In this episode, Lara Quie interviews Adrian Sutton, CEO and Co-Founder of Vortex IoT.
Vortex IoT is a designer and manufacturer of sensor systems used for environmental air quality monitoring, rail track monitoring, and smart parking.
In this conversation Adrian discusses:
- How he played semi-professional rugby until age 22 but got injured and had to move on.
- His early career and being a slow starter but eventually finding a passion for project management.
- Working as a freelance management contractor in eight different police forces and the Home Office to help find efficiencies and cost savings through digital transformation.
- How understanding the nature of the business with empathy is important before implementing change.
- How he co-founded Vortex IoT four years ago after meeting his co-founder at a trade show in Asia.
- The satisfaction he gets in working in a business that is making a difference to the environment.
- How COVId has impacted the business over the past year and the importance of having a support network.
- Being resilient and walking in the shoes of your customers. Really understanding them and having empathy.
- Building the business from 12 to 34 people in the pandemic and using coaching and mentoring internally.
- How he has been coached and mentored and believes you need to be challenged and helped to grow.
- His advice that it is never too early to start networking. People you know will become influential and life-long supporters.
You can connect with Adrian on LinkedIn at http://linkedin.com/in/adrian-sutton-43b44a9 You can connect with Lara on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/laraquie
Andrew on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/andrew-parker-6ab5a995
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