The Entrepreneurs’ Lunch is a joint initiative between Smith & Williamson and www.freshbusinessthinking.com bringing together a select group of entrepreneurs and business leaders to allow high-level networking and exchanges of ideas.
Date: Thursday 14th February 2019
Time: 12.30 – 15.00
Location: Private Dining Rooms of Smith & Williamson
Address: 25 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6AY (see map)
Ross Williams – co-founder, White Label Dating and Venntro Media
Ross launched his first agency business in 1997 and now has 45 million members across eight brands. Founded in 2003, White Label Dating empowers media brands and marketeers to power their own fully branded online dating sites, leading Ross to be labelled one of the most influential people in dating by industry experts in 2017.
Jamie Bolding – Jungle Creations
Jamie Bolding is the founder and CEO of Jungle Creations, a media company for the social age, specialising in creating video content that is distributed to its online community of over 85 million followers.
In 2018, Jamie was featured as the top Media and Marketing honoree in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe, and was named national Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards in 2018.
Byron Rawlings – The Blogger Programme
Byron Rawlings is the CEO & Founder of The Blogger Programme (TBP), a global influencer marketing platform and agency. After working for an online fashion startup, Byron set up his own social media agency, Social Network Solutions (SNS) in 2012. Since then, Byron took his knowledge of digital and influencer marketing to create TBP in 2015.
Keith Springall – Lisamo Holdings
Keith Springall is the founder of Lisamo Holdings, a company that provides major high street retailers will access to mainstream media on a 100% barter basis.
Martha Silcott – Fab Little Bag
Martha Silcott is the inventor and CEO of Fab Little Bag, a small bag used to dispose of sanitary products in a more sustainable, environmentally friendly way. Fab Little Bags are biodegradable opaque and sealable, preventing aquatic pollution.
Marcus Watson – Adoreum
Marcus is the founder and CEO of Adoreum, an award-winning business development and marketing consultancy firm specialising in luxury brands, private members clubs, foundations, aviation, hotels and property.. An experienced corporate adviser and entrepreneur, Marcus began his career in private banking and wealth management.
Melinda Nicci – Baby2Body
Melinda Nicci is the founder and CEO of Baby2Body, an app designed to help women stay inspired and motivated to live healthier every day. Melinda is a mother of two, sports psychologist, qualified fitness trainer and best selling author.
Gus Zogolovitch – Crowd Estates
Gus Zogolovitch is the founder and CEO of Crowd Estates, a specialist peer-to-peer lending platform aimed at providing finance for property developers. Gus is a finance and property expert with over 20 years’ experience, having raised more than £40 million in both debt and equity.
Claire Burrows – Air and Grace
Claire Burrows is the founder of Air and Grace, a footwear brand designed to bridge the gap between style and wearability. Claire worked has worked for Office Shoes, Oasis, Kurt Geiger, FitFlop and Aldo before launching Air and Grace in 2013. A year later, Air and Grace was named the UK’s best new retail brand.
Emily Bendell – Bluebella
Emily Bendell is the founder of Bluebella, a fashion-led, luxurious lingerie and nightwear collection that uses the highest quality materials at an affordable price. Launched in 2005, Emily created the company to empower women with a strong dialogue and aesthetic to support that, a mordern take on sensuality.
Adele Ghantous – Lapis Angularis
Adele Ghantous is the founder of Lapis Angularis, a boutique consultancy helping marketers to set-up their marketing operations function. Adele has over 20 years’ experience working in the digital space, and has always been at the forefront of developing new technologies and innovative solutions.
John Davy – Serial entrepreneur
John Davy is a highly-regarded serial entrepreneur, speaker and investor. His expertise lies in building high-growth companies, digital marketing and high-yield property development. John has also co-produced 70 stand-up television shows on the BBC, ITV and Sky.
Ian O’Donohue – Tudor Drinks
Ian O’Donohue to the managing director of Tudor Drinks, which produces Harry Brompton’s, the world’s finest alcoholic ice tea. Before launching the company, he worked as an energy and commodities options broker.
