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Louise van Haarst
Founder
Seven Stories Company | The Henley Collective | The Power House
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Lois Amelia Sargent
Founder, Designer & Sourcing/ Product Development Consultant
Milly Sands
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Debbie Saunders
Brand & growth strategist / Board Adviser / Venture Partner / Fractional CxO
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Leonard
Partner: Reputation and Emergency Litigation
Berkeley Rowe International Lawyers
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Gavin Lacey
Director and Chartered Surveyor
CHPK | CHPK Fire Engineering | Act Building Control
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Colin Horton
Multi Award Winning Surveyor and Investor. Top 10 Business Podcaster
Hortons Valuers
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Jaime Morgan Hitchcock
COO at SurrealDB | Co-founder at Brandsafe, Hire Insight, Shorehill, Wisque | Board Director at British Para Table Tennis
SurrealDB
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Feyi Fakoya
Banking, international finance and real estate lawyer
Raymond Saul & Co. LLP
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Alexi Pittalis
Founder, Investor & Mindset Coach
The Conscious Founder / Psamathe / JOMARO Group
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Duncan Greenfield-Turk
Chief Travel Designer | Founder & Managing Director
@luxurylondonguy
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Barnaby Wynter
Professsional Speaker, Brand Creation Expert, Mentor. Author
The Brand Bucket Company
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Lyndsey Simpson
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Jade Thomas
Branding, Web Design & Jewellery Designer
Eau Rouge Design | Jade Thomas Jewellery
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What do you bring to the club?
I am a brand strategist with a unique perspective. My previous career has given me a deep understanding of human emotions and how to connect with people on a personal level. I also have a strong background in business, which has given me the skills and experience to help businesses succeed. I am excited to join the Homegrown community and share my knowledge and expertise with others. -
What makes you unusual?
As a brand strategist with a background in social work, I bring a unique perspective to the table. I understand the importance of emotional connection and how to build brands that resonate with people on a personal level. I teach that branding starts from within, and I can help businesses understand their target audience on a deeper level, develop clear and compelling brand identities, and create effective marketing and branding campaigns. I am confident that I can add value to other savvy business owners and am excited to share my knowledge and expertise with the Homegrown community. -
What do you want from the club?
I am particularly interested in collaborating with others to create masterclasses and workshops on the importance of branding. I am also keen to meet with investors who share my passion for building brands that resonate with people on a personal level. I am confident that I can add value to the Homegrown community, and I am excited to see what we can accomplish together."
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What do you bring to the club?
I am energetic, creative and focused. I am endlessly curious about people and teams - what they do, and why they do it. I'm friendly and opening to making new friends and connections - please say hi! -
What makes you unusual?
I don't really do small talk, I'm happy to get straight to the big ideas or what's actually on your mind. I'm a conflict specialist and fascinated about how we can talk about what matters without falling out. -
What do you want from the club?
An inspiring place to work, and a chance to meet new and interesting people who might like to collaborate.
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What do you bring to the club?
Professionally I bring a fractional c-suite and outcome-based consultancy, with a personal expertise in brand and product strategy. Outside of that I am a sports lover, occasional golfer, regular tennis player and former cricketer who still practices glorious cover drives in the kitchen. -
What makes you unusual?
Left field thinking that isn’t always grounded in reality, but I don’t see that as unusual. Oh and I gave up alcohol three years ago, which is unusual. -
What do you want from the club?
I lived in Dubai for 14 years and so, whilst I have a good network there, my UK one has lapsed. I want to build another successful agency/consultancy and for that I want to meet scale=ups and investors.
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What do you bring to the club?
From a technical/business perspective, I bring a biomedical engineering background and expertise in taking healthcare products from concept on a lab bench to a product you can test in a human. The very hard-working, ambitious, and yet very friendly community being curated at Home Grown resonates with me and I’m keen to help uphold this through an openness to listen and support other members wherever I can. I'm quite a sociable person and looking forward to spending time with members over a coffee or a few beers/glasses of wine. I’m sure there will be good times to be had at the club! -
What do you want from the club?
My interests in the club span formal business all the way to purely social. I want a physical space and access to events where I can network, spend time and learn amongst a strong and respectful business community. Equally, I’m happy to support other entrepreneurs and the wider community wherever I can. I want to see good businesses and people that put in the work succeed. I’m based in Birmingham, but spending more time in London and so a base to hold meetings would be very useful. I like the flexibility at the club to do business and socialise over a few drinks/food in a quality space that everyone respects. I’m looking forward to meeting and socialising with other members from all sectors and backgrounds.
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What do you bring to the club?
Innovative software solutions. Mastery of new technologies in web and mobile development. Extensive technical expertise in various programming languages and frameworks. Experience in scalable architectures and serverless stacks. Proficiency in content management systems and e-commerce platforms. Knowledge of version control and deployment tools. Commitment to lifelong learning and collaboration. -
What makes you unusual?
What makes me unusual is my ability to combine diverse expertise in the fields of web and mobile development, infrastructure, and game programming. With proficiency in multiple programming languages, frameworks, and platforms, I offer a unique versatility that sets me apart. My commitment to lifelong learning and staying at the forefront of technological innovation further distinguishes me. Together, these qualities make me a standout professional in the industry. -
What do you want from the club?
To meet people and provide any support/inspiration to fellow members.
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What do you bring to the club?
A big smile with lots of energy! -
What makes you unusual?
I am a farmers wife (sheep and arable, in Shropshire) - and so live a parallel life when I am in London with my clients. I was also brought up in a dairy farming and cheesemaking family - I know a lot about cheese! -
What do you want from the club?
A warm and welcoming environment, where I can meet clients for one to one coaching sessions, in addtion to other meetings. I shall also run some occasional workshops in the meeting rooms, dine with friends and sometimes stay for the evening. It will be my London base for working. Whilst doing all of this, I hope to make some new personal and professional connections.
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What do you bring to the club?
A passion to connect with and learn from others, pass on some of my own experience as a coach, leader and mentor, build a valuable network, grow personally and professionally and make a meaningful positive impact in my industry and community. -
What makes you unusual?
I'm drawn to those areas in which I might experience fear or doubt with a view to challenging, breaking down and overcoming actual and perceived barriers and boundaries. If I experience those emotions, I know I'm on the track to accomplishing great things and being the best version of myself. -
What do you want from the club?
A place to feel welcome and valued, to be challenged intellectually and inspired, a place in which I can have fun and make lasting memories, a place in which I can feel proud to host others, somewhere in which I fit alongside those with shared outlooks and perspectives, somewhere in which my views and opinions are understood, trusted and respected.
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What do you bring to the club?
Fresh ideas and aspirational psychological knowledge -
What makes you unusual?
A 20yrs old, but want to make an impact on the world -
What do you want from the club?
Meeting likeminded people to expand my network, learning from the best to grow.
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What do you bring to the club?
With over 10 years experience in sourcing and product development within retail, I have gained a wealth of knowledge and experience from design conception to sourcing the right suppliers and supply chain. I started my career and a buyer in the film industry and then transferring to retail, in Habitat. From then, I moved to Saudi Arabia to work on a start up home interiors brand, where I developed a whole homewares department from scratch and when leaving, this was taking in 3 million annually on home accessories alone. I am now known for working with companies to build teams and processes to make an efficient and well oiled department. From this knowledge, I have started my own venture, Milly Sands. Milly Sands is an interior Ceramics and Homewares brand with an ethos to bring diverse culture back home, in a luxurious yet affordable way. Everyday essentials, with a beautiful story to tell. The patterns in each range have been carefully curated from travel inspirations around the world. I also work as a Product Developer, consulting, designing and sourcing interior products from conception to shipping. With this knowledge I can help others who are looking for product development and design, illustrations, interior and graphic design, retail forecasting, wholesale among many other services. I am also, always on the look out for potential customers for Milly Sands and wholesale opportunities. We do bespoke designs and work with a UK supply base for quick, bespoke turnarounds. My goal is for everyone in Home Grown to have their own Milly Sands mug! -
What makes you unusual?
