Small Business, Big Network

Jake Heenan has played professional rugby for over 13 years and started Burra, a café in Bristol, while still playing full-time. Burra has now grown to three sites, won a few awards, and reflects what he's learned about culture, performance, and the power of a strong network. Jake is also currently developing a new business venture focused on helping athletes transition into the business world, an...

At 14, Nick suffered a life-threatening snowboarding accident. His parents were told he probably wouldn't ever walk, talk or eat on his own again. He did. In his talks, he shares the same system that helped him run out of the hospital. He teaches the audience how they too can apply this same system to their lives to make it through any trauma, crisis or life challenge. Nick is a 3x best-selling au...

Since October 2020, Soumya Dinesh has been Managing Director and Co-Founder of Atula Technologies – a Buckinghamshire based business specialising in bespoke software solutions for SMEs. Soumya grew up in the cantonment city of Bengaluru, India and excelled academically. She originally wanted to become a pilot but did not pursue this, instead opting to go to Pondicherry Universi...

Kate Llewellyn is Head Clubber for The Content Club, her online membership that helps overwhelmed small business owners to plan with purpose and create content with confidence. She is also an expert copywriter, specialising in optimised written content for websites and blogs. Kate launched her business, The Content Consultancy in 2017, following a career in lexicography and academic publishing. We...

Sarah Mills was a marketing consultant in London for 15 years working with blue chip clients launching new brands. She is now first and foremost a passionate brand ambassador with one of the world’s leading B Corporations, and businesses for good - Arbonne, showing people how to create the lifestyle they want through meaningful work, healthy living, and a powerful sense of belief in what’s possibl...

Dr. Jeremy Weisz has founded multiple businesses, from a health supplement business to a Chiropractic & Massage business, to now running a successful digital agency helping companies create life changing relationships. Jeremy has been featuring top entrepreneurs with video interviews since 2008 that include founders/CEO’s of Pixar, P90X, Atari, Einstein Bagels, Mattel, Kettle Chips, RX Bars, B...

Tracey Miller is the co-founder and driving force behind Bigger Brighter Bolder (BBB), a B2B membership organisation that helps service-based business owners achieve consistent, measurable growth via three Success Groups; Launch, Build, and Scale. Passionate about demystifying sales, Tracey has guided countless entrepreneurs to hit £100k and beyond. Her ‘no-fluff’ approach and willingness to speak...

Laura Robinson is a marketing mentor for people who sell their expertise online as 1-1 services, courses, memberships and group programs, helping them put themselves first (instead of an imaginary ideal client). She is the author of The Comfy Business Playbook and the creator of The Comfy Business Newsletter. Link:  worditude.co.uk/newsletter

Life doesn’t always go as planned. For Lyndsay Mitcheson, founder of Neo Walk, it threw a curveball so wild it upended everything she knew about herself. But instead of letting it define her, she turned it into a story of resilience, creativity, and, as she likes to say, “a lot of Yorkshire grit and a little bit of sparkle.” Her story is quite amazing, and includes training to be a circus performe...

Matt Hall is a Life & Business strategist, Speaker, Guinness World Record Holder, Serial entrepreneur, TV personality and host the of two top charted Podcasts “Success School" and "Business Mastery." His links are as follows: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/share/164vYbfU4x/?mibextid=wwXIfr Apple podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/...

Toby Burns is a seasoned entrepreneur and Founder & CEO of The Silent Disco Company Group, renowned for innovative silent disco, cinema, and karaoke hire services across the UK and Europe. With an unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional experiences, Toby's passion lies in crafting engaging events that cater to diverse audiences and occasions, leveraging cutting-edge technology and stat...

Trish Valleys is an author, life coach, and survivor of a toxic relationship with a suspected narcissist. Her mission is to empower women to rebuild their lives with confidence and financial independence. She draws from her own experiences of a tortuous divorce, which included legal and economic abuse. Her new book 'Breaking Free: A Guide to Financial Freedom for Women' is available now through Am...

