Category: Interviews

Simon Coulson tells Diane Priestley about how he is now the proud owner of the Darling Buds Farm featured in the ITV show in the early 90’s.

A “late blooming” British entrepreneur and author is attempting to establish a new clothing brand inspired by his hero, the Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.

Rich Preece is the VP and Country Manager of Intuit UK, an online accounting software company that aims to make the accounting process invisible to their clients.

The François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Foundation has developed sustainable programmes that allows graduates to provide for themselves and the people around them through poverty eradication.

We talk to Nick Daffern, co-founder of Rapid Retail that designs, builds and supplies branded and portable shop units to sport and retail industries. The firm has contracts with nearly all of the English Premiership clubs and is expanding into overseas markets.

Hardworking Brits revealed British entrepreneur, Richard Branson, to be their ideal boss. Citing his perceived generous nature as one of the main reasons, the Virgin tycoon was the clear lead against other well-known competition from the business world.

Joining Tristar in 1997 Dean has driven group revenue up six fold and has been responsible for the significant international expansion of the business. Having led the management buyout of the business in early 2008 he tells us his secrets of success…

We talk to Ander Michelena of Ticketbis and find out how a chance meeting on a plane resulted in becoming a market leading business.

Dragons’ Den saw one of its youngest ever entrepreneurs receive investment as Deborah Meaden invested in what is Jordan Daykin’s third business before he leaves his teenage years.

We talk to Kitty Shepherd, Co-Founder of Shepherds Markets, to find what his influences through life have been.

We talk to Rune Sovndahl, founder of Fantastic Services, whose need for a cleaner created a £28Million company

We talk to David Maisey, managing director of card payments specialist Chip & PIN Solutions

We talk to Andy Singleton, one of the founding directors of YESSS Electrical

We catch up with Richard Selby, director and co-founder of Pro Steel Engineering, on what inspired him to launch his professional project management and construction services firm.