I am creative and quirky, always with a smile on my face. I am adaptable to different working ethos and love a challenge. I've been nicknamed 'the Swan' just for my calm nature in stressful situations and crazy workloads. I also have the friendliest dog, 'Beatrice'. She is a Cavapoo with a heart melting smile, so please come up and say hello, we both would love it! -
What do you want from the club?
To network with likeminded people. Grow both Milly Sands and my consultancy work and basically be a sponge for knowledge from other members, as well as sharing my own knowledge and experience.
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What do you bring to the club?
I have a background in the fashion-tech sector focusing on consumer-facing e-commerce platforms and experience in start-ups and scale-ups. I usually occupy the role of COO and manage front and back office operations. I also have a background in deploying machine learning and computer vision projects in consumer-facing applications. Always happy to chat or problem-solve with anyone in the e-commerce, D2C, fashion, and new tech sectors. -
What makes you unusual?
I studied public policy, became a data scientist (R all day), and shifted to business management. This circuitous route has brought a great deal of perspective. Separately, I am an avid collector of frameworks. So if you have a process or project framework that you are enamoured with, please reach out, I'd love to chat. -
What do you want from the club?
I'm looking to connect with other entrepreneurs and investors interested in blockchain and consumer-facing tech.
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What do you bring to the club?
Currently Founder and Creative Director of Annie Officiel, a newly launch Luxury Women Fashion brand made in London - I have a background in Business, marketing and finance. -
What do you want from the club?
A professional environment to expand my network, grow the business and connections. Always interested to discuss new topics, shared experiences and thoughts in an inspiring community.
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What do you bring to the club?
I’m a marketer specialising in paid social ads - Insta, Meta and LinkedIn. I love meeting new people and am good at connecting people! -
What makes you unusual?
I'm an introverted networker, I'm more interested in what makes people tick! -
What do you want from the club?
Growing my professional network, meeting businesses owners with an innovative approach. I'm in a Friday morning 7.45am networking group at Home Grown, happy to introduce you if you want to visit!
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What do you bring to the club?
Professional experience in investment banking, venture capital and startups building. Cross-sector expertise in Consumer Internet, Fintech, ClimateTech and Blockchain. Launched two tech startups in the past two years. Currently building a B2B platform (CorBook) while running a consultancy (Another Space) that provides fractional CFO/COO services to early-stage startups. -
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Life-long learner. A passion for emerging technologies, especially crypto/web3. -
What do you want from the club?
Network with like-minded and bounce ideas.
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What do you bring to the club?
Aside from my devilishly handsome good looks. I bring a wealth of search engine optimisation knowledge. Unlike other gurus, I am an open book. To help other fellow members grow would be ideal. -
What makes you unusual?
I usually opt for the opposite of the status quo -
What do you want from the club?
To connect & learn from knowledgable members.
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What do you bring to the club?
Authenticity, progressive thinking and fun. -
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My unique personal experiences combined with 20+ years of working with diverse multi-cultural, fast-paced clients. -
What do you want from the club?
Meet new people, form authentic relationships and learn from others.
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What do you bring to the club?
I am Managing Partner & co-founder of Sampson Fielding, a Chartered Accountancy practice based in Mayfair. I am also co-founder of Daxiom, a software platform providing proof of reserves to crypto businesses. -
What makes you unusual?
I bring innovation and a personable touch to professional services and I am passionate about helping my clients grow to their full potential and beyond. -
What do you want from the club?
To meet likeminded business owners, entrepreneurs, investors and professionals, whilst at the same time having fun.
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What do you bring to the club?
Experince in assisting business owners and SMEs with their tax and wider finance needs. -
What makes you unusual?
I'm easy to talk to and great at building relationships - unusual for a Chartered Accountant! -
What do you want from the club?
To meet with like minded individuals in a relaxed environment and grow my professional network in the local area.
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What do you bring to the club?
I am an operator, mentor, investor and board member for several high growth UK FinTech companies. I am a strong supporter of innovation in financial services with over 25 years’ experience in the sector and a track record of making change happen. -
What makes you unusual?
I love what I do and am interested and motivated to learn more and get involved in innovative businesses that can make a difference. I have deep experience in both the large corporate (executive/MD level roles at JPMorgan and Macquarie Group in New York, London, Tokyo and Sydney) and entrepreneurial space (Scaled Landbay, NED for multiple successful FinTechs). I am focused on a wide range of areas including scaling organisations, coaching on strategy, securing funding and the ESG agenda. -
What do you want from the club?
I want to meet people where together we can make a difference. And have fun doing it.
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What do you bring to the club?
As a brand strategist, management consultant, board advisor, venture partner and Angel, I’m passionate about helping businesses deliver remarkable brand experiences, and empowering female entrepreneurship. I look forward to meeting founders & funders, particularly those with a mutual interest in health & wellness, longevity, sustainability, and fashion. I’m also keen to contribute to the Home Grown community by sharing my expertise in building remarkable brands. -
What makes you unusual?
A former professional ballet dancer turned management consultant, I’ve had the privilege of living and working in 5 countries and partnering with ambitious clients of all sizes and multiple sectors and markets over a 25+ year career in brand building & business transformation. I’ve led a portfolio career over the past decade, running my own strategic consultancy business whilst building a ventures portfolio, mentoring some ambitious female entrepreneurs, writing a book on building extraordinary brand experiences (soon to be published), Guest lecturing in brand management at London Business School, and becoming a certified barre fitness instructor. To say I cannot be boxed into doing just one thing is an understatement! Next in my plan is a return to the stage, as I’d love to get the pointe shoes back on and perform again. It’s never too late to do what ignites the soul :-) -
What do you want from the club?
Valuable professional connections, a beautiful and inspiring place to work and play, interesting events to learn something new and motivate me in my personal and professional pursuits. I also very much hope to meet some ambitious female founders and leaders of growth stage companies who would benefit from having a brand builder & customer experience transformationist on the Board!
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What do you bring to the club?
expertise in deep tech/ AI venture building, business development and fashion tech- wide and varied cross sector networks. a passion for luxury fashion and good food -
What makes you unusual?
Eclectic interests from archeology, modern history to AI and fashion and handbags and the hit detective show Colombo. Often hear "you don't look like an AI entrepreneur" .... alongside "you are a force of nature". -
What do you want from the club?
community, support, interesting conversations and to learn something new each time I visit. Potential business collaborations, investments and partnerships.
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What do you bring to the club?
I hope a wealth of experience, friendship, a listening ear and laughter -
What makes you unusual?
I am a ball of energy, I enjoy meeting new people - does that make me usual - you'll have to tell me when you meet me -
What do you want from the club?
I want to building lasting business relationships and to make some good friends
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What do you bring to the club?
A smile and an expertise in corporate finance. My children’s Foundation helping young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Our ability to think outside the box and create solutions for our corporate clients needs. -
What makes you unusual?
I love what I do. I love meeting people and travelling. I live abroad and run a number of businesses and have a black book of global entrepreneurs built up over 30 years of being straight talking and transparent. -
What do you want from the club?
Good wine list and menus, somewhere to meet clients and somewhere to work from when in London
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What do you bring to the club?
The law. Most of the work that my firm do is goal-orientated. We have legal experts in all fields of law but are more interested in achieving what you want, rather than telling you what you can and cannot do. -
What makes you unusual?
Mental Health underpins our practice, we choose our clients and our clients choose us. We're only 6 years old but with Partners that have decades of experience. The agenda is to modernise how law firms operate as hierarches and normalise a meritocracy model. -
What do you want from the club?
To give free legal advice to it's members; seriously. I've joined to widen my network and see if I can bring up those around me like those around me did with them. Any legal advice needed in the corporate or commercial sphere, I'm your guy.
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What do you bring to the club?
