Our Speakers

We have a hugely talented range of speakers all of whom have run their own businesses, and understand the challenges you face on a day to day basis. Willing to give you the lessons they have learned along the way, their presentations are always thought provoking and entertaining. Here are just a sample of the speakers we use:

Peter Czapp - The Wow Company

Peter has spent the past 10 years working with small businesses, helping them grow. His accountancy practice, The Wow Company, currently advises small businesses across England & Wales, helping them generate extra profit, grow faster and retire wealthier. A renowned public speaker, Peter’s interactive seminars include the very latest thinking in business growth, tips from his top-performing clients and the stuff that really works for small businesses (that you won’t find in the textbooks!)

Paul Kelly - PPS

Paul has over 25 years experience of marketing and communication. Until recently, Paul was CEO of one of the largest public relations consultancies in the UK. Working on global brands such as Landrover and Coca Cola, as well as with the public sector and a range of SMEs gives Paul an unrivalled knowledge of different types, sizes and sectors of business. Paul specialises in giving us insights into how we make how we deal with press and the media work for our businesses.

Edward Thomas – Thomas Winter Associates

Creative director and joint managing director for marketing and creative agency in Andover, Hampshire.

  • Executive Management, including commercial and contractual awareness
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Design and Art Direction
  • In-depth knowledge of all types of print and display production
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Development of Business Initiatives and Innovation
  • Leadership skills
  • Presentation Skills

Background is in the creation of effective marketing material, design for print and product manufacturing. Able to work in numerous media with a sound knowledge of engineering, his creative flair has been used to produce event displays for Intel, Xerox, Mira and other international companies. He is retained as creative consultant for a number of growing businesses where he responsible for the design and execution of their marketing and promotional activities.

In 2002 Edward was voted Entrepreneur of Year by Business Link Berkshire & Wiltshire.

Sam Swinstead – Director, Challenge Manager

We are specialists in all aspects of people management and people development in business. We take pride in helping businesses get the most out of their best asset - the people they employ.

We take a pragmatic approach to ways of helping you in recruiting and retaining the best employees for your business.

Each of our three directors are specialists in human resource management and training and development. We work closely with managers and directors so that whatever work we do with you, be it recruiting new employees, introducing new procedures, developing individual skills or bringing excellent teams together, has a positive impact on the bottom line.

We want you to get great return on investment when you work with us!

Specialties

  • Business & People Development
  • Training Programmes / Workshops
  • Coaching & Mentoring
  • Organisational Culture
  • Equality and Diversity
  • HR Consultancy

Paul Skinner

Degree educated, I began my working career in the computer industry. I soon moved into the financial services sector and trained to become a financial consultant with Prudential. After a couple of years I also set up PKS as a mortgage brokerage, whilst continuing with Prudential.

In 1996 I was a founder partner at Inter-Alliance Plc, the UK's largest Independent Financial Adviser firm, and I left in 2003 to focus on PKS. Since then PKS has become one of Hampshire's leading independent mortgage and insurance brokers.

In January 2009, we decided to expand the number of our services, due to customer demand.

We now offer advice to both residential and commercial customers, and cover the following areas:

  • Mortgages and loans, residential & commercial
  • Life insurance, including mortgage protection and key-man insurance
  • Critical illness over
  • Building and architectural services
  • Debt advice
  • Overseas properties
  • Alternative Investments
  • Home and car insurance
  • Public Indemnity insurance
  • Directors and Officers insurance
  • Shop and office insurance
  • Fleet car cover
  • Utilities, both for the home and for business

In fact we can offer almost any type of insurance required.

Visit http://pks.org.uk for more information.

Specialties

  • Truly independent
  • Access to the "whole of market"
  • 15 years experience
  • One of Hampshire's top brokers

Dave Whyatt - Limephusion

Dave Whyatt is a cofounder of Limephusion, a company set up in 2007 that was specifically created to meet the needs of small to medium sized businesses. Dave is passionate about business, people and technology and strives to ensure that businesses get the most out of their technology investment. Dave understands that a small business has the same needs as larger corporations, so with Limephusion, your business will never miss out on using technology to enhance your work-life balance.