitors LLP, a Leeds-based law firm providing a wide range of legal services to commercial and private clients across Yorkshire, who, in 2011, was named the second most influential lawyer in the UK on Twitter.

Michael Kent, founder of Azimo: a new international money transfer service set to take the remittance industry by storm. A cross border, digital sevice, Azimo allows customers to send money via the Internet or their mobile phone to 125+ destinations worldwide talks about what inspires him in business.

We talk to Pit Karbe the Managing Director of Hello Fresh, which has been announced the HP Smart Business of the Year. Pit tells us about his business, what inspires him and what advice he would give to someone starting out.

We talk to Sarah Owen, the founder and director of Pyjama Drama, which provides drama classes for children, operating through a network of 25 franchises across the UK

We talk to Raj Singh the CEO of online marketplace Sooqini. He tells us about his business, what inspires him and what advice he would give to someone starting out

We talk to Sue Langley, Director of Market Development at Lloyd’s, the world’s specialist insurance market. Before joining Lloyd’s she was Chief Operating Officer at Hiscox Insurance where she was responsible for the operations and claims processing side of the business. Sue is a strong advocate of women in business and was awarded the 2009 Women in the City Achievement Award and is the Financial Services Representative on the Home Offices Womens Business Council. So who inspires her and what, if she could would she do differently…

Brian Palmer CEO at Tharsus Group talks about business and what inspires him

Hannah Makes Things is the jewellery and accessories online retailer, created by Central Saint Martins graduate, the jewellery designer,Hannah Nuttall.

Sally Overhead is the founder of The Zebra Group, a payroll company with a turnover of £17.142 million and a workforce comprised of 85 per cent working mums. She has recently launched Mojomums which offers mums a solution to re-igniting their careers successfully.

We talk to Polly Gowers OBE, CEO and founder of Everyclick ltd, which has helped raise over £2.6M from online shoppers for UK charities and ask her what her who she admires in business and what advice she would give to someone just starting out.