Investment Banking and Tech M&A experience - with focus on sell-side advisory and Software Due Diligence. -
What do you want from the club?
To widen my entrepreneurs and investors network; and host/attend great events!
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What do you bring to the club?
Multi-sector leadership and governance experience; Investment dealflow; Business opportunities; web3 insights; Authenticity and humility. -
What makes you unusual?
Serendipitous Idiosyncrasies. -
What do you want from the club?
In addition to events/networking, socialising, workspace and a pied-á-tere, I'm keen to meet fellow early-stage venture investors, entrepreneurs and creators, to compare notes on emerging technologies and the business opportunities they present.
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What do you bring to the club?
I bring a unique set of skills from the hyper scale developer and principle contractor environment with some 30yrs experience in working across the EMEA region. I specialise in high voltage infrastructure engineering within the data centre markets. I dabble in software solutions and love a problem. -
What makes you unusual?
30yrs experience puts me on the top of the pile when it comes to mechanical, electrical and public health design, construction and commissioning process. I think outside the box, enjoy an truthful and pragmatic approach with a can do attitude to project delivery. For every problem there are multiple solutions, I believe in lessons learned not just to analyse failure but also things that worked well. I’m just the leader of a great team, who work well together and that team enables me to stay at the top. -
What do you want from the club?
A base to meet and greet fellow staff and entertain clients but also to meet and grow my circle of friends within the business world .
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What do you bring to the club?
I believe that I can bring business opportunities, partnerships, and investment to our community, moreover, I can add a great connection and open a new massive market for the community in the Middle East. -
What makes you unusual?
I’m very ambitious person who is always looking for self improvement as well as get new experience in life and business wise moreover, I love helping business to grow. -
What do you want from the club?
Connection, new business opportunities, partnerships and generating new business idea.
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What do you bring to the club?
The entire legal and compliance technology ecosystem, including policy makers, investors and founders! Ask me what I think about tech & innovation - or tell me what you think it can be doing better. -
What makes you unusual?
The radical intellectual curiosity + love of learning = bookshelves ranging from Orwell and Bulgakov to Taleb and Ferriss. -
What do you want from the club?
Contribute to and benefit from sector-agnostic knowledge exchange with business leaders who make change happen. Particularly excited to help investors and founders navigate the challenging tech landscape.
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What do you bring to the club?
Lots of experience within various aspects of Real Estate, investment banking, business modelling and accountancy. -
What makes you unusual?
I have a knack of getting comfortable with the uncomfortable. -
What do you want from the club?
Connecting with like minded and enthusiastic individuals.
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What do you bring to the club?
Entrepreneurial experience and a sense of humour, I'm also a lifelong piano player so can play a tune or two if there's a keyboard around. -
What makes you unusual?
My entrepreneurial traits stand out in the everyday, but probably not as much at Home Grown! I am british/french and grew up in Switzerland so i guess thats a bit unusual. -
What do you want from the club?
I'm currently building a job platform aimed at active urbanites.Lots of e-bike based jobs for example. I have more jobs than candidates at the moment so going heavy on the candidate marketing. I'm looking to meet like-minded individuals, share war stories and learn from each other. A good opportunity to get out of east london and experience another area. You'll find me working at Home grown a couple of times a week so do reach out if you want to grab a coffee or drink.
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What do you bring to the club?
Business development expertise, a diverse network and specialism in developing young talent. -
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I advocate for web3 adoption, and I own an early-stage web3 tech company that focuses on providing creators with creative and financial freedom. My maternal ancestors are credited with being the cradle of the Malay race, and my tattoos illustrate key elements from my culture. Finally, I like to cap off a productive week with a Le Hoyo de San Juan. -
What do you want from the club?
Connecting with business leaders, entrepreneurs and unique individuals.
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What do you bring to the club?
Digital Marketing Expertise, Creative Energy and specialism in building Sales Automation Systems. -
What makes you unusual?
Singer and Songwriter - released two albums. -
What do you want from the club?
Connecting with Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs and making a Social Impact.
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What do you bring to the club?
Years of experience with entrepreneurship in the digital sector with a deep understanding of media, technology and organisational growth. -
What makes you unusual?
I'm a dual US/UK citizen who grew up in New York City and has lived in Palo Alto, London and, now, Bath. -
What do you want from the club?
Looking forward to reinforcing and establishing connections with great entrepreneurs and thought-provoking ideas and people.
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What do you bring to the club?
From my background in book publishing, I developed an interest in the possibilities of digital publishing, and founded Cooper Digital Publishing. Further toward that goal of seeking new innovations to combine publishing with digital developments, I cofounded Immersive Publishing Ltd, to work with clients and their content, pairing printed material with an added level of augmented reality (AR) function in audio, video, additional text, illustrations, and three-dimension. We imagined how augmented reality could be employed in a number of especially exciting and imaginative ways joined with a wide range of printed material across numerous industries. As a member of Home Grown I hope to offer some ideas and discussion in the application of digital innovation, printing, and publishing. -
What makes you unusual?
Maybe not unusual, but my interest in the centuries-old printed word and how to reinvent it for the 21st century, leads me to explore all things related to publishing. -
What do you want from the club?
I am especially interested in the Home Grown vision: combining the venue of a club with opportunities to network and meet with those in business and entrepreneurial development.
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What do you bring to the club?
Wisdom, experience, network and an appetite to share with other members. I'm also good fun to hang out with. -
What makes you unusual?
Made a career out of challenging the norm, asking why and breaking the rules. Just because someone says that’s how things are - doesn’t make it true -
What do you want from the club?
Connect and collaborate with like minded members. Make some new friends along the way.
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What do you bring to the club?
I have recently been on the management team of a FinTech startup through a successful exit, so I have first hand experience of scaling and "Crossing the Chasm" -
What makes you unusual?
I was once described by a colleague as an iron fist in a velvet glove - I use the fact that people underestimate me to my advantage! -
What do you want from the club?
I'm here to network and learn about new innovations. I travel down from the North West weekly, so I'm hoping it will be a home from home
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What do you bring to the club?
Discussions on the highs and lows of scaling a business, a willingness to build new friendships, a co-working buddy and a partnership. I am the Founder and CEO of Veriom, we are a software risk detection and solutions platform, ensuring that software is immune to risks by analysing data throughout a products lifecycle to detect limitations using AI. -
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I have an engineering background and I have gained cross-industry experience in wastewater treatment, oil & gas and power technologies. I worked on continuous improvement, troubleshooting and diagnosis implementation projects which allowed me to transition well into the technology sector focusing on software quality. I also speak Portuguese! -
What do you want from the club?
To connect with like-minded people working on amazing projects, co-work and gain new insights and perspectives.
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What do you bring to the club?
Hi. i have some global perspective in certain sectors having run a Stock Broking company in India (and doing business in Dubai and Kenya). As an active angel investor in start ups with a good network of friends/business people i am happy to share contacts to help start ups grow and use our experiences and advice , offering inputs with fellow investors. -
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What do you want from the club?
To meet like minded people , share ideas and at best get involved in new businesses , at worst to develop some good business and friendly relationships
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What do you bring to the club?
I joined in May. Nice to meet you! My English is imperfect, but I am well known in Japan as a cyber security expert and entrepreneur. I have sold and exited an intrusion detection technology company in Japan. I analyse the cyber risks of your existing business as well as your new business start-up and support management decision-making. This is not just a technical talk for IT departments. -
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My expertise is not only in the technical aspects of cyber security. I can support management in making decisions to manage cyber risks. This means that I can support management and investors, and financial institutions in their decision-making. Risk exposures are dynamic and ever-changing, so I can evolve them to better fit the business through AI-based analysis. -
What do you want from the club?
Networking and good friends for growth each other.
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What do you bring to the club?
I'm a VC and Capital Raising Consultant helping Founders get investor ready, perfect their pitch, and get funded. Investment Thesis: FinTech, E-Commerce, SaaS. -
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What do you want from the club?
