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Mark Wright won BBC's The Apprentice in 2014. With Lord Alan Sugar as his business partner, he launched Climb Online in 2015. The company has become the UK's fastest-growing digital marketing agency, serving clients like Emirates, HP, Groupon and MADE.COM. Mark has become one of the UK's most successful and influential entrepreneurs, known for building a 7-figure business. At DoqaruCon, he'll reveal his journey from backpacking to business leader and share insight on how to transform and cond...

Louise Wood is Managing Director at Prodill Energy Resources Solutions. Her 30-year career in recruitment covers a variety of industry sectors including oil & gas engineering and commercial/finance disciplines. She's highly experienced in dealing with C-suite, senior executives, search and selection campaigns as well as retained and contingency recruitment project. She has strong IR35 Off Payrolling knowledge and her diverse business skills include, people management and development, fina...

Founded in 2010, Nimbus Blue is a strategic IT management provider based in Aberdeen. The team has grown along with its client base. David leads a team of 4 that supports companies in the energy, professional services and third sectors. We talk to David about his career journey and his role at Nimbus Blue. We chat about the different periods of growth in the business and what he's learned about leadership and growing a business organically. If you'd like to keep up with Nimbus Blue's journey,...

As Managing Director, Sarra leads SmartPA in its quest to inspire, educate and empower people to become financially independent. An experienced global business leader, Sarra has led multiple operations across the finance sector and has directed learning and development contracts for Governments & Global Corporations.Sarra is passionate about people and how they perform. Her dedication and attention to the link between personal happiness and quality customer service make for a seamless bra...

Steven Dunbar joined Global Resource Management Ltd as a Business Analyst in 2012 (now part of Envoy & Partners). Since then, he has risen to Managing Director of a number of the acquired businesses. Steven is experienced in identifying companies with potential for acquisition and spends his time getting to know the owners/directors of the businesses, ensuring not just an economic fit but all a cultural fit. The businesses he currently manages are Global Resources, specialist suppliers of...