A Clearer Start For The Next Generation
I’m passionate about potential, and about helping people make more of it. For young people thinking about starting a business, that begins with an honest conversation.
Experience Worth Passing On
Over more than 30 years, I’ve founded, grown and exited more than 10 businesses. I’ve experienced the opportunities, the difficult decisions, the mistakes and the lessons that come with building something of your own.
That experience has shaped the way I help people today. These talks are another way to pay it forward, by sharing a practical view of entrepreneurial life with the people who may be at the very beginning of their journey.
A Choice, Not An Expectation
Starting a business is one possible path. The aim is to help students explore whether it could be right for them, understand what to expect and ask the questions that matter to them.
Drawing on Entrepreneurial Leap by Gino Wickman, What’s Your Dream? by Simon Squibb and my own experience, we look beyond the idea of being your own boss to the responsibility, uncertainty and opportunities that come with it.
Why Offer It Free?
I want sixth forms, colleges and universities to be able to open up this conversation without a speaker’s fee getting in the way. The talk is free of charge and lasts 60 minutes, including Q&A.
If a student leaves with a clearer picture of entrepreneurship, and a more informed sense of their own next step, that is the purpose of the conversation.