I Do Handmade supports the growth of product-selling businesses helping them grow faster and sell more. Run by founder Becky and her team, together they help small independents flourish, through their business boosting app, their pop-ups in iconic locations and in-person and online networking events. They’re on a mission to disrupt the retail industry, truly helping small businesses to succeed and...

Nic Johnson is an experienced web and graphic designer and a marketing professional with over 30 years experience. Nic's experience ranges from helping launch new start up businesses through to working on worldwide campaigns for Fortune 500 companies (and everything in between).   Following a career working for design and marketing agencies, Nic set up his own marketing agency in 2007 (w...

Patrick Bevan is a strategic problem-solver who thrives on turning complex challenges into actionable, high-impact solutions. As the co-founder of  EvanAll , he helps manufacturers embed sustainability into their businesses - not through expensive tech fixes, but through  smart strategy that drives both profit and impact . With a background in  risk management, strategy execution, a...

Owen Gleadhall is the founder of Merlinsoft, a company that provides ticketing solutions for attractions and events. They have built their network through being members of a number of trade associations and attending their events. Owen has a history of being entrepreneurial - beginning by selling cigarettes to his fellow RAF trainees... https://www.merlinsoft.co.uk/ https://merlintickets.co.uk/ ht...

Gussy Hydleman  is the  Co-founder of All Together , a pro bono advisory network connecting CEOs and founders with experienced business leaders to accelerate growth. Passionate about supporting SMEs, she has built a thriving community where top CEOs—including leaders from  Huel, Innocent, Octopus Energy, and Graze —offer tailored, real-world advice to scaling businesses. With a back...

Since 2024, Andrew King has been the founder of SGT. Based in Buckinghamshire, Andrew helps businesses across the UK find commercial energy tariffs that meet their needs while keeping costs low. He has extensive experience in client relations and business management. SGT provides energy procurement services to commercial clients. It helps its customers get the best value from their energy contract...

Caroline Voaden is a copywriter and content strategist helping B2Bs ditch boring for brilliant. After a decade in PR advising multimillion-dollar businesses, politicians, and even a few disgraced sports stars, she paired the industry’s best-kept storytelling secrets with sales psychology to create storyselling: the framework behind her can’t-stop-reading content and revenue-generating websites. To...

Have you been procrastinating since forever about launching a project such as an event or online course but keep blocking yourself as it seems such an overwhelming task? Are you lost in the rabbit hole of researching, you simply don’t know where to start or the fear of technology is holding you back? Don’t let these reasons prevent you from shining out your expertise to the world. Completing...

Simon Raybould started his working life as a research scientist after a PhD looking at the causes of childhood cancer. After over two and a half decades as a research scientist he became Centre Manager of what was then the UK’s largest social science research unit. That need to look at the evidence, the causes, the relationships is what makes him different from most presentation trainers and profe...

John The Video Guy is a freelance video editor and content creator. He runs a YouTube channel where he teaches all things video related and helps viewers to monetize their passions through content creation on YouTube. His mission is to inspire the lives of others through video and design while preparing our future workforce through education and mentorship. He has found that taking a branded...

Published author and expert writing coach, Jennifer Jones has been helping people become happier, more productive writers since 2001. She trained to teach writing during her PhD at the University of California at Davis. She’s taught at universities in the US and the UK, and now coaches service-based business owners and other experts to write their credibility-building blogs and books. When sh...

Nadège Saysana, known as Nan, is a former English teacher from Paris who turned her personal struggles into a passion for helping others achieve the same kind of transformation she’s experienced. She’s a certified Life and Weight Loss Coach through The Life Coach School and Corinne Crabtree’s No BS Weight Loss University. Nan’s journey started with stress-eating, and she gets it. She’s been there—...

Carl Mannion is a dynamic entrepreneur, experienced property investor, and the host of the _Lazy Wealth Creation_ podcast, which ranks #1 in the UK for business "how-to" guides. With a career spanning several industries including property development, construction, and safety management, Carl has established himself as a thought leader in entrepreneurship and financial independence. He also leads...