Connect with other Founders & Investors. Relationship building.
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What do you bring to the club?
Experienced in the design, hire and development of leadership teams helping organisations outperform the market by focusing on the human element; their people. -
What do you want from the club?
A home away from home when visiting London. A place to network and mix with like-minded people.
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What do you bring to the club?
Twenty years of experience and a network spread across three continents, I can be a sounding board or maybe even match-maker for fintechs with expansion plans. I also run a little industry-facing podcast called How to Lend Money to Strangers and am always happy to talk to interesting start-ups in the consumer or SME credit fields. -
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Outside of work, I have published two pulpy action-adventure novels, one of which was compared to “Clive Cussler turning Raiders of the Lost Ark into a shoot ‘em up”. They’re not literature, but they’re a fun read/ listen. -
What do you want from the club?
While I have a few different projects on the go, all of them are with virtual teams spread around the world, so I’m looking forward to having an opportunity to bounce ideas off some like-minded folk. I live in Brighton, so won’t be in the club all that often, but will be staying a day or two most months whenever I am in London.
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What do you bring to the club?
Usually my coat. Just Kidding. A sense that you really can just keep trucking and you'll get there eventually. -
What makes you unusual?
I refuse to walk anywhere barefoot. -
What do you want from the club?
A sense of community, a nice tribe and a beautiful background for my video calls.
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What do you bring to the club?
Non Judgmental and want all to live life free and at peace. I can offer mentoring and support -
What makes you unusual?
Provide Care Homes to Vulnerable Children Around the UK -
What do you want from the club?
Network and help others!
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What do you bring to the club?
Hopefully a few laughs over supper and chats about politics, crypto and start-up ideas. I have a long background in ICT enterprise & government sales, product development and commercial management mixed with the last 4 years as an entrepreneur starting two businesses. I also co-built New Zealand's largest government outcome-based procurement programme along the way. -
What makes you unusual?
I cycled from London to Edinburgh when I was 13 in 7 days. I have gained start-up, enterprise, SME and government experience in the last 8 years. -
What do you want from the club?
A place to work between meetings, meet people at events and generally find any excuse to talk about common interests over drinks and or food.
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What do you bring to the club?
A tonne of experience in content marketing, which I'm happy to share with other members. Good black book of journalists, designers and video producers/editors/directors. -
What makes you unusual?
I think everyone's ususual if you bother to get to know them. -
What do you want from the club?
A calm place to escape the noise of London. Networking opportunities. And fine wine.
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What do you bring to the club?
Positive energy, a love to get to know people and support their endeavors, a desire to dream big, deep expertise within business and strategy, and a global network of nice and helpful people. -
What makes you unusual?
My favorite activity is meditating. Also, my experience spans building start-ups from the ground up organically to developing corporate strategy and managing global projects for Fortune 100 organizations. -
What do you want from the club?
New friends and community; fun shared experiences and learning.
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What do you bring to the club?
Bootstrapped the company I set up at Uni to be the fastest growing education company in the UK (2018, 2019) -
What makes you unusual?
We can offer to give your kids (9-24) the summer of a lifetime at Oxford University / Cambridge University where they'll meet like-minded students from all over the world -
What do you want from the club?
Networking with education/travel entrepreneurs, seeking advice on exit
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What do you bring to the club?
I’m the founder of an online tutoring company and interested in anything entrepreneurial! -
What makes you unusual?
Until recently used to be a mathematician and competitive ultramarathon runner. Perhaps will be both of those again someday… -
What do you want from the club?
Meet and connect with others involved in the startup and business world.
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What do you bring to the club?
Willingness to forge new friendships, a listening ear to Entrepreneurs in the toughest times (just email me), experience in riding the highs and the lows of scaling a business. -
What makes you unusual?
Never boring - my clients say I over-deliver yet in a bold and fun way! Other fun-facts: I'm a French-Brit and trained as a pre-pro ballet dancer. -
What do you want from the club?
Looking forward to connect with people passionate about their projects
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What do you bring to the club?
A sense of fun and a drive to connect with other like minded people and connect those people to my network for mutual benefit. -
What makes you unusual?
I am still trying to work that out! -
What do you want from the club?
Opportunities to enjoy myself while expanding my business and personal network
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What do you bring to the club?
A business catalyst: I connect businesses within UK, Asia, and European markets and ensure there are benefits to both parties concerned in establishing effective partnerships -
What makes you unusual?
Connecting Asia and Europe -
What do you want from the club?
Connections
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What do you bring to the club?
Extensive experience supporting high value new and mature businesses in navigating complex Google ecosystem and accelerating business growth. -
What makes you unusual?
Diverse experience supporting businesses across US and UK national print, television and pure-play media. -
What do you want from the club?
Meet and support like-minded individuals in pursuit of concepts they are passionate about. Learn new skills and diversify my network to include professionals from all disciplines.
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What do you bring to the club?
A wealth of experience in employee wellbeing and engagement; skills that I am using to build Healthy Nibbles - supporting businesses to create workplaces of the future that transparently support the wellbeing of their people in a sustainable way. I am also a BCorp Ambassador...so love a good conversation about all things ESG and impact related. -
What makes you unusual?
I have lived in Kenya for 10 years, leading a brand innovation agency. -
What do you want from the club?
As someone who is based in Edinburgh, however spends a lot of time in London, I am keen to make spend time in an environment that supports the entrepreneurial journey.
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What do you bring to the club?
A young and creative property entrepneuer with a passion for disrupting archaic sectors. I bring property opportunities, business opportunities and a shed load of ideas that together ,we can run with. -
What makes you unusual?
I am bloody good at puns. -
What do you want from the club?
Expand my network, find investment for property projects, find fellow ideas people and find new long term friends.
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What do you bring to the club?
I have vast experience in Nuclear, Space and Government sectors. As a founder of CheckinStays i am using this knowledge and connections to build a technology platform to connect to the B2B commumity and B2C. -
What makes you unusual?
A straight talking northerner who loves to meet new people and listen to their experiences -
What do you want from the club?
As a traveller to London somewhere that i can work and meet people who are going through or gone through a start up business to making it a success.
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What do you bring to the club?
With two successful tech exits (and multiple failures!) under my belt, I now invest in tech companies with a full understanding of the entrepreneurial journey and what it entails -
What makes you unusual?
Interdisciplinary background in AI and finance, I can code and I can invest! -
What do you want from the club?
Expand my network and meet likeminded investors and entrepreneurs to share ideas, knowledge and stories.
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What do you bring to the club?
Food Business and Restaurant founder. Experienced in Food global trading, F&B business. -
What makes you unusual?
I started my Food and restaurant businees at 2009 in Taiwan, now move to London and expand the business to the Europe. My brand Kung Fu Mama is the first and only Taiwanese food product listed in main supermarket like Sainsbury's. We provide healthy Asian food to the world. -
What do you want from the club?
I woiuld like to meet more like minded entreprenuers and investors.
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What do you bring to the club?
hasta World is a new and reactive organisation within the events, hospitality and corporate wellbeing fields. We can facilitate incredible client entertainment, staff incentives or personal experience to any sporting, musical or cultural events in the UK (and a large part of the world). With a huge sporting background, but attempting to keep wellbeing at the forefront of everything we do, I'm looking to build and collaborate with all of Home Grown -
What makes you unusual?
I also run a wellbeing retreat company and fitness studio. Having spent a decade as a coach and yoga teacher, my passion still lies in teaching people to be healthier mentally and physically. -
What do you want from the club?
I want to benefit from the networking opportunities and collaboration. Looking for 2022 investment is not off the table, as well.
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What do you bring to the club?
I'm an entrepreneur, having founded Ivy Farm Technologies, the UK's leading producer of lab-grown meat (www.ivy.farm). I'm an engineer (DPhil, Oxon), chartered accountant (ex-PwC) and business strategist (ex-BCG). -
What makes you unusual?
