Getting to know you: Stefano Maifreni, founder, Eggcelerate
Eggcelerate founder Stefano Maifreni on life as a fractional COO, 12 years of turning strategy into action and why automating a bad…
Tuesday 20 October 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.
Eggcelerate founder Stefano Maifreni on life as a fractional COO, 12 years of turning strategy into action and why automating a bad…
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Clinton HR director Clinton Wingrove on accidental managers, CMI data showing 82 per cent go untrained and why people, not systems, determine…
Particular Audience CEO James Taylor on retail media, launching Trade Media for supplier-funded deals and why advice is cheap to give but…
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Prabhaav Global CEO Ritika Wadhwa on cultural intelligence, her debut book Not Optional and why she now wishes she had bet on…
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