Highlights From Our Keynote Speakers
Sir Peter Bazalgette is famed for bringing Big Brother to UK screens, as well as investing in a host of digital media companies. The focus of Bazalgette’s speech was educating the entrepreneurs in the room on the spark that investors are really looking for, as well as summarising the current investment climate. In particular, Sir Peter dubbed British investors ‘half pregnant’ due to the curse of ‘dripfeeding funding’ as the UK were not bold enough to take a chance on game-changing new companies. The media mogul also made a call to action for entrepreneurs to find the innovators and future pioneers within their organisation. Watch the clip on the right for more of Bazalgette’s insights.
Entrepreneur Country’s October cover star Jo Malone MBE spoke about her passion for fragrance and business and how within five years of opening her first store in London had sold the company to one of the world’s largest cosmetics brands, Estee Lauder. ‘I wake up thinking of fragrance every day,’ said Jo, sharing her views on how to create hunger in the market for your product, focusing on ‘what you have to give, not what you want to take.’ Malone also revealed the four steps she has implemented on her own road to entrepreneurial success; ‘Inspire, Integrity, Innovate and Ignite.’ Hear more from Jo on the day in this video.
Charlie Mullins offered a refreshing and honest approach, retelling his story from ‘rags to riches’ as an apprentice plumber to becoming owner of London largest independent plumbing company, Pimlico Plumbers. The straight talking star of Channel 4’s The Secret Millionaire spoke on the importance of apprentices in companies to bring innovation, why he’s not a fan of Alan Sugar and how he attributed his success to plain old common sense. Hugh Chappell, Investor and Founder of
TrustedReviews.com, commented on Charlie’s speech, saying ‘Charlie reminds us all of the importance of hard work and providing the best possible service.’ Hear more of Charlie’s musings here.
Bruce Dickinson began his talk with the quote ‘Business is about selling a feeling.’ For Bruce, running a successful company began with a smile and human interest, clearly drawing on his rock star past where he has openly spoken about the importance of connecting with his fan base and establishing the same rules of respect in the business world. One delegate said ‘Bruce has a magic combination of total madness and clear, logical thinking’, while speaker Clare Rayner Tweeted ‘Great to hear performer/entrepreneur Bruce Dickinson’s philosophy of customer centricity.’ Hear more from Bruce in the following video.
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