I have a pet Great Dane called Dauntless who joins me at the club from time to time. -
What do you want from the club?
To meet like-minded individuals that struggle to sit still and to contribute to an innovation ecosystem.
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What do you bring to the club?
I am a seasoned professional, trained as an architect with the addition of being a licensed attorney. I am a consummate network builder and hope to meet like minded colleagues. I am also a good listener with (unfortunately) years of experience to share, act as a sounding board or a shoulder to cry on! -
What makes you unusual?
I take what comes at me, don't take myself too seriously and enjoy laughing about the twists and turns life serves up. -
What do you want from the club?
I am excited to meet the amazing cross section of people that the Club has attracted and hope to learn and grow from those linkages.
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What do you bring to the club?
With me, you will never have a ‘normal’ chat. I’m always in for a deep and reflective conversation, leaving you in a more apprehensive way or with even more questions than before. But both are fine because out of that awareness or bewilderment new thoughts and insights will arise. And that’s exactly what I see as my reason of existence: to make sure that in every conversation a slight enrichment is made to how someone looks at the world. A small change that will help you take the next step or grow to the next level, on an individual basis and/or with your business. -
What makes you unusual?
My view on the world and my conviction of how business should be done. My mom always tells me -surprised- “you still believe in Legoland, don’t you?”. And I do! A world where people, planet, profit and purpose come together seamlessly, is a very reasonable thing in my eyes. So what others think is hard to reach, is just the baseline for me. A baseline to start from, to make a profound impact on the industry and the world you live in, building something for the better for all of us. These strong convictions, combined with my past as an -almost- Olympian athlete, create an attitude of believing that everything is achievable, as long as you believe in it strongly, work hard for it, and get the right support for those things you need to overcome. -
What do you want from the club?
Conversations with and stories of true ‘philosopher leaders’: leaders who don’t quote others, but who create and live their own philosophy. Stories are fuel for our souls and seeing the artistry to come up with and create things that have never been done before, make us live in awe for the world. That is exactly what we need more than ever: inspire each other, support each other, and build upon each other. So that’s what I hope to bring to the club, and also receive from the club.
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What do you bring to the club?
A grounded and easy-going attitude to life, business and networking, where people come first, always. -
What makes you unusual?
An entrepreneurial spirit that is too uncommon in the digital marketing space. -
What do you want from the club?
To meet interesting people, share great stories and watch the magic happen.
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What do you bring to the club?
A background in and running tech startups and more recently as a VC, along with assorted other interests. -
What makes you unusual?
Just generally doing things differently, from building my own farmhouse to being one of the select few VCs who's also a church organist. -
What do you want from the club?
Inspiring conversations and connections, possibly investment opportunities, and a base in London.
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What do you bring to the club?
Experience in therapeutic provision for the UHNW community based in international wilderness settings. -
What makes you unusual?
A wide range of life, professional and world experience alongside a wildly dry sense of humour! -
What do you want from the club?
Space to work away from home and collective community experience to draw on.
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What do you bring to the club?
Hopefully humour and no food or drink from outside. Along with a network of brands and individuals within the luxury and HNW space. -
What makes you unusual?
I live between London and Switzerland. -
What do you want from the club?
To have a space to meet clients, friends and investors. Both building my network and friend circles to ultimately have a good time.
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What do you bring to the club?
Experience of: - Sat on the board of PepsiCo - Sat on the board of IPC Media (raised £860million, sold the business to AOL Time Warner for £1.1 billion) - Chaired a few businesses - Involved in a couple of Capital events - Coached a large number or CEO's of multinational businesses - A lot of fun -
What makes you unusual?
Business leader, executive coach and Chelsea fan -
What do you want from the club?
A great place to meet clients, network and share big ideas/
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What do you bring to the club?
I am a private equity investor with experience investing in consumer, business services and industrial businesses in Europe and the U.S. -
What makes you unusual?
Last year, I founded a board business and launched my first board game earlier this year (SYNDICATE: An Interplanetary Conquest Board Game).
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What do you bring to the club?
25 years of experience working with UK entrepreneurs and investors looking to launch, scale, raise capital and exit in the US -
What makes you unusual?
I am an American technology lawyer and strategic business advisor who founded and leads the London office of the largest law firm in Silicon Valley -
What do you want from the club?
To meet and collaborate with entrepreneurs and investors who have an interest in the US capital and commercial markets
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What do you bring to the club?
I hope to bring my own version of what entrepreneurial success can look like, as well as passion for unconventional but well-used business tools. -
What makes you unusual?
I'm a professional magickal practitioner (otherwise known as a witch), who has been working with some of the biggest corporations as well as solopreneurs for over twenty years and I've signed more NDAs than Britney's lawyers. I teach business owners how to use ritual magick as well as intuition to scale and grow, with phenomenal success. -
What do you want from the club?
Community; to be surrounded with people who are as ambitious, motivated and successful as me and more successful than me! To connect, find mutually beneficial business relationships and expand,!
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What do you bring to the club?
I'm one of two co-founders of Applaud, a UK B2B SaaS who is obsessed with bringing consumer-grade technology into the world of work. I know a thing or two about starting & scaling SaaS & HR/work tech. I love to share, help, network, and learn. -
What makes you unusual?
I'm an engineer with counter-stereotypical creativity. -
What do you want from the club?
Entrepreneurs who can help us grow, investors who can help us scale, leaders who can exchange learnings. Meet brilliant people and occasionally have fun.
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What do you bring to the club?
I bring a different perspective from lots of different experiences. I am passionate about inspiring & empowering people to change the world. People get so overwhelmed by the magnitude of what needs to be done to be more truly inclusive, equitable and diverse, and the easiest things to do is do nothing. I set up 'Purpose Driven Impact' to provide simple solutions and actions you can take in starting to become more inclusive. Simple, no nonsense & non-judgemental training, consultancy, organisational restoration and supporting with strategies for success. I've had a varied career and worked across the UK, USA, Australia & Africa in the commercial sector, professional sport, international development and international sport for development & charity sectors. As former CEO of Special Olympics Great Britain, I led a major transformational change programme culminating in a new strategic plan called “Inclusion in Action” which sets the roadmap for the future of the organisation. I am passionate about inclusion, diversity and belonging and creating inclusive environments which inspire people to be the best they can be. I bring some great stories and expertise to assist with breaking down barriers and helping people to make small changes which will have a huge impact. If nothing else, I bring an Irish Mancunian sense of humour! -
What makes you unusual?
I am so uncool, that I am probably cool! I can drive a tractor & a digger, and once assisted a vet with a c-section on a cow (my folks have a farm in Ireland). I played football for Man United ladies in my youth, I was an Irish Dancer before it was cool, I brought the King & Queen of Lesotho to a T20 Cricket Match in Durham and I've been the only female president of a professional football club in an African country! -
What do you want from the club?
I want to have some interesting conversations which light a spark. I'd like develop relationships and network with people who also want to change the world. If I can help people to look at creating more inclusive and diverse environments in a different way and inspire people to take action, then I will be happy. As a new business owner with huge ambitions to develop my business, Purpose Driven Impact, I want to be in a position to create paid employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for those who live with an intellectual (learning) disability, and create more environments and platforms where they can share their inspiring and empowering stories. Collaboration, Networking, Storytelling, Inspiring & Empowering.
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What do you bring to the club?
Extensive global expertise in reputation management to drive positive change. Strong corporate and civil society network. -
What makes you unusual?
Happy to compare and contrast with anyone who wants to ask! -
What do you want from the club?
Primarily a great work and meeting space but I'm open to all ideas and opportunities.
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What do you bring to the club?
The Red Tree is the UK's leading beauty consultancy company. We are well suited to support businesses from well funded start ups to investors.. -
What makes you unusual?
We are the UK's leading, largest and longest established beauty consultancy company. -
What do you want from the club?