Thish De Zoya – Their Perfect Gift
Thish De Zoya is the founder of Their Perfect Gift, a gift card that allows customers to spend anywhere in the world that accepts Mastercard. Across the Love From Me and REWARDS brands, Their Perfect Gift operates for consumers and corporate rewards. Thish is also the founder of Love 2 Market, a management consultancy aimed at providing high-level introductions, sales and marketing expertise.
Natalie Meyer – Tokyoesque
Natalie Meyer is the founder and CEO of Tokyoesque, a service which enables European businesses to enter the Japanese market and vice versa, through cultural insight, professional introductions and market research.
Giles Hargreave – Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management
Giles Hargeave is the founder of Hargreave Hale, an independent stock broking and fund manager, which was bought by Canaccord Genuity Group in 2017 for £79.5 million. Staying with the company as head of fund management, Giles oversees the investment mandates of several retail funds.
Andrew Jervis – ClickMechanic
Andrew Jervis is the founder of ClickMechanic, a double-sided marketplace that connects car owners to mobile mechanics across the UK. ClickMechanic aims to tackle the common problems of the automotive repair industry and make car repair a consumer-friendly and transparent service.
Chris Rundle – GK Signs
Chris Rundle is the managing director of GK Signs, a multi-million pound company that designs, creates and installs signage for companies nationwide. Chris bought GK Signs in 2011 for £10,000 and turned it around to be an industry leading business with clients such as Hertz, Persimmon Homes and B&Q.
Michael Jacobsen – Serial entrepreneur
Michael Jacobsen is the Executive Chairman of European Leisure Management Group, an arena, convention centre and stadium management company with operations in the UK and Europe. Michael is also the man who brought Dirty Dancing to the stage as co-producer, which has since gone on to be the fastest selling show in London West End history.
Fran Boorman and Keith Mabbutt – Goal17/FranBGlobal
Fran Boorman creates inspiring businesses that have a positive social impact. She is the founder of Goal 17, an organisation which seeks to tackle homelessness through the power of football, inspired by the UN’s 17th goal in its list of ‘Goals for Sustainable Development’ which focuses on building partnerships for positive change.
Olga Kubassova – IA Group
Olga Kubassova is the CEO of Image Analysis Group, which creates successful partnerships between biotech and pharmaceutical companies to develop new treatments and improve patients’ lives. Olga is a mathematician with over 10 years expertise and renowned healthcare innovator and biotech investor.
Sara Lou-Ann Jones – Centre of Excellence
Sara Lou-Ann Jones is the founder and managing director of the Centre of Excellence, a provider of expert online training courses in the holistic health and wellness sectors. Being penniless when she launched the business, and now generating £6 million, Sara Lou-Ann is a champion for female entrepreneurs.
Jo & Stuart Chidley – Beauty Kitchen
Husband and wife, Jo and Stuart Chidley are the co-founders of Beauty Kitchen, a natural beauty brand on a mission to create the most effective, natural and sustainable beauty products in the world. Jo was named national Scale-Up Entrepreneur of the Year at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards in 2018.
Alex Nash – Alcuris
Alex Nash is the founder of Alcuris, an assistive technology platform called ‘Memo’, which aims to prolong the independence of those living with dementia. Alcuris works to research and develop integrated technological solutions for the global healthcare industry, bringing together medical professionals, carers, and patients in the virtual space to enhance care and quality of life.
Sukhi Jutla – MarketOrders
Sukhi Jutla is a co-founder and COO of Market Orders, a service that helps independent jewellers access suppliers and services without high commission costs from middlemen. Before launching Market Orders, Sukhi had over a decade’s worth of experience working in capital markets and is co-author of The FinTech Book.
Rohit Talwar – Fast Future Publishing
Rohit Talwar is a global futurist, award-winning keynote speaker, author and CEO of Fast Future. His prime expertise lies in helping clients understand and shape the emerging future. He has a particular interest in how we can create a very human future by putting people at the centre of the agenda.
Prash Naidu – Rezonence
Prashanth Naidu is a co-founder and CEO of Rezonence, which provides quality journalism the funding it deserves by allowing publishers to monetise their content.
