Getting to know you: James Cobb, CEO and founder, Crowd Connected
Crowd Connected founder James Cobb on location intelligence, counting cars in a hi-vis jacket at a licensing hearing and why he keeps…
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.
Crowd Connected founder James Cobb on location intelligence, counting cars in a hi-vis jacket at a licensing hearing and why he keeps…
YardLink founder Neeral Shah on digitising construction procurement, the $17.5m Series A behind it and why the industry still distrusts new technology
Solve founder Lawrence Harmer on running a B Corp digital agency in Cornwall, the 14-year travel blog behind its name and why…
deltaH founder James Vyse on inventing the self-cooling can, the Brains partnership and unveiling the first commercial Cool>Can at London Packaging Week
Capital Business Media founder Richard Alvin on launching the food title Nourish, the companies upcoming travel awards and backing Race Against Dementia
Big ideas are easy to describe. Making them work across complex products, global teams and large organizations is much harder.
Fiona McCoss, founder of Wild Feminine Retreats, shares how she built a thriving women-focused business rooted in intuition, sustainability, nervous system healing,…
Getting to know you: Eddy Massaad, Founder Swiss Butter
Doménique Wissink, founder of Extra Ibiza, shares how he built a fast-growing luxury travel brand using psychology, creativity and a new definition…
Greg McNally, Managing Partner of VITA, shares how he built one of the UK’s leading VAT advisory firms by challenging traditional accountancy…
Hatu Sheikh is a Web3 entrepreneur and co-founder of DAO Maker and CoinTerminal, two of the crypto industry's most trusted launchpads, shaping…
We sit down with James Doyle, Managing Director of Endeavour Group, a building safety consultancy and training provider supporting duty holders responsible…
Mobbie Nazir, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer at We Are Social, reveals how a passion for change and cultural insight has shaped…
Discover how former technology executive Sarah Haran built one of Britain’s most distinctive luxury accessories brands. In this exclusive Business Matters “Getting…
Entrepreneur and podcaster Steven Bartlett’s holding company, Steven.com, has been valued at $425m (£320m) after securing major new backing — making him…