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Entrepreneur • CEO • Chairman • plc Board Director
Entrepreneur
•
CEO
• Chairman
•
plc Board Director
Culture is king...
At the heart of how I operate and how I have repeatedly unlocked simpler, easier solutions is Culture.
It doesn’t matter what pay and perks you put in place, or how good a head for business you have, you can only build a successful and innovative organisation when you build an inspiring culture.
Brilliant ideas come when talent can flourish, when people have support to be different and to fail. We have to create head-space to think, to be counter-intuitive, to question the questions.
I’m proud of all of my achievements but above all want my greatest legacy to be collaborative, family-style cultures.
Advisory roles...
Nick Hollick, Honesberie Shooting School
Simon Ward: Advisor
Paulla McCann, Love Handmade Cakes
Simon Ward: Investor and Non-Executive Chairman
Sold to Regal Foods 2023
John Saunders, Managing Director
Simon Ward: Advisor and Shareholder
Kouros Roshanzamir, Hppn
Simon Ward: Investor
Ben Stanley, CEO, GEV
Simon Ward: Investor and Chairman
Simon Green, The Window
Simon Ward: Investor and Advisor
Mel Chapman, CEO
Simon Ward: Advisor
Supporting RSBC's
important work...
I advise the RSBC on raising awareness of the fantastic work the charity does for visually impaired children.
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We all hope to achieve
Peace One Day...
I am pleased to support Peace One Day and its tremendous initiatives to create a more just and peaceful world.
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Supporting Miss
Macaroon...
Fantastic macaroons and all profits go to youth skills training. Delighted to offer creative and marketing support.
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My career hasn’t been about building successful businesses, it’s been about building successful teams and cultures. If you’re going to succeed as an entrepreneur, it’s no longer enough to doggedly drive forwards, you need to understand the changing desires of your customers and stakeholders and have the vision and empathy to meet them. Above all, you need to understand what motivates people today goes far beyond the basic economic aspirations of previous generations.
Simon Ward
Founder, Inspired Thinking Group
Get in touch...
If you want to connect with me, request my Résumé, check my availability to take part in a discussion or business event, or if you’d simply like to invite me to a party, please drop me a note using the form below.