Our Experts

Our network of expert mentors have all built globally successful businesses (some of which are household names), across many different industries.

Jonathan Goodwin

Extremely accomplished in the worlds of investment, media and philanthropy, Jonathan is also a very well connected networker.

Jonathan Goodwin

Alvarium

Having found success in the digital content world, Chris is also passionate about marine conservation.

Chris Gorell Barnes

Adjust Your Set

Having grown up in private equity, Rowan went on to establish Virgin Money and online retailer Naked Wines; he’s now CEO of Majestic Wine.

Rowan Gormley

Majestic Wine, Naked Wines

Chris Gourlay

As the founder of crowdfunding platform Spacehive, Chris can advise on investment and local partnerships, as well as online messaging and digital presence.

Chris Gourlay

Spacehive

Patrick Grant

One of Britain’s best-dressed men, Patrick runs several fashion businesses, including the social enterprise Community Clothing.

Patrick Grant

Etautz

Julia Groves

A website pioneer since 1994 when she established britishairways.com, Julia has since specialised in crowdfunding and sustainable businesses.

Julia Groves

British Business Bank

Jenny is the founder and CEO of Consumer PR & Brand Consultancy agency Halpern.

Jenny Halpern Prince

Halpern Limited

Harriet Hastings

Successful in the luxury gift market, Harriet has successfully scaled her own company and also has extensive experience in communications.

Harriet Hastings

Biscuiteers

As a creative director, Steve has won every marketing award going in the advertising sector and went on to make coding accessible for all.

Steve Henry

Decoded

Robert Holzer

After building a creative agency with globally recognised clients and working with President Obama, Robert set up creative agency for good Matter Unlimited.

Robert Holzer

Matter Unlimited

Michael Howard

Thinking he could do a better job of managing the 70 apartment block he lived in, Michael took over in 2008. He's now taking care of 11,000 residents.

Michael Howard

urbanbubble

A serial entrepreneur who has created companies worth several billion dollars, John now has investments in several well-known brands.

John Hunt

Archimedia

Diana Hunter is a leading c-suite executive in the high-quality food and drink retail and wholesale sectors with over 25 years’ experience.

Diana Hunter

Conviviality

Jeremy Jauncey

Jeremy brands nations! The founder of Beautiful Destinations, his branding agency works with countries and cities worldwide.

Jeremy Jauncey

Beautiful Destinations

A recruitment specialist, Alexandra’s business acumen proved sound when, following rejection on Dragon’s Den, Americans snapped up her company.

Alexandra Kelly

Hire Right

Once a printer of radical magazines, Nigel joined the Big Issue in 1994 and is CEO of their investment arm Big Issue Invest.

Nigel Kershaw

Big Issue Invest

Jeremy is the man behind many of London’s most famous restaurants, including The Ivy, The Wolesley and the Belgo chain.

Jeremy King

Corbin & King

One of the first to see the potential in tech, Saul was part of the original executive team at Skype and now gets excited about seeding new ventures.

Saul Klein

Index Ventures

Roland Lamb

A skilled musician who set out on a spiritual path and nearly became a philosopher before building a business reinventing musical instruments.

Roland Lamb

ROLI

Panthea is a business consultant for public good. She is an Expert in strategy and partnerships and is astute in co-designing processes involving multiple stakeholders.

Panthea Lee

Reboot

Sandy Lindsay

Having run her own communications company since 2002, Sandy made it an employee owned business in 2017 and is now focused on the next generation of talent.

Sandy Lindsay MBE

Tangerine PR

Rob Love Crowdfunder

With a career that takes in Big Brother and River Cottage, Rob Love, co-founder of Crowdfunder, has a reputation for being a knowledgeable businessman and social entrepreneur.

Rob Love

Crowdfunder

Carrie Longton

Carrie is one of the co-founders of Mumsnet, the online discussion and advice forum that changed digital publishing forever.

Carrie Longton

Mumsnet

Meg Lustman

Having successfully steered several fashion brands into profitable waters, Meg is now advising others how to do the same.

Meg Lustman

OC&C Consultants

Previously experienced in the banking and publishing worlds, Karen is the former CEO of one of the more successful social enterprise brands Belu water.

Karen Lynch

Belu Water Ltd

Anne is a Non-Executive Director at the On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) the leading recycling label in the UK.

Anne MacCaig

On-Pack Recycling Label

The co-founder of Made.com was a pioneer in offering online only made-to-order designer furniture at affordable prices.

Chloe Macintosh

https://kama.co/about

The man who changed lunch (and possibly breakfast) in British cities, Julian is the man behind Pret a Manger and itsu.

Julian Metcalfe

Itsu

Bill Mew

A passionate campaigner for digital privacy and ethics, Bill is also CEO of The Crisis Team, experts in incident response, cyber law, reputation management and social influence.

Bill Mew

The Crisis Team

Having co-founded a number of internet startups he consequently sold to recognised companies, Charles now works in private equity.

Charles Mindenhall

Blenheim Chalcot

Alex Mollart 1st Stop Group

With significant longstanding experience in the financial services industry, Alex also owns companies in recruitment, software and leisure.

Alex Mollart

Oplo

Matt Newman

A former lawyer, Matt Newman is CAO and General Counsel at Starling Bank, responsible for overseeing all legal affairs at the bank.

Matt Newman

Starling Bank

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