Fellows
Like the small and medium-sized business landscape, our Fellows come from a wide variety of sector backgrounds and have each built up a fascinating set of skills and experiences. Discover more about each of our Fellows by reading our introductory features.
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The pandemic has opened up the doors for wider, more diverse connections
Dev Modi is an organisational psychologist who thinks that leaders should embrace a golden opportunity to cast their net far and wide.
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If you’ve got a productivity problem, it’s probably because you aren’t spending enough on technology
An expert in supply chains, operations and global business practices, Bath University's Michael Lewis is in a strong place to help UK SMEs as a Be the Business fellow.
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Without great leadership, a business is nothing
For Andrew Peters, UK businesses need help in three key areas: skills development, leadership and scaling up. And he thinks that Be the Business can help.
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United, we are far more powerful than individually
One of the founding Be the Business individuals, Richard Baker’s goal has always been to create a business-to-business, peer-to-peer support system that enables success on all fronts.
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Productivity is an output, not an input
The rich and varied career of Andrew Moss has led him from the NHS to Clarks Shoes to BP and into the automotive and aerospace industry.
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If the UK is going to compete in the future, we need to up our game
British business leaders need to invest in themselves and their people, believes Barry Leahey, if they want a place on the global stage.
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The potential impact we can have is profound
We sat down with Nigel Whitehead to discuss his experiences of working with small and medium-sized businesses and exemplary track record of business transformation.
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It’s about being practical, focused, usable and trustworthy
Tracey Killen shares her experiences of change, transformation and what it feels like to be in a business when you're in the eye of the storm.
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The UK is at risk of falling behind other countries
Veronica Hope-Hailey is a seasoned expert in leading and implementing change across the private, public and non-profit sectors. She explains how we can drive the SME sector.
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It’s important to take a position which lets you look at the bigger picture
An important part of businesses being able to take the next step is leaders having the opportunity to “get off the dance floor”, believes Neil Crockett.
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Business leaders need to grow their way out of a crisis
For Jenny Knott, the five values Be the Business looks to embody couldn’t be more aligned to her own personal approach to business success.
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Access to big business expertise is so important
Colin Glass has been helping business leaders and startups for over 40 years and he's here to share his knowlegde with you.
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We all need to share a little more
Proof that your career can reach incredible heights, aerospace and defence expert Andrew Cowdery joins the Be the Business Fellows team.
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We need a bottom-up approach, not a top-down one
The former chairman and CEO of Nestlé, Fiona Kendrick has a wealth of experience under her belt. We sat down with her to find out more.