Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, as they sit down with Mia Drennan, Founder & CEO of GLAS.

In this episode, Mia Drennan discusses:

• Growing GLAS from £6k loan to a £1bn+ business
• How her gender grounded her hopes of being a fighter pilot
• Working as a holiday rep in Corfu
• Exiting her first business Square Mile Connections
• How it took 400 meetings to secure her first deal for GLAS
• Expanding into 10 countries; 14 cities and 4 continents
• Securing c£1bn investment from Oakley Capital and La Caisse
• Being one of only a handful of female founders of a £1bn+ business

Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, as they sit down with Steve Rigby, CEO of Rigby Group.

In this episode, Steve Rigby discusses:

• Life as an entrepreneur, business leader, investor and philanthropist
• His remarkable father Sir Peter Rigby
• Growing Rigby Group’s turnover from £1.5bn to £4bn
• Investing in disruptive AI firms
• How the US differs from the UK
• Getting growth back into the economy
• Importance of LinkedIn in leadership

Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, as they sit down with John Hughes, Chairman of Cortus Advisory Group and serial board member.

In this episode, John Hughes discusses:

• Rediscovering his mojo after a 29-year career at KPMG
• Turning around the fortunes of loss-making delivery giant Yodel
• Supporting ambitious companies like Modern Milkman
• The pain of electric cargo bike firm Zedify going into administration
• His role as Chairman of the ambitious Cortus Advisory Group
• Getting married again and having his daughter Harriet in his 50s