Would love to make new connections and build our network even further.
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What do you bring to the club?
I have founded and launched one of the first B Corp certified Brand Activism agencies in the UK. As a result, I hope to bring my network to the club, along with experience and expertise in sustainability and climate change, ethics and governance and workers rights. Always happy to discuss B Corp certification as well as what makes an ethical organisation in today's modern world. -
What makes you unusual?
Despite my eye-wateringly English name, I am actually half Turkish and can speak the language fluently. -
What do you want from the club?
A home away from my home in Cornwall and a thriving community of people I can socialise with.
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What do you bring to the club?
Considerable experience helping technology focused organisations scale internationally, including my own. Ability to solve staffing and recruitment challenges and great knowledge of how to grow teams quickly, from sales functions to highly skilled technical teams. -
What makes you unusual?
I'm not sure I'm best placed to answer that! -
What do you want from the club?
A home away from home when visiting my London operations and a place to relax and mix with like minded people.
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What do you bring to the club?
An unquenchable appetite to always be at the leading edge of innovative best practice in digital marketing and to share that knowledge and expertise with the club, so our businesses can all thrive together. We put that into practice everyday as Home Grown’s digital marketing agency, looking after all aspects of the club’s email marketing, social media, SEO and PPC strategy. -
What makes you unusual?
I’m good at being unusual! I’ve managed to turn a hobby into a source of income. I started my digital marketing journey at the age of 13 as a hobby to help out my mum and that has grown into Fast Online Marketing Experts. But I’m also unusual in the sense that my work is about more than just gaining an income. I want to make a difference, too. So, I also invest a lot of my time in eco-friendly living through the Eco Bravo business I run with my mum, and I’m committed to helping women to be successful in business by developing the FOME Female brand that’s dedicated to supporting female entrepreneurs through marketing. -
What do you want from the club?
It’s not just about the business opportunities, important though they obviously are; it’s also about the access I have to my fellow club members – all of them remarkable entrepreneurs who together boast an exceptional range of knowledge, skills and expertise. Being part of the club means that every day feels like having an army behind me.
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What do you bring to the club?
30 years of business experience working with pre-seed, Series A and B funded startups delivering Fractional Commercial and Marketing Director services. -
What makes you unusual?
Well that depends on who I'm talking with! -
What do you want from the club?
Grow my network, provide help and support to deserving people and make new friends.
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What do you bring to the club?
CORE provides digital solutions and services to global retailers in supply chain management, customs classification and sustainability. In 2021 we were awarded the prestigious Queen's award for Enterprise in International Trade. -
What makes you unusual?
Before I started my career I qualified as a chef, my speciality was Provencal cooking. -
What do you want from the club?
Networking opportunities & new relationships.
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What do you bring to the club?
I am founder of a B2B media company focused on the app industry. We run a number of events including App Promotion Summit in London, Berlin, NYC and online, The App Growth Awards, App Developer Awards and Social Video Strategies - an event all about TikTok Marketing. Our media site Business of Apps provides marketplaces, news & insights and data on the global app industry. -
What makes you unusual?
That depends on what 'usual' is ... -
What do you want from the club?
I always love meeting entrepreneurial people and am looking forward to attending events at the club ... I can't wait to spend more time NOT working from home as well !
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What do you bring to the club?
I have over 20 years experience in health & wellbeing. I believe in old fashioned networking and love connecting people. -
What makes you unusual?
I am unique in the blend of expertise I have. My approach is to help release physical restrictions by starting from the ground up. Our feet hold many clues to what injuries or strains are in our history and also the solution to moving better. -
What do you want from the club?
I am looking forward to having a base in London to expand my contacts and meet clients. I am looking forward to contributing where I can.
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What do you bring to the club?
A different perspective, some expertise in my field and an open book! Feel free to talk to me about anything or ask whatever you want. I'm not always a big talker and have less answers than I'd like to believe but love to have fun, challenging and though-provoking conversations! (yes, they can all be rolled into one chat)! -
What makes you unusual?
In truth, not a lot... Perhaps resigning from my job to raise my daughter for a bit? It shouldn't be unusual but I've found the sad reality says otherwise! If really pushed I'd say my entrepreneurial spirit that I'd previously suppressed until more recently. Having hustled hard at a younger age running tuck shops from my class locker, putting in shifts at McDonalds after school + in the holidays, and starting a mobile DJ business at 16, it's only in the past couple of years that I found it again and was brave enough to take a leap and start another business! -
What do you want from the club?
New insights and perspective, a nice place to meet like-minded as well as different people, and hopefully many laughs, smiles, debates and connections along the way!
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What do you bring to the club?
22 Marketing has recently been formed and was looking for a great base to utilise as our first office, whilst also allowing us to grow our brand, meet valuable people to learn and network with. -
What makes you unusual?
22 Marketing is unique because it is the UK's first sponsorship agency that solely focuses on sustainability & equality within sport. -
What do you want from the club?
Networking & investors
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What do you bring to the club?
Meet like minded people -
What makes you unusual?
Worked in corporate life as CEO and also built my own businesses. Autogiro of bestseller I don’t work Fridays -
What do you want from the club?
A place to go in London and feel comfortable in
Jaime Morgan Hitchcock
COO at SurrealDB | Co-founder at Brandsafe, Hire Insight, Shorehill, Wisque | Board Director at British Para Table Tennis
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What do you bring to the club?
I am a tech entrepreneur with over 15 years’ experience in the software and cloud-computing industries, focused on investing in and developing the technology for tech companies. I am also a Director of Sport4Health, a not-for-profit, which provides free sport for underprivileged children and vulnerable or disabled adults in London; and a Board Director of British Para Table Tennis, the National Governing Body for elite Para Table Tennis. I am more than happy to help anyone in need of advice or guidance in the tech space, as well as to share experience and contacts. -
What makes you unusual?
I think most people would agree that my overabundant energy is usually unmatched, so if you are ever in need of an energetic conversation or advice, you will most likely find me in the restaurant, or indeed sipping a delicious healthy soul mocktail upstairs on one of the incredibly comfortable sofas.
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What do you bring to the club?
Passionate about starting and building businesses -
What makes you unusual?
Varied career in completely different sectors from hospitality to Data Centres -
What do you want from the club?
Networking, relaxed environment for my London base and overnight stays
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What do you bring to the club?
I have a wealth of experience ranging from a career in the British Army to founding number of businesses notably in Africa. I have set up businesses in the events, hospitality and childcare sectors as well as having worked for one of the largest industrialists in Africa managing a number of textile and apparel factories. I hope that my diverse experience both successes and failures brings a unique entrepreneurial perception to the club. -
What makes you unusual?
I would say a lot can happen in a decade: From serving in Afghanistan to running textile factories in Africa on one end of the spectrum through to setting up a beach club (and skydive centre) and the largest sport and music festival in Africa.. In short...the Fyre Festival that actually happened! All of this and now trying to disrupt the children activity sector by finding the solution to making life easier for parents through tech. -
What do you want from the club?
Meet likeminded people, share experiences and generally have a space where people understand the struggles (and vents) of an Entrepreneur! All over a glass of wine!
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What do you bring to the club?
I co-own and run a dynamic boutique firm of solicitors in the City. I am also involved in some entrepreneurial ventures of my own. -
What makes you unusual?
I am able to see things from an entrepreneurial perspective to enable me to offer sound legal and business advice. In addition my law firm is well placed to provide efficient and cost effective legal advice in most business areas, including a well regarded dispute resolution practice. -
What do you want from the club?
Networking opportunities leading to mutually beneficial relationships for all parties concerned.
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What do you bring to the club?
A career in the insurance and insurance technology space. Which until 2016 was as dull as it sounds, until we found ourselves as the hottest industry in the VC world -
What makes you unusual?
My bad case of FOMO has led me to be a corporate CEO, consultant, entrepreneur, NED and VC/PE investor in the UK, US and Asia. Focus was never my thing. -
What do you want from the club?
