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grown each year since, working with more than 600 businesses from across the UK. Before the Covid-19 lockdown, almost one-third of the company’s sales came from the events, exhibitions and education sectors. Empine acted swiftly to replace the lost work with new projects, recording yet another successive year of growth and setting the business in a strong position for when those key sectors do reopen.
Lee Chambers, 35
Founder, Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing
In 2014, Lee became seriously ill, spending
three weeks in hospital and spending six months learning to walk again. Since then, he has been dedicated to promoting wellbeing in Lancashire. He founded Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing which helps organisations to increase employee productivity, motivation and innovation. He is also a co-founder of Wellbeing Lancashire, a collective of similar focused organisations which aims to support the wider community, and he is involved with a number of other initiatives, such as presenting on Ribble FM.
Craig Ainscough, 35
Chairman, Eventus Group
Craig founded Eventus Properties in 2009 to
specialise in developing premium properties in desirable locations. The gross development value of projects so far is in excess of £21m. In 2019 Craig formed a syndicate to acquire and invest in portable site accommodation firm Kensite Services, which was followed by the acquisition of renewable energy power solutions provider ThinkHire. Craig also sits on the board of a number of Ainscough businesses, such as Ainscough Properties which owns and operates commercial property, including Leyland Business Park.
Helen Stuart, 32
Marketing director, Farm Creative
Established in 2013, Helen has grown Farm
Creative from a one-woman operation with a handful of local clients to a team of four servicing more than 30 regional, national and international customers. Initially focusing on rural diversification, agriculture, equine and tourism clients, the business won Top Rural Professional Agency at the Rural Business Awards. The business has since won wider acclaim and Farm’s client portfolio has since expanded into many other sectors.
Expert View INSPIRING THE
NEXT GENERATION by Sara Gaskell
Strategic partnership manager at Lancashire Skills Hub
The Lancashire Skills and Employment Hub is delighted to be sponsoring the Sub36 Ones to Watch feature and was impressed with all entrants this year.
We are passionate about supporting young professionals in business and hope that this year’s entrants will join us by sharing their experiences with younger people in education, inspiring them to become the next Ones to Watch.
The Skills Pledge
promotes the positive impact that young professionals have
A priority for us is driving up talent by engaging with businesses. Lancashire businesses can grow their talent through apprenticeships, employing graduates and by upskilling their current employees. To support this aim we have developed the Lancashire Skills Pledge which helps businesses discover more about Lancashire’s key employer-facing skills and training initiatives.
Richard Gill, 34 Founder, Go Virtual UK
Richard founded Chorley-based Go Virtual in 2018 to
create Street View tours for local businesses, allowing viewers to enter and explore businesses digitally at any time of the day or night. This ability to remotely access locations proved extremely popular during the lockdown, and Go Virtual UK helped many customers to connect with customers throughout the pandemic. Richard has also represented Google Maps since 2014, creating thousands of Street View projects across seven European countries, and his next project in development will allow potential buyers to fully explore and test drive vehicles remotely.
Sophie Towers, 33 Director, Hillingdon and Kibble Onestop
Sophie’s business interests include three convenience stores and post offices and an
We hope the Ones to Watch and employers will join us in inspiring the next generation of young people through the Skills Pledge, as well as promoting the positive impact that young professionals can have on business productivity and performance to other Lancashire employers.
Pledges include: • Take on an apprentice
• Become an Apprentice Ambassador and inspire people to become apprentices and businesses to take on apprentices by telling your apprenticeship stories
• Give an hour and share your career journey and insights with young people
• Volunteer as an Enterprise Adviser and support a school to create inspirational encounters for young people within the world of work
• Up skill your current staff through bespoke support and training
Pledge here:
http://bit.ly/LSHpledge and contribute to upskilling and inspiring the people of Lancashire.
executive car hire company. These combined to great effect during the Covid-19 pandemic, as she was able to organise deliveries of groceries and other essential products to isolated individuals. More than 98 per cent of convenience stores are owned by men, yet Sophie has risen to the top, winning a clutch of awards and ranking within the top 20 of independent retailers in the country.
Niamh Allen, 22
Sales and marketing director, IoT Horizon
IoT Horizon is an ‘internet of things’ and
digital transformation specialist, empowering businesses to adopt digital technologies that improve efficiencies and revenues. Niamh joined the company in 2018, bringing a strong background in sales, marketing and business development, and was promoted to director a year later. Having experienced a gender gap in the digital industry for a number of years, Niamh is an active champion of Women in Tech.
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