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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.

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Getting to Know You, Darren Oliveiro-Priestnall, CEO & co-founder, Atlas City Global

13 March 20193 September 2026 Profiles Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Darren Oliveiro-Priestnall tells us what was his inspiration when he set up Atlas City Global to help business with data led technology. 

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Getting To Know You: Paul Higham, Wave Illumination

2 March 20193 September 2026 Profiles Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Paul Higham tells us why he admires his Grandfather and what inspires his way of doing business.

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Getting To Know You: Colin Dulson, MD, Berrison

22 February 20193 September 2026 Profiles Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Colin Dulson joins us to explains why he admires his wife and business partner Tina and what defines their way of doing business.

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Getting To Know You: Timothy McElroy, Co-Founder, HouseMyDog

11 February 20193 September 2026 Profiles Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Timothy McElroy tells us what prompted him and his brother James to start the online community for people to find help to look after mans best friend. 

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Getting To Know You: Bogdan Stevanovic, founder, Aquare & Acadme

19 January 20193 September 2026 Profiles Amy Ingham 1 Comment

Bogdan Stevanovic, consultant and entrepreneur in digital marketing, MD and founder of digital agency Aquare, and online learning platform for digital professionals

Craig Unsworth

Getting To Know You: Craig Unsworth: CEO & Co-Founder, Upgrade Pack

16 January 20193 September 2026 Profiles Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Craig Unsworth who left the board at Ten Group where he oversaw the company’s £120 million IPO joins Business matters to tell us about Upgrade Pack, the company he co-founded to change the way that airline and hotel upgrades are managed.

Retired footballer Paul Parker tells Business Matters who he admires and what defines his way of doing business

Getting To Know You: Paul Parker

16 January 20193 September 2026 Profiles Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Retired footballer Paul Parker tells Business Matters who he admires and what defines his way of doing business

Paul Brown, MD, Cars on Demand

Getting To Know You: Paul Brown, MD, Cars on Demand

15 January 20193 September 2026 Profiles Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Paul Brown, managing director of Cars on Demand, explains what the inspiration was behind the business, and who he admires

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Getting To Know You: Charles Towers-Clark, Group CEO, Pod Group

7 January 20193 September 2026 Profiles Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Charles Towers-Clark of international IoT provider Pod Group tells us what inspires him in business and what defines his way of working

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Getting to Know You: Lisa Johnson

21 December 20183 September 2026 Profiles Amy Ingham 2 Comments

We spoke to Lisa Johnson, who founded her was intrigued by the idea of passive income and after taking half the year off to go travelling with her family whilst earning half a million a year, she focused on helping others achieve the same. 

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Getting To Know You: Croz Crossley

21 December 20183 September 2026 Profiles Amy Ingham 1 Comment

Croz Crossley joins us at Business Matters to explain why loosing everything 25 years taught him to never make decisions when stressed

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Getting To Know You: Mihir Kapadia, CEO, Sun Global Investments

18 December 20183 September 2026 Profiles Amy Ingham 0 Comments

We spoke to Mihir Kapadia, the CEO of Sun Global Investments about what inspires him in business, and who he admires. 

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Profiled: Suzie Cregan, Co-founder, Jimmy’s Iced Coffee

12 December 20183 September 2026 Profiles Amy Ingham 0 Comments

If you know Jimmy’s Iced Coffee, you’ll know Jim. Jim is the cheeky face (and beard) of the brand that delights the brand’s social media following with rap videos, hires whole cinemas out to share his favourite movies and organises secret festivals for the lucky few.

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Getting To Know You: David Vermeulen, founder & CEO, The Inner Circle

12 December 20183 September 2026 Profiles Amy Ingham 1 Comment

David Vermeulen, founder, CEO of The Inner Circle, a quality-dating app, talks about his ambition to challenge way we date in a digital era

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Getting To Know You: Supriya Nagarajan, founder & artistic director, Manasamitra

10 December 20183 September 2026 Profiles Amy Ingham 0 Comments

One of the leading Carnatic vocalists in the UK, former banker Supriya has collaborated with musicians from across the globe and creates original compositions for a range of audiences to enjoy.

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