A place to stay and hang out when I'm in London, with a few interesting meetings, chance or otherwise.
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What do you bring to the club?
18 years of running my own business,& an array of international contacts -
What makes you unusual?
Well travelled, a driven self starter and believe in collaborations and sharing are the key to success -
What do you want from the club?
To meet new people, share ideas and add and give value where possible
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What do you bring to the club?
Experience in Growth, Brand and Positioning strategies in a variety of industries. -
What makes you unusual?
I grew up in 3 different countries and speak 4 languages. -
What do you want from the club?
Network, inspire, and be inspired.
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What do you bring to the club?
I am a part of an investment group of individuals that invests in early stage businesses (SEIS and EIS). We look to invest where we can add value though the experience and connections we have across a number of industries and disciplines. Current investments include Fifty (www.fifty.io), Everpress (www.everpress.com), Karma Kitchen (www.karmakitchen.co), Sportable (www.sportable.com) and Hun Wine (www.hunwines.com) -
What do you want from the club?
Looking for further investment opportunities where we can support entrepreneurs with capital, experience and connections to rapidly grow their businesses.
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What do you bring to the club?
I have a trusted network of proven people who can help any business owner from their current focus or challenge to the life they are in business to achieve. Feel free to reach out and I'm happy to share as relevant. I'm a business planning & growth specialist and owner, with a vision to build a community of like-minded business owners all helping each other to succeed. I invest extensively in my development and am happy to share resources with anyone in the club who would like a coffee or drink. If you are struggling with your time, frustrated at the pace of growth or returns from business (profit and value) let me know and you'll get some help. -
What makes you unusual?
I live by the Law of Precession. If I help enough business owners to succeed and achieve their goals, I'll be more successful than if I focus on my own success. It's worked so far! Also, that winning is always a team game, on my own is the harder expensive way. I'm also a QPR season ticket holder, quite unusual even in West London... -
What do you want from the club?
To support my vision of building a community of like-minded business owners, all helping each other to succeed. Help others where it is welcome and to learn from others to accelerate my growth. The club is somewhere to meet and share my own network of clients and partners, host events and conduct business based on trusted relationships.
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What do you bring to the club?
Huckleberry Sport are global search specialists, mainly across Digital, Creative, Commercial & Tech with an enviable client list in the Sports & Gaming Industry. We place the best talent, with the best clients within Motorsports, Football, esports, Athletics, Golf, Sports Betting and Media Agencies, to name but a few! Myself and my team would love to support the HG community with any recruitment needs they might have, or happy to make any suitable introductions to our networks that might help your own businesses. Especially anyone looking to invest in exciting businesses from the sport and entertainment sector. I’m looking forward to meeting some new interesting people and seeing how we can help each other’s businesses thrive. -
What makes you unusual?
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What do you want from the club?
2020 gave Huckleberry an opportunity to work differently and we embraced this, the HG/HH collection met all of our needs and was a no brainer for us! With this option, we can still offer a safe space for our clients and candidates to meet us face to face, and more importantly give our staff a better work/life balance having the option of both ‘their home’ or ‘home grown’ to work from. Having already introduced some business friends to the club who have since become members, I think the next year is going to be great fun! Huckleberry Sport also partner wish a consultancy who have an investment portfolio for anyone looking to invest in exciting businesses from the sport and entertainment sector. I’d be happy to make introductions to anyone from the HG community looking to invest in any of these businesses.
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What do you bring to the club?
Significant change management expertise, and an ability to cut to the chase, fast. -
What makes you unusual?
I advise CEOs and Boards of fast-growing companies and global corporates on how to build businesses that can survive and thrive in a world of endless change. -
What do you want from the club?
A chance to meet and connect with like-minded leaders.
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What do you bring to the club?
My company partners with early stage, non-technical founders to build great businesses by providing technology strategy, leadership and people. I have over 20 years experience in bringing products to market in the Caribbean, the US, Europe and Australia and want to help the next batch of entrepreneurs build products that people love. -
What makes you unusual?
When I wrote in Spanish class "Yo tengo doce dedos", I got an F. Turns out I was right.... -
What do you want from the club?
Networking
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What do you bring to the club?
In my professional role as a proud team member of Huckleberry Recruitment I am keen to support the Home Grown community with any talent needs. Huckleberry are a global Media, Entertainment & Tech talent search specialists, working with many of the household names bringing entertainment & technology into our homes. These include major Hollywood film studios, computer gaming giants, children’s entertainment brands, smart-tech start-ups & agencies. As a person i'm great fun to be around and chill with so please feel free to say hi! -
What makes you unusual?
People seem to have an idea of what a typical recruiter is ....i'm the opposite to that. I like to think outside the box and see the world in a different way. My glass is always half full :) -
What do you want from the club?
Aside from a nice setting to work from with the Huckleberry gang i'm really looking forward to expanding my social network and meeting people from all walks of life!
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What do you bring to the club?
Energy and commitment to improving wellness and health systems in a country that so badly needs it -
What makes you unusual?
I'm happier now that I have no hair than I was with a fringe -
What do you want from the club?
A high quality place to work from and relax in equal measure
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What do you bring to the club?
Huckleberry Recruitment are global Media, Entertainment & Tech talent search specialists, working with many of the household names bringing entertainment & technology into our homes. These include major Hollywood film studios, computer gaming giants, children’s entertainment brands, smart-tech start-ups & agencies. Both myself & my team are keen to help support the Home Grown community with their talent needs, as well as meet interesting people & have a lot of fun along the way! -
What makes you unusual?
We all know how easy it is to get carried away in the noise of business, so for the last 5 years, I’ve always taken every Tuesday out to volunteer at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, as a “buddy” playworker on a ward for respiratory illnesses. The patients, families and staff there are simply inspiring & you can’t help but leave feeling humbled. -
What do you want from the club?
2020 gave us the motivation to reflect on the way we do business & whether we could do more to promote a work/life balance with Huckleberry. When given all the options, our team unanimously decided a blended approach of remote working & Home Grown would be the best way forward. Since joining the club, we’ve managed to maintain collaboration & our company culture, as well as increase in productivity. More of that please!
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What do you bring to the club?
Helping hand to any member who needs it -
What makes you unusual?
I am writer, cinematographer, director and producer of feature films. I have shot movies in languages I don’t know -
What do you want from the club?
Meet interesting people for business and make new friends
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What do you bring to the club?
I am an entrepreneur having started several businesses primarily in the magazine publishing and exhibition world, My publishing knowledge spans some 40 years working for the largest publishing houses in the world and a good deal of the smaller ones. Given my career diversity not many have the experience and depth of knowledge in the publishing business. -
What makes you unusual?
My depth of knowledge in the magazine and exhibition business. -
What do you want from the club?
Everyday is a school day, and no matter how much experience one has, we never stop learning and I learn from people. I am keen to meet like-minded business people and attending the clubs events.
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What do you bring to the club?
I have had a successful career in building businesses, deal-making and running commercial teams globally. I know a lot about complex sales, business development, M&A, customer relationships, IP licensing and contracts etc. I consult on deals and deal making through my company today. -
What makes you unusual?
I wrote a book called Build Your Sales Tribe about Sales in the Information Age. It is designed to help entrepreneurs, CEOs and management teams scale successful businesses which have complex products and services as so many do today. -
What do you want from the club?
A place to meet people, learn about new things and share where relevant.
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What do you bring to the club?
I hope to encourage more self-awareness and inspire deeper meaning in the lives of founders & entrepreneurs, helping them find purpose in their work, satisfaction in their productivity, and joy in their achievement. And, in doing so, become the happiest, most empowered version of themselves. -
What makes you unusual?
I can balance almost any object on my nose... I also have and continue to work across multiple roles and industry's at the same time, it means I'm constantly learning and inspired. I guess I love solving problems (but not mathematical ones.....) -
What do you want from the club?
