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Category: Profiles
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.
Getting To Know You: Adel Hattab, Helvar CEO
Adel Hattab CEO of Helvar, the world’s leader in lighting intelligence, joins Business Matters to tell us who inspires him and what is the inspiration behind his business.
Getting To Know You: Guy Tolhurst, entrepreneur, business mentor & founder, Intelligent Partnership
We talk to Guy Tolhurst about who inspires him in business and what he’d do if he could turn his business clock back.
Getting To Know You: Ricky Lee, CEO & founder, Find.Exchange
Ricky Lee is CEO and founder of Find.Exchange. During his 18 year career he has been responsible for designing and architecting apps for major banks in the UK from concept to completion, to being an instrumental player within the founding team at Revolut.
Getting to Know You: Abigail Ireland
Performance consultant Abigail Ireland joins us to explain that it’s crucial to talk and why the Rock is one of the people she admires
Getting To Know You: Natasha Mudhar, CEO, Sterling Media
Natasha Mudhar is the CEO of global strategic communication consultancy, Sterling Media which represents corporates, consumer brands, charities, celebrities, countries, governments, global thought leaders and private clients.
Getting To Know You: Jane Gokgoz, founder, Personalised Gifts Shop
Jane Gokgoz, founder of Personalised Gifts Shop, tells Business Matters about taking control of her company.
Getting To Know You: Emma Usher, founder, RunRagged
Emma Usher is founder of RunRagged, the UK’s leading celebrity consultancy and The VIP Suite, a platform that gets brands into the hands of VIPs. Business Matters spoke to her about how to book famous faces for campaigns, starting out in business and Arianna Huffington
Getting To Know You: Jamie Foale, Founder, MyLocalPitch
Jamie Foale, Founder MyLocalPitch talks to Business Matters about how his startup is trying to revolutionise grassroots sports
Interviewed: Mo Chaudry, on his multi-million pound leisure empire
Mo Chaudry, owner the UK’s biggest waterpark – Waterworld in Stoke-on-Trent, and a string of health clubs tells John Woodhouse about how his ambition drives him every day
Getting To Know You: Jessal Shah, Co-Founder & CEO, Mayfair FX
Jessal Shah, Co-Founder & CEO, Mayfair FX talks to Business Matters about the lightbulb moment which led him to setting up the bank-beating international payments & currency transfer company for businesses and individuals
Getting To Know You: Pat Lynes, founder, Sullivan & Stanley
Pat Lynes is business transformation expert, founder of Sullivan & Stanley and author of The Interim Revolution which has just launched on paperback. Business Matters spoke to him about how he’s helping businesses thrive in today’s challenging climate
Getting to Know You: Daniel Booth, Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group
Daniel Booth, Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group explains to Business Matters about how his business resolves issues faced by SMEs and support their accountant advisors and other stakeholders.
Getting To Know You: Rachel Vogeleisen, founder, creative director & photographer, The Elegant Brand
We spoke to Rachel Vogeleisen, founder, creative director & photographer, The Elegant Brand about what defines the way she operates her company which specialises in branding visuals and videos for individuals and businesses
Getting To Know You: Mayank Mathur, founder, The Urban Collective
Serial tech entrepreneur, Mayank Mathur, talks to Business Matters about his proptech company, The Urban Collective, which launches its Seedrs campaign to raise £250k today to fund the development of a ‘lettings robot’, about what advice he would give to anyone starting out.
















