our lead interview with Caroline Fright, the co-Founder and Managing Director of Carbon Numbers in Elmstead Market. Today, the business is a pioneering force in energy efficiency and low-carbon solutions for the built environment, but it took time for Caroline to step into her power.
Our lead interview is with Will Barker, Marine Director and Harbour Master at Harwich Haven Authority. He talks about how trust is at the heart of everything he does and how a lot of what he does is about knowing who to ask and building relationships.
Our lead interview is with Bolaji Sofoluwe MBE, MD at ETK Group. She shares her story, from her roots in Nigeria, to her royal wedding guests, to her MBE for services to business and international trade.
Our lead interview is with Gerard Francis, Founder and MD at Lighthouse Personnel. He shares his rollercoaster story from an adventurous childhood, through years of adversity, to founding his values-based recruitment company.
Our lead interview is with Jack Sullivan, Essex based entrepreneur and Director of West Ham United FC. He talks about his life, investing in a variety of start-ups and the important business lessons learned at the feet of his father.
Our lead interview is with Sam Biscoe, Founder and Manager at Colchester Kings Rugby Football Club. He shares his journey from cruise ship to rugby pitch and how he has disrupted common perceptions of the game and created an LGBTQ+ club where all are welcome.
Our lead interview is with Julie Temple, partner and head of the employment team at Birkett Long. She talks about her young life on the Wirral, her love of LA Law, choosing a legal field, and juggling family and career.
Our lead interview is with Juliet Price, founder and managing director of the award-winning HR and H&S consultancy, Park City. Looking back on her journey as an entrepreneur, Juliet talks about the power of networking, the importance of seizing every opportunity, and the difficulties around being a businesswoman and working mother.
Our lead interview is with Steve Revill, managing director at Chartered Accountants and Tax Advisory firm, Rickard Luckin. Ranked by Best Companies – which helps organisations measure and improve their employee engagement – as the ‘3rd Best Accountancy Firm in the UK’ to work for, the award is testament to the concerted efforts to make the business an industry leader and an employer of choice.
Our lead interview in the Winter 23/24 issue is with Rob Thacker, CEO of Sona Insurance Solutions, who talks about his career and his love of Star Trek. He also discusses the risky world of business, and how every company should anticipate the unexpected and prepare for a worst-case scenario.
Our lead interview is with Ewan Dodds, CEO of Whybrow. He talks about his career and why he opted to turn away from working in the family business and take a completely different career direction..
Our theme for this issue of Essex Director focuses on a very important sector for us in the region – agriculture. Our lead interview is with Robert and Laura Strathern of Fairfields Farm Crisps in Wormingford. Their story is a brilliant example of how as traditional arable farmers, the couple have diversified into producing their award-winning brands of hand-cooked crisps.