I want to connect and have inspiring conversations with fellow founders, hearing their stories and how they have overcome the greatest mental challenges that come with starting and leading ones own business.
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What do you bring to the club?
Experience trading soft commodities with a global supply network. Launching brands into retailers -
What makes you unusual?
I hate working at a desk ! -
What do you want from the club?
We are looking for seed investment into our business Oddpods
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What do you bring to the club?
Tax and financial reporting solutions -
What makes you unusual?
Cross boarder tax, investment structure planning, family trust solutions and access to funding from family offices and high net-worth families. -
What do you want from the club?
Business connections and business opportunities
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What do you bring to the club?
Environmental design skills, ecosystem services understanding, tennis experience, interest in ai -
What makes you unusual?
Bilingual Polish- English, a sporty/ artistic/ scientist type, with English and Architecture degrees, and a tennis coaching qualification -
What do you want from the club?
Networking, I'm looking for co-founders for an ecological geospatial ai startup, mentoring
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What do you bring to the club?
I bring my energy, passion and extensive network in the luxury lifestyle space. I have worked in the luxury hospitality and tourism industry for over 20 years. During this time, I have served as a senior manager, guest lecturer, trainer, business owner and board member. Currently I am Co-Founder & Director of Partners at LURA Lifestyle Management. -
What makes you unusual?
The same thing that I bring to Home Grown, my energy, passion and network. Also that I was born in a small mining town in Northern Ontario called Manitouwadge which is Ojibway for "Cave of The Great Sprit". -
What do you want from the club?
An area I can create, connect and collaborate with unique individuals from across the globe.
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What do you bring to the club?
Expertise without pomposity. Height without superiority. -
What makes you unusual?
I’m a scientist turned lawyer with a love of the arts. And cocktails. -
What do you want from the club?
Good times and interesting connections.
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What do you bring to the club?
A passion to make things happen, a relentless drive for purpose, and bags of energy! I provide expert advice on how to truly grow and transform a business through people. People are every business’ greatest asset- if you make this feel true for employees, your business will thrive beyond your wildest dreams! Proud Consulting specialises in transformational change, culture and values, performance management, talent strategy, organisation design, leadership development, and employee wellbeing. People + purpose = performance 😊 -
What makes you unusual?
I believe wholeheartedly that we each have a number of unique gifts- we just need help at times to see them, and to not allow ourselves to conform to what others believe we are. I’m proud (no pun intended!) to have earnt my management consultant ‘stripes’ at Deloitte, and I’m even prouder to be applying my experience and knowledge in my own way now, working with clients to help them reach their business aspirations through an entirely humanistic approach to transformation. -
What do you want from the club?
New contacts, opportunities and adventures.
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What do you bring to the club?
Successful investor and entrepreneur - focus on SMEs. Happy to mentor and to learn. -
What makes you unusual?
I'm always totally honest about what I'm thinking! -
What do you want from the club?
Meet other like-minded people and to be able to help others achieve their goals.
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What do you bring to the club?
Highly-differentiated, authentic and irresistible brand identities for driven entrepreneurs with burning ambitions to scale. We help businesses to grow by capturing their unique value and then communicating it with the world at every step. -
What makes you unusual?
I’m intensely independent and obsessed with freedom. For me - I left home at 16 and started my first business at 21. But also for others - I love to help friends start businesses doing something that lights them up, forever escaping the rat-run! But when it comes to Firestarter it’s my fierce focus on business-winning differentiation, combined with ingenious design and brand messaging… and a fun and playful approach. (When creativity is fun, our greatest work is done!)
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What do you bring to the club?
I work with individuals, teams and organisations who are motivated to become more successful at making changes in their lives. My aim - and my passion - is to help people become more resilient and adaptable in the face of life’s stresses, adversity and trauma. By unblocking self-limiting barriers and empowering people to think clearly, feel positively and act purposefully we can transform performance and achieve positive, lasting change. So, if you’re finding lock-down tough, or would like to understand more about how to make change happen, then, by all means, get in touch. -
What makes you unusual?
I seem to have developed a skill for bouncing back, re-inventing myself and also working with others in some very demanding contexts. I started out as a social worker working in the child protection arena prior to setting up services for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Since then, I’ve lived a life of change, working in management consulting, financial services and innovative technology firms. I’ve come full-circle and I’m excited to transition one last time to launch my new business which is dedicated to helping others change and flourish. -
What do you want from the club?
As a people person, I’m looking to build relationships based on trust and curiosity. When circumstances allow, and preferably over a good bottle of red, I’d love to meet, share stories and hear the adventures of my fellow members.
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What do you bring to the club?
I am an experienced, straight talking PR/comms/reputation management consultant. My focus has always been on the impact that reputation has on business growth. I am always happy to sit down with members and have an honest and frank conversation about how they might target new audiences, manage their messaging and deal with a reputation issue. -
What makes you unusual?
I was taught early in my career that there is no value in being a 'yes person' as a PR consultant. I therefore like to assess situations and give genuine advice based on what I believe to be the right answer. Sometimes it may be uncomfortable to hear, but it is always constructive, reasoned and well thought through. -
What do you want from the club?
Conversations. If a small number of those conversations lead to new client relationships, then even better.
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What do you bring to the club?
Proud to be an Ambassador of Home Grown and to have run several webinars with the club on strategy and growth. We are planning to make our Scale-UP Growth Diagnostic available to members during Spring 2021. -
What makes you unusual?
I am a seriel idiot, having founded 7 businesses over 45 years. I am currently CEO of BoardroomAdvisors.co which provides part-time Directors for growing businesses. These can be NEDs and Chairs but our biggest piece is actually part-time finance, marketing, sales, operations and even managing directors - anything from 1 day/month to 3 days/week. Our clients are scale-ups and family businesses who need director-level advice but dont want, need or cant yet afford a full time person. I have been a judge for National Business Awards, Amazon Scale-Up, IoD Dragon's Den, etc and a speaker at many conferences and exhibitions generally around entrepreneurship, strategy, growth, funding and exit. I am based in Bristol but love staying when I come to town. You may also see my son James Courtney of Lux Rewards around the club - probably more frequently than me. -
What do you want from the club?
I love meeting entrepreneurs and investors, connecting people from my extensive network built over the 109 years I have been in business.
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What do you bring to the club?
Interesting thoughts and positive energy. Sometimes I also bring investment opportunities. -
What makes you unusual?
Passion for motorsports and strong environmentalist. -
What do you want from the club?
Meet interesting people. Share business and investment ideas. Have a place to think and entertain friends.
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What do you bring to the club?
An elite knowledge and experience in human performance, and strength and conditioning. My background in professional football, combined with my current studies for an MSc in Strength and Conditioning have given me a good combination of both practical, and theoretical experience to be an expert in my field. -
What makes you unusual?
I think it's relatively unusual to go from a professional sporting background, and transition into business. However at the same time, I think many parallels and skills can be drawn between the two. Sport teaches skills such as discipline, sacrifice, teamwork and confidence, and these are all skills which are very applicable to business. I also believe that a healthy body leads to a healthy mind, and vice versa, and would encourage everyone to train more. -
What do you want from the club?
I use the club as my base, and office when I am away from my gym, and not training clients. As my business grows I realise I need a workspace, and Home Grown has been perfect for me as it's local, and an inspiring work setting. The social element is also great.
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What do you bring to the club?
I help my clients start conversations with their prospects. Everything works with Phase 2 has one thing is common - to make a sale, they need to build trust first. We help them use LinkedIn effectively, to nurture their leads and build a solid pipeline of future deals. -
What makes you unusual?
I got roped into appearing in the Home Grown promo video and now see pictures of myself on every screen, on the website and even while I'm writing this - which is very weird! -
What do you want from the club?
Somewhere to meet prospects and clients, and somewhere quiet to work between meetings. Plus somewhere fun to have a drink afterwards.