Share Options for Retaining Senior Talent in SMEs
At £2 – 5m revenue, turnover of senior staff is costly, and salary inflation constrains growth. This article explains how share options and EMI schemes help SMEs retain talent, protect cash flow, and support long-term value.
Moving marketing from a cost to a profit centre
This week, I sat down with Stephen Knight, Founder and CEO of Pimento, to unpack how business can turn marketing from a cost into a profitable marketing driver. Some of my favourite takeaways from our conversation: ✅ The #1 mistake SMEs make when hiring marketing help, and how to avoid it. ✅ Why cutting brand […]
The Value Gap- Do or do not. There is no try
This week, I had the pleasure of discussing The Value Gap with Mark Jenkins, CEO of The Gap, a platform to help accountants, CFOs, and advisors turn their expertise into scalable value-driven services. Some of my personal highlights from the conversation include: ✅ Why clients struggle to see your worth. ✅ The sweet spot between […]
Share Options and Employee Benefits
In this episode, I am joined by Sam Lenox, the Head of Employee Incentives at Harper James, a modern law firm, purpose-built to support entrepreneurial businesses in their growth from start-up to scale up and beyond. In this conversation, Sam and I explore the world of employee share options, looking at the structure, their implementation […]
Expanding your Business Internationally
In this episode, I’m delighted to be joined by Jason Miles, SVP Finance at Conde Nast, the global media business with a portfolio including brands such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, Wired, among others. In this conversation, Jason and I dive into some of the complexities of multinational expansion and how businesses can effectively manage those […]
Good Corporate Governance For Small Businesses
In this, our fifth and final episode before we break for the holidays, I’m joined by Dan Kalms, an experienced Finance Leader, currently Financial Controller at Sullivan and Stanley, the award-winning specialist change consultancy. In this broad ranging conversation, Dan and I cover all that you need to know about good Corporate Governance in small […]
Running Profitable Productions
In this, our third episode, I’m joined by Rich Nicholas, Global CFO & COO Ridley Scott Creative Group, the Creative Group led by the legendary Director Sir Ridley Scott. In this conversation, Rich and I cover all that you need to know about running a production profitably from commercials all the way through to episodic […]