Melanie Goldsmith and Emile Bernard – Smith & Sinclair
Melanie Goldsmith and Emile Bernard are the co-founders of Smith & Sinclair, an alcoholic cocktail gummy sweet, which makes it easier for consumers to monitor alcohol consumption in a clearer way.
Francesca Russell – Co-founder, Great British Entrepreneur Awards
Fran is the co-founder of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Now in its seventh year, the Great British Entrepreneur Awards acknowledges the hard work and inspiring stories of entrepreneurs in the UK.
Nick Travis
Partner, Smith & Williamson
Nick assists a broad range of clients in structuring their long-term financial plans and discretionary portfolios. He works closely with accountancy, tax and financial planning professionals to ensure that all elements of a clients’ wealth (often including their businesses) are considered. Nick’s client base is broad and includes entrepreneurs, angel investors, professional sportsmen, personal injury settlements and charities.
Nick has a particular focus on supporting business owners in structuring their personal financial affairs whilst they grow and eventually exit their businesses.
Guy Rigby
Head of Entrepreneurial Services, Smith & Williamson
Guy is an experienced chartered accountant and an entrepreneur. A natural and driven enthusiast, he built and sold his own accountancy firm, as well as pursuing other commercial interests. He has been a director and part owner of a number of different companies, including businesses in the IT, property, defence, manufacturing and retail sectors.
In an unusually varied career, he has been the senior partner of two accountancy firms, a finance director, sales and marketing director and an adviser and mentor to many entrepreneurial businesses and their owners.
Guy joined Smith & Williamson in 2008 and leads our entrepreneurial services group. His day to day activities include advising entrepreneurs and their businesses and coordinating Smith & Williamson’s activities in this increasingly important market.
Guy’s book ‘From Vision to Exit – The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Buying and Selling a Business’ has received significant critical acclaim. Click here to find out more. He often writes or provides comment for the press, has been interviewed on Bloomberg TV and on radio and is regularly quoted in, for example, the FT, The Times and The Telegraph, among other publications.
Stuart Goodman
Corporate Finance Adviser, Smith & Williamson
Stuart Goodman has a BSc in mathematics from Imperial College and qualified as a chartered accountant in 2011. Stuart joined Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance as a manager in July 2014, having previously worked in an assurance and advisory role which has included supporting a number of clients in both the UK and overseas in acquisition transactions and IPOs. In his previous role, Stuart worked on secondments as the group financial controller of a Lloyds of London insurance group and as the acting group financial controller of a middle-eastern based hotel group.
Tabitha Luxmoore-Style
Client Relationship Manager, Entrepreneurial Services, Smith & Williamson
Tabitha’s role, as an independent and objective relationship manager, allows you to provide candid feedback on our service, team, relationship, value-add and pricing.
Tabitha has a track record in account management and developing high-value business relationships. Tabitha ensure we provide an exceptional client experience, that not only serve a retrospective assessment of our service delivery, but also an understanding of our clients’ future strategic goals.
Tabitha joined the firm in 2018 after four years’ experience in the financial services and technology sector where she specialised in account management of large enterprises, high net worth clients and entrepreneurs.
Director & Corporate Finance Adviser, Smith & Williamson
Paul heads the venture capital advisory offering at Smith & Williamson, helping fast-growing businesses access equity capital, typically at Series A.
Prior to Smith & Williamson, Paul founded and exited two businesses in the FMCG and storage/ logistics sectors. Paul also spent over ten years’ working in corporate finance at top tier global investment banks, specialising in equity capital markets.
Paul has not only advised on over a hundred major public and private fundraisings, but also raised external capital for his own businesses to grow and scale rapidly and invested in other early-stage businesses. Together, this gives him a unique understanding of the real goals and challenges of fundraising from the perspective of all parties involved.
Smith & Williamson are accountants and business advisers with a focus on entrepreneurs and growth businesses. They offer their energy and expertise to help their clients grow, delivering a personal, commercial approach and providing access to “end to end” services including corporate finance, accounting, tax and a wide range of other financial services. Clients include both the private and quoted sectors and range from early stage to mature businesses with values of tens and hundreds of millions.
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