By Callum Howard, Limitless Film and Media Ltd
Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the seemingly endless competition that’s out there in the marketplace, and worry about how on earth you could possibly stand out?
Published in UK Director Magazines Spring| Summer 26
By Ruth Burrell, Howes Percival
Social mobility helps to unlock the skills and talent that businesses need to thrive. At Howes Percival, we have plans to boost social mobility across our regions, and we believe other businesses should consider doing the same.
Published in UK Director Magazines Spring | Summer 26
By Mark Hinds, Charles Stanley Norwich
As wealth managers, we are privileged to walk alongside clients through the cycles of markets, life and legacy. But just as investment portfolios require resilience, so too do people, businesses and communities – especially in a world increasingly defined by disruption.
Published in UK Director Magazines Spring | Summer 26
By Ronda Jackson, Jacksons Credit Recovery Services Limited
After 25 years of continued professional development with the Chartered Institute of Credit Management, I’ve learned that the most effective debt recovery isn’t about intimidation – it’s about preservation. At Jacksons Credit Recovery Services, we’ve built a business that collects over £2m annually while maintaining the relationships our clients value most.
Published in UK Director Magazines Spring | Summer 26
By Scott McKay, Focal Point Digital
Most businesses believe they understand their customers. After all, they speak to them every day, they read the emails and they watch the sales figures. But there is a critical difference between talking to customers and understanding what they truly think and feel about your brand.
Published in UK Director Magazines Spring| Summer 26
By Adam Goymour, The Goymour Group
Goymour Properties Ltd, the parent company of The Goymour Group, will be celebrating its centenary in two years’ time – a journey spanning four generations of the Goymour family.
Published in UK Director Magazines Spring| Summer 26
Hayley Leech is Finance & HR Director and Co-Owner of Indigo Swan, an award-winning energy consultancy helping businesses buy and manage energy better.
In an industry that isn’t required to regulate itself, Indigo Swan does. And as the Co-Owner responsible for both the finances and the people of a 24-strong team, Hayley is a big part of why it succeeds.
Published in UK Director Magazines Spring | Summer 26
By Rachel Mattia, MAD-HR
When we talk about leadership, it is easy to focus on strategy, structure and skills. Yet in our work as an HR and L&D consultancy, we consistently see that what truly sets effective leaders apart is something less tangible but far more influential: spirit.
Published in UK Director Magazines Spring| Summer 26
CEO, Big C Cancer Charity
Karen reflects on her journey so far and shares the valuable lessons learned along the way.
Published in UK Director Magazines Spring | Summer 26
Co-Founder and Director, CIM Signs & Graphics
Our lead interview in the Spirit issue of Norfolk Director business magazine is Mark Baker
Published in UK Director Magazines Spring | Summer 26
Managing Director, Michelle Denny Recruitment Consultancy
Michelle shares with us her plan B as a career option and the one luxury she can’t live without
Published in UK Director Magazines Spring | Summer 26
By James Graham, Succession Wealth
At Succession Wealth, we know that effective financial planning is built on more than numbers alone.
Published in UK Director Magazines Spring | Summer 26
By Billy Brundle, TwoPointZero IT
When my business partner and I started TwoPointZero IT nearly 11 years ago, it was because we had an idea about how to do what we do – but better. Because IT is a mystery to a lot of people!
Published in UK Director Magazines Spring | Summer 26
By Becky Ames, Larking Gowen
How can businesses protect creativity, loyalty and purpose while still embracing AI? The human spirit – its drive, ambition and purpose – built the way we do business at Larking Gowen and across the communities in which we work.
Published in UK Director Magazines Spring| Summer 26
By Stephanie Boyce, Avena Group
As the UK’s leading secure destruction service, trust underpins everything we do. Our role is to protect sensitive information, assets and brands by ensuring that materials are destroyed securely, compliantly and beyond recovery at end of life.
Published in UK Director Magazines Spring| Summer 26
By Simon Martin, Ensors, part of Azets
The East of England has rarely been a market for dramatic deal cycles. But while it does not surge with the intensity of other areas in the boom years, nor does it retreat as sharply when sentiment turns. Instead, M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) here follows a steady pattern.
Published in UK Director Magazines Spring| Summer 26
By Juliette John, Aesthetic Laser Skin Wellness Clinic
In a world where our professional and personal lives unfold on screens – whether in virtual meetings, filmed podcasts or on the wider social media platforms – how confident we are about our appearance, can shape how comfortable we feel on camera and how the world perceives us.
Published in UK Director Magazines Spring| Summer 26
By Chris Harbutt, New Energy Vehicle Solutions
Most businesses don’t begin with a strategy or plan. They begin with a thought. Often a quiet one that just keeps getting louder – a sense that something could be done better: a product improved, a service delivered differently, an experience made more enjoyable, or a problem solved in a way that hasn’t been tried yet.
Published in UK Director Magazines Spring| Summer 26
By Mario Garcia, Achilleus Security
When people talk about spirit in business, it is easy to imagine something motivational or abstract.
Published in UK Director Magazines Spring | Summer 26
