Our Champions are some of our members and Yorkshire’s most successful entrepreneurs. They are drawn from a variety of industries and are all continuing to build highly successful businesses. They have agreed to give time to deliver Masterclasses, take part in panels and provide mentoring for fellow members of Connect Yorkshire.
Achille Traore
IT Services
Retail
Business Planning
Ecommerce
Fast Growth
Innovation
Leadership
Management Skills
Marketing
Negotiation
Problem solving
Project Management
Technology
Clare Barton
Service sector
Bringing the best out of people
Building teams
ESG and Corporate Social Responsibility
Fast Growth
Finance
Leadership
Management Skills
Negotiation
Problem solving
Risk & Crisis Management
Strategy
Gez Walsh
Distributor
Energy / Utilities
Bringing the best out of people
Building teams
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Leadership
Management Skills
Merger and Acquisition
Negotiation
Problem solving
Ian Hargreaves
Marketing Services
Business Planning
Leadership
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Organisation
Project Management
Strategy
Jamie Hinton
IT Services
Bringing the best out of people
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Innovation
Leadership
Problem solving
Project Management
Simplifying Issues
Jonathan Marsden
IT Services
Telecoms
Bringing the best out of people
Business Planning
Exit Strategy
Finance
Merger and Acquisition
Problem solving
Strategy
Sustainability
Technology
Kat Derbyshire
Service sector
Negotiation
Organisation
Problem solving
Simplifying Issues
Martin Ingham
Health and Medical
Business Planning
Management Skills
Project Management
Strategy
Minoti Parikh
Leisure
Transport
Wellbeing
Bringing the best out of people
Building teams
Business Planning
Leadership
Management Skills
Project Management
Social Media
Richard Turner
Automotive Safety Equipment
Digital Technology
IT Services
Sport
Telecoms
Business Planning
Innovation
Organisation
Problem solving
Strategy
Sally Roberts
Other
Service sector
Training
Adapting to different Industry’s
Bringing the best out of people
Building teams
Problem solving
Social Media
Sam Burgess
Creative Industries
Telecoms
Building teams
Business Planning
Exit Strategy
Fast Growth
Innovation
Leadership
Management Skills
Marketing
Problem solving
Strategy
Technology
Steve Sykes
IT Services
Marketing Services
Bringing the best out of people
Building teams
Business Planning
Innovation
Leadership
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Problem solving
Project Management
Sales
