Artistes of the Month
Karen Darby
Serial Entrepreneur whose most recent enterprise, Simply Switch, was a price comparison service sold to DMGT for £22m. The firm was initially set up with Venture Capital backing (subject to the business being in a deprived area, and employing the long term unemployed). Great speaker.
Marie-Noëlle Barton MBE
Marie-Noëlle is French by birth, but has lived in the UK for over 30 years. Originally a teacher, she was invited to be a director of the WISE campaign which encourages women into Science and Engineering. A motivational speaker for over 20 years, she is also a very amusing after dinner choice.
Richard Farleigh
Author of Taming the Lion - 100 secret strategies for Investing and was one of the panellists on the BBC's Dragon's Den. Despite an impoverished up bringing, Richard has gone onto be one of the most accalimed investors around.
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